Asian Family Support Services of Austin (AFSSA)

Round Rock Pride
2023-06-03 15:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Centennial Plaza, 301 West Bagdad Avenue, Round Rock, TX, 78664, United States
AFSSA will be tabling at the 2023 Round Rock Pride Festival! There will be 90+ booths, amazing entertainment, and food trucks. This year will also feature an indoor area so that attendees are able to stay cool in the Texas heat! Free for all ages! We hope to see you there.
Taking place on June 3rd from 3:00pm to 8:00pm at the Centennial Plaza – Round Rock.

Meanwhile x Songbird: Chimaek Collaboration Fundraiser
2023-05-25 - 2023-05-28 | Meanwhile Brewing Company, 3901 Promontory Point, Austin, TX, United States
Meanwhile Brewing Company and foodtruck Songbird are closing out AAPI month with a collaboration. For every Tender Robot IPA and Chimaek Special sold , a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Asian Family Support Services of Austin. The collaboration will last from Thursday, May 25th to Sunday, May 28th. AFSSA will be at the brewery on Saturday May 27th, from 12:00pm – 3:00pm holding an information booth, so that you can stop by and learn more about the organization and the work that we are doing! Stop by, grab a drink and some food knowing that you’re supporting our work!

AFSSA Volunteer Orientation
2023-05-24 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
Interested in becoming an AFSSA Volunteer? Sign up for an orientation here:
Volunteer

Asian Texans for Justice Mental Health Awareness Event
2023-05-20 10:00 - 13:00 | Asian American Resource Center (AARC), 8401 Cameron Rd, Austin, TX 78754, Austin, 78754
On May 20th, Asian Texans for Justice (ATJ), in partnership with organizations in Central Texas, is excited to present “Have You Eaten Yet?: Intergenerational Communication in Asian Families.” This event will bring together multiple generations of the AAPI community to talk about how to effectively communicate and support one another. Panels, workshops hosted by mental health professionals, and a community resource fair will provide AAPI community members with the education and engagement that does not currently exist.

Auctane AAPI Heritage Month Celebration (Closed)
2023-05-17 14:00 - 15:30
AFSSA staff will join Auctane for an AAPI Heritage Month celebration by providing presentations about AFSSA and our services, sharing client stories and facilitating an activity surrounding consent.

Morning Glories by Waterloo Greenway
2023-05-16 10:00 - 11:00 | Waterloo Park, 1301 Trinity St, Austin, TX, 78701, United States
AFSSA will be tabling at Morning Glories!
Morning Glories

Location: Meredith Heritage Tree Deck, Waterloo Park
Date: April 11, 2023 — May 16, 2023
Time: Tuesdays | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Weekly early childhood education series that provides hands-on activities and programs to promote literacy, bilingual storytelling, music, dance, cultural learnings and nature play. Each week features a different style of play from our partners at the Texas Book Festival, Armstrong Community Music School, Austin Public Library, and Dance Waterloo.

CelebrASIA!
2023-05-13 11:00 - 15:00 | Asian American Resource Center (AARC), 8401 Cameron Rd, Austin, TX 78754, Austin, 78754
The City of Austin’s Asian American Resource Center (AARC) is hosting its 10th annual CelebrASIA Austin event on Saturday, May 13, 2023 from 11am to 3pm! The family-friendly festival is free and open to the public and celebrates Asian Pacific American (APA) Heritage Month. This indoor/outdoor event offers performances, food vendors, exhibits, and cultural experiences for the entire family. The 2023 festival will commemorate 10 years of the AARC being rooted in community and culture! Find more info and RSVP on our CelebrASIA Eventbrite Page.

CTBA Presents: Celebration of Spring
2023-05-07 11:00 - 16:00 | Asian American Resource Center (AARC), 8401 Cameron Rd, Austin, TX 78754, Austin, 78754
Central Texas Bengali Association of Austin presents Anando Utsav: Celebration of Spring! Come enjoy cultural programs, food and clothing stalls, and art shows!

Eid Celebrations (Closed)
2023-05-02 17:00 - 2023-05-09 19:00
In May, AFSSA staff will be celebrating Eid with Afghan students, parents and families at two Austin middle schools.

AFSSA Legal Fair
2023-04-29 14:00 - 16:00 | Baker Center, 3908 Avenue B, Austin, 78751, United States
Asian Family Support Services of Austin invites you to join us at our first ever legal fair at the Baker Center on Saturday, April 29th, 2023 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. We have invited several law firms, and other legal resources to hold information booths so that you, the community we serve, are able to learn more about legal matters and your rights. Entry is free and no registration is required.

Mueller Eid Celebration
2023-04-29 11:00 - 15:00 | Branch Park Pavilion, 2006 Philomena Street, Austin
AFSSA will be present at the Mueller Eid celebrations! This is a celebration for the entire family! This is FREE family event with food, henna, kids’ crafts and fun vendors.
Mueller’s City Council Member Zohaib Zo Qadri, the District 9 representative, will be attending. More information on Zo is available at About Council Member Zohaib Zo Qadri | AustinTexas.gov

Kids Fest ATX
2023-04-29 10:00 - 13:00 | Northeast Early College High School, 7104 Berkman Dr., Austin, TX, 78752, United States
KidsFestATX is a community sponsored celebration & family resource fair held at Northeast Early College High School, jointly organized by Child Inc Head Start, Austin Voices for Education and Youth, NACER and the Austin ISD Vertical Team. AFSSA will be distributing resources, along with over 95 exhibitors including a STEAM Discovery Zone, early childhood resources, health, dental, employment, youth and adult education, housing, insurance, safety, and immigration/legal will be available to promote the success of local families. Targeted at east and northeast Austin, Kids Fest served 1,200 attendees pre-pandemic.

Pleasure Panel - AFSSA Facebook Live
2023-04-14 14:30 - 16:00
For this year’s #SexualViolenceAwarenessMonth, we’re exploring the themes of pleasure–centering on joy as a part of our being, resistance, and solidarity. Join us on April 14 @ 2:30-4 PM CT for our Pleasure Panel as we discuss and reflect on how the anti-violence movement connects with pleasure ?
Pleasure is our birthright and we all are inherently worthy of it. Whether it’s about being in tune with our bodies, dancing in our rooms to music, masturbating or eating a meal slowly, the pursuit of pleasure on a daily basis is a form of resistance. We need and deserve pleasure and our social structures must reflect this.
We hope to center conversations about the pleasure of those most impacted by oppression.
We will be going live on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/AFSSAustin/ RSVP at our Facebook event page to stay updated: https://fb.me/e/490t2DVC5

Ladies Let's Talk - Cultural Groundedness Training (Closed)
2023-04-13 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
Community Education & Outreach Advocates will train Ladies Let’s Talk staff and volunteers on cultural groundedness, working with immigrants & immigrant communities, and barriers that communities regularly face. This training centers folks on the margin, and encourages us to move over to them and center their experiences.

"The Other Side" Partition Exhibit + Guest Lecture
2023-04-07 18:00 - 20:00 | Dougherty Arts Center, 1110 Barton Springs Road, Austin, Texas, 78704
Join us at Meena Matai’s @meenamataiart exhibition “The Other Side” which explores the personal stories and emotions of her family and the millions affected by the India-Pakistan partition of 1947.
“As we mark 75 years since the partition, this exhibition serves as a poignant reminder of memories that are at risk of being forgotten and an important call to foster positive connections and build a supportive community.”
We’ll be tabling and speaking at the guest lecture happening on April 7 from 6-8 PM at the Dougherty Arts Center. The guest lecture will feature Dr. Guneeta Singh Bhalla, the founder of The 1947 Partition Archive @1947partition along with Dr. Amritjit Singh and Neha Aziz, and share more about peoples’ experiences during Partition and talk about the Archive’s first book.
The 1947 Partition Archive is a non-profit organization committed to preserving and institutionalizing the people’s history of the Partition. Their book will feature 400 curated stories.
We hope to see you there at the guest lecture on April 7!

UT Austin Take Back the Night
2023-04-06 13:00 - 16:00 | University of Texas
Every year, VAV and the VAV Student Org celebrate Take Back the Night – a gender-inclusive, survivor speak-out to highlight the movement to end sexual violence. Take Back the Night marches, rallies, and events have taken place across the world beginning in the 1970s. These events are part of a larger, decades-long effort to end violence and oppression. At UT, Take Back the Night is an opportunity for survivors to share their stories and for the UT community to come together to show their support.
Asian Family Support Services of Austin staff will be speaking alongside the many other survivors, coming together in community for one another and to speak out against violence.

Growing Love Event - Collaboration with Voices Against Violence
2023-02-23 11:00 - 12:30 | UT Austin
Mark your calendars for Thursday, Feb 23 for our event, Growing Love. We often talk about what red flags to avoid, but what does healthy love look like if we don’t define what love even is?
AFSSA will lead a discussion pulling in teachings from All About Love by bell hooks to reflect on the definition of love, the ingredients that make up love and how love is the opposite of abuse and neglect ?
Love takes nurturing, time, hard work and attention – we’ll put what we learn into practice and plant our own seed paper. “Love is as love does…without justice there can be no love.”
Who do you want to grow love with? Come in your own beautiful company or bring your friends or a loved one – we can’t wait to see you there! ?
Time: Thursday, Feb 23 @ 5-6:30 PM
Location: UT Austin SSB 1.106 (1st floor, LWC Common Room)

Breaking the Binary: Exploring Gender and Sexuality in Hindu Mythology
2023-02-18 13:00 - 14:00 | Dougherty Arts Center, 1110 Barton Springs Road, Austin, Texas, 78704
AFSSA will be tabling at this beautiful performance event with Austin Dance India!
Austin Dance India, under the artistic direction of Anuradha Naimpally, proudly presents, Breaking the Binary: Exploring Gender and Sexuality in Hindu Mythology. These narratives provide examples of people whose flexible identities and sexuality exist within a context that is not just tolerant, but also accepting and supportive. Breaking the Binary weaves together multiple performing media, with Indian classical dance, a haunting musical track, and spoken word flowing together. Dancers include Purna Bajekal, Soumya Nagesh, and Austin Arts Hall of Famer, Anuradha Naimpally with music that includes a track by Austin’s Eastern Soul singer, Nagavalli. Multimedia images and spoken word bring the stories to life.
Allow yourself to be transported into a world where each individual form actualizes their potential energy and power with no boundaries.
*While not explicit in presentation, this performance explores stories pertaining to gender and sexuality. Discretion is advised.

Link to event: Breaking the Binary: Exploring Gender and Sexuality in Hindu Mythology Tickets, Sat, Feb 18, 2023 at 7:00 PM | Eventbrite

Sharetea Austin and Round Rock x AFSSA Fundraiser
2023-02-12 - 2023-02-19 | Sharetea Austin, 13343 US-183 Hwy #275, Austin, 78750
From Feb 13-19, if you order a Strawberry Fresh Milk With Pearls ?? at either their Austin or Round Rock location, 50% of the proceeds will go towards Asian Family Support Services of Austin. It is a brand new drink that is yet to release so we are super excited to be able to collaborate on the release of this sweet drink!
Your order of boba will support AFSSA’s mission in creating Asian and immigrant communities free of violence and abuse through advocacy, support, awareness and access to culturally grounded social services.
AFSSA has also created a card with a list of questions exploring what loving you looks like in action. Order your boba, grab a card and talk with a loved one or in self-reflection about what makes you feel loved and how others can show up for you. This is the type of tea we want to be spilling this month!

Chinatown Center Presents : Year of the Rabbit
2023-02-03 - 2023-02-05 | China, 10901 N. Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX, 78753, United States
Join AFSSA in celebrating the Year of the Rabbit at a 2 day Lunar New Year Celebration organized by Austin’s Chinatown Center. FREE admission. Live Music, performances, food, & kid games!

Chinatown Lunar New Year Festival 2023
2023-02-03 - 2023-02-05 | Chinatown Center, 10901 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, Texas
Join AFSSA at the relaunch of Chinatown Center’s annual Lunar New Year celebration!
More event details here: https://www.facebook.com/ChinatownAustin/

Austin Tet Festival
2023-01-29 07:00 - 11:00 | The Holy Family Catholic School, 9400 Neenah Ave, Austin, TX, 78717, United States
Join us at the Tet Festival, which will feature delicious Vietnamese food, cultural displays, and entertainment for all ages. Admission is free, and they will also be giving out “li xi” gifts and hosting a kids fashion show.
We hope to see you there!

Domestic Abuse & Violence Prevention Session at ICBC
2023-01-28 13:00 - 14:00 | Islamic Center of Brushy Creek, 1950 Brushy Creek Rd., Cedar Park, TX, United States
Strategies for preventing abuse
Best solution for violence
First step in violence prevention
How can violence be avoided or prevented
What is domestic violence prevention?
What is the goal of violence prevention?

The biggest benefit of domestic violence prevention is the immediacy with which it protects victims.
PRESENTED BY: AFSSA (Asian Family Support Services of Austin)

THIS PROGRAM IS A PART OF THE ICBC SOCIAL & CIVIC MATTERS SERIES THAT IS OFFERED ON THE FOURTH SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH.

AARC Lunar New Year 2023 Maker's Market
2023-01-28 07:00 - 10:00 | Asian American Resource Center (AARC), 8401 Cameron Rd, Austin, TX 78754, Austin, 78754
Join AFSSA at the AARC to Celebrate the Year of the Rabbit and support local Asian American makers! Hosted at the Asian American Resource Center on January 28 from 1-4pm, this winter’s makers market is a curated lineup of creatives, from artists to bakers, jewelry makers to crocheters. While browsing the market, enjoy a nostalgia filled performance by the Asian Memory Project. Free and open to the public. Parking is limited. RSVP at the Makers Market Eventbrite page.

Schedule

1PM: Doors Open
2PM-3PM: Asian Memory Project Performance
3:45PM: Last call!
4PM: Market ends

The Paper + Craft Pantry Lunar New Year Festival
2023-01-22 05:00 - 11:00 | The Paper + Craft Pantry, 1023 Springdale Road, Austin, TX, 78721
Join AFSSA at The Paper + Craft Pantry’s second annual Lunar New Year Festival in East Austin. It will be a family friendly event featuring over 2 dozen+ vendors of Asian descent, a lion + dragon dance performance and more!

Chinese New Year Celebration at Xiang Yun Temple by IBPS
2023-01-22 04:30 - 09:00 | Fo Guang Shan Xiang Yun Temple, 6720 N Capital of Texas Hwy, Austin, TX, 78731, United States
Please come join AFSSA at Xiang Yun Temple to celebrate Chinese New Years. There will be an homage to Thousand Buddhas Dharma Service, vegetarian food stalls selling food, cultural booths, and cultural performances. Tickets can be purchased in advance or on day of for $20.00.

Kaiju Cut & Sew + Austin Beerworks - Lunar New Years Event
2023-01-21 05:00 - 11:00 | Austin Beerworks, 3001 Industrial Terrace, Austin, TX, 78758, United States
Join AFSSA for a Lunar New Years celebration by Kaiju Cut & Sew and Austin Beerworks to celebrate the Lunar New Year!
The event will be benefitting AFSSA and will feature the release of a collaboration brew with Meanwhile Brewing and Kaiju Cut + Sew. The ABW Can-tina will offer an Asian inspired menu curated by Head Chef, Enma Lopez. Chopsticks, an Asian Fusion Cuisine Food Truck will be set up to offer you plenty of delicious food options.
Austin Flea will be set up from 11am to 5pm with featuring a ton of local vendors. The Summit Lion-Dragon Dance team will perform at noon!

Color, Music and Motion: A Lunar New Year Celebration
2023-01-21 04:30 - 08:00 | Terrazas Branch, Austin Public Library, 1105 East Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, Texas, 78702
Join AFSSA at Terrazas to witness an exciting performance of Color, Music & Motion by Chinese school of dance, The Love of China! The event will kickoff with storytime and will feature various crafts related to the Lunar New Year. Each activity station highlights an aspect of Chinese culture and brings awareness to the traditions connected to Lunar New Year. It will end with a traditional Chinese Dance followed by a Lion Dance, so we hope to see you there!

Helping Refugees In Austin
2023-01-15 08:00 - 11:00 | Temple Beth Shalom, 7300 Hart Lane, Austin, TX, United States
Join AFSSA at an event hosted by Austin Jews and Partners for Refugees
Let’s stride into 2023 with a purpose! We can all have a role in helping refugees here in Austin from Afghanistan, Ukraine, and elsewhere. Learn from many local organizations about the current situation and what YOU can do to help!
This event is hosted by Austin Jews and Partners for Refugees. The event will be held at Temple Beth Shalom on the Dell Jewish Community Center Campus, 7300 Hart Lane. Registration is required to enter the campus and attend the event. Please register by noon on Friday, Jan. 13. Register Here

Mental Health Day - AACHI, NAMCC, Integral Care
2023-01-15 05:00 - 07:00 | North Austin Muslim Community Center, 11900 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX, 78753
Join AFSSA at the North Austin Muslim Community Center for a Mental Health Day featuring Muna Javaid in collaboration with NAMCC, AACHI, and Integral Care. Light refreshments will be provided. This is an event for women only.
