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      • March 30th, 2022 Statement read at School Committee Meeting
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      • Letter to School Committee
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Brookline Asian American Family Network
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  • Letters, Statements, and Petitions
    • BAAFN Letter to Brookline School Committee
    • BAAFN Statement Office of Educational Equity
    • Race Matters >
      • March 30th, 2022 Statement read at School Committee Meeting
    • March 2021 Support the Brookline Asian Community >
      • Letter to School Committee
      • Letter to Select Board
      • Vigil Introduction - Ashley Eng, BHS '19
      • Vigil Statement - Yuki Hoshi, BHS '22
      • GASP statement March 2021
      • Pictures from Vigil
    • Petition
  • Inaugural AAPI Community Welcome
    • 2021 IACW Thank you Letter
  • In the News
  • Resources during COVID-19
  • Lunar New Year Celebrations
    • 2021 Lunar New Year
    • 2020 Lunar New Year
    • 2019 Lunar New Year
    • 2018 Lunar New Year
    • 2017 Lunar New Year
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    • 2013 Lunar New Year
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  • Previous BAAFN Events
    • 2017
    • 2016
    • 2015
    • 2014
    • 2013
    • 2012
    • 2011
    • 2010
    • 2009
  • BHS Asian American Studies
  • Resources of Interest
  • 2026 Essay Contest Rules
  • 2025 Essay Winners
  • 2026 Photos AANHPI Heritage Day

About Us

Mission

BAAFN was formed to support the needs of Asian/Asian American students and their families in the Brookline Public School system.

History

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Click on the image above to view the documentary by Jean Hur

Jean Hur, a 2022 summer intern at BIG (Brookline Interactive Group, produced a short documentary which highlights the genesis of the Brookline Asian American Family Network and its impact within the Brookline community.

Watch the documentary to hear Chi Chi Wu, BAAFN Chair, and two BHS graduates JiaYi Guo and Ellie Hyde speak to the reasons on the importance of  "Creating Visibility within Brookline." 

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Chris Chanyasulkit, PhD, MPH, BAAFN Steering Committee member
Click on this link to read an overview of the work that BAAFN has accomplished since 2009. 
​This overview was compiled by 
Steering Committee member Chris Chanyasulkit, PhD, MPH.
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Click on the image above to view a video which provides an historical look back at BAAFN's activities over the past decade.
Courtesy of BIG (Brookline Interactive Group),
​Avery Merton (May 2021)



Contact

BAAFN List Serve 

BAAFN primarily communicates through a Google list serve. All members of BAAFN are added to the BAAFN list serve. There are over 400 members on the BAAFN listserv. 
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[email protected]


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BAAFN Facebook page

Join the BAAFN Facebook page.
The Facebook group connects our community through sharing of information and respectful dialogue that further the goals of BAAFN.

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Steering Committee

The Steering Committee for BAAFN has been meeting monthly since October 2011. ​





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  • About Us
  • FAQs
  • Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month
    • 2026 AANHPI Heritage Month
    • 2025 AANHPI Heritage Month
    • 2024 AAPI Heritage Month
    • 2023 AAPI Heritage Month
    • 2022 AAPI Heritage Month
    • 2021 AAPI Heritage Month
  • Essay Contest Winners
    • 2026 Essay Winners
    • 2025 Essay Winners
    • 2024 Essay Winners
    • 2023 Essay Winners
    • 2022 Essay Winners
    • 2021 Essay Winners
    • 2020 Essay Winners
    • 2019 Essay Winners
    • 2018 Essay Winners
    • 2017 Essay Winners
    • 2016 Essay & Video Contest winners
    • 2016 - Video Contest winners
  • Letters, Statements, and Petitions
    • BAAFN Letter to Brookline School Committee
    • BAAFN Statement Office of Educational Equity
    • Race Matters >
      • March 30th, 2022 Statement read at School Committee Meeting
    • March 2021 Support the Brookline Asian Community >
      • Letter to School Committee
      • Letter to Select Board
      • Vigil Introduction - Ashley Eng, BHS '19
      • Vigil Statement - Yuki Hoshi, BHS '22
      • GASP statement March 2021
      • Pictures from Vigil
    • Petition
  • Inaugural AAPI Community Welcome
    • 2021 IACW Thank you Letter
  • In the News
  • Resources during COVID-19
  • Lunar New Year Celebrations
    • 2021 Lunar New Year
    • 2020 Lunar New Year
    • 2019 Lunar New Year
    • 2018 Lunar New Year
    • 2017 Lunar New Year
    • 2016 Lunar New Year
    • 2015 Lunar New Year
    • 2014 Lunar New Year
    • 2013 Lunar New Year
  • 2022-2023 Community Events
  • Previous BAAFN Events
    • 2017
    • 2016
    • 2015
    • 2014
    • 2013
    • 2012
    • 2011
    • 2010
    • 2009
  • BHS Asian American Studies
  • Resources of Interest
  • 2026 Essay Contest Rules
  • 2025 Essay Winners
  • 2026 Photos AANHPI Heritage Day