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      • Letter to School Committee
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      • Vigil Statement - Yuki Hoshi, BHS '22
      • GASP statement March 2021
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2026 AANHPI Heritage Month

May 2026
Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month in Brookline


Click 2026 Heritage Day photos to view the slideshow of the day's events.

 ​Brookline's 4th Annual AANHPI Heritage Day
Saturday, May 9th, 2026
​11am - 2pm

Brookline High School
22 Tappan Street
 
​Brookline, MA


Click on the flyer below to view the recording of the day's events by BIG (Brookline Interactive Group).
PictureGraphic by Caitlin Starr & Jasmine Francoeur

Picture
Photo courtesy of Gita Varadarajan
Gita teaches fourth graders in Princeton Public Schools, NJ.
She is the acclaimed author of 
Save Me A Seat, My Bindi and My Saree. She inspires children to create stories in their own voices.
Click here to learn more about Gita's life story and her books.
Brookline's 11th Annual Essay Contest Award Ceremony
Wednesday, May 13th, 2026
6 pm - 8 pm

​Coolidge Corner Theatre
​ 290 Harvard Street,
​ Brookline, MA​

Picture
Graphic by Michael Chan. Click on the image above to view entire recording of the BAAFN Essay Award Ceremony
An invitation from Alicia Hsu, BAAFN Steering Committee member and a 2026 Brookline Women of the Year honoree. 
"I am inviting you to 
start or add to, your own story seed collection by joining me at BAAFN’s 11th annual high school student, Asian American Essay Contest Awards Ceremony, where young writers read their poignant, powerful stories answering the prompt: 
As an 
Asian American, What is your Superpower? 
I 
promise you a joyful celebration of bold vulnerability
- the chance to meet some amazing storytellers, and
to enjoy delicious cake, cut and served by me.
(Because cake cutting is my superpower.)”

 - Click to view an excerpt from Alicia Hsu’s Brookline Women of the Year acceptance speech, March 11, 2026
Award Ceremony Keynote Speaker: Eson Kim

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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
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    • 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
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  • 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