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Applications Now Open: 2025 AGI Wellness Grant
Wellness looks different for everyone. Four Colorado AANHPI students will each receive $500 to support their self-care through the 2025 AGI Wellness Grant.
Event Diaries: Family Campout with CACEN & Outdoor Asian
The AGI Family Campout was a joyful gathering of Colorado AANHPI families, filled with paddle boarding, campfire s’mores, cultural games, and lasting connections. In partnership with CACEN and Outdoor Asian Colorado, we created a space to slow down, enjoy nature, and strengthen our community.
Interview With The Women’s Foundation of Colorado: Building Community for AANHPI Girls and Gender-Expansive Youth
Asian Girls Ignite is featured on the WFCO blog! Learn how our programs inspire Colorado AANHPI youth to explore identity, develop confidence, and share their stories. See how our community-driven work is making a real impact.
Interview with VoyageDenver: Exploring Life & Business with Mehgan Yen of Asian Girls Ignite
Asian Girls Ignite is featured in Voyage Denver! Co-Founder and COO Mehgan Yen shares how our programs empower Colorado AANHPI youth to explore identity, build confidence, and become storytellers. Discover how media coverage highlights the impact of your support.
How Asian Girls Ignite Students Became Storytellers During Our 2025 Summer Program
Last month, our students put connection and community into practice. Every day of our RepresentAsian Matters 2025: I Am Powerful summer program took place in the beautiful Denver Botanic Gardens. A perfect backdrop for a week centered around identity and collective care. On Connection & Community Day, we were joined by two incredible storytellers: Tran Nguyen-Wills and Abi Clark. They both led a youth-powered workshop exploring the art of interviewing and the magic of deep listening.
Event Diaries: 2025 RepresentAsian Summer Program
Asian Girls Ignite’s 2025 RepresentAsian Matters summer camp brought AANHPI youth in grades 6–9 together for a powerful week of empowerment, identity, and community in Denver, Colorado. Through culturally responsive programming, students explored themes like legacy, dreams, and self-expression—building confidence, connection, and lifelong memories in the process.
Meet Our 2025 Summer Program Storytellers Inspiring AANHPI Youth Across Colorado
Get to know the storytellers behind Asian Girls Ignite’s 2025 summer program RepresentAsian Matters: “I Am Powerful” — AANHPI women and gender-expansive changemakers sharing identity, legacy, and power with Colorado youth.
Event Diaries: Tea Talks Book Club- Sips of Storytelling and Self
Colorado AANHPI youth in grades 6 to 8 explored identity, culture, and community in Asian Girls Ignite’s 2025 Tea Talks, an empowering virtual book club. Discover what they read, created, and reflected on across three storytelling and art-filled sessions, featuring books by Asian American authors.
Event Diaries: End of Year CelebrAsian
On a warm Sunday evening, the AGI community came together for our End of Year CelebrAsian—a joyful night filled with reflection, food, connection, and celebration. From honoring our graduating seniors to sharing stories on our Community Welcome Wall, this evening reminded us how powerful it is to grow and shine together.
Event Diaries: AANHPI Heritage Month CelebrAsian 2025
CelebrAsian 2025 brought AANHPI middle and high school students together for a heartfelt evening of connection and self-care—celebrating AANHPI Heritage Month and honoring AANHPI Mental Health Day.
Our Favorite AANHPI Stories to Watch and Read Right Now
In celebration of AANHPI Heritage Month, our team shares the books, films, and TV shows that speak to our experiences as Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander individuals. These are the stories that move us, reflect us, and stay with us.
Tea Talks Book Club Returns: Where Stories Spark Belonging
Join Asian Girls Ignite’s Tea Talks Book Club, an empowering virtual summer book club for AANHPI youth in grades 6 to 8. Featuring books by Asian American authors, creative projects, and identity-centered reflection. Hosted from Denver, Colorado.
Celebrating AANHPI Roots at Mile High Asian Food Week in Denver
At Asian Girls Ignite (AGI), food is more than just fuel—it’s a celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) culture, community, and connection. Since 2020, our Denver-based nonprofit has been lucky to partner with amazing AANHPI-owned restaurants, food trucks, and drink spots that keep our youth programs, staff, and events nourished and joyful.
As Mile High Asian Food Week (MHAFW) returns from April 27 to May 3 in Colorado, we’re celebrating the local AANHPI food and beverage businesses that have supported AGI through the years. From Vietnamese iced coffee and mochi to dumplings and creative plant-based eats, these culinary gems in the Denver food scene have become part of our story—and we can’t wait for you to experience the magic too.
Event Diaries: The Art of Being and Belonging
AGI hosted an event for our middle school students, “Art of Being and Belonging” This event encouraged participants to express themselves, build confidence, and develop public speaking skills as they explore their identities through storytelling.
AANHPI Women Who Inspire Throughout History to our Community
This Women’s History Month, we’re celebrating the powerful voices of AANHPI youth, leaders, and community change makers who are shaping our future. From groundbreaking figures like Patsy Mink and Grace Lee Boggs to our own AGI family, the impact is limitless.
Asian Girls Ignite Honored at Denver Nuggets Game for Women's History Month
On March 12, 2025, Asian Girls Ignite (AGI) was honored at the Denver Nuggets game in Denver, Colorado, in celebration of Women’s History Month. With our incredible team representing AGI at halftime, this moment was a testament to the power of community, representation, and creating spaces where AANHPI youth feel seen and valued.
Interview with 9News: Asian Girls Ignite co-founder turns past struggles into a beacon for youth empowerment
Asian Girls Ignite Co-Founder and COO, Mehgan Yen, featured on 9News on their segment Colorado Leading Ladies by Courtney Yuen.
Event Diaries: STEM SPARKS
STEM Sparks at the Colorado School of Mines was an unforgettable day of discovery, hands-on fun, and community for Asian American youth! With the support of the Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE), students explored STEM through interactive activities and connected with inspiring AANHPI professionals. From building play-doh inventions to learning from real-life STEM storytellers, this event was all about sparking curiosity, confidence, and new possibilities!
Event Diaries: Sisterhood Outdoors Ice skating with Convivir Colorado
Asian Girls Ignite (AGI) students and Convivir Colorado came together for a magical day of ice skating, community building, and creativity at Evergreen Lake. From gliding across the ice to warming up with hot drinks and crafting, this event celebrated friendship, cultural connection, and the power of shared experiences for Asian American and BIPOC youth in Colorado.
Event Diaries: Lunar New Year CelebrAsian
Asian Girls Ignite (AGI) celebrated the Year of the Snake with middle and high school students in Colorado, bringing together the community for a day of reflection, fun, and tradition. The event featured a lively lion dance, creative crafts, and activities that encouraged connection and personal growth. Students participated in a mega-handshake challenge, enjoyed cultural games, and reflected on their goals for the year ahead.