Events & Workshops
Asian Girls Ignite in Action
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Events Calendar
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Events Calendar •
Upcoming & Past events
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Upcoming & Past events •
Diwali CelebrAsian 2026
Student & Family
🪔✨This Diwali, we saved your family a spot. Join AGI family Jessica and Janice as they share how they celebrate, then make a rangoli and paper lanterns together with henna, Indian dinner, Housie, a dance lesson, and sparklers. Save your family's spot!
Community Care w/ Thai Nguyen of Kaizen Food Rescue
Middle School | High School
Somewhere in our community, someone will open a box of food from Kaizen Food Rescue, and we're making sure there's a note from our students inside. 💌 Join Thai Nguyen of Kaizen Food Rescue for brunch and a story about community care, then spend an hour making notes, origami, drawings, and family recipes for neighbors we may never meet. Save their spot! 💜
Save the Date: Season’s Savory Greetings - Holiday Social
Student & Family | Community | Lotus Collective
This year’s Holiday Social brings the AANHPI community together to honor Mongolian traditions through food, storytelling, and dance.
Save the Date: Lunar New Year CelebrAsian
Student & Family
Time is subject to change. Step into a year of creativity, harmony, and gentle strength! Join us for our annual Lunar New Year CelebrAsian as we welcome the Year of the Fire Goat. This year brings a warm, nurturing energy to spark your imagination and foster deep community connections.
Save the Date: Session 1 - Zine Series w/ Madalyn Drewno and Helen Nguyen
Middle School | High School
Time is subject to change. Ever wanted to make your own little booklet or mini-magazine? This is a hands-on 3-session series is where you will learn how to make a zine, an independent, homemade publication that can be about absolutely anything!
Save the Date: Session 2 - Zine Series w/ Madalyn Drewno and Helen Nguyen
Middle School | High School
Time is subject to change. Ever wanted to make your own little booklet or mini-magazine? This is a hands-on 3-session series is where you will learn how to make a zine, an independent, homemade publication that can be about absolutely anything!
Save the Date: Session 3 - Zine Series w/ Madalyn Drewno and Helen Nguyen
Middle School | High School
Time is subject to change. Ever wanted to make your own little booklet or mini-magazine? This is a hands-on 3-session series is where you will learn how to make a zine, an independent, homemade publication that can be about absolutely anything!
Save the Date: Session 1 - Cafe for a Day w/ Lijin Zhao of Onto Coffee
Middle School (8th Grade) | High School
Time subject to change. Take the lead and help brew a space built on care, creativity, and community. Café for a Day is a 3-session series where you will design, plan, and run a real pop-up café.
Save the Date: Session 2 - Cafe for a Day w/ Lijin Zhao of Onto Coffee
Middle School (8th Grade) | High School
Time subject to change. Take the lead and help brew a space built on care, creativity, and community. Café for a Day is a 3-session series where you will design, plan, and run a real pop-up café.
High School Starter Pack: Lunch Time Roundtable w/ Asian Girls Ignite High School Mentors
Middle School
Time is subject to change. Remember how big the jump to middle school felt? High school brings that feeling back. At this event, your child connects with Asian Girls Ignite Cohort 2 High School Mentors who share what they wish they had known, offering reassurance, insight, and real talk before the next chapter.
Save the Date: Session 3 - Cafe for a Day w/ Lijin Zhao of Onto Coffee
Middle School (8th Grade) | High School
Time subject to change. Take the lead and help brew a space built on care, creativity, and community. Café for a Day is a 3-session series where you will design, plan, and run a real pop-up café.
Save the Date: AANHPI Heritage Month CelebrAsian w/ Rocky Mountain Momo, Sweet Thuth & Mukja
Middle School | High School
Time subject to change. Food is at the heart of our cultures, and now, it’s time to get your hands in it (literally!). This AANHPI Heritage Month, join Asian Girls Ignite, Rabee Sharma from Rocky Mountain Momo, Thu Nguyen from Sweet Thuth, & Julia Rivera from Mukja for a hands-on culinary exploration!
Shine In The Pines: A Day At Snow Mountain Ranch
Middle School | High School
Join us for a high-energy day of adventure in the Colorado mountains. This is your invitation to scale new heights, master your mindset, and kick off the summer with a crew that empowers you to lead.
Tea Time w/ Christine Young of Hearth & Seoul
Middle School
Middle school is a lot. Give your middle schooler an afternoon to slow down and just breathe. A five-senses exploration of herbs and learning about them, blending a custom tea blend made with your child’s own intention, and time to honor what their body needs in that moment. Save their spot!
Food for Thought: What is Leadership? w/ Lotus Collective
High School
Forget the title, forget the stage. Hop on the party bus with Asian Girls Ignite and our Lotus Collective to AANHPI food spots we love, where stories will spark a high schooler's own definition of leadership. Because leadership doesn't have to look like anyone else's.
Lotus Collective: Mahjong Night
This season's Lotus Collective gathering is a night of dinner and mahjong, taught by Tiffany from Honour Tile Society with support from Lena, one of our own. Interested in joining us? Become a member of the Lotus Collective to access this event and future gatherings.
Invite to Ignite'26: Bring a Friend Open House
Middle School | High School
Belonging is where leaders begin. Join us for a cozy open house full of dim sum, real connections, and a seat already saved for AANHPI girls and gender-expansive youth in grades 6–12 and their families.
Picnic & Paddle 2026
Community Outdoors Event
What better way to close out summer than with food, paddleboards, and community across all generations? We’re hitting the water and kicking it picnic-style (because you know we always bring the best food 😋).
Asian Girls Ignite x CACEN x Outdoor Asian - Family Camp Out 2026
Community Outdoors Event
Join Asian Girls Ignite, CACEN, and Outdoor Asian for our second annual Family Camp Out! One night in the mountains, dinner cooked together, and a campsite full of your people. All ages, no experience needed.
RepresentAsian Matters Summer Program: Rooted in Joy
Middle School
Centered on this year’s theme, Rooted in Joy, the program invites students to notice joy in small moments, take creative risks, and build connection through shared experiences. Through storytelling with AANHPI women, creative reflection, and cultural exploration, students practice joy together in ways that feel real, grounded, and affirming.
Lotus Collective: Botanicals & Baos
Whether you're craving a slow evening outdoors or you've been looking for a reason to gather over good food, this Lotus Collective gathering brings together a wander through the gardens and a long table of dim sum. Interested in joining us? Become a member of the Lotus Collective to access this event and future gatherings.
End of the Year CelebrAsian 2026
Let’s honor our collective power and celebrate our amazing graduating seniors! Our End-of-the-Year CelebrAsian is back with good food, community games, and a rare opportunity to contribute your voice to the design of a national monument. Come share a meal with us and help ensure our identities are represented for generations to come!
Shine In The Pines: A Day At Snow Mountain Ranch
Middle School | High School
Ready to master your mindset and scale new heights? Join AGI for a high-impact day at Snow Mountain Ranch. From the adrenaline of the High Ropes Challenge Course to the high-speed thrills of Summer Tubing, this is where we build the resilience and community connection needed to lead with confidence.
May Community Climb
Student & Family | Lotus Collective | AANHPI Community
CANCELLED. Experience Colorado’s favorite sport in a space where you truly belong. Join Asian Girls Ignite for a supportive, intergenerational climb designed to build confidence and connection—whether it’s your first time on the mats or you’ve been climbing for years.
AANHPI Heritage Month CelebrAsian 2026
Food is at the heart of our cultures, and now, it’s time to get your hands in it (literally!). This AANHPI Heritage Month, join Asian Girls Ignite, Tea Street, Rocky Mountain Momo, and Taeko-san Takeout for a hands-on culinary exploration! We aren’t just eating; we’re building, tasting, and learning the stories behind the flavors we love.
High School Starter Pack: Lunch Time Roundtable Conversations with AGI High School Mentors
Middle School
Remember how big the jump to middle school felt? High school brings that feeling back. At this event, your child connects with AGI Cohort 1 High School Mentors who share what they wish they had known, offering reassurance, insight, and real talk before the next chapter.
Tea Talks: Poetry Collages - Session 3
Middle School
Tea Talks is a three-part series for AANHPI middle school students. This year’s theme, Poetry Collages, pairs AANHPI poetry and music with collage-making, giving students space to explore identity, reflect on how different parts of who they are connect, and create in ways that feel curious, creative, and meaningful.
Lotus Collective: Game Night
Whether game night is already your thing or you’ve been craving more low-pressure ways to connect, this Lotus Collective gathering offers space to play, laugh, and spend time together in community. Interested in joining us? Become a member of the Lotus Collective to access this event and future gatherings.
Asian Girls Ignite x Convivir Colorado: Sisterhood Outdoors Cross Country Skiing
Middle School | High School | Outdoors
This collaboration brings together BIPOC girls and gender-expansive youth in grades 6–12 who feel called to Asian Girls Ignite or Convivir for a shared winter day in nature. Students learn cross-country skiing together, move at a collective pace on the trails, and spend the day alongside AGI and Convivir peers. Time outdoors supports physical well-being, strengthens connection to nature, and builds self-trust through doing and showing up together. This is a free event sponsored by Arc'teryx.
Tea Talks: Poetry Collages - Session 2
Middle School
Tea Talks is a three-part series for AANHPI middle school students. This year’s theme, Poetry Collages, pairs AANHPI poetry and music with collage-making, giving students space to explore identity, reflect on how different parts of who they are connect, and create in ways that feel curious, creative, and meaningful.
Community Climb & Storytelling w/ Annie Hanichak
Student & Family | Lotus Collective | AANHPI Community
Whether climbing is already part of your life or something you’ve been meaning to try, Community Climb offers a way to experience it in community, grounded in shared stories and support. Join Asian Girls Ignite and Movement Baker’s Annie Hanichak for our March Community climb that brings movement and storytelling into the same space!
Generational Healing - Self Defense Karate Workshop w/ Akemi Tsutsui & Colorado Budokan
Middle School | High School
Join Asian Girls Ignite and Colorado Budokan for a generational healing workshop designed for students with their families, moving, learning, and growing side by side. This self-defense karate workshop explores safety across generations.
Tea Talks: Poetry Collages - Session 1
Middle School
Tea Talks is a three-part series for AANHPI middle school students. This year’s theme, Poetry Collages, pairs AANHPI poetry and music with collage-making, giving students space to explore identity, reflect on how different parts of who they are connect, and create in ways that feel curious, creative, and meaningful.
Lunar New Year CelebrAsian 2026
Middle School | High School
Luck. Abundance. A full table. Asian Girls Ignite’s annual Lunar New Year CelebrAsian returns to welcome the Year of the Horse with food, tradition, and shared joy. Come solo, come with your fam, or meet your AGI fam once you’re here.
Café For a Day: High School Series - Session 3
High School
Café for a Day is a three-part series for AANHPI high school students to design, plan, and run their own café with Coffee Sarap. Each session builds toward a final community event where proceeds support a local cause. Registration includes all three sessions.
Café For a Day: High School Series - Session 2
High School
Café for a Day is a three-part series for AANHPI high school students to design, plan, and run their own café with Coffee Sarap. Each session builds toward a final community event where proceeds support a local cause. Registration includes all three sessions.
Café For a Day: High School Series - Session 1
High School
Café for a Day is a three-part series for AANHPI high school students to design, plan, and run their own café with Coffee Sarap. Each session builds toward a final community event where proceeds support a local cause. Registration includes all three sessions.
Drawing Connections: Art & Activism w/ Madalyn Drewno
Art tells the stories the world does not always want to hear. This workshop invites AGI middle schoolers to explore how art and activism work together with intention. Students create postcards with purpose, engage in a guided gallery walk on current events, and learn how creativity uplifts marginalized voices.
Steeping in Stories: Tea Crafting w/ Christine Young
Steep into an afternoon of tea, storytelling, and cultural care with Korean American herbalist Christine Young. You will explore herbs, craft your own blend, and connect with others in a space created for grounding and healing.
December Community Craft & Climb
Student & Family | Community | Lotus Collective
Was getting out of your comfort zone on your 2025 goals? End the year with your AGI community at Movement RiNo for our final Community Climb of the year. We’ll spend the afternoon bouldering, connecting, and cheering each other on, one hold at a time. No experience needed!
Season’s Savory Greetings: Holiday Social
Student & Family | Community | Lotus Collective
This year’s Holiday Social brings the AANHPI community together to honor Filipino traditions through food, storytelling, and dance. Enjoy a performance by Padayon Cultural, hear from storyteller Danielle Stratton, and savor Filipino cuisine from Sweet Life Culinary Productions. A joyful afternoon of connection, culture, and community awaits.
Lotus Collective: Cookies & Connection
Cookies, connection, and cozy vibes all around. 🍪🫂🕯️The holidays are here, and we can’t wait to slow down and celebrate with you with a cozy night of cookie decorating, appetizers, and good company. Interested in joining us? Become a member of the Lotus Collective to access this event and future gatherings.
Community Care 101 w/ Huệ Helen Nguyễn from The Abolition Garden
High School
Imagine walking into a room where care, activism, and connection all come together and YOU get to shape what happens. At the event, you’ll dive into the what, why, and how of community care, then put it into practice by building community care kits that will go directly to people in Denver who need them.