Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration

Date: Friday, 5/16/25

Time: 3:00-5:00 PM

Location: Parkside Large Play Area

 

EVENT PREP

 

This fun and beautiful festival allows our whole community to celebrate the history, diversity, and joy of the AAPI community. It takes a village to make these events successful so we hope you and your family can volunteer or participate in the event. See photos from last year's AAPI Celebration.

 

We are reaching out to see if you and/or your child are interested in

  • Supporting the event
  • Participating in the fashion show
  • Performing
  • Hosting a cultural table

If you are interested in volunteering, please fill out this survey.

 

If you have any questions you may reach out to Patty Hampton (pafoo80@gmail.com) or Vicki Tung (victoriatung@gmail.com).

 

We look forward to hearing from you and hope you can join us!
 
- Vicki & Patty, organizers of the annual Parkside Montessori Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration
 
 
 

event day

 

Performance and Fashion Show

  • Fashion show participants must fill out this questionnaire by Monday, 5/12.
  • All performers and fashion show participants must arrive by 3 PM in Room 16. This space is where performers can prepare, change, and store belongings. If your child is in both the performance and the fashion show, ensure they have adequate time to change into their cultural clothes. 
  • In the show seating, the first few rows of seats will be reserved for performers and their families. We ask that performers sit up front so they can easily get to the stage area when called up.

Program

  • 1:30-3:00 PM  Setup
  • 3:00-3:15 PM  Performers prepare in Room 16
  • 3:15-3:20 PM  Show Opening: Welcome and background on AAPI Heritage Month
  • 3:20-3:40 PM  Performances
  • 4:20-4:30 PM  Fashion Show
  • 4:30-4:35 PM  Show Closing
  • 4:35-5:00 PM  Cultural Booths Activities
  • 5:00-5:30 PM  Cleanup