The Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center is proud to present a series of outdoor performances at Kapwa Gardens in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood as part of the 24th annual United States of Asian America Festival.

Pre-registration tickets are limited to 50 spots for this showcase. If tickets run out, you can still attend by signing up to volunteer: http://bit.ly/volunteeratusaaf

ASL interpretation will be available during the main part of the showcase from 3-6PM. While Kapwa Gardens is not yet fully ADA accessible, the pathway and space where the program will take place can accommodate those who may have accessibility needs. Scroll down for more accessibility info.

ARTIST & PERFORMANCE LINE UP

2:30PM

Doors open for registrants.

3:00PM

Event opening & announcements by APICC Artistic Director, Melanie Elvena

Tayo'y Amoy Araw! We Smell Like Sunshine! (Erina Alejo, with Francesca Balagtas and Keeley Arnold of K-Pop Up)

4:00PM

Liwanag 3 - Book Launch (SOMA Pilipinas)

5:00PM

All That We Hold (Audrey Thao Berger & Noah Wang)

Maw Jaw (Megan Lowe Dances)

5:45PM

TNT SideCaraoke (Michael Arcega and Paolo Asuncion)

+ Food by The Sarap Shop!

The Sarap Shop is a local, family-owned food brand serving a playful take on Filipino comfort food that integrates our experience growing up as first-gen Bay Area kids.

The Sarap Shop is only accepting pre-orders for food at this time and will not handle any additional sales on-site. Pre-order here by Wednesday, June 2, 2021!

EVENT & REGISTRATION INFO

This event is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is available for up to 50 attendees for the whole showcase. For contact tracing, please enter the details (name, phone number and email address) of each attendee in your party.

Doors open 30 minutes before the showcase begins at 2:30PM.

Make sure to arrive at least 30 minutes in advance to reserve your spot. If you do not check-in at least 30 minutes in advance, your spot could be given away to someone on the waitlist.

Walk-ups are welcome to sign onto the waitlist and attend the showcase depending on event capacity at the moment of entry. The waitlist will be available for sign-ups starting ONE (1) hour in advance of the showcase.

Wristbands will be provided if you intend on going in and out of the event space at any time.

There will be no registration accepted past the max capacity of the venue to ensure our community’s safety in the era of COVID-19. All registered participants will receive a preparation email at least 24 hours before the event.

Please try to maintain a 6' distance with all other patrons who are not a part of your socially distanced group. We ask that we all take care of each other and wear masks at all times.

If you are feeling unwell or have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 we respectfully ask that you remain home.

ACCESSIBILITY & CONSENT

ASL interpretation will be available at this event up to 6pm, at which point, the event will break off into the food, mingling and karaoke portion of the night. While Kapwa Gardens is not yet fully ADA accessible, the pathway and space where the program will take place can accommodate those who may have accessibility needs.

If you require any special accommodations or assistance, please let us know by filling out the accommodation question when you register or email us at info@apiculturalcenter.org.

This event will be photographed and video recorded for archival and promotional purposes. By attending this event, you consent to the potential of your image being shared publicly through APICC's channels.

UNITED STATES OF ASIAN AMERICA FESTIVAL

This year's 24th annual United States of Asian American Festival (USAAF) presents over 20 different programs reflecting the artistic accomplishments and cultural diversity of San Francisco’s Pacific Islander and Asian American communities. USAAF showcases artists representing a diverse range of ethnic and cultural groups and aims to heighten the visibility of Asian and Pacific Islander (API) artists working in all disciplines - theater, music, dance, film, literature, visual arts, and more! Our goal is to nurture and empower these groups to be self-sufficient while providing the support they need to grow.

This year’s theme, Forging Our Futures - SoMa & Chinatown, explores how we are fostering recovery, resilience and regeneration in our communities, what place-making and community building looks like, past, present and future and how we're imagining and manifesting empowered future for ourselves and our communities.

See the USAAF line up and a full calendar of events here.

USAAF 2021 is funded by the San Francisco Arts Commission, San Francisco Grants for the Arts, California Arts Council, Fleishhacker Foundation, Zellerbach Family Foundation, startsmall and National Endowment for the Arts.