💚 This #GivingTuesday, join us in supporting our immigrant neighbors! Your gift helps the Asian Center provide vital services — from job finding, to driving classes, citizenship classes, and so much more. Every dollar makes a difference: bit.ly/44E1QxF #GivingTuesday #TogetherWeThrive

😍 Huge thanks to Lincoln Rotary Club 14 for their generous support of the Asian Center! Many of our immigrant neighbors are facing crises (immigration, loss of income). Your partnership helps New Americans thrive. Thank you! #LincolnAsianCenter #TogetherWeThrive #gratitude

Huge thanks to the Raybould Family Foundation for their generous support of the Asian Center! This donation will provide practical assistance to immigrant neighbors building home in Lincoln. We are grateful for your partnership! 😍 #LincolnAsianCenter #TogetherWeThrive #RaybouldFamilyFoundation

Do you love working with youth and have a passion for cultural connections and bridge building? Join our team! We're also looking for an admin expert to support our team. Check out the details at www.lincolnasiancenter.org/careers/ #LincolnAsianCenter #TogetherWeThrive

Proud to have been a #LincolnWelcomingWeek 2025 partner! Check out the great pics of our Harvest Moon Festival in @welcominglnk.bsky.social's blog post below. #WelcomingLNK #LincolnAsianCenter #TogetherWeThrive

The Asian Center is proud to have been part of our community's #CertifiedWelcoming effort! 🌟🌟🌟🌟

Do you love working with youth and have a passion for cultural connections and bridge building? Join our team! Check out the details at www.lincolnasiancenter.org/careers/ #LincolnAsianCenter #TogetherWeThrive

October is #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth. WelcomingLNK Radio recently sat down with Voices of Hope and partners from @lincolnasiancenter.bsky.social and El Centro de las Americas to learn about how domestic violence affects New American communities in Lincoln.

Join us this Sunday, October 5th from 4pm - 7pm at Antelope Park for the Asian Center's 11th annual Harvest Moon Festival! 🥮 This free, family-friendly event have something for everyone from cultural performances and food, to activities for the kids. #LincolnAsianCenter #HarvestMoonFestival

3, 2, 1, go! Curry Clash 2025 tickets are now on sale! 🔥 Get yours before they are gone... #CurryClash #LincolnAsianCenter #TogetherWeThrive

Our Executive Director/CEO Sheila Dorsey Vinton was featured in a recent Journal Star article. We're proud to have this message of belonging and inclusion amplified by local media. Shout out to journalist Margaret Reist for choosing to feature this important work in her final article.

📣 Join us for Lincoln Unites! A celebration of the cultural diversity that makes our community strong. 🎉 📆 Sunday, September 7th from 12pm - 4pm at Lincoln Community Foundation Garden. #LincolnWelcomingWeek #TogetherWeThrive #AllTogetherLNK welcominglnk.org/event/lincol...

Happy Labor Day! Immigrant workers help power Lincoln’s economy and enrich our lives. Cheers to all the workers, immigrant and native-born, who contribute to our community! The Asian Center is closed today in observance of the holiday. #TogetherWeThrive #LincolnAsianCenter

Together, we affirm this simple truth: immigrants & refugees belong here. Our community is stronger when every neighbor can live without fear, raise their children in safety, and share their talents & culture freely. We will not stop working toward that future. #TogetherWeThrive #LincolnAsianCenter

🥮 SAVE THE DATE: Harvest Moon Festival 2025 Join us October 5th from 4-7pm at Antelope Park for a huge community celebration! This free, family-friendly event includes performances, food, activities, and more.

🎉 Today, we celebrate World Refugee Day! When people are displaced from their home countries because of violence and persecution, we have the opportunity to welcome refugees to a new home. #WorldRefugeeDay #TogetherWeThrive #LincolnAsianCenter

The Asian Center will be closed on Thursday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth. This Juneteenth, let's remember the words of our Pledge of Allegiance "liberty and justice for all". Justice for people of color, for newcomers, for the marginalized. Justice. #Juneteenth #TogetherWeThrive

🌏✨ Yesterday, students from Primrose Elementary’s “Journey Around the World” club got a special glimpse into Vietnamese and Chinese cultures. Moments of cultural connection build empathy, curiosity, and respect—values that stay with students long after the presentation ends. 💬💚 #CulturalConnection

🎊 We had a blast at our annual #AAPIHeritageMonth celebration a few weeks ago! Over 1,000 Lincolnites joined in the party. 📷 Shout out to our friends at 360 Touch Events for bringing their awesome 360 photo booth that really captured the fun! #GiveToLincoln #LincolnAsianCenter #TogetherWeThrive

🎉 Last week we celebrated our youth program graduates! The room hummed with the excitement of family and friends celebrating the achievements of 24 graduates from four local high schools.

🎊 Last week, our Chinese elders and women’s group celebrated the Dragon Boat Festival. We had a great time learning and observing the whole process of making ZongZi! #GiveToLincoln #LincolnAsianCenter #TogetherWeThrive

More pics from our AAPI Heritage Celebration a few weeks ago. 🌟 Community festivals like this invite all of Lincoln to celebrate the rich cultural diversity of our community - with over 1,000 people in attendance and dozens of community partners! #GiveToLincoln #LincolnAsianCenter #TogetherWeThrive

🌸 Happy Mother's Day! 💐 Celebrating the strength, love, and wisdom of mothers across all cultures. At the Asian Center, we honor the incredible women who nurture generations, preserve traditions, and build bridges across communities. #MothersDay #LincolnAsianCenter #TogetherWeThrive

Interested in Mahjong? Come play with us! 🀄️ May 8 from 5pm - 7pm at the Asian Center (144 N 44th St. Suite A). Stop by to play or learn. Bring a friend or two! We’ll provide snacks and beverages. You bring your skills and curiosity. Suggested donation $10. #mahjongclub #lincolnasiancenter

Our annual AAPI Heritage Celebration on Saturday was a huge hit with over 1,000 guests in attendance! 🤩 Thanks to our sponsors and partners for helping to making this special event such a success. ♥️💚

Join us tomorrow - Saturday, May 3rd for our AAPI Heritage Celebration! ⭐️ 1pm - 5pm at Sandhills Global Event Center ⭐️ free fun for the family ⭐️ exciting cultural performances ⭐️ activities and prizes ⭐️ delicious Asian food samples #LincolnAsianCenter #AAPIHeritageMonth #TogetherWeThrive

🎉 Give to Lincoln Day is here! 🎊 We want to raise $45k to support newcomers in our city. Your donation empowers New Americans in Lincoln through English classes, youth mentoring, health advocacy, mental health support, and so much more. Give today! bit.ly/give2lincoln... #TogetherWeThrive

Today marks 50 years since the Fall of Saigon — a day of deep loss and reflection for many Vietnamese families, including here in Lincoln. At the Asian Center, we honor our Vietnamese neighbors — who fled and rebuilt, and whose stories still shape our city today. We see you. We stand with you.

Just 5 days until one of the Asian Center's biggest annual festivals! 🎉 Join us this Saturday, May 3rd for our AAPI Heritage Celebration! ⭐️ 1pm - 5pm at Sandhills Global Event Center ⭐️ free fun for the family ⭐️ exciting cultural performances ⭐️ activities and prizes ⭐️ delicious Asian food samples

🌟 It's Volunteer Appreciation Week! 🤩 In 2024, 118 volunteers gave an estimated 3,500+ hours of their time supporting New Americans in Lincoln through Asian Center programs! The monetary value of their time commitment totals over $107,000 of service. What an amazing gift to our community!!

🎊 Today, we celebrate Asian Center family member Sadaqat! 🎉 Sadaqat is part of our Afghan team, and graduate of the Spring 2025 MyCity Academy cohort. His dedication to the community is only surpassed by his kind and generous spirit. #TogetherWeThrive #LincolnAsianCenter #MyCityAcademy

Lincoln friends, today is Primary Day! Check out Vote411 to get ballot details and find your polling place. Let your voice be heard! 📣 #LNK #voteLNK

Over 200 people celebrated with us at our Untold Migrant Stories: Spring 2025 Showcase on Friday! What a marvelous evening of stories, video, and performances. 😍 #untoldmigrantstories #LincolnAsianCenter #TogetherWeThrive

Join us tonight for a special First Friday event at LUX Center for the Arts! Asian Center youth will share their stories across a variety of mediums. 💚 #untoldmigrantstories #LincolnAsianCenter#TogetherWeThrive

Immigrant stories in Lincoln matter! Are you an immigrant or refugee who calls Lincoln home? Your story can be featured in a published book! Join us this Saturday, April 5th to learn more about this unique opportunity. Visit welcominglnk.org for more information. #welcominglnk #YourStoryMatters

Registration for Camp Culture 2025 is now open! 🤩 Camp Culture is our annual week-long summer camp for elementary students. Campers spend the week diving into Latino, Asian, African, Middle Eastern, European, and Native American cultures to explore traditions, games, foods, and so much more! 🌎

A few Asian Center team members spent the day at the state-wide Forced Migration & Resettlement Symposium 2025 at UNL. Our own Sheila Dorsey Vinton served on a panel of Lincoln leaders. #TogetherWeThrive #lincolnasiancenter

🌟 Eid Mubarak to all who celebrate! 🎊 The Asian Center will be closed on March 31st and April 1st in observation of the conclusion of the holy month of Ramadan. Curious about Ramadan? Check out this handy article: bit.ly/3QVlY7m #TogetherWeThrive

Our very own Thuy Ngoc Ho was awarded U.S. citizenship a few weeks ago! We were all tearing up at the ceremony. 😍

WINTER WEATHER WARNING: Once again, Lincoln is preparing for a wild end-of-winter storm. Our offices will be closed tomorrow, March 19th. Stay home and safe tomorrow, friends! Our staff will continue to connect with and serve clients. This crazy winter weather is a challenge for many newcomers!

#WomensHistoryMonth Dr. Mabel Ping-Hua Lee was a Chinese-American women's rights activist and minister who campaigned for women's suffrage. In 2017, the U.S. Post Office on Doyers Street in Chinatown, NYC was renamed in her honor. Learn more: bit.ly/3DZtk6J #WomenRise #TogetherWeThrive

Happy Women's History Month! We'll be honoring accomplished immigrant women throughout the month. Ernestine Rose is was a feminist and freethinker who became very active in the suffragist and abolitionist movements in the United States. Learn more here: on.nypl.org/3Fob47B

Do you love kids and want to make an impact in our community? Come join our team! We're hiring a Contract Childcare Worker to care for immigrant and refugee kids while their parents are participating in our programs and classes. Details here: bit.ly/43fXLA7 #TogetherWeThrive #LincolnAsianCenter

Ramadan Kareem to all who observe this holy season on the Muslim calendar! Ramadan is a holy month of fasting, prayer, and community for Muslims. It's one of the five pillars of Islam. #ramadankareem #TogetherWeThrive

Save the date for the Asian Center's annual AAPI Heritage Celebration! Join us Saturday, May 3rd from 1pm - 5pm at the Sandhills Global Event Center (4100 N 84th St. Lincoln, NE 68507) for this free, family-friendly event.