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Organization
Community Focus
Location
Community Focus
East Asian, WA, Asian, Chinese
Location
Bellevue, WA
This association is a non-profit organization established in the United States that recognizes the Republic of China and promotes Chinese culture and art in mainstream overseas communities.
Community Focus
Afghan, WA
Location
Seattle, WA
APSA provides critical services to our most vulnerable Afghan population while working to strengthen and empower our community to improve the quality of life for all Afghans.
Community Focus
WA, Alaska Native, Native American
Location
Seattle, WA
First Nations @ UW is an undergraduate intertribal registered student organization at the University of Washington in Seattle. We host events both on- and off-campus with the intention of educating the community about Native cultures, spreading awareness to issues affecting the Native community and upholding our respective customs and traditions.
Community Focus
African American, WA
Location
Pasco, WA
Building Bridges and Bringing People Together.
Community Focus
WA, For All
Location
Seattle, WA
S.A.F.E. is an anti-displacement community organization with a mission to fight for economic, social and environmental justice and gender equity.
Community Focus
South Asian, WA, Asian, Nepali
Location
Seattle, WA
Nepal Seattle Society (NSS) is a non-profitable, non-political and secular organization established in Seattle, Washington on March 14, 1999. NSS has been officially registered in the State of Washington on October 6, 2000 and is recognized as an Organization described in the Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3).
Community Focus
Middle Eastern, South Asian, WA, Asian, Iranian, Persian
Location
Bellevue, WA
Community Focus
WA, Native American, Steilacoom
Location
Steilacoom, WA
The Steilacoom were the most affected of all western Washington Tribes by early white settlement. Located within the Steilacoom territory were the first trading post, the first United States Army fort, the first church, and the first incorporated town north of the Columbia River. In 1854, the Tribe signed the Medicine Creek Treaty, the first treaty in western Washington.
Community Focus
WA, Native American, Snoqualmoo
Location
Bellingham, WA
Community Focus
WA, Hawaiian / Kanaka Maoli, Pasifika
Location
Seattle, WA
We are a non-profit club based in Seattle, Washington and dedicated to the promotion and preservation of Hawaiian culture. Founded in 1962 and incorporated in 1963; we have been actively involved in the Pacific Northwest through various festivals, our Hui Wa'a Canoe team and our club meetings/gatherings that are held monthly. We invite you to join our facebook group to learn about opportunites to engage in Hawaiian history and culture. We have dedicated membership that have extensive knowledge and grasp of Hawaiian language, legends, customs song and history.
Community Focus
North European, WA, European, Latvian
Location
Shelton, WA
Officially founded in 1982, the West Coast Latvian Education Center (WCLEC), or, as it is known in Latvian, the Rietumkrasta Latviešu Izglītības Centrs (RKLIC), is an educational and cultural nonprofit. The West Coast Latvian Education Center’s purpose, and its mission, is to foster, promote, and organize educational and cultural events for all individuals of Latvian ancestry or affinity. It is in Shelton, Washington, in our home nestled in the woods, that the West Coast Latvian Education Center strives to give voice to our rich culture and traditions.
Community Focus
WA, Islamic
Location
Redmond, WA
Community Focus
East Asian, WA, Asian, Chinese
Location
Olympia, WA
Olympia Area Chinese Association is a non-profit (501(c)(3)) and non-partisan community organization that is to support the area's Chinese community in preserving Chinese cultural traditions and to promote cultural exchanges between the Chinese community and the local Olympia area community.
Objectives
Community Focus
Afghan, WA, Asian
Location
Auburn, WA
We are all Afghans. Through the Afghan Student Association, we are all United. Afghan Student Association, (ASA) strives to bring together all the students dedicated to contribute efforts in expanding cultural and education awareness of our culture to Green River College and the surrounding community. The Afghan Student Association aims to provide resources to our fellow Afghan Gators through forming a community network in which we can help each other grow and learn through events and celebrations, tutoring, sharing resources, and becoming an academic and social support system. ASA also aims to collaborate with all association and NGO’s that promote humanitarian aid to Afghans. Our association welcomes both Afghans and non-Afghans who are committed to support and endorse our mission.
Community Focus
WA, Chinese
Location
Spokane, WA
Spokane Chinese Association is a non-profit organization that connects and unites people of Chinese heritage in the Greater Spokane area with the purpose of fostering stronger community connections and pursuing a more enriched quality of life.
Community Focus
WA, Norwegian
Location
Bothell , WA
Community Focus
Afghan, WA, American (US), Asian
Location
Seattle, WA
Community Focus
Afghan, WA, American (US)
Location
Kent, WA
Afghan American Community of Washington is a thriving non-profit organization managing Masjid Quba; providing religious, cultural, educational and recreational services.
Community Focus
WA, Kalispel, Native American
Location
Usk, WA
The Kalispel Indians were semi-nomadic hunters, diggers and fishermen. We were often called the “river/lake paddlers.” The Kalispel Indian Reservation is located in Usk, Washington in Pend Oreille County. The Kalispel Tribe of Indians is rich in heritage.
Community Focus
East Asian, WA, Asian, Japanese
Location
Seattle, WA
DAIPANbutoh Collective’s mission is to bring stimulating, provocative, and exceptional performances, workshops, and forums to the diverse communities of the Northwest and beyond. Empowering local and global artists, we provide opportunities for national and international artists to work together in an environment for growth, creativity, and transformation.