News & Events

The Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee heard testimony Jan. 27 on a proposal to create the state Commission on Asian American Affairs.

The ACCC hosted its 8th annual Curry Clash Event at Duncan Aviation on November 3rd. For many curry enthusiasts, this time of year is a chance to prove that they have the best recipe for the age-old dish. The Asian Community and Cultural Center hosted it as a fundraiser and friendly competition, feating 5 categories.

The 30th annual Harvest Moon Festival took place at the Antelope Park Bandshell Saturday afternoon. Organized by the Asian Community and Cultural Center, hundreds gathered to celebrate with all types of traditional cuisine and performances.

The Asian Community & Cultural Center held its 30th anniversary and AAPI celebration, hoping to show different cultural backgrounds at the Lancaster Event Center. Lincolnites came together to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and the organization that helps connect them to resources and their community.

The Asian Center's Untold Migrant Stories program empowers young people to tell their stories through a variety of media.

Nebraska Groups Help Refugees Settle In To The Good Life

This article references our Finance Director and Vietnamese Community Advocate, Duy Linh Bui, and the sweet and salty beef stew that her husband creates with a Puerto Rican soda, Coco Rico, base.

This article previewed our Lunar New Year event in 2017 and other Lunar New Year celebrations taking place throughout the Lincoln community.

This article describes our Lunar New Year event that we host each year to celebrate the diverse cultures in our community and the significance of this holiday to many Asian cultures.

Our signature annual fundraiser, Curry Clash, takes place on the first Thursday of November each year. This article describes the event and also includes a list of many Asian restaurants in Lincoln.

The Asian Community & Cultural Center partnered with others in the community to help provide education and activities to newly arrived Yezidi women in Lincoln.

This article describes the Lincoln Community Breastfeeding Initiative, a program that trained and employed a culturally and linguistically diverse group of Community Breastfeeding Educators to help support new mothers with the challenges of breastfeeding.

Every year the Asian Center hosts a Harvest Moon Festival celebration in September at the Auld Pavilion at Antelope Park. Cultural performances take place throughout the whole afternoon and a variety of activities, informational booths, and food options are available.

Sheila Dorsey Vinton from the Asian Community and Cultural Center takes us on a tasting tour of multi-cultural cuisine in Lincoln, Nebraska.

In collaboration with Milk Works and Partnership for Healthy Lincoln, we have trained Community Breastfeeding Educators at the Asian Center.

Our Women's Program Manager, Khamisa Abdalla, is a trained Community Breastfeeding Educator.

Khamisa Abdalla speaks to mothers from the Nuba tribe who are breastfeeding their children.

Our Cultural Programs Coordinator, Rebecca Reinhardt, is a trained Community Breastfeeding Educator.

Rebecca Reinhardt speaks directly to Mandarin-speaking mothers who are breastfeeding their children.