AAAW’s Spring Potluck

Join us for our Spring Potluck! AAAW will provide food and beverages. Attendees are welcome to bring a dish, dessert, or snacks to share with everyone, but this is optional. Once you RSVP, AAAW will email you the host's address (we're keeping their address private, location is in Upper Queen Anne) and a link to a […]

AAAW Community Hike

Discovery Park, South Parking Lot Carolina St., Seattle, WA, United States

To kick-off the start of Asian American & Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AA & NH/PI) month of May, join us for a hike on Saturday, May 4th! This is in connection with the KAD's Unite Worldwide Hike Day, so let's unite as a community to get outside and enjoy some nature at Discovery Park! We will […]

AAAW’s May Monthly Dinner

Bamboo Village 4900 Stone Way N, Seattle, WA, United States

This month we'll be having dinner in the North Seattle area at Bamboo Village. Join us to catch up with friends, make new ones, and see what's happening in the adoptee community! These are casual events and a great way for newcomers to check out the AAAW community! It is recommended to register to help […]

AAAW’s June Monthly Dinner

Shinya Shokudo 2020 148th Ave NE, Redmond, WA, United States

This month we'll be having dinner on the East side near the Bellevue/Redmond area at Shinya Shokudo. Join us to catch up with friends, make new ones, and see what's happening in the adoptee community! These are casual events and a great way for newcomers to check out the AAAW community! It is recommended to […]

AAAW Dialogue Series – Racism and How it Affects Transracial Adoptees

UW Othello Commons 4200 S Othello St., Seattle, United States

The topic of discussion for this second Dialogue Series is racism and how it affects the transracial adoptee experience. This is an adoptee only space. A few things to note, this event is from 1:00PM-5:00PM with an optional pay-your-own-way dinner afterwards (likely from 5:00PM-7:00PM) at Huong Duong Restaurant (Vietnamese). This is very close to Othello Commons, […]

VOICES, a BIPOC Adoptee Community Multi-Day Conference

PSU Smith Memoril Student Union 1825 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

BIPOC Adoptees, a non-profit organization based in Portland, OR, is hosting a multi-day conference for BIPOC adoptees! Two board members will be attending representing AAAW and our organization is also collaborating with AIRERoots and Adoptees Connect for carpooling and planning a Washington adoptees Happy Hour! More details to come, but in the meantime, should you […]

AAAW’s July Monthly Dinner

Simply Thai 235 Strander Blvd., Tukwila, WA, United States

This month we’ll be having dinner in the South Seattle area at a Simply Thai. Please have Venmo/PayPal or cash ready as they cannot do separate checks. Join us to catch up with friends, make new ones, and see what’s happening in the adoptee community! These are casual events and a great way for newcomers […]

AAAW Backyard Ramyeon & K-Movie Night

Join us for a backyard ramyeon and K-Movie night! The featured film is called, "The Name" (PG-13). All adoptees and their partner/child(ren) are welcome to attend. Please be aware, given the MPA/KMRB rating, we are leaving it to the parents' discretion on whether or not they bring their child(ren) along to this event. A variety […]

AAAW’s August Monthly Dinner

Bamboo Village 4900 Stone Way N, Seattle, WA, United States

This month we'll be having dinner in the North Seattle area at Bamboo Village. Join us to catch up with friends, make new ones, and see what’s happening in the adoptee community! These are casual events and a great way for newcomers to check out the AAAW community! It is recommended to register to help […]

AAAW’s Summer BBQ

Carkeek Park 950 NW Carkeek Park Rd, Seattle, WA, United States

AAAW's annual Summer BBQ is set for Saturday, August 31st! We reserved Carkeek Park's Shelter House #1 along with several picnic tables (see map below). Adoptees and their families (child(ren)/partner) are welcome to attend! We are also collaborating with AIRERoots, so please welcome adoptees from another local Seattle adoptee community! AAAW will provide hamburgers/hotdogs (meat/vegetarian), […]

Community Check-in

AAAW would like to hold a virtual community check-in given the recent news from the Chinese government halting foreign adoptions of the country's children. This will be an informal space for adoptees only to process and discuss their thoughts. You must RSVP to receive the Zoom link. *Disclaimer: the moderators/volunteers involved are not licensed/certified mental health […]

Get-Together for ChuSeok Korean Festival

Mt. Tahoma High School 4634 S 74th St., Tacoma, WA, United States

Let's get-together for this ChuSeok Korean Festival hosted by the Asia Pacific Cultural Center (APCC)! APCC recently updated their website with more information, so feel free to check it out! Chuseok Festival | Asia Pacific Cultural Center | Tacoma There'll be an assortment of activities, food, and performances. This event goes from 11AM-4PM, but feel […]