ASPIRE: Asian Sisters Participating in Reaching Excellence

PAST EVENTS

See our past activities as listed on Eventbrite!

2023

Boston Asian American Film Festival (2023)

ASPIRE co-presented Finding Her Beat and Gund Kwok at the 2023 Boston Asian American Film Festival (BAAFF). BAAFF celebrated their 15 year anniversary in 2023! Learn more about them on their website here.

2022

Bloom: Intergenerational Trauma & Healing in the AAPI Community

In this session of ASPIRING TALKS, we hosted interdisciplinary storyteller Sandy Lam and cast for a virtual reading of her new play Bloom. The story revolves around the relationships and experiences of two Asian immigrant families navigating life in America. Watch a recording of the performance here.

Boston Asian American Film Festival (2022)

ASPIRE proudly co-presented Dealing with Dad and Bad Axe at the 2022 Boston Asian American Film Festival. Visit the BAAFF website to learn about the festival.

Dealing with Dad | Opening Night

Bad Axe | Closing Night

2021

Behind the Scenes with ASPIRE

Behind the Scenes with ASPIRE is a bimonthly panel-style event that provides the opportunity for the Asian community and the ASPIRE team to get to know each other. It serves as a safe space to navigate experiences, stories, and perspectives on a wide range of topics–all of which connect back to the Asian narrative. In our latest Behind the Scenes with ASPIRE event, we met two of our board members, Sydney Braithwaite and Isabel Wu.

To learn more about Behind the Scenes with ASPIRE, click here.

August 18th: Sydney & Isabel

ASPIRING TALKS

ASPIRING TALKS aims to provide a platform for our Asian community to share their stories, skills, and personal experiences with the community. The series encourages the community to connect with one another, continue to explore aspects of their identity, and have meaningful conversations in a safe and supportive environment.

To learn more about ASPIRING TALKS and past sessions, click here.

Our Latest ASPIRING TALKS Sessions

The Importance of Utilizing TikTok & IG Reels with Erden Weiner, digital content creator and business, Instagram, and TikTok coach.

Turning Struggle into Strength with Ssonia Ong, digital content creator.

How to "Ask For More" ... And Actually Get It with Connie Wang, at executive director at Refinery29.

2018

WGBH's 2018 Celebration of Asian Pacific American Culture

June 1, 2018

On May 22, WGBH celebrated APAHM by hosting a speaker panel for 3 Asian Americans in executive leadership positions to share their experience and advice. It was an amazing night to have been a part of: listening to their stories, feeling reinvigorated by their success over challenges and food by Chicken & Rice Guys!

ASPIRE especially resonated with Yvonne Hao's experience of being in a class or at work where she was the only woman, person of color, youngest, or even all three! We know exactly what she meant by those "household values" of being humble, modest, and working hard, and find it so admirable that she found a balance in advocating for herself while also holding onto her values.

Everyone on stage mentioned the support they received, from teammates, mentors, parents, to teachers that believed in them, and acknowledged their help in achieving where they are today. Everyone is on a journey, and we all need support to get to a good place too. This is why we are excited for our Mentorship Program to launch this year!