USAAF 2018: Regenerative Community

Each year, the United States of Asian American Festival (USAAF) presents up to 20 different programs reflecting the artistic accomplishments and cultural diversity of San Francisco’s Pacific Islander and Asian American communities. USAAF showcases artists representing a diverse range of ethnic and cultural groups and aims to heighten the visibility of Asian and Pacific Islander (API) artists working in all disciplines - theater, music, dance, film, literature, visual arts, and more! Our goal is to nurture and empower these groups to be self-sufficient while providing the support they need to grow. This year’s theme, Regenerative Community, explores what the API community does in order to care for ourselves, our community, and our culture. The festival highlights our collective regenerative practices:

• How have these practices evolved over time? How they are vital to our sustainability, including historical traumas Asians and Pacific Islanders have faced?

• How do they shape our history, our culture, and present as a community working towards a future of healing and restorative justice?

• How does the API community renew and sustain its drive and passion to be artists, organizers, cultural workers, and community leaders in the face of oppression?