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Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi American (APIDA) Heritage Month

May is Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi American (APIDA) Heritage Month, when the Northwestern community celebrates the diverse APIDA community on campus. The Northwestern APIDA community hosts a variety of speakers, events, shows, workshops, and performances throughout the month in addition to all the events hosted by Multicultural Student Affairs. Learn about MSA events below:

 

Events for 2024 will be annouced in late April. If you are interested in colloborating for any events for May 2024, please reach out to via email to apida-msa@u.northwestern.edu.

Asian Night Market 

Friday, May 10th, 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM, TenHoeve Center, Oakton College

This event is hosted by Everybody's Market and Oakton College. Learn more about the event via EventBrite.  

 Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/asian-night-market-tickets-850549816397

Umbrella Arts Festival 

Saturday, May 11th, 12:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Fountain Square, Downtown Evanston

This event is hosted by the Evanston Asian, South Asian, Pacific Islander American (ASPA) group. Learn more about the festival by visiting Evanston ASPA page.  

 Link: https://www.evanstonaspa.org/umbrella-arts-festival

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