Chandler plans Asian American Community Connection event for AAPI Heritage Month

Chandler is inviting the public to an Asian American Community Connection gathering on May 12 at the ASU Chandler Innovation Center. City officials describe it as a free evening focused on networking, listening and community dialogue in recognition of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

The City of Chandler’s Connection & Impact Division announced a public event tied to Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The Asian American Community Connection is scheduled for May 12 from 4:45 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the ASU Chandler Innovation Center on East Chicago Street.

City organizers are presenting the program as a free networking opportunity where community members can meet, learn from one another and take part in meaningful conversation. The framing suggests the event is meant to be both celebratory and civic, offering space for residents, professionals and community partners to connect around Chandler’s Asian American presence.

For Chandler, the announcement is also a signal about how the city wants to position inclusion programming: not as a closed ceremony, but as a broader community-facing event. That makes it relevant not only for local residents looking for cultural programming, but also for business, nonprofit and civic groups interested in community engagement in the Southeast Valley.