Welcome to homepage of the Alaska Chinese Association! We support the Chinese community in Anchorage, Alaska, and organize cultural events and activities for the general community of Anchorage. We also maintain a Chinese school to foster cultural appreciation in students of all ages.
The Alaska Chinese Association stands in solidarity with our Asian-American Pacific Islander community during this troubling time in our society. There is no place for hate.
News and Updates
Nov 24,2024
See our latest newsletter for the upcoming 2024 Christmas Potluck Party and 2025 Chinese New Year! We are seeking volunteers for both events and don't miss out on early bird ticket pricing!
2025 ACA Scholarship application period will be opening soon! Check back on our scholarship page or update in our next newsletter!
Aug 31, 2024
Please join us to celebrate the upcoming Mid-Autumn Day Festival on September 21st with dinner, badminton tournaments, and children crafts. Sign up by 9/18 for the Badminton Tournament. We look forward to seeing you on this traditional family gathering day. You can find more details about the event in the attached newsletter.
The Yen Wulin Alaska Chinese School Fall 2024 semester starts on September 6th, 2024! Registration details in the newsletter and Chinese School page.
May 24, 2024
We hope you are enjoying the return of spring! Please see the newsletter for news, updates, and our upcoming Dragon Boat Festival.
Mar 31, 2024
The ACA annual general meeting and election is coming up on Sunday, 4/21 from 1pm-4pm at Northwood Elementary and we request all members to attend. This is your opportunity to hear about how our association is doing and to volunteer to be on the ACA Board.
Please see the newsletter for more details on the meeting and future events! We hope to see you there! Thank you!Feb 4, 2024
We hope that you have been staying safe and warm with the record setting snowfall and below zero temperatures we have been experiencing lately here in Alaska.
Alaska Chinese Association will be hosting the 2024 Chinese New Year Festival next Saturday, February 10th, at Central Middle School between noon and 4pm. With all this snow, parking lots are shrinking! So, we decided to secure additional parking areas for the festival, in the event the snow doesn’t get cleared in time. See the attached flyer for more information on the festival location and parking areas. There will also be signs to help guide you to our entrance and parking areas.We hope you will be able to join us for the 2024 Chinese New Year, Year of the Dragon Festival!
Jan 18, 2024
Happy New Year! We hope you had a great winter holiday! Here are some upcoming events and updates from the Alaska Chinese Association. Please see the newsletter for more details!
- 2024 Chinese New Year - Year of the Dragon is on February 10th, 2024 from 12pm-4pm! See newsletter for event location and parking map. Wear your most festive attire to compete for prizes! Volunteer Sign Up
- 2024 ACA Scholarship Application is now open for all ACA member K-12 students that meet the requirements! Deadline is January 27th. Apply now!
- Chinese School Spring 2024 semester has started, but registration is still open this Friday, 1/19.
- Renew your ACA membership for 2024 online or at one of our events!
Nov 26, 2023
We hope you had a great Thanksgiving Holiday! Here are some upcoming events and updates from the Alaska Chinese Association. Please see the newsletter for more details!
- 2023 Christmas Party on Saturday, December 16th, 2023
- 2024 Chinese New Year - Year of the Dragon on February 10th, 2024
- ACA Scholarship Update
- 2024 Chinese School Spring Registration
Aug 31, 2023
The Yen Wulin Alaska Chinese School Fall 2023 semester starts on September 8th, 2023! Registration details in the newsletter and Chinese School page.
With the temperature dropping and wind blowing, it really feels like Fall is coming upon us. While we don't have traditional dragon boat races here in Alaska, we do have delicious mooncakes - Please join us to celebrate the upcoming Mid-Autumn Day Festival on September 23rd. We are also holding the first-ever Badminton Tournament. You can find more details about the event in the attached newsletter. We look forward to seeing you on this traditional family gathering day.
May 24, 2023
The Alaska Chinese Association will be hosting the Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday, June 17th, at the Sisterhood Park Pavilion between 12pm and 3pm! Enjoy a nice day at the park with 3 different styles of home-made Zongzi! Lunch will be provided.
The Alaska Chinese Association election results are in! View the newsletter for details. Thanks.
April 13, 2023
2023 ACA annual meeting and the board election is scheduled on Sunday, April 23, 2023. Please read the newsletter for details. Thanks.
December 29, 2022
The ACA board would like to share more information about the upcoming Chinese New Year Festival, 2023 ACA scholarship application process, and the next semester of Chinese school. Please read the newsletter for details. Thanks.
November 9, 2022
The Alaska Chinese Association is hosting the Chinese New Year Festival on January 22nd, 2023, 12-4pm at the Dimond High School. We cordially invite vendors, artists, volunteers from our local community to participate in and to support this event.
Interested verdors please complete and email the VENDOR APPLICATION to info@Alaskachinese.org. Deadline to apply is January 6, 2023.
We are looking to feature 10-15 traditional Chinese performances. If you or your group have a talent to show, please complete and email the PERFORMANCE APPLICATION to info@Alaskachinese.org. Deadline to apply is January 6, 2023.
This is the largest event we host each year and need many wonderful people to make it successful. If you can volunteer, please complete and submit the VOLUNTEER APPLICATION online or fill out the VOLUNTEER APPLICATION FORM and email it to info@alaskachinese.org, by January 6, 2023. Thank you!
August 16, 2022
Yen Wulin Alaska Chinese School Fall 2022 class and registration opens on Friday Sepetember 9. Visit Chinese School web page for more information.
ACA will celebrate 2022 Moon Festival in person on Saturday, Sepetember 10 2022. Please read newsletter for details. Thanks.
April 29, 2022
2022 Annual meeting and ACA board election has been scheduled on Thursday, June 2, 2022 via Zoom. Please read newsletter for detailed information. Thanks.
January 11, 2022
Yen Wulin Chinese School will reopen in Spring 2022 on January 21, 2022. ACA is now accepting 2022 Scholarship Application by postal mail, and the application submission is due on Friday, January 28, 2022. Please read the newsletter for information regarding school registration and scholarship application. Thanks.