East Asia & Pacific
Denver Community Overview
Denver's East Asian and Pacific communities are diverse and have roots that date to the 1800's. Many of the immigrants that traveled to Denver started out in large U.S. coastal cities such as New York and Boston. Some came as visitors and students, others immigrated eastward from the Pacific Coast to work on the railroad and in the coal mines and later in farming.
Although many of Denver's early East Asian and Pacific immigrants have since assimilated into the general culture there are neighborhoods and noteworthy establishments throughout the city that reflect their rich traditions through markets, churches, restaurants, local businesses and art galleries.
Denver is a sister city with Kunming, China; Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; and Takayama, Japan.
Visit each of the Country pages to find out more about specific community resources, restaurants, religious services and more.
Business Resources
Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Colorado (APABA)
Elisa Chen
Stettner Miller, P.C.
1050 17th Street, Suite 700
Denver, CO 80265
(303) 534-0273
www.apaba-co.org
echen@stetmil.com
Organized in 1990, the APABA of Colorado provides mutual support for Asian American attorneys, judges, law students, and the general Asian community in Colorado. Our goals are to:
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advance the professional growth and interests of Asian American attorneys, judges, and law students,
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to improve the access of the Asian American community to legal services, and
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to promote the interests of the Asian American and broader Asian Pacific American communities.
Community Resources
Asian Pacific Development Center
1544 Elmira Street
Aurora, CO 80010
303-365-2959
1825 York Street
Denver, CO 80206
303-393-0304
6055 Lehman Drive, Suite 103
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
719-533-1301
The Asian Pacific Development Center is a community-based, nonprofit, 501 (c) (3) organization founded in 1980 to serve the needs of a growing population of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AA/PI) residents throughout Colorado.
APDC operates a licensed Community Mental Health Clinic designated by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, innovative Health Promotion and Youth Programs, and a multicultural Interpreters Bank .
A trained professional staff provides Culturally Competent services that include: assessment and evaluation, individual and group counseling; case management services; victim assistance services; mentorship, after school, and youth leadership programs; health promotion; interpretation/translation services; as well as cultural competency training and consultation.
The Asian Youth Mentorship Program (AYMP)
Ge Thao
Program Coordinator
1551 S. Monroe
Denver, Colorado 80210
303-782-5225
Boulder Asian Pacific Alliance (BAPA)
P.O. Box 21406
Boulder, Colorado 80308-4406
(303) 499-0108
boulderasian@yahoo.com
The Boulder Asian Pacific Alliance (BAPA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating awareness and understanding of the diverse Asian and Pacific Islander culture in order to promote their perspectives into the larger Boulder community. BAPA was founded in 1994 and represents the Hmong, Japanese, Chinese, Laotian, Cambodian, Vietnamese, Korean, Filipino, Malaysian, Indian, Thai, Tibetan, and Nepalese cultures.
Media
Asian Avenue Magazine
P.O. Box 27502
Denver, CO 80227
303-937-6888
http://asianavenuemagazine.com
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