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:

  • advance the professional growth and interests of Asian American attorneys, judges, and law students,

  • to improve the access of the Asian American community to legal services, and

  • to promote the interests of the Asian American and broader Asian Pacific American communities.