Connecting Communities Through Culture, Education & Service Since 2010
For over a decade, Asian Focus has created programs that celebrate culture, empower individuals, promote health and wellness, support career growth, and strengthen communities across North Carolina.
Honoring Our Past Empowering Our Present Inspiring Our Future
Our Journey of Impact
2026
🎯 Expanding Our Impact
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Asian Focus Career Conference 2026: Navigating Career Transitions in the AI Era
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Asia Fest 2026 – celebrating the 11th anniversary of North Carolina’s largest Asian cultural festival
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Continued growth in youth leadership and community partnerships
2025
🌟 A Year of Recognition & Growth
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Asia Fest received an official proclamation from the Town of Cary recognizing Asian Focus’s leadership in advancing cultural diversity and community engagement
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Expanded collaborations with schools, nonprofits, and community organizations
2024
🎉 Celebrating Culture and Community
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Asia Fest welcomed thousands of visitors with dragon boat racing, performances, food, and family activities
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Youth programs and educational workshops expanded opportunities for the next generation
2023
🌱 Building the Future
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Strengthened youth engagement, leadership development, and educational initiatives to empower the next generation.
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Expanded localized community partnerships to better serve under-represented and low-income families.
2020–2022
❤️ Responding to Community Needs
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Project Unity supported communities during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Health education programs addressed critical community wellness needs
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Virtual programs continued community connections
2010 –2019
🚀 Foster community empowerment
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Asian Focus dedicated its efforts to fostering community empowerment by establishing its signature programs including critical health initiatives, impactful career conferences, and pro-bono citizenship support to uplift and bridge disparities for thousands of individuals and families
Laying the Foundation
Established signature programs including health initiatives, career conferences, and citizenship support
Education Program
with TATA of NC Leadership Academy
Climate Change
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Data Analytics
for High School Students (9-12 Grade)
Dates: March 4th, 12th, 26th, April 8th,
from 3PM to 5PM EST.
InSpire Speakers Series
May, June, July 2020
COLLEGE ADMISSIONS ONLINE SEMINAR
MAY 9, 2018 10:00am
ProjectUnity
FLU SHOT CLINIC
NOV 2020
Navigating College Admissions
A Free Virtual Event with Mr. Jason McGrath
Saturday, Nov. 12 2022
2:00-4:00pm
Finance seminars
SInce 2010
Asian Focus’s Life Series Seminars are specially designed to support individuals and families in our community. These engaging sessions offer practical tools and expert guidance to help overcome cultural and language barriers. Our empowering seminars provide a welcoming space to learn, grow, and build meaningful connections.
Asia Fest featuring
Dragon Boat Festival
SInce 2014
An annual event where we share Asian Culture through the unique sport of Dragon Boat Racing, which is also a vehicle for organizational team building, fundraising, and fun. In addition, the event helps draw attention to the Greater Triangle area, promotes local communities, and help enhance our growing economy.
Career Conference
SInce 2010
Served 700+ job seekers and graduates. The primary goal of the Career Development Conference is to offer free training to help job seekers and graduates better prepared for entry into the job market. These events offer hands-on training from topnotch staffing professionals, and communication specialists.
Asian Focus is a non-profit organization, working together with student groups like CSSFA and SASE in co-hosting this project to benefit students and job seekers.
Health Event
SInce 2010
An event we promote health awareness. In 2010, we organised a team of 45 + medical professionals and doctors, 14 coalition partners, and sponsors whom put together 80 exhibits offering health education and providing informational access to quality healthcare / health screening to bridge health disparities to 1500+ attendees.
Since the inauguration of dragon boat festival in 2014, the event has been integrated as the feature exhibit at the festival.
Citizenship Day
2010
We offer pro-bono service to financially and English-challenged qualified residents to apply for U.S. citizenship.
In 2010, Asian Focus partnered with American Immigration Lawyer\'s Association (AILA), 14 attorneys, and 10+ paralegals to help qualified residents apply for US citizenship. We serviced over 40 participants and submitted 14+ applications free of charge.
Small Business & Life Series
2011-2013
To address daily life issues and challenges by providing education on various financial/life planning topics.
In 2011, 2012, and 2013, Asian Focus served over 400+ participants, addressing daily life issues and challenges. Technology for ESL , Tax, Finance, Retirement, Insurance, Health Talk and more.
ACE 4 Tomorrow (Advancing Children’s Education for Tomorrow)
The Ace It program is a youth-led, youth-founded tutoring organization, under the education branch of non-profit organization Asian Focus North Carolina, in which high school tutors mentor middle-school and elementary-school aged tutees.
Alliance for Citizenship and Education of the Under-resourced (ACE)
The Alliance for Citizenship and Education of the Under-represented (ACE) serves low-income and English-as-second-language Asian immigrants by helping them pursue a life with happiness, proper education, and a fulfilling citizenship.