AACI

SAVE THE DATE for AACI's 2026 Back to School Health Fair! Join us this summer for a fun, family-friendly community event with essential health and wellness resources for children and families. Plus, free giveaways to get ready for back-to-school season!⁠
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📅 Saturday, August 8th, 2026⁠
🕑️ 9 AM - 1 PM⁠
📍 AACI Community Health Center at 2400 Moorpark Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128⁠
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More event details to come soon! 🔎 Check https://aaci.org/health-fair-2026/ for updates.⁠
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RSVP for FREE at 🎟️ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aacis-2026-back-to-school-health-fair-tickets-1989345527023⁠
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Huge thanks to the incredible team at Cisco for their energy and hard work last week! It was an inspiring experience to witness the assembly of 900 hygiene kits specifically for our AACI clients. 🤩👏

Taking the time to share our mission with such an engaged group was the highlight of our week. It is a privilege to connect with a corporate partner that understands the depth of our work and how these kits provide essential support to the low-income, first-generation, refugee, and survivor communities we serve.

The energy in the room was amazing, and seeing the team dive into the assembly process with such care ensures that our clients receive these essentials with the dignity they deserve. This kind of hands-on commitment is what allows us to expand our reach and provide for those who need it most.

We are so grateful for partners like Cisco who don’t just show up but truly invest their time and heart into making a real difference. Thank you for your generosity, your energy, and your partnership! 🤝

Are you interested in making a tangible impact in your community? Reach out to [email protected] to learn how you can help support our community.

Rebecca Guo is this year’s Honorable Mention in the 6-8 Art category! In an art piece titled “One Hot Pot, Many Connections”, Rebecca draws a hot pot table with diverse flavors, showing how food can help us build healthy connections by allowing us to learn about each other. 🍲 Congratulations, Rebecca! 🎉👏⁠

AACI is proud to host the annual Growing Up in America contest in partnership with . Thank you to all student participants, volunteer judges, and sponsors for supporting another year of the contest! Visit https://aaci.org/gua/2026-winners for the full list of winners.⁠

As this month comes to an end, we want to remind our community to continue recognizing some important elements of May.

🌸May is AAPI Heritage month AND Mental Health Awareness.🌸

AAPI communities are deeply rooted in culture, family, and community. These traditions can bring strength, support, identity, and belonging. 💛

At the same time, research shows that stigma and pressure to “keep the peace” can make it harder to talk about mental health or unhealthy relationships. Culture and mental health can co-exist. Everyone deserves safety, support, and healthy relationships within their communities.

If you or someone you know needs support creating a balance between both, AACI is here for you.

Join us THIS Sunday (5/31) for an Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) Town Hall about mental health care hosted by Representative Ro Khanna in collaboration with Supervisor Betty Duong and Assemblymember Alex Lee!⁠
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AACI's Director of Behavioral Health, Nita Prasad, will be part of a panel discussion between leaders of Bay Area mental health organizations, where they will share services, community insights, and discuss key challenges in mental health care. The session will conclude with a Q&A to encourage engagement and explore ways to better address the mental health needs of AANHPI communities.⁠
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Event Details:⁠
📅 Sunday, May 31st, 2026⁠
🕑️ 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM PT⁠
📍Don Callejon K-8 School's Multipurpose Room (4176 Lick Mill Blvd Santa Clara CA 95054)⁠
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To RSVP for free, please visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1qZPPJG2CAN4WEDcQcaSTzlPbApAoFkdF4OrFQwAfuMg/viewform?edit_requested=true ⁠
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For AAPI Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Month, we're taking a look into the mental health needs of the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community.

A recent report by Asian Pacific Fund in partnership with California Health Care Foundation and Healthforce Center at UCSF Health found that:

💚California has 11 million foreign-born residents and nearly half of the state’s immigrants are from Asia.

💚 Only 4.1% of California’s behavioral health clinicians speak an AANHPI language, while 1 in 10 Californians do.

💚Just 25.4% of Asian American adults with any mental illness received care in 2021.

At AACI, we see every day how language, culture, and trust shape whether someone gets the support they deserve; community-rooted solutions are not optional, they’re essential. This is why AACI staff speak 40+ languages and we've created a safe, non-judgmental environment where clients can address their mental health needs.⁠

To learn more about AACI Behavioral Health, please visit https://aaci.org/behavioral-health/. To read Asian Pacific Fund's report, please visithttps://asianpacificfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/State-of-AANHPIs-in-the-Bay-Area-April-2026.pdf

Thank you to India Currents Magazine for sharing AACI's recent recognition as a 2026 California Nonprofit of the Year!

This recognition reflects the collective effort of our staff, supporters, partners, and community members who make our mission possible every day. We are honored to have been recognized by Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens, representing California’s 26th Assembly District.

We’re grateful to India Currents for helping amplify the importance of community-based care and health equity across Santa Clara County.

To read the full India Currents article, please visit indiacurrents.com/aaci-named-2026-california-nonprofit-of-the-year.

Join us THIS Sunday (5/31) for an Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) Town Hall about mental health care hosted by Representative Ro Khanna in collaboration with Supervisor Betty Duong and Assemblymember Alex Lee!⁠

AACI's Director of Behavioral Health, Nita Prasad, will be part of a panel discussion between leaders of Bay Area mental health organizations, where they will share services, community insights, and discuss key challenges in mental health care. The session will conclude with a Q&A to encourage engagement and explore ways to better address the mental health needs of AANHPI communities.

Event Details:
📅 Sunday, May 31st, 2026
🕑️ 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM PT
📍Don Callejon K-8 School's Multipurpose Room (4176 Lick Mill Blvd Santa Clara CA 95054)

To RSVP for free, please visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1qZPPJG2CAN4WEDcQcaSTzlPbApAoFkdF4OrFQwAfuMg/viewform?edit_requested=true