Asian Americans in Pittsburgh

Asian - General

• Pennsylvasia Blog
  This blog posts news, events, lectures, festivals, etc. that might be of interest to Asians or those interested in Asia in the Pittsburgh area.
• Pittsburgh Asian American Young Professional Association
  The mission of the Pittsburgh Asian-American Young Professionals Alliance is to provide an environment for Asian-American young professionals to share and exchange ideas in order to promote cultural and professional growth in the community.
• Silk Screen: Asian American Film Festival
  Currently a film festival in May, Silk Screen plans to develop into a week- or month-long celebration of Asian and Asian American cultures with events throughout the City of Pittsburgh.

Chinese

• Chinatown Pittsburgh
  Resources in Chinese and English for Chinese in Pittsburgh.
• Hong Kong Students Association (CMU)
  Carnegie Mellon University's Hong Kong Students' Association's goal is to promote Hong Kong's cultural aspects and to create a sense of fellowship among the Hong Kong students.
• Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA), Pittsburgh Chapter
  OCA is a national civil rights advocacy and educational organization dedicated to advancing the social, political and economic well-being of Americans of Asian and Pacific Islander descent.
• Pittsburgh China Center
  The Pittsburgh China Center promotes business development between China and Pittsburgh in key growth sectors, and positions the Pittsburgh Region as a primary U.S. destination for Chinese investment and growth.
• Pittsburgh Chinese Church Oakland
  134 North Dithridge St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
• Pittsburgh Chinese Restaurant Association
• Pittsburgh Chinese School
  Pittsburgh Chinese School was founded in 1977 and has been a non-profit organization since. Its mission is to educate Chinese children and local people in the Chinese language and culture. Its purpose is to enhance the social awareness of the Chinese culture and foster the multi-cultural environment to Chinese children.
• Dragon Boating
  The Three Rivers Rowing Association offers Dragon Boat festivals and races.
• Three Rivers Families With Children from China (TRFCC)
  Three Rivers Families With Children from China (TRFCC) began in 1997 as a small group of people who had adopted from China that here looking for camaraderie. TRFCC was incorporated in 2000 as a non-profit corporation and their memership has swelled to over 200 families with, and awaiting Chinese children in western Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia.

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Filipino (Philippino)

• Filipino American Association of Pittsburgh, Inc.
  The Filipino American Association of Pittsburgh, Inc. is an association of Filipinos, Americans and friends whose primary purpose is to develop, promote, and preserve the Filipino cultural heritage among its members and the general public.
  • Philippine Nationality Room
    Plans for a nationality room at the University of Pittsburgh

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Korean

• Korean Central Church of Pittsburgh
  821 S. Aiken Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15232

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Japanese

• The Japan Association of Greater Pittsburgh
  a non-profit organization for Japanese, Japanese Americans and people in the greater Pittsburgh PA area who are interested in Japanese culture.
• Japan-America Society of Pennsylvania
  a private, non-profit, non-political, charitable organization devoted to cultural, educational, business and public affairs. Headquartered in Pittsburgh.

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Thai

• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Restaurateurs raising the profile of Thai culture here
  A newspaper article from Wednesday, November 09, 2005, about Thai restaurants and immigrants in Pittsburgh.
• Thai Place Restaurants
  In Oakland, Shadyside, and Fox Chapel.