ACAESUSA at the “Roots & Resilience 2025” AAPI Youth Mental Health Conference

ACAESUSA was honored to participate in the “Roots & Resilience 2025” AAPI Youth Mental Health Conference, hosted by UCA WAVES on September 26–27, 2025, in Raleigh, North Carolina.

The conference brought together real stories, expert insights, healing-centered activities, and youth-led conversations that went deep. Whether you’re a student, parent, educator, policymaker, nonprofit professional, or mental health advocate—this was for YOU. Together, we worked to break stigma, build support, and make some serious WAVES.

The organizers thoughtfully prepared a large table for ACAESUSA, allowing us to showcase more student artwork. Special thanks to Lily Chen (Founder of UCA WAVES) for her support, as well as to Hong Wang, Cissy Wang, Ma Jia, Helen, and Grace for their warm hospitality and assistance with setup. We are also grateful to UCA and UCACF for their partnership in this meaningful event.

ACAESUSA President Jan Xie presented 10 youth art pieces at the poster exhibition, including Shamanism, Where the Sunflower Sees Me, and The Little Healer. The collection was warmly received, with five pieces collected to support our “World of Love: Blossoming Bushes for Youth” project.

A heartfelt thank-you to Kanwal Naiyar, Chair of the AANHPI Unity Collective, and members of the Collective for their encouragement and generous $100 donation to our youth art program. We also deeply appreciate the contributions of youth donor Alan Tang, artist donor Yuqian Chen, and our two dedicated young volunteers, Brandon Tang and Charlie Han Smith.

The Asian Culture And Education Society USA also shared handmade stars, greeting cards, and electronic chargers as gifts—small tokens of care that were warmly welcomed by participants.

We look forward to continuing this journey together—uplifting youth voices through culture, creativity, and community building.

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