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  • Join us in May at Leanna Lin's Wonderland in Los Angeles as we kick off AAPI Heritage Month with our 2nd all APIDA (Asian Pacific Islander Desi American) artist group show curated by Genevieve Santos of Le Petit Elefant!

    "The Very Asian 2 Art Show: AAPI Artists Celebrating Trailblazers, Heroes, and Dreamers".

    A portion of the art sales during the show run will be donated to the Very Asian Foundation, whom's mission is to shine a light on Asian experiences through advocacy and celebration. 

     

    SHOW RUN: May 6 - June 24, 2023


    IG Live Gallery Preview: Fri. May 5 | 6pm PST (followed by online pre-sales) with curator Genevieve Santos & co-founder of Very Asian Foundation, Michelle Li.

    Art Opening Event: Sat. May 6 | 5-8pm

     

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  • Join us on Saturday, June 24th from 4-8pm for the closing day/event of The Very Asian 2 Art Show curated by Genevieve Santos. We are continuing to celebrate AAPI Joy with 5 artists from our show: Faheema Chaudhury of Unicorn CraftsGenevieve SantosJosey Tsao, Kristina Yu of Cheery Human StudiosNellie Le, and nu by Jen Uyeda. They will be setting up tables filled with art, ceramics, jewelry, accessories, home decor, stationery, books, products, and more!

    Honey My Heart will also be popping up with her jewelry, including constant bracelets and Found Coffee will be popping up with refreshments.

    Each vendor will be donating 10% of their sales to their favorite AAPI non-profit, which are listed below.

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  • Mother's Day is Sunday, May 14th! * Join us for a sweet Mother's Day weekend pop-up + workshop on Saturday, May 13th from 12-4pm! This is a special event to come with your Mama friends, your own Mom/s and kiddos or just to scout out special gifts (or make one) for the Mamas in your world. 

    May is also AAPI Heritage Month! We are proud to feature all female-AAPI Makers for this even: Hahn Jewelry, Hapa Girl Crafts, KINdom, Kindred Kolaches (mama friends), and Sakai Harts & Crafts!

    Each maker will be donating 20% of their sales to Miry's List. The mission of Miry’s List is to improve the experience for new arrival families by filling gaps in the governmental system of support for refugees, and providing a mechanism for our community of supporters to directly help families with the things, people and programming needed to thrive in the United States. 

    This is also a great chance to see The Very Asian 2 Art Show

     

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  • At Leanna Lin's Wonderland, we want to celebrate May because it is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Here at the shop we value our AAPI community and love to uplift our customers, artists, and other beloved small businesses. They (You) are vibrant and diverse, and because it is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we want to share our brilliantly talented AAPI artists and business owner friends in our neighborhood of Eagle Rock.

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