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This directory is a starting point, not a complete list.

If you know of an organization that belongs here, email jered@dallasasianhistory.org and we will add it.

Komunidad

DFW Asian American Organizations, Arts Collectives & Civic Networks

Dallas Asian American Historical Society (DAAHS) — Founded in 2022, DAAHS researches, preserves, and amplifies the legacy of Asian Americans in the Dallas area through oral histories, artifact preservation, exhibitions, and the Museum of Asian Texans at South Side on Lamar in The Cedars.

In 2026 the organization announced a landmark partnership with the Dallas Public Library to permanently house its growing collection of over 500 artifacts, photographs, and oral histories. ★ Sister organization of Kultura Dallas.

Dallas Asian American Art Collective (DAAART) — Founded in 2023, DAAART connects and cultivates the Asian American creative community in Dallas through art exhibitions, workshops, film screenings, and public educational programming that amplifies the voices of Asian Texan artists.

The collective collaborates regularly with DAAHS and the Crow Museum of Asian Art at UT Dallas on programming across North Texas.

Asian Film Festival of Dallas (AFFD) — Founded in 2001, AFFD is the largest Asian film festival in the southern United States, dedicated to celebrating and supporting emerging and established Asian and Asian American filmmakers through an annual four-day showcase each July at the Angelika Film Center at Mockingbird Station, Dallas.

Over its 24-year history the festival has provided a platform for more than 400 Asian and Asian American filmmakers, often offering the only Dallas venue for their work.

Crow Museum of Asian Art — Established in 1998 and now a partner institution of UT Dallas, the Crow Museum holds over 4,000 works celebrating the arts and cultures of Asia from ancient to contemporary, with free admission at both its Dallas Arts District location and its 2024-opened second campus in Richardson.

The museum is one of the most accessible Asian cultural institutions in North Texas and actively partners with AAPI community organizations on public programming.

Pilipino American Community Endeavor (PACE) — Founded in 2022 and grounded in the Filipino concept of kapwa — the unity of self with others — PACE is a DFW-based nonprofit bringing the Metroplex's 80,000+ Filipino Americans together through cultural celebration, civic engagement, and community building with a long-term vision of establishing a Filipino Community Center and Filipino Town for future generations.

Programming includes the Lone Star Palengke (the largest annual Filipino festival in North Texas), Filipino Town Hall forums, Community Conversations panels, and an active voter registration and civic outreach program across the Metroplex.

Indian Fine Arts Academy DFW (IFAA) — Founded in 1990 and recognized by the City of Dallas as a minority organization encouraging ethnic culture, IFAA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to promoting Indian classical music and dance across the DFW Metroplex through performances, artist residencies, and community programming.

Over 35 years, the academy has hosted more than 200 concerts featuring both renowned visiting artists from India and locally emerging talent, presenting Carnatic vocal, instrumental, and Bharatanatyam dance across venues in Dallas and Richardson. Also on Facebook (@IFAA.DFW)

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