Asian American Resource Center

one of the nicest facilities I have ever seen! We hosted an all day event there and it was PERFECT!!! They were GREAT to work with and Hanna Huang the educational director is simply amazing! I would have never been able to do this without her and she is so lovely and smart and helpful! Wish we had a place like this and a Hanna in Dallas!!! Thanks guys you ROCk!!!

Very nice facility! Two thumbs up. I visited several meeting spaces, one had a smart board for presenting and also a larger room with a large screen. Seating was comfortable for both. Staff was very welcoming.

I took my daughter here for their CelebrAsia event. We parked next door at… TXDot? Plenty of parking. A bit of a walk but nothing like if it was downtown. :)
This place is off of Cameron Rd near all the business parks. The center itself is really new and you can tell. So sparkly. Their outside area has plenty of shade so it was nice on a Spring day. My daughter greatly enjoyed everything. I hope that they will host more events here.

Austin’s Asian Americans generally go about their business, raising valedictorians or whatever, while listening to other people talk about their personal first-​world problems. It’s not that Asian Americans are unsympathetic, it’s simply more efficient sometimes to talk less and do more. Different strokes.
But this spanky-​new Asian American Resource Center is an interesting surprise. It’s an official City of Austin Parks & Recreation facility, and I’m mildly curious what local behind-​the-​scenes politics ensued to complete this tax-​based venture. I’m just more accustomed to seeing private business developments like MT Market spring out of nowhere.
Having said that, it’s a pretty cool place, and I hope it does well. I was here on a beautiful Saturday to support Frozen Rickshaw during the recent «RICE» celebration — I’m not sure that’s an acronym or what. It was my first visit to the AARC’s park-​like complex, and I also attended a panel discussion featuring owners of Austin’s Asian-​fusion restaurants & trailers. The rest of the sparse assembly room audience was Anglo. It occurred to me this particular City of Austin entity may be less about hanging out, and more about being on display. I think that’s somewhat educational. And mildly amusing. Different strokes.