A massive thank you to all the incredible students who brought the Asian American, Pacific Islander, and Jewish Heritage Show to life! Your talent, leadership, creativity, and collaboration made this event truly unforgettable. From the performers and models to the designers, filmmakers, media team, tech crew, hosts, and organizers—you owned the spotlight and made our community proud.
Your voices and stories took center stage—and we’re all better for it.
🎥 Missed it? Watch the livestream here:
https://youtube.com/live/uyBUpFOGNGE?feature=share
Photo Album from the media team https://adobe.ly/42Fl5GB
The photographers' were Gabriella Fried, Patricia Martinez, Everett Reed, Anev Suffren, Jazmine Herandez, Sakari Lucena and Mr. Jones II
A huge shoutout to Ms. Sioson, Ms. Gray, Mr. Rosenthal, and Ms. Lissauer for your guidance and support in making this celebration of culture and community possible.
Let’s keep creating magic together. 💫
It truly takes a village so we want to give a special thanks to:
ACC & Sculpture Club, Mr. Rosenthal, Ms. Sioson, Ms. Gray, Ms. V. Chan, Ms. N. Chan, Glenlise Defoe, our dedicated ACC and Sculpture Club students.
Material Support & Fabric Contributions
Ms. Parisse, Ms. Rochford, Ms. David, Mr. Centeno, Ms. Boulamaali, and the Equity and Emotion classes for the Cultural Muslim Skirt Project: Ms. Santos, Ms. Smith, Ms. Lucyshyn, Ms. Brock, Ms. Sandoval, Mr. Baird, Ms. Reyes, Ms. Rojas, and Ms. Parisse.
Ms. Greene, Ms. David and the Fashion with a Purpose Club, Ms. Shoobrian, Ms. Santos, and our incredible Student leaders: SGO Cameron Cruz, SGO Christopher Suarez, SGO Aisha Quarless, and Farrah Dodson.
Performers & Performances
• Dragon Dance: STEP Team (Ms. Ovalles & ACC)
• 3!2! Dance Crew: Ms. Kang, & Ms. McGoldrick
• Spoken Word: Toung Vy Nguyen, Ritchie Rojo, Delancey Trimble, Penelope Dymerets
• Latin Groove: Ms. De La Rosa
• LUMEI Group: Ms. Nunez
• Bengali Cultural Dance: Aindrila Biswas, Areej Islam, Kamrunnahar Mahmud
• ICONOCLAN: Ms. Paz
• Food Video Creators:
Delancey Trimble, Penelope Dymerets, Joanna Chen, Sophia Ojeda, Dominique Salimbagat watch here: AAPI & Jewish Cultural Fashion Show Vlog.mp4
• Hora Dance: ICONOCLAN & All Models
• Malong Malong Dancers Sophia Kavanagh, Lina Vargas, Daisy Zou and Jasmelli Santiago
Event Hosts
Leslie Arcentales & Delancey Trimble
Free Book Station During Assembly
Thank you to Mr. Knowlton and Library Youth Leaders for setting up a beautiful display of free books in the lobby during our assembly in celebration of Asian American and Jewish Heritage Month. Your thoughtful contribution helped create a welcoming space for reflection, learning, and appreciation of diverse voices.
Behind the Scenes
• Eligibility Checking: Ms. Molloy & Mr. Stampone
• Poster Support: Ms. Weiss
• Attendance: Ms. Pita
• Photography: Mr. Jones & his Photography Students
• Videography Streaming: Mr. Stampone
• Lighting: SGO Sophia Dela Torre & SGO Alina Dolores
• Sound: SGO Jasmine Astudillo-Erraez
• Stage (Screen & Curtains): SGO Aishatou Soumare
Administration Support
Ms. Arcamay Ms. Boulamaali Ms. Frank Mr. Kohm Ms. McGuinnes Ms. Moore Mr. Raschilla
Mr. Rau Ms. Reyes Mr. Stampone Ms. Silva Mr. Tallone
Culinary & Hospitality Support
Ms. Cordero, Michelle C., Allison P.
ACC Club Stars
Sophia Kavanagh, Joanna Chen, Mai Wong, Justin Liang, Ray Wang, Nathalie Zhu, Lina Vargas, Jasmelli Santiago, Daisy Zou, Allison Perez, Kaelyn Mangahas, Dominique Salimbagat, Sophia Ojeda, Diamond Tarayao, Jazmine Gao, Zhearah Laquia, Alexia Hernandez, Ritchie Rojo, Toung Vy Nguyen, Andreanna Brown, Michelle Chen, Leslie Arcentales, Mei-Li McClanahan
Jewish Culture Club
And a special shoutout to Ms. Lissauer and all the JCC members - Delancey Trimble, Penelope Dymerets, Parker Hamlin, and supporting students Summer Hernandez, and Lucinda Gordon