Danielle Kreutter is a multimedia journalist for Denver7 KMGH in Denver, Colorado.
AURORA, Colo. - There's an unassuming building right off of Highway 225 in Aurora that operates primarily as Happy Living and Wellness Daycare. In addition to that, it houses several local Asian American organizations.
"The Asian community has just been really yearning for a space to be able to gather and host different events and programming. That largely came about too during the pandemic, when there was a rise in Asian hate, and a lot of the community was having conversations about needing safe spaces and the spaces of belonging," said VanDan of what inspired the community space to take shape inside the Daycare run by her mother.
Organizers are hoping to take the community center elsewhere: a new, larger building in Centennial. VanDan said it could be an ideal location as the highest population of Asian American residents in the Denver metro area live in that city. To complete the renovations needed to the building, CACEN need around $500,000 more. They're hoping the community can help.
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