Community Partners
These Las Vegas organizations have welcomed Balikbayan Bots and offered services and support. By partnering with us we have been able to share our story in the AAPI community and meet wonderful community leaders that are role models to our students. Thank you for all that you do every day in contributing positively the Las Vegas community!
Istorya is a Las Vegas based pop-up restaurant that serves culinary journeys inspired by Philippine history. We encourage guests to travel back in time and rediscover Filipino cuisine with menus inspired by different cultural influences through our pop-up dinners. Istorya was awarded Best-Pop Up Restaurant in Las Vegas by The Las Vegas Weekly.
Our collaborations :
Balikbayan: An Open Mic Night Part 2
Since 1997, the National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) has been the standard bearer for promoting the welfare and well-being of the four million Filipinos and Filipino Americans throughout the United States. The Filipino community is the largest and fastest growing AAPI community in Nevada.
There are approximately 200,000 Filipinos in Nevada, as of 2020 survey. Most are employed in the casino and hospitality industry with the healthcare sectors, with Filipino-American businesses ranking first in terms of numbers, spread in diverse enterprises like health care, food and hospitality, technical and professional services. Filipinos make up 20% of the entire Nevada population.
There are 52 Filipino American organizations in the State of Nevada, with the NaFFAA Nevada chapter being one of the largest, with an umbrella of 18 member organizations and a growing number of individual membership.
The Las Vegas Chapter of the National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP) was founded in 2022 as an organization dedicated to cultivating, supporting and promoting Asian American leaders through professional development programs, community services engagements, and diverse industry connections.