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A group of Asian American creatives are keeping their music and culture alive through curated events in Seattle's Chinatown International District.

With every record, SEA Vinyl Society aims to share and preserve music and stories from the Southeast Asian diaspora.

-We want folks to just feel a sense of community and belonging in the most natural form, which is through music and celebration.

Although many of us may not understand the language that's being sung, we can feel it.

-In 2023, the group was founded by a community of activists, artists, DJs and journalists representing various countries such as Vietnam, Lao, Philippines and Cambodia.

-I grew up eating McDonald's with fish sauce, like, it was that space in between.

And it you know, when you live in Seattle, it's a predominantly white city, there there just kind of feels that disconnect.

So, with SEA Vinyl Society, our, our stories are weaved in through our songs.

-Some records harken back to the Vietnam War era.

One of their signature monthly events is Third Fridays at Hood Famous Cafe and Bar, where people of all ages and backgrounds are welcome.

-It's Third Fridays, but it's also it's block party.

It's music and mahjong.

It's having listening parties.

It's having dancing in the street.

It's having all kinds of fun community events together -All this week for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we're bringing you stories about people making a difference in arts and culture spaces.

I'm Paris Jackson.

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