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COMMUNITY EVENTS
Maya Lê
Sun-Kissed
Gouache on canvas
This page highlights gatherings, programs, and events that reflect the presence and contributions of the richly diverse refugee communities in San Diego.
This is a new initiative. If you're organizing an event or have heard about something relevant, help us populate this page by submitting relevant events, past or upcoming.
Apr 30, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PMCity Heights, City Heights, San Diego, CA, USAJoin Viet Voices and a panel of local community members as they connect past to present and discuss what a healed future looks like.
May 14, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PMUniversity of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093, USAJoin us for a screening of JIN (2026), followed by a discussion with director Hamoun Dolatshahi (filmmaker and UC San Diego alum)
May 19, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PMUniversity of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093, USADr. Dilșa Deniz (UCSD Scholar at Risk in Residence 2019-2020) will discuss her experiences as a Kurdish feminist scholar and activist.- May 21, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PMUniversity of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093, USADr. Dilșa Deniz (Ph.D., Social Cultural Anthropology, Yeditepe University, Turkey) will discuss her recent book Shâmaran: The Neolithic Eternal Mother, Love and the Kurds in conversation with Hamoun Dolatshahi (MFA, UCLA), award winning Kurdish-Iranian filmmaker.
Apr 18, 2026, 9:00 PM – Apr 20, 2026, 5:30 PMWat Lao Buddharam Temple, 726 44th St, San Diego, CA 92102, USA✨💦 Celebrate Pi Mai Lao 2026 with the Lao Buddhist community in San Diego! 💦✨
Jan 31, 2026, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PMMajdal Community Center, 329 E Main St, El Cajon, CA 92020, USALetters From a Future is an art project with the Majdal Arab Community Center of San Diego and the AjA project.
Jan 24, 2026, 7:00 PM – 7:05 PMEmbarcadero Marina Park South, 200 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA 92101, USAJoin the Palestine Children's Relief Fund for their annual Move for Palestine 5K! Run, walk, or jog to support children in Gaza and across Palestine.
Jan 23, 2026, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PMSan Diego, 1100 Market St, San Diego, CA 92101, USAA powerful portrait of courage and humanity based on real call recordings of five-year-old Hind Rajab to the Palestine Red Crescent during the bombing in Gaza.
Jan 17, 2026, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PMSan Diego, 5319 Orange Ave, San Diego, CA 92115, USAPlease join us to celebrate the new beginning and to wish everyone's safety and good health in 2026, together as a community.
Jan 11, 2026, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PMBramble Bay Venue, 536 13th St #1, Imperial Beach, CA 91932, USAFeaturing live music, local vendors, live food-making demonstrations, and more, this event provides a sacred space for cultural connection and preservation.
Dec 13, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PMBread & Salt, 1955 Julian Ave, San Diego, CA 92113, USAHistorian Kelly Lytle Hernández and filmmaker Alex Rivera come together for a live conversation, film preview, and community gathering exploring the history and future of U.S. deportation.
Dec 02, 2025, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PMGlobal Marketplace, 5591 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92105, USAThe first Giving Tuesday Market to celebrate the resilience and creativity of refugee neighbors.
Nov 07, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PMSan Diego Asian Film Festival, 7510 Hazard Center Dr #100, San Diego, CA 92108, USAYEAR OF THE CAT follows Vietnamese-American filmmaker Tony Nguyen as he searches for the identity of his biological father, lost in the aftermath of the Fall of Saigon.
Oct 04, 2025, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PMEl Cajon, 329 E Main St, El Cajon, CA 92020, USACome by the Majdal Center to check out our space, meet the team, and learn more about our many community services, programs, and initiatives!
Apr 05, 2025, 2:00 PM – 5:30 PMEl Cajon, 201 E Douglas Ave, El Cajon, CA 92020, USAA field trip to the Majdal Center in El Cajon organized by the UCSD Ethnic Studies department colloquium committee.
Feb 26, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PMPublic Engagement Building rm 721, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093, USAFeaturing Ramah Awad, Executive Director of Majdal Arab Community Center of San Diego
Feb 15, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PMLemon Grove Library Community Room, 3001 School Ln, Lemon Grove, CA 91945, USAWith the San Diego Refugee Communities Coalition & the AMEA Campaign
Jan 27, 2025, 9:00 AM – 3:30 PMTubman Chavez Conference Center, 5101 Market St, San Diego, CA 92114, USA
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