Two cartoon boba teas with smiling faces and arms stand in the foreground above the retro-style text "BOBA Buddies" with sparkling accents and bubbles in the background.

Asians for Collective Liberation in Spokane

LXCL:Pre-K and under, K-8 (Kindergarten to 8th Grade Students), and high school youth

Youth/Student

LXCL:A parent/guardian is required to stay with the youth/students all throughout the event

Parent/Guardian

LXCL:Help us create a welcoming, joyful, and community-centered space throughout the event

Community Volunteer

LXCL:Ticket for our AYCL (Asian Youth for Collective Liberation) fellows who are volunteering

AYCL Fellow

LXCL:Tickets reserved for ACL or ACA Staff and Board only

ACL/ACA Staff/Board

<p fr-original-style="line-height:1.2;margin:12pt 0px;width:100%;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);" id="isPasted" style="line-height:1.2;margin:12pt 0px;width:100%;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">ACL Spokane presents Boba Buddies!&nbsp;Boba Buddies is a monthly cultural program that nurtures community belonging for K-8 (kindergarten and grades 1 through 8) Asian and Asian American youth in the Spokane area. Each session explores different Asian cultural identities through storytelling, art activities, and creative play. We provide refreshments and every month will have special guests!&nbsp;This program is mainly organized for Asian and Asian American families but we have selected events that we open up to the public or pop-ups at events organized by other community partners.<span fr-original-style="color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;" style="color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important; box-sizing: inherit;">&nbsp;Please see the descriptions per date below.&nbsp;<span fr-original-style="color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;" style="color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important; box-sizing: inherit;">Shout out to our boba partner, <a fr-original-style="text-decoration-color:initial;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit;color:inherit;" href="https://teascompanyspokane.com/" style="text-decoration-color:initial;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit;color:inherit;" target="_blank">Teas Company</a>!For info and calendar of events, visit: <a fr-original-style="" href="http://aclspokane.org/bobabuddies" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">aclspokane.org/bobabuddies</a>.✨ Check out the upcoming Boba Buddies dates. Please select the event date to RSVP. All events are FREE. Any donation will help us continue our programs and make them accessible to our community: ____ BOBA BUDDIES @ THE ROOT EXPERIENCE FESTIVAL (OPEN TO ALL) In partnership with <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.therootexperience.org/root-experience-festival-2026" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">The Root Experience Festival</a> and <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.cltregallery.com/" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">CLTRE Gallery</a>, join us as we celebrate Native American Heritage Month and Kinrō Kansha no Hi&nbsp;(勤労感謝の日, Japanese Labor Thanksgiving Day) with a free art workshop for youth and families!&nbsp; 🍱 Local artist <a fr-original-style="" href="http://lisasoranaka.com" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Lisa Soranaka</a> will be teaching us how to make air-dry clay bento boxes&nbsp;to honor the stewards of our lands and give thanks to the labor and care of the people who make our food! All materials will be provided. 🗓️ Saturday, November 18 10, 2026 @ 10:00am-12:00pm (doors at 10:00am for arrival and snacks, workshop starts at 10:30am)📍 <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.cltregallery.com/" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">CLTRE Gallery</a> (425 W. 2nd Ave, Spokane WA)🎟️ <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/boba-buddies" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">FREE and RSVP Required! Limited spots.</a> This workshop is recommended for K-8 youth + families but open to all.&nbsp;Please reserve your spot as a youth, family member, volunteer or AYCL Fellow.🧋Free boba drink from<a fr-original-style="" href="https://teascompanyspokane.com/" target="_blank">&nbsp;Tea&#39;s Company</a>🔗 For more info:<a fr-original-style="" href="http://aclspokane.org/bobabuddies" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">&nbsp;aclspokane.org/bobabuddies</a> About the Artist<a fr-original-style="" href="http://lisasoranaka.com" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1793979304/wysiwyg/fmarbtqomvv890y7brxk.jpg" style="width: 205px; display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom; margin: 5px 0px 5px 5px; text-align: right; max-width: calc(100% - 5px); float: right; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 205px; display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom; margin: 5px 0px 5px 5px; text-align: right; max-width: calc(100% - 5px); float: right;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">Lisa Soranaka</a> is a ceramic artist, muralist, and educator living in the Inland Northwest. She received her BFA in ceramics from Central Washington University and her MFA in ceramics at Washington State University. Lisa has shown her work across the country, most notably at the Box Heart Gallery in Pittsburg PA, the Gloria Kennedy Gallery in Brooklyn NY, and the Kolva-Sullivan Gallery in Spokane WA. Lisa teaches at Gonzaga University, North Idaho College, Eastern Washington University, and the Community Colleges of Spokane. Additionally, she has worked on public art projects locally such as the Railway Underpass Mural in downtown area with Eric-Alain Parker, and a large public mosaic sculpture in Emerson-Garfield neighborhood in collaboration with Mallory Battista,. More recently, she worked on a mural on the exterior walls behind Madeleine&rsquo;s Cafe and Patisserie, honoring the Chinese and Japanese histories of the old &ldquo;Trent Alley&rdquo; neighborhood&mdash;or what was known as the international district in downtown Spokane prior to Expo &lsquo;74. Check out Lisa&rsquo;s work at <a fr-original-style="" href="http://lisasoranaka.com" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">lisasoranaka.com</a> About The Root Experience Festival<a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.therootexperience.org/root-experience-festival-2026" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">The Root Experience</a> is a free, 3-day festival featuring BIPOC talent from various cultures and disciplines. The festival celebrates International filmmakers, artists, culture bearers, musicians, healers, and the stories they weave through their art. The goal is to place Spokane creatives on the same stages as the rest of the world. In doing so, not only are we creating access points to professional creative industries, but we are also uplifting their narratives of culture, family, beauty, and resilience to create a network that empowers living stories while healing elements of the past, present, and future. Learn more about this year&rsquo;s festival at <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.therootexperience.org/root-experience-festival-2026" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">therootexperience.org/root-experience-festival-2026</a>

ACL Spokane presents Boba Buddies! Boba Buddies is a monthly cultural program that nurtures community belonging for K-8 (kindergarten and grades 1 through 8) Asian and Asian American youth in the Spokane area. Each session explores different Asian cultural identities through storytelling, art activities, and creative play. We provide refreshments and every month will have special guests! This program is mainly organized for Asian and Asian American families but we have selected events that we open up to the public or pop-ups at events organized by other community partners. Please see the descriptions per date below. Shout out to our boba partner, <a href="https://teascompanyspokane.com/" target="_blank">Teas Company</a>!For info and calendar of events, visit: <a href="http://aclspokane.org/bobabuddies" target="_blank">aclspokane.org/bobabuddies</a>.✨ Check out the upcoming Boba Buddies dates. Please select the event date to RSVP. All events are FREE. Any donation will help us continue our programs and make them accessible to our community: ____ BOBA BUDDIES @ THE ROOT EXPERIENCE FESTIVAL (OPEN TO ALL) In partnership with <a href="https://www.therootexperience.org/root-experience-festival-2026" target="_blank">The Root Experience Festival</a> and <a href="https://www.cltregallery.com/" target="_blank">CLTRE Gallery</a>, join us as we celebrate Native American Heritage Month and Kinrō Kansha no Hi (勤労感謝の日, Japanese Labor Thanksgiving Day) with a free art workshop for youth and families!  🍱 Local artist <a href="http://lisasoranaka.com" target="_blank">Lisa Soranaka</a> will be teaching us how to make air-dry clay bento boxes to honor the stewards of our lands and give thanks to the labor and care of the people who make our food! All materials will be provided. 🗓️ Saturday, November 18 10, 2026 @ 10:00am-12:00pm (doors at 10:00am for arrival and snacks, workshop starts at 10:30am)📍 <a href="https://www.cltregallery.com/" target="_blank">CLTRE Gallery</a> (425 W. 2nd Ave, Spokane WA)🎟️ <a href="https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/boba-buddies" target="_blank">FREE and RSVP Required! Limited spots.</a> This workshop is recommended for K-8 youth + families but open to all. Please reserve your spot as a youth, family member, volunteer or AYCL Fellow.🧋Free boba drink from<a href="https://teascompanyspokane.com/" target="_blank"> Tea's Company</a>🔗 For more info:<a href="http://aclspokane.org/bobabuddies" target="_blank"> aclspokane.org/bobabuddies</a> About the Artist<a href="http://lisasoranaka.com" target="_blank"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1793979304/wysiwyg/fmarbtqomvv890y7brxk.jpg" style="width:205px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:bottom;margin:5px 0px 5px 5px;text-align:right;padding:0px 1px;max-width:100%" />Lisa Soranaka</a> is a ceramic artist, muralist, and educator living in the Inland Northwest. She received her BFA in ceramics from Central Washington University and her MFA in ceramics at Washington State University. Lisa has shown her work across the country, most notably at the Box Heart Gallery in Pittsburg PA, the Gloria Kennedy Gallery in Brooklyn NY, and the Kolva-Sullivan Gallery in Spokane WA. Lisa teaches at Gonzaga University, North Idaho College, Eastern Washington University, and the Community Colleges of Spokane. Additionally, she has worked on public art projects locally such as the Railway Underpass Mural in downtown area with Eric-Alain Parker, and a large public mosaic sculpture in Emerson-Garfield neighborhood in collaboration with Mallory Battista,. More recently, she worked on a mural on the exterior walls behind Madeleine’s Cafe and Patisserie, honoring the Chinese and Japanese histories of the old “Trent Alley” neighborhood—or what was known as the international district in downtown Spokane prior to Expo ‘74. Check out Lisa’s work at <a href="http://lisasoranaka.com" target="_blank">lisasoranaka.com</a> About The Root Experience Festival<a href="https://www.therootexperience.org/root-experience-festival-2026" target="_blank">The Root Experience</a> is a free, 3-day festival featuring BIPOC talent from various cultures and disciplines. The festival celebrates International filmmakers, artists, culture bearers, musicians, healers, and the stories they weave through their art. The goal is to place Spokane creatives on the same stages as the rest of the world. In doing so, not only are we creating access points to professional creative industries, but we are also uplifting their narratives of culture, family, beauty, and resilience to create a network that empowers living stories while healing elements of the past, present, and future. Learn more about this year’s festival at <a href="https://www.therootexperience.org/root-experience-festival-2026" target="_blank">therootexperience.org/root-experience-festival-2026</a>

Asians for Collective Liberation in Spokane

Boba Buddies

Youth/Student

Free

Parent/Guardian

Free

Community Volunteer

Free

AYCL Fellow

Free

ACL/ACA Staff/Board

Free

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