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🌟 Amplify the voices of #AAPI in gaming
🌟 Promote cultural appreciation
🌟 Highlight representation in games & related content
🌟 Supported by @igdahq

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@aapiingaming & @diversityin.games are teaming up to bring @gdocexpo to Vancouver, IRL!

📍 LaSalle College, 2808 Bradfield Court
📅 October 6th, 2026
🕕 6–9PM

Join us for:
🎤 Two in-person speakers — Shavonne Yu & Professor Kawika Guillermo
🥪 Food (Japanese sandwiches and musubi!)
🕹️ Curated talk screenings + mingling
💻 Bring your laptop/console after 7:15PM to showcase your work — no permission needed, just bring your games!

Whether you’re in the games industry or not, everyone’s welcome — all ages, all backgrounds. 🧡

🔗 Tickets in bio
💬 Questions? Join our Discord — link in bio

#GDoCExpo #AAPIInGaming #DiversityInGames #GameDevs #VancouverEvents taken in LaSalle College | Vancouver by @aapiingaming

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📢 Calling all AAPI streamers & content creators!

AAPI In Gaming is building a Creator List to pair AAPI streamers with AAPI-made games for Let's Play opportunities! ✨

What's in it for you:
🎮 Pre-launch access to AAPI-made games
🔑 Free Steam keys
📺 Option to stream on the IGDA Twitch channel (2.7k followers)
📣 Amplification across our socials (2.6k+ LinkedIn, 900+ Discord, 500+ IG, 450+ Bluesky)
🌏 Culturally relevant content curated for you & your audience

We're a 100% volunteer-run grassroots org, so no monetary comp right now — but we've got you in mind for conference passes and other opportunities as they come up!

Applications reviewed on a rolling basis — link in bio to sign up 🧡
#AAPIInGaming #AAPIHeritage #ContentCreator #Streamer #IndieGames #GamingCommunity by @aapiingaming

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The GDoCExpo Steam Sale is back 🛒

Hundreds of games, discounts, demos, broadcasts, all from devs of color and supporters across the community. And once it's officially open, you'll find it right on Steam's front page.

This is the fun part: discover your next favorite indie game, and support the dev who made it, at the same time.

Running through Oct 2, go wishlist, go shop, go tag a friend!
#gamedev

We're on the home page of Steam!

It's happening right now 👀 2,400+ people watching devs play live, hundreds of games discounted, all on Steam's front page!! The GDoCExpo Steam Sale runs through Oct 2, go see what everyone's watching!

We're so grateful to our partners! 🙌🏾

@blackingaming

The Black in Gaming Foundation (BIG) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and global ecosystem dedicated to cultivating, supporting, and promoting Black leadership, innovation, and opportunity in the worldwide gaming industry.

@aapiingaming

AAPI in Gaming is a grassroots community, platform, and Special Interest Group (SIG) of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) dedicated to elevating, amplifying, and supporting Asian American and Pacific Islander game developers and industry professionals.

@indiegameutsav

Indie Game Utsav is India's first-of-its-kind event dedicated exclusively to indie game developers, serving as a platform where over 40 curated Indian indie game studios showcase their creations to thousands of gamers and international publishers. by @aapiingaming

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Today, we celebrate the launch of not one, but two games. Two worlds. One historic moment for AAPI representation in gaming! 🎮

🌏 lily's world XD - @sonderingemily
🐓 Rooster - @stickybrainstudios

We congratulate these incredible developers in making space for more AAPI stories in gaming. 🫶

Play lily's world XD and Rooster on Steam now! ✨

#lilysworldXD #rooster #pointandclick #gaming #indiegames by @aapiingaming

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🕹️AAPI LET’S PLAY!🕹️
Pairing AAPI devs with AAPI creators: this time we’re teaming up with Xia Hongtian to play Tower Lab, an unreleased tower defense game where enemies have NO health... just use physics to knock them over!

🗓️ Aug 16, 2026 6PM EST
📺 twitch.tv/hongtianvt

Come watch with us :)
Link in bio!
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#AAPI #IndieGameDev #TowerDefense by @aapiingaming

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⏰ LAST CHANCE!! The Games for Pride Steam Steam Sale ends tomorrow at 10AM PT!

There are many wonderful gems featured in this sale, and your purchases will go toward developers with the passion and perseverance to tell stories and create gameplay experiences despite all the odds stacked against them.

🔗 Link in Bio!

#AAPI #LGBTQ #PrideMonth #LotusPride by @aapiingaming

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🎮 Not just a game: Amplifying Pan-Asian voices in gaming

Gaming has become one of the most powerful spaces for storytelling, community, and connection.

In our latest Cold Tea Collective feature, we spoke with gaming industry leaders, creators, and advocates about the role gaming plays in fostering belonging, representation, and community:

🎮 Brian Pang (@bpanger33) - Founder & Executive Director @asiansingaming
🎮 Christian de Luna (@cadeluna64) - Founder, @lunagamelabs
🎮 Shavonne Yu (@shavonneyu) - Co-Founder & Co-Chair, @aapiingaming
🎮 Nhi Do (@nhitendo) - Actor, Voice Actor & Producer, sunset visitor

Together, they reflect on how gaming can help people build friendships, see themselves represented in stories, and find community across cultures and experiences.

Read the full story at the link in bio or at coldteacollective.com.

Thanks also to @drpanichamcguire , Maggie Chen, Lily Tran and @roc.zs for contributing to this story.

Article by @denvtran edited by @pearlzh0u and graphics designed by @olivia.overthinks

#Gaming #AsianGamer #RepresentationMatters #asianingaming by @aapiingaming

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Happy Juneteenth everyone! AAPI in Gaming’s Lotus Pride Chapter and IGDA’s LGBTQIA+ SIG are glad to announce that the Games for Pride Steam Sale is now live! 🏳️‍🌈🪷

A variety of titles from AAA to indie featuring LGBTQIA+ developers, teams, and themes will be on sale during this period. Supporting these titles allows developers to fund their next game and players to see themselves represented in stories that otherwise wouldn’t be told

You have until June 28th 10AM PT to purchase a game or wishlist an upcoming one featured in this sale!

Shop the sale: Link in Bio!

#AAPI #LGBTQ #PrideMonth #LotusPride by @aapiingaming

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Hello everyone! Hope you’ve been having a great Pride Month so far! 🏳️‍🌈

This June, AAPI in Gaming's Lotus Pride Chapter is teaming up with IGDA's LGBTQIA+ SIG to bring you the Games for Pride sale!

There will be something for everyone as we have a wide variety of games in genres including action-adventures, puzzles, and visual novels featuring LGBTQIA+ developers included in this event!

🗓️: Mark your calendars and stay tuned as this Steam sale starts on June 19th!

#AAPI #LGBTQIA+ #PrideMonth by @aapiingaming

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At AAPI in Gaming, we celebrate Pride with our fellow queer members! 🌈

We are a safe space for all LGBTQ+ AAPI and allies so if you are in need of a place to be yourself, join our community chapter Lotus Pride and feel empowered! ✨

This month, we're excited to partner with the IGDA LGBTQ+ SIG to co-host and sponsor some really awesome events for LGBTQ+ game professionals and creatives throughout Pride Month. 🙌

Stay tuned for more updates from us and our partners! 💖

#Pride #LGBTQ #queer #AAPI #collaboration by @aapiingaming

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AAPI in Gaming is proud to present the AAPI in Games Journalism Panel! 🙌

We're going out with a bang with moderating this exclusive talk with special guests featuring Krysta Yang, Stella Chung, Michael Higham, and Chandler Treon. 🔥

We thank you for sharing your experiences with aspring AAPI journalists to discuss real issues affecting games media, especially from the perspective of the AAPI diaspora. ✨

Tune in this Sunday May 31st at 6pm PT on AAPI in Gaming’s YouTube Channel! 📺

#panel #aapiheritagemonth #gaming #journalism by @aapiingaming

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Cinema. Culture. Creativity. Community. 🎬✨

We are deeply honored to announce that AAPI in Gaming is officially a community sponsor for the inaugural Arté Film Festival, a landmark celebration honoring the Filipino community through the power of film.

This festival is where art, identity, and storytelling collide. From powerful documentaries to groundbreaking shorts, Arté is bringing bold stories and the magic of independent cinema to the big screen. We believe that representation matters, and we are proud to support the visionary filmmakers who are capturing our heritage and creativity so beautifully.
We couldn't be prouder to stand with this impactful event and celebrate the vibrant voices within our community.

Gather your crew and witness the magic with us.

🎟️ Link in bio for tickets

#ArteFilmFestival #FilipinoCreatives #AAPIinGaming #SupportIndieFilm #CommunityFirst #CinemaAndCulture by @aapiingaming

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