Tulsa Asian Affairs Commission names 2025 priorities, advances Lunar New Year plans and committee leadership

The City of Tulsa Asian Affairs Commission on Jan. 7 focused its work plan for 2025 on cultivating Asian community leadership, expanding data collection about service needs, and increasing outreach through events including an inaugural Lunar New Year festival on Feb. 1.

Commission Chair Sarah said she wanted the meeting to be oriented toward planning: "the main focus that I want to to work on during this meeting is our planning." The commission voted to make Masood the chairperson of the workforce and education committee by voice vote during the meeting. Ethan, chair of the cultural committee, outlined logistics for the commission's Lunar New Year event and identified sponsors and community partners.

Why it matters: Commissioners described 2025 as a year to move beyond outreach and awareness toward concrete leadership development, data-driven targeting of services and early work on mental-health outreach. The commission is building partnerships and a modest event budget to raise visibility while also creating data processes the members say are needed to direct future programs.

Most important facts - The commission set fostering future leaders in the Asian community as an overarching 2025 goal, discussed solutions ranging from short workshops to mentorships and partnerships with Leadership Tulsa, and identified mental-wellness outreach and student engagement as priorities. - The commission is hosting a Lunar…