Southeast Asian/Pacific Islander Heritage Camp
Celebrate Heritage, Build Community
At Southeast Asian/Pacific Islander (SEAPI) Heritage Camp, adoptees ages 3 through adulthood and their families come together to explore SEAPI heritage and celebrate adoption. While adoptees connect through shared identity and experience—finding belonging, affirmation, and learning from racial and cultural mirrors—parents find connection, understanding, and support, as the entire camp celebrates community and carries the spirit of camp with them long after camp ends.
For the most part, our campers were born in the Marshall Islands, Philippines, Thailand, or Vietnam, or in the the U.S. of South Asian or Pacific Islander descent.
A Family Experience
SEAPI HC is a true family experience. Parents and adult adoptees join their own workshops and connect with others who share similar journeys, while non-adopted siblings are welcome and enjoy fun activities with peers and deepen their understanding of adoption and culture. Spouses, partners, and children of adult adoptees are warmly welcomed. All extended family members—grandparents, aunts, and uncles are also included—making camp a meaningful experience for everyone who shares in the story.
Camp Info
- Camp Dates: July 9-12, 1026
- Location (NEW!) Front Range Community College/Westminster, CO
- Registration Opens January 15, 2026
- Camp Registration will remain open until June 9, 2026, based on space available.
- After June 9, a late registration fee will be assessed, and our group lodging block will become open to the public, so subject to availability.
NEW NEWS!
This summer, SEAPI Heritage Camp is moving from the mountains to the Denver metro area. This exciting new setting allows us to bring campers closer together, explore new cultural opportunities, and create meaningful experiences in a fresh environment—all while keeping the camp strong and sustainable for years to come.
Celebrate. Connect. Belong
At Southeast Asian/Pacific Islander Heritage Camp, we joyfully honor campers’ SEAPI birth heritage while celebrating their adoption journey. Adoptees from age 3 to adulthood connect with one another, explore cultural roots, and find role models and racial mirrors who inspire confidence and belonging.
We are fortunate to have so many members of the Thai, Filipino, Vietnamese, and Pacific Islander communities at camp every year, sharing their knowledge and love of their cultures with all of our campers and families.
Adoption itself is a unique culture, and this camp celebrates both heritage and the culture of adoption. Together, adopted children, families, and adult adoptees thrive, connect, and celebrate in a vibrant, supportive community, because at camp, everyone belongs.
Child & Teen Connections
Our counselors, presenters, and performers—including many adult Asian adoptees and community volunteers—bring authentic cultural experiences to life for all ages of adoptees and their family members. From folk dancing to learning myths and fables, to dragon boating, making sticky rice and shadow puppet plays, every activity celebrates this region’s rich heritage while building lasting friendships among campers.
Parent/Family Connections
From shared meals and activities to cultural workshops and performances, plus excellent workshops relevant to raising transracial adopted children/teens and beyond for parents, families build lasting bonds while immersing in the vital camp culture that makes every moment memorable for the entire family.
Adult Adoptee Connections
Adult adoptees enjoy workshops, discussions, and cultural programs designed for their journeys. Returning year after year, they mentor younger campers, form lifelong friendships, and keep the spirit of camp alive—proving that camp never truly ends.
Adoption itself is a unique culture, and this camp celebrates both heritage and the culture of adoption. Together, adopted children, families, and adult adoptees thrive, connect, and celebrate in a vibrant, supportive community.
“Camp is the one place where our child feels entirely comfortable about being adopted as well as Vietnamese. We live in an area with low ethnic diversity, and being able to see other kids and counselors that are so comfortable themselves has been great, especially as middle schoolers are trying to figure out how much they want to conform or be different. This is the one family activity she looks forward to and talks about all year long.”
Learn More
We know attending SEAPI HC can take real effort—time, sometimes travel, and financial resources. But families tell us the return is powerful. Which leads to the question we hear often:
Why Southeast Asian/Pacific Islander Heritage Camp?
SEAPI HC offers something many families don’t find elsewhere: a space where adoptees are centered, parents are supported, and everyone belongs. Families come to camp to learn, to listen, and to grow together—leaving with deeper understanding, stronger relationships, and a community that continues well beyond camp.
Whether it’s your first time at camp or a long-standing tradition, you’ll leave connected, affirmed, and strengthened by community.
How To Stay Connected
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