Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA) is a nonprofit arts organization based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
It was founded in 1989 by Asian American women artists including, notably, Flo Oy Wong and Betty Kano to create an "inter-generational, Pan Asian network for emerging and established artists". It supports and promotes Asian American women artists in the visual, literary and performing arts, through activities such as art events, artists salons and member exhibitions.
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