Welcome to the website of Kerala Association of Washington (KAW), a non-profit, non-political, non-religious cultural organization working towards the betterment of the social lifestyle of Keralites in the Pacific Northwest.We, Malayalees, come from the southernmost state of India, Kerala. Also known as "God's own country", Kerala is one of the most beautiful places on planet earth. Our native language is "Malayalam" and so the name "Malayalees". We, KAW, strive to maintain and promote the golden heritage of Kerala through our highly acclaimed Cultural events, Stage shows featuring celebrities from Kerala, Sports Tournaments, Literary plus Educational activities & Charity initiatives. KAW also serves as a forum of friendship and exchange of ideas and information for the Keralites. We exhort all Malayalees of Washington state to actively participate in the various programs organized by KAW. For a brief history of KAW, click here. To learn about KAW's flagship initiatives for 2012, visit this link
If you would like to receive communications from KAW, email secretary@kaow.org.Important Dates
- May 6th - KAW Mother's Day Celebrations
- May 25th - Stage Show - American Thriller Express
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2012 Events
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- Stage Show - American Thriller Express
Come join us on a fun filled evening with the stars. Immerse yourself in mesmerizing songs from Venugopal, Anoop Shankar and Cicily. Enjoy beautiful classical dance performance from Lakshmi Gopalaswami. Laugh out loud with Jagadeesh and Asianet-Vodafone comedy stars. Meet new and upcoming stars Rejith Menon and Mithra Kurian.
Details.. - KAW Mother's Day Celebrations
Kids' fancy dress, Dads' cooking competition and more. Details.. - Badminton Tournament
KAW's first Sport event of the year Details.. - Malayalam class for Adults
Want to learn Malayalam? Check out the Details.. - Movie "Spanish Masala"
KAW featuring the Movie on March 31st 2:00 pm. Details. - KAW GB Meeting & Hand-off to EC'2012
held on March 4th at Kent Marthoma Church Hall.
KAW'2011 Annual Report - Christmas/New Year Fest & EC'2012 Election
was held at Sammamish School in Bellevue. Congratulations to EC'2012 team led by Biju Skariah, Jayashree Narayan & PM Mathew. Details here
2011 Events
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- KAW Charity Donations
to SOS Village ($400), Ajan MS ($1660 - Rs 85000), Athira Balachandran ($500), Hopelink Foundation, Idukki ($500), Gandhibhavan, Kerala (500$). Details - Unite for Mullapperiyar
at Gandhi statue Bellevue. Details - KAW Charity Events
at Kent Food Bank, Bellevue Hopelink . Details - KAW Cards (28, 56, Rummy) Tournament
Congrats to the Winners. Details - KAW Chess Tournament
Congrats to the Winners. Details - Stageshow "Akkara Kazhchakal"
KAW's second super stageshow of the year was a smashing hit... Details. - KAW Volleyball Tournament
Congratulations to Kavalachattambies for winning the KAW Volleyball Tournament. Details. - KAW Badminton Tournament
Congrats to Arun AV & Angelina for winning the Singles Titles. Details. - Movie "Dr. Love"
KAW featured the Movie on Oct 15th. Details. - KAW Onam Sadhya & Cultural Fest
KAW celebrated Onam with a sumptuous OnamSadhya for ~800 people and a spectacular Cultural Show. Details. - KAW Malayalam Class
Two divisions started on September 25th. Details - KAW Karshakashree Contest
Congratulations to the Karshakshree contest winners. Details - KAW Women's Throwball Tournament
Congratulations to Red Chillies for winning the Throwball Title. Details - KAW Soccer Tournament
Congratulations to AeroControls FC for winning the KAW Soccer Tournament. Details. - KAW Cricket Torunament
Congratulations to Team Pulikkoottam for winning the Cricket Tournament, the biggest sporting spectacle of KAW Calendar. Details. - KAW Tennis Tournament
Congrats to Arun AV & Sabitha Brijesh for winning the Singles Titles. Details - KAW Annual Picnic
KAW oragnized a grand Summer Picnic at the beautiful Lake Sammamish Park. Details - Super-hit Movie "Urumi"
was presented on June 4th. Details - KAW Mother's Day Celebrations
KAW celebrated Mother's day with Kids Talent Fest, Cooking Contest, Anthakshari etc at Kent Marthoma Church Hall on May 15th. 50+ families participated in this fun-filled event. Details - KAW Legal/Immig/Student Aid Seminar
KAW Educational Wing presented Seminars on Immi/Sponsorship/Wills/Student AID on May 7th. The three landmark initiatives of KAW- Legal/Immigration Center, Career Center & Helpline were also set into motion. Details - KAW Megashow with Pazhassiraja Team
Manoj K Jayan, Padmapriya, Ramesh Pisharody, Reemi Tomy etc entertained the capacity crowd of close to 500 KAW members with a great evening of Non-stop Dance, Comedy & Music on April 29th. Thank you for your great feedback about the Show, your uplifting comments for the organizers/volunteers and for helping us stabilize the economical footing of KAW. Details. - KAW Kerala Election Prediction Contest:
Winner is Ram Pranam. Details - KAW Cricket World Cup Prediction Contest:
Winner is Brijesh PK. Details - Mammootty Movie "Best Actor"
was screened on March 26th. Details - Feb 26: EC Meet to discuss Vision/Goals for 2011
- Feb 19: General Body Meeting
KAW Community Updates
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