About Kampong Collective
Stories, creativity, and cultures of Southeast Asia deserve to be heard, experienced, and celebrated in America.
A journey begins
Singapore Festival 2025
In 2025, the Singapore Festival brought together over 3,300 people in a shared celebration of culture, creativity, and connection. What emerged was more than an event. The joy, curiosity, and warmth felt throughout the day affirmed a clear demand for more spaces that showcase Singaporean and Southeast Asian culture in America.
That founding energy now powers a broader mission: to celebrate and connect the diverse Southeast Asian diaspora while inviting broader American audiences into our vibrant cultures, foods, stories, creativity, and lived experiences.
The Kampong Spirit
A way of being with one another.
Our heritage is rooted in the kampong — a Malay word for village in Southeast Asia. Across the region, the kampong was not just a place. It was a way of being with one another.
Doors stayed open, neighbors fed each other, and culture was part of everyday interactions. That spirit of openness, generosity, and belonging is what we bring to everything we do: creating spaces where people discover something new, feel something familiar, and leave more connected than when they arrived.
"The kampong spirit travels. The door, as always, is open."
What we do
Stories made to be felt
Through immersive experiences (Spice & Story Theater), cultural programming (Art Gallery & Culinary Workshops), and community partnerships (Bersama), we create spaces where Southeast Asian stories are seen, heard, and felt.
Vision
A thriving cultural ecosystem
To celebrate Southeast Asian culture and identity across the U.S. through experiences, education, and connection.
Mission
Amplify the voices of SEA
We create spaces that amplify Southeast Asian identities — giving artists, storytellers and innovators platforms to share their work and connect with new audiences across America.
Why it matters
Authentic, not simplified
At a time when Southeast Asian narratives are often simplified or overlooked, we create safe spaces for deeper, more authentic expressions of identity — rooted in lived experience and shared across communities.