AACC Lunch with Leaders

AACC Lunch with Leaders is the Asian American Chamber of Commerce’s midday networking lunch—business owners, executives, and emerging leaders sharing a meal and conversation instead of a nightclub mixer. The August 11 edition lands at Rangoli Indian Restaurant in Manassas, with Glue Up listing member admission around $35 and non-member around $45. The chamber frames it as an intimate setting for leadership stories, idea exchange, and relationship-building across industries in the Northern Virginia corridor.

That Manassas placement matters for Circuit Washington. A large share of DMV Asian diaspora households and small-business operators sit in Fairfax, Prince William, and the Route 28 / I-66 belt—not only Downtown DC happy-hour geography. AACC’s calendar (Lunch with Leaders, mentorship, Jewels of Asia gala later in the year) is one of the clearer named Asian chamber tracks in the metro. Contact on the Glue Up page runs through the chamber (Dua Irfan).

Tuesday, August 11, 2026, 12:00–2:00 PM EDT at Rangoli, 10223 Nokesville Road, Manassas. Register on Glue Up before seats fill; confirm parking and any dietary notes in the confirmation email. Midday Route 28 / Manassas traffic is real—leave buffer if you are driving from Tysons or the District.

This lunch is right if you are a DMV Asian American entrepreneur, chamber member, or professional who wants a daytime business room with a named host. A classified intel summit floor, govcon BD dinner density, and a members-only bar association social are different rooms. Bring a clear one-liner on what you sell or hire for; treat the table as relationship time, not a cold pitch hour.