Hip-hop, gospel and techno are among the types of music that will be included in tonight's Generation Asian Pacific American Show at 8:30 p.m. in the Power Center.
The event, sponsored by United Asian Organizations, kicks off Asian Pacific American Heritage month.
APA programming chair Tricia Bagmasbad said she hopes the event will attract a diverse audience.
"(The event) was more of an outreach to the greater University community," said Bagmasbad, an LSA junior. "It's about having African Americans, Latino Americans, Native Americans and also the non-minority students on campus (come to the show)."
The 18-act show, performed by more than 200 students, highlights both traditional and modern ideas in the Asian community.
LSA junior Irene Yuan said she is honored to be performing in two different groups in the show, including the only Asian sorority on campus, Alpha Kappa Delta Psi.
"We're going to show our unity, precision and creativity through entertainment," Yuan said.
LSA junior Esther Shin said she is glad "to see so many people coming out to support the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Show."
"I think the performances (last year) were really good and it seemed like the whole show was put together really well," Shin said. "So many people put a lot of effort into the show and that makes me want to go again."
Last year's event was a sell-out and Bagmasbad said tonight's show will be even better than last year's.
"The show's running on a book sort of theme and the chapters in the show are tradition, cross boundaries (between other Asian groups), power and vision," she said. "Each of the acts fall into those four categories."