Who we are

Representation matters! Our community has a rich heritage and history. The HAPPEN BRG collective consists of over 100 countries and islands. This can make it difficult to know what is HAPPENing in every community across the state that we proudly represent. We encourage members to share information to spread the word and educate ourselves about our collective culture. HAPPEN represents:

  • Afghanistan
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Bangladesh
  • Bhutan
  • Brunei
  • Cambodia
  • China
  • Cyprus
  • Georgia
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Japan
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Laos
  • Lebanon
  • Malaysia
  • Maldives
  • Mongolia
  • Myanmar
  • Nepal
  • North Korea
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Palestine
  • Philippines
  • Qatar
  • Russia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Singapore
  • South Korea
  • Sri Lanka
  • Syria
  • Taiwan
  • Tajikistan
  • Thailand
  • Timor-Leste
  • Turkey
  • Turkmenistan
  • United Arab Emirates (UAE)
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vietnam
  • Yemen
  • Western Melanesia
    • the Bismarck Archipelago and other islands directly east of New Guinea
    • Bougainville and Buka Island
    • the Solomon Islands
  • Eastern Melanesia
    • the Santa Cruz Islands
    • Vanuatu
    • New Caledonia
    • Fiji
  • the Subtropical islands in the Australia/New Zealand region
    • Lord Howe Island
    • Norfolk Island
  • Micronesia
    • the Bonin Islands and Volcano Islands
    • Marcus Island
    • the Northern Marianas
    • the Southern Marianas
    • the Caroline Islands
    • Nauru and Banaba
    • Wake Island
    • the Marshall Islands
    • the Gilbert Islands (Kiribati)
  • Central Polynesia
    • Johnston Atoll
    • the Phoenix Islands
    • the Line Islands
    • Howland Island
    • Baker Island
    • Jarvis Island
    • Malden Island and Starbuck Island
    • Tuvalu
    • Tokelau
    • the Northern Cook Islands (Pukapuka, Nassau, Rakahanga, Manihiki, Penrhyn, Suwarrow and Palmerston)
  • Western Polynesia
    • Tonga
    • Samoa
    • Wallis and Futuna
    • Niue
  • Eastern Polynesia
    • the rest of the Cook Islands
    •  the Austral Islands
    • the Society Islands
    • the Tuamotu Archipelago and the Pitcairn Islands
    • Easter Island
    • Salas y Gómez, the Marquesas Islands
  • Northern Polynesia (the Hawaiian Islands)
  • Oceanic islands of the Eastern Pacific
    • The Revillagigedo Islands
    • Cocos Island and Malpelo Island
    • Clipperton Island
    • the Galápagos Islands
    • the Desventuradas Islands
    • the Juan Fernández Islands
  • Federated States of Micronesia
  • French Polynesia
  • New Zealand
  • Palau