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ASIAFEST '08 Kicks Off Plano’s Asian
Heritage Week
Date: Saturday May 3, 2008
Time: 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Cost: Free Admission
Location: Haggard Park, 901 E 15th
St, Downtown Plano, 75074
ASIAFEST '08, the 5th Annual
Plano Asian Heritage Festival
Celebrating Asian
American Heritage Foundation, a non-profit
all-volunteer organization, announces
ASIAFEST ¡®08, the 5th Annual Plano Asian
American Heritage Festival. ASIAFEST ¡®08
will be held in Downtown Plano¡¯s Haggard
Park on Saturday May 3. The festival is
geared toward the entire family. Admission
and parking in City lots are free.
In 1990, President George Bush named May
national Asian/Pacific Heritage Month. Mayor
Pat Evans and the City Council will proclaim
the Week of May 3-10 Plano Asian American
Heritage Week.
For the past three years, thousands of
people have attended the Plano Asian
Heritage Festival. ASIAFEST ¡®08 features
booths from businesses and cultural
organizations throughout the DFW Metroplex.
Artists will be on hand to do children¡¯s
face painting. Clowns will be making balloon
animals. Activities include lessons in
Origami, the art of Japanese paper cutting.
Also highlighted are live music and dance
performances on the stage near the gazebo in
the park. This year, the Chinese Cultural
Center of Garland will perform the Chinese
Lion Dance and provide a demonstration of
traditional Shaolin Kung Fu martial arts.
The Dallas Asian American Youth Orchestra (DAAYO),
a 35 piece string orchestra, will be
performing classical music. Also, the
festival will showcase a combined adult and
children¡¯s fashion show.
For the second year, the Festival will
feature a wide variety of Asian food from
area restaurants. Festival goers are
encouraged to come for lunch. Participating restaurants include Joy Luck
BBQ, Da Won Korean Restaurant, Henry's
Homemade Ice Cream, Mango Thai Cuisine,
Jinbeh Japanese Restaurant, Akbar Indian
Restaurant and Boba Latte.
Join us Saturday May 3 for a fun filled
afternoon in the Park. |
