2010 Festival Blog - Asian Pacific Americans

Rebecca Andina was born in Korea in the seventies and adopted by an American family. She discusses growing up AsianRead More

The Alice Gu-Zheng Ensemble, a nonprofit organization, performs with the gu-zheng (Chinese zither). 

Chanmala Mali Phonpadith was one of three local Asian Pacific American small business owners invited to discuss “Business in theRead More

At the 2010 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, many visitors to the Family Activities tent at the Asian Pacific Americans program satRead More

Mongolian Americans demonstrated aspects of the traditional three-day Naadam Festival during the 2010 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. The celebration includes competitionsRead More

Real-estate agents are not always regarded as cultural brokers, but a panel at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival’s Asian Pacific AmericansRead More

Anyone who has participated in a performance group has a general idea of what it is like to create theRead More

Kwon Myoung-Won is a Korean American calligrapher. Kwon demonstrated his skills by creating a 150-foot-long scroll.  

In the 2010 Folklife Festival book, the goal of the Asian Pacific Americans program is described in this way: “TheRead More

“Not East Versus West” is the theme for today’s programming, reflecting our goal of ending the notion that people fromRead More