MEDIA ALERT: 5th Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration
Largest APA Heritage Month Celebration Nationwide
Featuring J-Cars, Kickboxing Ring, Entertainment by Lyrics Born, Curt Yagi, Planet Infinity's Taekwondo Team & Charlie Chin & more
May 13, 2009
(U.S. ASIAN WIRE)— WHO: Critically acclaimed hip-hop artist Lyrics Born, singer/songwriter Curt Yagi, Planet Infinity's Taekwondo Team, classically-trained storyteller Charlie Chin, and San Francisco's World Team USA Muay Thai Kickboxing Team.
WHAT: The 5th Annual Asian American Heritage Street Celebration (AHSC) presented by California Pacific Medical Center and Subaru.
Performances and Exhibitions by:
· Lyrics Born, critically acclaimed hip-hop artist
· Curt Yagi, 2008's Best of the Bay Singer Songwriter
· Charlie Chin, musician, author, historian, and classically-trained storyteller
· Planet Infinity's Taekwondo Demo Team
· J-Cars
· San Francisco's World Team USA Muay Thai Kickboxing Team
Featuring free Hepatitis B screenings, free Asian Art Museum Tickets, an AHSC Best Dance Crew Contest and more.
WHERE: Civic Center (in front of Asian Art Museum, on Larkin and McAllister Streets) leading up to Little Saigon District,San Francisco, CA
WHEN: Saturday, May 16, 2009
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
WHY: To promote and foster Asian Pacific American identity by bringing together community and encouraging the sharing of differences and appreciation of diversity. To pay homage to the San Francisco Vietnamese community.
To RSVP for this event, please reply to Angela Pang at apang@asianweek.com or (650)703-9364
About the Asian Heritage Street Celebration
The Asian Heritage Street Celebration is organized by the AsianWeek Foundation in cooperation with over 150 organizations in the local and Asian American community. It is the largest outdoor gathering of Asians in America and features arts and crafts vendors, two stages for live performances, carnival rides, import car show, kickboxing ring, Asian food vendors and more. This year's sponsors include California Pacific Medical Center, Subaru, Brown and Toland Medical Group, Comcast, Kaiser Permanente, Visa, AT&T, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, Golden Gate Disposal, San Francisco Chronicle, CBS 5/CW Bay Area, AsianWeek, Northern California Carpenters Union, BART, and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. The AsianWeek Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)3 committed to developing Asian American community. All proceeds from the Celebration are donated to local and national charities. www.asianfairsf.com
Contact:
Angela Pang
AsianWeek Foundation
apang@asianweek.com
(650)703-9364
|
