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Join Asia Society Texas Center for AsiaFest! This free, two-day celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is a family-friendly event that will engage the Houston community and its neighbors. The festival will include:

Asian and Fusion Cuisine

Food trucks representing the Bayou City’s culinary diversity: Casian King, Doughmaker Doughnuts, Foreign Policy, Belly Up, Flip n Patties, It’s a Wrap, Muiishi Makirritos, Pho-Jita Fusion, Smoosh Cookies, Tila's Taco Truck, Waffle Bus, and Wokker TX Ranger. Asia Society’s Jade Stone Café will also serve light bites and beverages throughout AsiaFest.

Asian Movement and Fitness Demonstrations

Guests will enjoy yoga from Yogiños: Yoga for Youth, tai chi, muay thai, storytelling, and other demonstrations.

Community Performances

Performances from the Houston community will include Polynesian movement, South Asian folk dance, Filipino kundiman songs, Taiwanese aboriginal dance, Japanese taiko drumming, and more. Visit back soon for the two-day performance schedule!

Creative Activity Zone

Engaging family-friendly activities such as Burmese lacquerware, Taiwanese calligraphy, Persian tile designs, henna, and others will fill the Activity Zone.

Vendors Selling Local Goods

Attendees can purchase local merchandise from Community Cloth, Ten Thousand Villages, A.R. Designers, and other vendors.

Exhibitions

Come see The Other Side: Chinese and Mexican Immigration to America for free! The weekend also marks the opening of Round Trip: Bicycling Asia Minor, 1891.
 

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Parking and Access

Parking for AsiaFest is available in the Asia Society Texas Center parking lot across from the building on Southmore. For more about visiting Asia Society, please click here. For additional details about accessing the Museum District including Metrorail, cabs, and more parking options, please visit the Houston Museum District website.

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Sponsorship & Support

Asia Fest is free and open to all. Click here to support AsiaFest.

To sponsor this program, please click here or contact Jordan Witherspoon, Director of Institutional Giving, at 713.496.9909 or JWitherspoon@AsiaSociety.org.

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About Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month celebrates Asians and Pacific Islanders. The month of May was chosen to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States on May 7, 1843, and to mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869. The majority of the workers who laid the tracks were Chinese immigrants.

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AsiaFest is made possible through a presenting sponsorship from New Era Life Insurance Companies and a generous grant by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance. Funding is also provided by the Asian American Giving Circle of Greater Houston, with additional support from the Taiwanese Heritage Society of Houston.

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