Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program Blog

For the first time in 44 years, the 2010 Folklife Festival will focus on Asian Pacific Americans from the Greater Washington, DC area, who are a microcosm of the 15 million APAs who live all across the United States. The festival will take place June 24-28 and July 1-5 on the National Mall. This annual festival attracts over a million visitors from around the country and the world, with another 6 million visiting the website and about 40 million learning about it through other media coverage.

Many thanks to over 100 generous donors who contributed to the APA segment of the festival. APA programming at the 2010 Smithsonian Folklife Festival will educate audiences about what it means to be a person of Asian descent living in the United States today. It will bring together an array of 100 tradition-bearers from diverse communities to highlight the richness of APA cultures through demonstrations of music, dance, cuisine, visual arts, martial arts, spirituality, and technology, as well as discussions and scholarly forums on issues relating to Asian Pacific American identity, history, and culture.

Save the dates and please join us for this historic event. For more information, visit our website or the Folklife Festival website.

Also, check out how to volunteer at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.