AAPI Heritage Festival Woburn

05/07/2024

AAPIEC Inc, in collaboration with Middlesex Community College (MCC) will be holding the 2024 AAPI/AANHPI Heritage Festival and Exhibit May 9-10, 2024. Free admission, Free Parking. See info below and our flyers.

We pleased to announce a jam packed schedule of speakers and performers: The names in bold are new performers being announced.

For the latest info, go to our website:https://aapiwoburn.weebly.com/festival-information1.html

Keynote Speaker: Paul Watanabe

Performers:

Blessing Dance performed by Indras Artistic Creation Group

Lao Blessing Dance performed by Samantha Khamvanhthong

Fishing Dance and Coconut Dance performed by Morodok

Chinese Zither played by Entain Lee, Caitlyn Tat, and Callie Tat.

Lion Dance performed by Calvin Chin Martial Arts Academy

EXHIBIT: We are also pleased to be able to share the history and numerous contributions of the following American ethnic groups: Everyone should be proud of their heritage.

1) Chinese American, 2) Japanese American, 3) Indonesian American, 4) Laotian American, 5) Samoan American, 6) Vietnamese American, 7) Tibetian American,

😎 Asian Indian American, 9) Native Hawaiian American, 11) Cambodian American, 12) Filipino American, 13) Maori American, 14) Fijian American, 15) Saudi American

Next year there will be more American Ethnic groups added to the list.

I'm excited and hope to see you next week.

Festival Information:

Date: Thursday, May 9th, 2024 - Festival and Exhibit

Location: MCC Lower Café (Lowell Campus), 33 Kearney Square, Lowell, MA 01852

Time: 4 PM – 7 PM

Admission: FREE

Parking: Free Parking with Validation

Lower Locks Garage - 90 Warren St. , Lowell, MA 01852

Roy Garage - 100 Market St. , Lowell, MA 01852

Here is the link to the parking map: https://www.middlesex.mass.edu/transportation/parking/lparkmap.aspx

Date: Friday, May 10th, 2024 - Exhibit only

Location: MCC Lower Café (Lowell Campus), 33 Kearney Square, Lowell, MA 01852

Time: 12 PM – 5 PM

Admission: FREE and Free Parking with Validation - Lower Locks Garage and Roy Garage

04/29/2024

2) NAAAP is also having their Asian Heritage Month Kickoff Celebration with Boston's First Boston Asian Restaurant Week on Monday, April 29th, 2024.

Location: Big Night Live Studio B garden (110 Causeway St, Boston, MA 02114).

For more information and to purchase tickets, click on this link:

you eaten yet? Come celebrate the Asian food scene here in Boston and support local businesses! Hosted by NAAAP Boston X Meet Boston.

04/29/2024

1) AAPIEC Inc, in collaboration with Middlesex Community College (MCC) will be holding the 2024 AAPI/AANHPI Heritage Festival and Exhibition May 9-10, 2024. MCC has generously offered to host the Festival and AAPIEC Inc. is displaying the "Contributions AAPIs Have Made to American History" exhibit. Free admission, Free Parking. See info below and our flyer.

We are happy to announce that the keynote speaker is Paul Watanabe, Director and Professor in the Department of Political Science at UMass Boston.

One of our performers Entain Lee will be playing the Chinese Zither.

Date: Thursday, May 9th, 2024 - Festival and Exhibit

Location: MCC Lower Café (Lowell Campus), 33 Kearney Square, Lowell, MA 01852

Time: 4 PM – 7 PM

Admission: FREE

Parking: Free Parking with Validation

Lower Locks Garage - 90 Warren St. , Lowell, MA 01852

Roy Garage - 100 Market St. , Lowell, MA 01852

Here is the link to the parking map: https://www.middlesex.mass.edu/transportation/parking/lparkmap.aspx

Date: Friday, May 10th, 2024 - Exhibit only

Location: MCC Lower Café (Lowell Campus), 33 Kearney Square, Lowell, MA 01852

Time: 12 PM – 5 PM

Admission: FREE and Free Parking with Validation - Lower Locks Garage and Roy Garage

06/06/2023

Featured in the Daily Times Chronicle!

06/03/2023

Two weeks ago, we capped off our second annual AAPI Heritage Festival!

05/19/2023

Two more sleeps until the festival!!

05/16/2023

May 20th is coming up soon. Make sure you clear your schedule for the festival!

05/08/2023

We are very excited to announce that we have a special guest performing at our festival, musician Kevin So. Kevin, a native of Massachusetts is a multi-instrumentalist (keyboards, guitar, harmonica, mandolin) who was part of Keb' Mo', a 5-time Grammy Award Winner band for 15 years.

As a song writer, his songs have been recorded by India Arie (“Crush On You”), Keb' Mo' ("Talk”), Ana Popovic (“Slow Dance”), Ronnie Baker Brooks (“Wham Bam Thank You Sam”) and Shemekia Copeland ("Sounds Like The Devil”).

Kevin So has performed both nationally and international at venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, Wiltern Theatre, and The Ryman in Nashville and has built loyal fans around the world.

In 2007, Kevin received the prestigious NYC International Fringe Festival Award (Best Music & Lyrics) for his song “Great Wall”, a musical that was produced by the Village Theatre at the First Stage Theatre in Issaquah, WA and at Second Stage Theatre in Everett, WA to a sold out audiences in August 2015.

This is just a few highlights from his long list of accomplishment. To learn more about Kevin So, visit http://www.KevinSo.com

Join us at our AAPI Heritage Festival to hear Kevin's music and learn about his journey in becoming an international star. He has generously agreed to give two performances for us.

The Asian Stevie Wonder. A Chinese American Bruce Springsteen. Pioneer bluesman for Asian American musicians and singer songwriters. CEO of sexyasianman.com

05/01/2023

Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Our celebration is coming soon!!
Our guest includes: Vanna Howard is a State Representative from the 17th Middlesex District and Mayor Galvin of Woburn.

04/16/2023

Almost a month away until our long awaited amazing AAPI Heritage Festival!

03/24/2023

New updated flyer. May 20th is coming up soon, make sure to mark it in your calendar!

03/16/2023

Alongside our heritage festival, all month there will be a month long exhibit in honor of AAPI Heritage Month!
Please "Save the Dates" for the "Contributions AAPI Have Made to American History" Exhibit

Dates: May 1st - 31st, 2023 - there will be new information every week.

Venue: Woburn Public Library

Admission: Free