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2009 PRESS RELEASES
- Asian Fusion Art Exhibit incorporates a variety of visual and performing arts
- Iowa Asian Alliance Commemorates Asian Pacific Heritage Month With CelebrAsian: The Seventh Annual Asian Heritage Festival
NEWS/INTERVIEWS
8 reasons to attend CelebrAsian festival
Des Moines Register:"If you plan to attend Des Moines' Asian Heritage Festival, now in its seventh year, here are eight experiences you should try..." (May 14, 2009)
An army of volunteers helps the Iowa Asian Alliance's small staff plan the annual CelebrAsian heritage festival
Juice:"You might be surprised to learn that the organization that plans Des Moines' Asian Heritage Festival, now in its seventh year and expected to draw up to 50,000 people, consists of one Stacy Lovan, 29, and two interns. The nonprofit Iowa Asian Alliance relies on board members and an army of volunteers to do the rest of the work, and as Lovan says, they do it well." (May 13, 2009)
San Wong and Ellen Yee talk about the CelebrAsian Festival May 16th
Lite 104.1 Interview (May 1, 2009)
2007 PRESS RELEASES
- Location Change for the 5th Annual Asian Heritage Festival
- Asian Heritage Festival Searches for Iowa's Next SensAsian
- CelebrAsian: The Annual Asian Heritage Festival Celebrates its 5th Anniversary
NEWS
D.M. Asian event thrives despite relocation
Des Moines Register:"Ian Loo's goal for the fifth annual Asian Heritage Festival was simple: foster more community. Burma, Loo's native country, was among 11 different Asian communities represented in individual villages at the festival." (May 13, 2007)
Celebrate Asian cultures
Des Moines Register:"Dhanu Raja and Ritika Sinha are thousands of miles from Bollywood. But the two west suburban women will bring a little bit of Indian glamour to Des Moines on Saturday for CelebrAsian, the fifth annual Asian Heritage Festival." (May 10, 2007)
What I'm Into: Donechanh Southammavong, 27, Celebrasian entertainment chair
Juice:"'Don' Southammavong was one year old when her family came to America from Laos. She grew up in Des Moines, loves Des Moines and wants to stay here." (May 9, 2007)
Asian festival plays economic development role
Business Record: "Two months ago, Anadi Bajoria moved to Iowa on a temporary visa to establish a Clive-based U.S. operations center for his company, which exports granite and marble from India. One of the first things he did upon his arrival was to contact the Iowa Asian Alliance." (Apr 28, 2007)
Singers, dancers, poets compete at Asian Heritage Festival
Des Moines Register: "At the fifth annual Asian Heritage Festival on May 12, six finalists will pop-and-lock, throw down poetry and dance for a chance at $500, an opportunity to perform at the 2007 AdmirAsian Achievement Awards and the title of Iowa's Next SensAsian." (Apr 27, 2007)
Thousands turn out for rich CelebrAsian
Des Moines Register:"Thousands of people braved chilly temperatures to sample Asian food, music, culture and entertainment at the daylong 'CelebrAsian' festival at Des Moines' Water Works Park." (May 14, 2006)
Asian Heritage Festival Draws Big Crowds
WHOtv.com:"Iowans experienced cultures from the other side of the world right here Des Moines this weekend. Thousands of people participated in the 4th annual Asian Heritage Festival at Water Works Park today. The event featured a dozen cultures." (May 13, 2006)
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