San Antonio one step closer to new venue highlighting impact and contributions of Asian community
This year, revenue from beverage and ticket sales went to funding to eventually build an Asian Resource Center in San Antonio.SAN ANTONIO — On Saturday, the San Antonio Asian Festival transformed La Villita for one day only filled with vendors selling food and goods, drawing henna on hands, writing names in Chinese, immersing attendees into the culture.
"I'm very glad to see that so many people that were with the Asian festival, continue the tradition and especially there are so many performances and you will see a lot of great Asian cultural performances today," he said. "For the longest time, almost ten years ago, Asian Americans, the local community, we wanted to have a facility to launch ourselves that we can come together to celebrate, but also showcase our diverse cultures and heritage and also to host events," said Elisa Chan, president of the Asian Resource Center of San Antonio .
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