Each year, in May, the festival offers music, performances, arts, food, history and corporate outreach. The first festival in 1979 grew out of the civil rights movements of that era when President Jimmy Carter signed the proclamation to declare the first week in May to be Asian American Heritage Week.
Each year, in May, the festival offers music, performances, arts, food, history and corporate outreach. The first festival in 1979 was established during the civil rights movements of that era when President Jimmy Carter signed a proclamation to designate the first week in May as Asian American Heritage Week.