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.
Every year, in May, the festival features music, performances, arts, food, history, and corporate outreach. The inaugural event in 1979 was inspired by the civil rights movements of that era when President Jimmy Carter signed a proclamation designating the first week in May as Asian American Heritage Week.