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Dragon Boats and Diversity: Asian Festival Marks 10th Anniversary
Cary, NC – September 20, 2025 The Triangle’s annual Asian Festival and Dragon Boat Races marked its 10th anniversary at Cary’s Koka Booth Amphitheatre, drawing thousands of visitors for a full day of competition, culture, and community celebration. From early morning, the lakeside venue was alive with the sounds of drums, cheering fans, and the aromas of food from across Asia. This year’s event broke records, with 40 dragon boat
Kpop Demon Hunters Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
New York City – November 27, 2025 This year, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade brought the usual mix of floats, Broadway showcases, and giant balloons drifting between Manhattan’s skyscrapers. But the moment that truly ignited the crowd came from an unexpected source: the breakout K-pop group Demon Hunters. The five-member group, known for entertaining kids and teens with dance choreography and songs, made their parade debut on top of a neon-lit
Dream Asia Food Fest @ Winston-Salem
The Dream Asia Food Fest made its inaugural appearance in North Carolina on May 17th–18th, 2025, transforming the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds into a vibrant hub of Asian cuisine, culture, and community celebration. Promoted as the largest Asian food festival in the country, the event featured over 70 food vendors and 30 merchandise stalls, offering attendees a diverse array of flavors and cultural experiences. Attendees were treated to a broad selection of
Sarah Segrest: You Don’t Have to Stop Dreaming
AANN recently had the opportunity to interview Sarah Segrest. Segrest is a triathlete. she was born in Vietnam and adopted by an American family when she was about 6 mouth old. she majored in nuclear engineering at first, but switched to marketing three years later. she is the first Vietnamese to win a Texas state championship. Hope to meet the challenge is the major reason that Sarah decided to
Balancing Trade and Community: How Recent US Tariffs have Affected Asian-American Business Owners
Policies and trade practices in the United States have resulted in tariffs on goods, especially from imports from Asia, including China, Vietnam, and South Korea. Tariffs have risen on the grounds of national security or as a form of economic protectionism, as tariffs in some cases have approached duties of 55%. The stated objectives have been to incentivize locally sourced manufacturing, decrease trade deficits, and engage in fairer competition. However,
Interview with Nicholas Ton: The Story of Culture Connection
AANN recently had an opportunity to interview Nicholas M. Ton, the new president and CEO of Tokyo Story USA. Tokyo Story USA is the company that is committed to “bring more Japanese culture to the US” , and they brought Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (TJPW) to Texas for their second tour in the USA. “Whenever you come see the shows, you will get every aspect of the spectrum