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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
Milkweeds and Monarch Butterflies in Plantfest
On October 11, Plantfest, organized by the Master Gardener volunteers of Orange County, was held at Blackwood Farm Park, north of Chapel Hill, NC. The various booths at Plantfest attracted many plant and animal enthusiasts. Among the numerous booths was d “Planting Milkweeds for Monarch Butterflies”,. Their project was titled “Milkweed and Monarchs X ZHAO” and was run by Xilong Zhao and his wife Jihong and supported by a Chinese
2025 NCAAC & ILF Young Entrepreneurship Event: An Overview
Written by Colette Shiu and Michael Stehlin Inspiring the Next Generation In August 2025, the North Carolina Asian American Coalition (NCAAC) and the International Leadership Foundation (ILF) collaborated and hosted the Young Entrepreneurship Contest and Award Ceremony. The event provided participants all across North Carolina with the opportunity to share innovative business ideas while learning what it takes to be a leader. Theme and Purpose The theme for this year’s
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,
The trailblazing Boston Mayor
Michelle Wu is the daughter of Taiwanese immigrants. She made history in November of 2021 when she was sworn in as the Mayor of Boston. She became the first woman and the first person of color to lead the city. At just 36 years old, Wu’s election marked a turning point in Boston’s political history, signaling a new era led by progressive values and a more inclusive vision for the
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