NBC 5 and Telemundo 39 are amplifying Asian American and Pacific Islander voices with a spectacular event in the City of Garland. The 4th Annual Asian American Heritage Festival, benefitting the Vietnam United, will be held in downtown Garland Square on Saturday, May 16, from 5:00 p.m. \u2013 10:00 p.m. The event will showcase the culture of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities with colorful performances, various craft vendors, delicious food, and more! NBC 5\u2019s Alanna Quillen will proudly emcee this family-friendly event.<\/p>\n
The festival returns for its fourth year in the heart of Garland. For the foodies, Ube Land, a food activation and one of the festival\u2019s most popular draws, returns. Ube Land, named after the purple yam that originates from the Philippines, offers ube BBQ bao, ube chips, ube eggrolls and more! Walk around the square where you\u2019ll see various markets and vendors to shop from. Take a moment to relax and enjoy some music and performances, such as the Colorful World Parade and the lion dance!<\/p>\n
The event is FREE and open to the public! Find convenient parking in the City Hall parking lot. To see a map of parking lots and a lineup of events and vendors, click HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n 4th Annual Asian American Heritage Festival About Vietnam United
Benefitting Vietnam United
Saturday, May 16
5:00 p.m. \u2013 10:00 p.m.
Downtown Garland Square
520 W. State St.
Garland
Admission is FREE.
Learn more about the event HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Founded in 2016 in Garland, TX, Vietnam United is a nonprofit organization focused on empowering the Asian American community. Their mission is to promote voter education and civic engagement, strengthen communities through sports and cultural events, support local charities through volunteer work and donations, and foster health and wellness through sports. www.vnunited.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NBC 5 and Telemundo 39 are amplifying Asian American and Pacific Islander voices with a spectacular event in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295157,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[103474,447,1282,160,162,161],"class_list":["post-295156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-plano","tag-aapi-heritage-month","tag-community","tag-garland","tag-plano","tag-plano-headlines","tag-plano-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=295156"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295156\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/295157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=295156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=295156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=295156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}