News 2008

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Leng Wong, Tom Chamberlain, and Tom White

On Stage with Leng Wong

Local Asian actress Leng Wong talks with Asian Austin about her acting career and her latest role as Darla in "What I Want Right Now," which runs June 27-July 19, Thursday-Saturday, 8pm; Sunday, 7pm, at the Vortex, 2307 Manor Rd. For more information, call 478-5282 or visit www.main.org/diffstages.

Dancers at Dragon Boat Festival 2008

Dragon Boats fly down Lady Bird Lake

A record crowd of about 5,000 attended this year’s Dragon Boat Festival held along Lady Bird Lake at Festival Beach on Saturday, April 26. Families, rowing enthusiasts and others enjoyed a day celebrating Asian culture along with traditional dragon boat racing.

Asian Excellence Awards

Family fun, cultural events and notable Asians honored at Asia Fest 2008

Held at the future home of the Asian American Resource Center in Northeast Austin, the second annual Asia Fest celebrated Asian culture in its many forms. The May 3 event, sponsored by the Network of Asian American Organizations (NAAO) kicked off Asian Heritage Month in Austin.

Myanmar relief efforts

Help Donate to Myanmar Relief Efforts

As part of its Global Citizenship endeavor, the United States Asian Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a small little known charitable organization to help provide options to the relief efforts for the victims of Cylcone Nargis in Myanmar.

Kim Son restaurant ribbon cutting

Kim Son celebrates a golden grand opening

On February 27, 2008, Eric and Esther Cho celebrated the grand opening of the new Kim Son Restaurant with style. Even the ribbon cutting was full of excitement … guests followed lively lion dancers outside as two lions held each end of the ribbon with their mouths, and “snip” went the Chos to great applause. The result was a picture perfect opening for the restaurant.

Audrey Wozniak

St. Stephen's student wins second place in Japanese Speech Competition

For the first time in its 131 year history, the prestigious all-girl's school, Rikkyo Jogakuin (also known as St. Margaret's), nestled in the Suginami region of Tokyo, entered an exchange student in a Japanese speech competition. St. Stephen's Audrey Wozniak took second place honors in the competition.

Harwood Luncheon

Harwood Luncheon inspires hope among Austinites

Rich Harwood, founder of the Harwood Institute for Public Innovation, brought a message of hope at a luncheon held Sept. 19, 2007 at the Hilton hotel downtown.

David Chan, Lloyd Dogget at the TACC Gala in 2008

TACC Lunar New Year Gala

The achievement of Asian Americans was celebrated in full force at the twelfth annual Asian Lunar New Year Gala, hosted by the Texas Asian Chamber of Commerce.

Dragon Boats

Austin Dragon Boat Festival celebrates 10 years

Austin is one of a handful of U.S. cities to offer Chinese Dragon Boat racing, an event that dates back to ancient China.

NAAO

City Council candidates address Asian community issues

The Network of Asian American Organizations hosted a forum for City Council candidates ... Updated with Place 1, Place 3, and Place 4 candidate Q&As.

Group photo

Celebrating ten years of Mandarin Chinese at St. Stephen’s Episcopal School

St. Stephen's Episcopal School was filled with the sounds of Mandarin Chinese on Jan. 31 ...

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Search for Asian History Archives

The Austin History Center is searching for archival materials documenting the Asian Americans in Austin and Travis County.

Tuan and Bonnie Pham eating Pho

We're going on a Pho hunt

Pho is a hearty, nutritious, and delicious beef noodle soup from Vietnam. Vietnamese speakers pronounce it "fuh" with a rising tone at the end, as if asking a question.


The Honor of DongFang

Chinese Film Star Screens Film in Austin

Thursday, June 8, 2007 - Noted Chinese actor Li Junfeng and the Austin Academy of Oriental Medicine (AOMA) presented a free screening of "The Honor of Dongfang Xu" (1983), his first movie.



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