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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 7, 2024
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Ashley Guevara, Senior Public Information Officer
Office of Arts and Culture
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Andrea Hawkins, Manager, Marketing & Media Relations
Dallas Park & Recreation
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City of Dallas hosts first annual Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Dragon and Boat Festival
Dallas - The City of Dallas (City) announces its first-ever Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage and Dragon Boat Festival. In observance of AAPI Heritage Month, the celebration will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, May 19, 2024 at the Bath House Cultural Center at White Rock Lake. A highlight of the festival is the Dragon Boat Race presented by Active Network.
In celebration of AAPI Heritage Month, the City and National Association of Asian American Professionals will recognize the historical, cultural, and artistic contributions of individuals and groups of Asian and Pacific Islander descent in North Texas. The inaugural event will showcase the diversity of the entire Asian continent-including East, Southeast, and South Asia-and the Pacific Islands of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia, with a dragon boat race, performances, workshops, food and merchandise vendors, an art exhibition, and a film screening. The National Association of Asian American Professionals will present a market filled with family-friendly activities.
The dragon boat race, produced by the Dallas Delite Dragon Boat Team which calls White Rock Lake home, will consist of corporate, community, and competitive teams along with a "Motley Crew" of individuals who will begin the day as strangers and become fast friends throughout the competition.
The festival is a collaboration between the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture, Dallas Park and Recreation, Dallas Police Department, Code Compliance Services, and the Association of Asian American City Employees. Dignitaries from the City of Dallas and the local AAPI community will also be in attendance along with sponsor representatives from Active Network and ABC Fitness.
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