Contact:
Angela Pang
AsianWeek Foundation
apang@asianweek.com
650.703.9364
***MEDIA ALERT***
5TH ANNUAL ASIAN HERITAGE STREET CELEBRATION
-Largest APA Heritage Month Celebration Nationwide this Saturday May 16-
Featuring J-Cars, Kickboxing Ring, Entertainment by Lyrics Born, Curt Yagi, Planet Infinity's Taekwondo Team & Charlie Chin& more
WHO: Critically acclaimed hip-hop artist Lyrics Born, singer/songwriter Curt Yagi, Planet Infinity's Taekwondo Team, classically-trained storyteller Charlie Chin, and San Francisco's World Team USA Muay Thai Kickboxing Team.
WHAT: The 5th Annual Asian American Heritage Street Celebration (AHSC) presented by California Pacific Medical Center and Subaru.
Performances and Exhibitions by:
· Lyrics Born, critically acclaimed hip-hop artist
· Curt Yagi, 2008's Best of the Bay Singer Songwriter
· Charlie Chin, musician, author, historian, and classically-trained storyteller
· Planet Infinity's Taekwondo Demo Team
· J-Cars
· San Francisco's World Team USA Muay Thai Kickboxing Team
· SFUSD Students Awards Program
Featuring free Hepatitis B screenings, free Asian Art Museum Tickets, an AHSC Best Dance Crew Contest and more.
WHERE: Civic Center (in front of Asian Art Museum, on Larkin and McAllister Streets) leading up to Little Saigon District, San Francisco, CA
WHEN: Saturday, May 16, 2009
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
WHY: To promote and foster Asian Pacific American identity by bringing together community and encouraging the sharing of differences and appreciation of diversity. To pay homage to the San Francisco Vietnamese community.
ASIAN HERITAGE STREET CELEBRATION PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS
ALL DAY EVENTS
Muay Thai Kickboxing
12:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Turk and Larkin Streets
JCars
11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Polk and Golden Gate Streets
Hepatitis B Screenings
11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
McAllister at Larkin Street
Photo Op:
ABC 7 Reporter Alan Wang
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
LITTLE SAIGON STAGE at Ellis and Larkin Streets
(Times Subject to Change)
11:00:00 AM Miss National Asia Pageant
11:05:00 AM Citizen School Tinikling Performance
11:15:00 AM Pushin' The Bay - Emcee T, Mac Mall and Ray Luv
11:25:00 AM Mark Munoz UFC Fighter Filipino Wrecking Machine
11:30:00 AM Planet Infinity's More Than Medals Taekwando Team
11:50:00 AM UBI
12:00:00 PM Indonesian Consulate Dance Performance
12:10:00 PM Charlie Chin
12:45:00 PM Argonne Elementary School Dance Performance
1:00:00 PM School Award Presentation
1:30:00 PM Faces of Asia Procession Presentation
1:40:00 PM Nguyen Dance Company
2:00:00 PM Downe-FX
2:10:00 PM LIKHA - Pilipino Folk Ensemble
2:20:00 PM Go Bigg
2:30:00 PM AHSC's Best Dance Crew - Contest hosted by WILD949
3:30:00 PM Animemyu plus CosPlay
4:00:00 PM US Wing Chun
4:30:00 PM Karaoke Contest
5:30:00 PM Kickboxing Demomonstration
Asian Art Museun Stage at Fulton and Larkin Streets
(Times Subject to Change)
11:00:00 AM San Francisco Supervisors
11:05:00 AM Chung Ngai Dance Troupe
11:20:00 AM Amber Field
11:30:00 AM Rendezvous
12:00:00 PM Kaz-well
12:15:00 PM KAPAKAHI
12:45:00 PM Mango Kingz
1:15:00 PM Miles Outside
1:45:00 PM Curt Yago
2:00:00 PM REN THE VINYL ARCHAEOLOGIST
2:15:00 PM Native Elements
2:45:00 PM Lyrics Born with Joyo Velarde
3:30:00 PM Thomas' Aparttment
4:00:00 PM The Campaign
4:20:00 PM Enoch
4:30:00 PM Drunken Hu?
5:00:00 PM Random Ninjas
+ Resident DJs Tone Def & Jay Plus, Greetings from Elected Officials, Raffle Prizes and More!
To RSVP for this event, please reply to Angela Pang at apang@asianweek.com or (650)703-9364
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About the Asian Heritage Street Celebration
The Asian Heritage Street Celebration is organized by the AsianWeek Foundation in cooperation with over 150 organizations in the local and Asian American community. It is the largest outdoor gathering of Asians in America and features arts and crafts vendors, two stages for live performances, carnival rides, import car show, kickboxing ring, Asian food vendors and more. This year's sponsors include California Pacific Medical Center, Subaru, Brown and Toland Medical Group, Comcast, Kaiser Permanente, Visa, AT&T, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, Golden Gate Disposal, San Francisco Chronicle, CBS 5/CW Bay Area, AsianWeek, Northern California Carpenters Union, BART, and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.
The AsianWeek Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)3 committed to developing Asian American community. All proceeds from the Celebration are donated to local and national charities.
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