Film Festivals

Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film And Video Festival: Annual event sponsored by Visual Communications, an Asian Pacific media arts center

San Francisco Asian American Film Festival: Annual San Francisco film festival sponsored by the National Asian American Telecommunications Association.

Chicago Asian American Showcase: An Asian-American film festival held at the Gene Siskel Film Center at the Chicago Art Institute.

Boston Dragon Boat Festival - An annual event that includes racing dragon boats - slim, teakwood racers with a hand-painted dragon's head at the prow.

Aurora Asian Film Festival - The 8th Aurora Asian Film Festival unfolds June 2 through June 5, 2005, in Aurora, Colo., and will showcase the best of new feature films and documentaries from the Pacific Rim.

Arts And Cultural Celebrations

Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival: The New York City event is held every year the first Sunday of May to kick off Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.

Aloha Festival: A two-day celebration of Pacific Islander music Polynesian dance. The San Francisco festival also features arts & crafts vendors, island cuisine, and educational exhibits and workshops.

Kollaboration: Korean-American talent show.

Chinatown Night Market: Every Saturday from May through November, a park in San Francisco's Chinatown is transformed into a marketplace of bargains, entertainment, and arts.

Art Wallah: Four-day arts festival in Los Angeles, showcasing expressions of the South Asian diasporic experience.

Firecracker Run: Annual 10K run in Los Angeles Chinatown, celebrating the Chinese New Year.

Colorado's Dragon Boat Festival: A celebration of Asian cultures and the 2,000-year-old sport of dragon boat racing. It's a fun-filled day of cultural entertainment, good food, arts and crafts and friendly competition.

Cherry Blossom Festivals

Hawaii Cherry Blossom Festival: This annual spring-time festival is one of the longest running ethnic celebrations in the State of Hawaii.

National Cherry Blossom Festival: This annual event celebrates the gift of 3,000 cherry trees by the city of Tokyo to the people of Washington, D.C., in 1912.