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Kababayan Fest Draws 30,000

Press Release | July 7 2009

Filipinos celebrate history, performance art, food and more in one of the country's largest cultural festivals.

Kababayan Fest is one of the largest Filipino festivals on the West Coast.This year we are holding it at California’s Great America in Santa Clara, CA on Saturday, July 11th, 2009. This all day event attracts more than 30,000 people to the theme parks in which Kababayan Fest is held each year. It is an all day event comprising of headliner acts, singers, dancers, cultural exhibits, local organizations, vendors, and Filipino heritage.

Admission is only $35.99 and includes Free Admission to the festival including a Free Kababayan Fest T-Shirt if purchased before July 10th, 2009. Only available if purchased through the KababayanFest.com website link.

For more information, check out www.kababayanfest.com.

Asian People Like Stuff Too

By Michelle Geslani for Asians in America | June 18 2009

Do you enjoy naming your daughters after jewelry? Are you a fan of plastic furniture covers? Does the term "being a banana" mean anything to you?

Stuff White People Like seemingly unites together those summer scarf-wearing, coffee-addicted, Michael Gondry-obsessed people, through its ever-growing list of sometimes embarrassing, sometimes absolutely true points further providing [supposedly unequivocal] evidence for ultimate whiteness.

In much the same way, the blog Stuff Asian People Like seeks to round up a general consensus of what makes Asian people...well, Asian.

Of course there are shining moments on the list, which I find very funny. One part of me laughs hysterically because of the undeniable precision of some of the reasons. Like, at first glance, they would speak directly to me and I'd think in my head "THAT IS MY LIFE." There was a sort of resonance within me, one-third a tad embarrassing and two thirds a sense of pride. And when I say pride, I don't mean that "I take pride in consuming a lot of MSG and fish sauce." I mean that "I am proud to be a part of a community."

Michelle Obama's style: Change you can wear

By Booth Moore for the Los Angeles Times | January 21, 2009

The first lady taps up-and-coming designers for her inaugural dresses: Isabel Toledo and Jason Wu. It's a fresh generation for a new brand of American fashion.

Just as Barack Obama turned the page on American history in Washington on Tuesday, Michelle Obama turned the page on American fashion and reaffirmed her commitment to being a new kind of style leader.
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For the inaugural balls, Obama chose a creamy one-shouldered gown by 26-year-old Taiwanese American designer Jason Wu.

To read the complete article, visit the LA Times.