Join History San Jose (HSJ), the Chinese Historical and Cultural Project (CHCP), the Japanese American Museum of San Jose (JAMsj), Mosaic America, and the Viet Museum for the South Bay AANHPI Festival on May 17th, from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm at History Park.
Come for a fun-filled day of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) culture through performances, cuisine, crafts, and discussions, as we come together to honor AANHPI heritage. This event is designed for anyone eager to celebrate and learn about the vibrant cultures that make up the AANHPI community.
Our celebration of activities includes free Asian & Pacific Islander-centric games and crafts, community booths and vendors, food truck fare for purchase, boba tea for purchase at Pennylane Sweets and Treats in O’Brien’s, a panel discussion sponsored by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, open exhibits at the Chinese American Historical Museum (CAHM) and the Viet Museum, and an array of cultural performances sponsored by History San José, Mosaic America, the Chinese Historical and Cultural Project, and the Viet Museum.
CHCP Highlights
11:30 am to 12:30 pm: CHCP will start the Festival's entertainment !
- 11:30 am: THD Lion Dance Team will open the Festival !
- 11:45 am: Piano Duet - SDCAP Members James Tsai & Charles Ha
- 11:53 am: Chinese Abacus Group & Mental Math Demonstration
- 12:15 pm: Piano Solo - SDCAP Member Owen Lee
- 12:22 pm: Chinese Guzhang Instrument - SDCAP Member Emily Zhang, CAHM 2nd floor
Click here for Full Performance Schedule (11:30 am to 4:00 pm)
11:00 am to 4:00 pm: Chinese American Historical Museum (CAHM) open
- Year-of-the-Snake Sticker & Bookmark for visitors
- 12:30 to 3:30 pm: Chinese Calligraphy - Calligrapher/Artist Robin Wang, under Canopy by CAHM Garden
- 1:30 pm: Scavenger Hunt in and around CAHM - win prizes !
- Chinese Singer Allan Fong accompanied by Chinese Pipa & Erhu instruments, CAHM 2nd floor
11:00 am to 4:00 pm: Children's Year-of-the-Snake Crafts, front of Pacific Hotel
- Spiral Snake
- Connecting Snake
- Magnetic Snake
1:00 to 2:00 pm: CHCP Advisory Board Member Connie Young Yu will be a panelist in JAMsj's panel discussion "Once We Were Farmers," in Empire Firehouse (more details)
ADMISSION: FREE
AREA PARKING: $10 per vehicle
FOR PARKING & DIRECTIONS: visit our Museum page.
