Suncoast Association of Chinese Americans Celebrates the Year of Horse
This Chinese New Year is the Year of Horse. The year of the Horse suggests one to exercise caution and avoid unstable situations. People born in the year of the Horse are loyal,...
ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH, 2014
During Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, we celebrate the accomplishments of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders, and we reflect on the many ways they have enriched our Nation. Like...
Galloping in Style at the St. Patrick’s Night Parade
SACA (Suncoast Association of ChineseAmericans) dragon boat team celebrated St. Patrick’s Day on March 15, 2014 by participating in the Rough Riders’ St. Patrick’s night parade in downtown Ybor City (Tampa), Florida. This St....
The Power of the Dragon: Bridging a Gap
Founded in 2011, The Dueling Dragons of Orlando Dragon Boat Team (aka “Cops and Kids”) is an unlikely partnership between at-risk teens and officers from the Orlando Police Department who have joined together to...
Mayor Jacobs and Orange County Celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Mayor Teresa Jacobs was joined by Orange County Supervisor of Elections Bill Cowles, Property Appraiser Rick Singh, District 3 Commissioner Pete Clarke, District 4 Commissioner Jennifer Thompson, District 5 Commissioner Ted Edwards and Congressman...
2nd Annual Walgreens Space Coast Dragon Boat Festival Presented by PepsiCo
This is the 2nd annual dragon boat festival in Space Coast and it has grown bigger and bigger with more than twenty teams competing in three different divisions. Part of this annual event includes a...
Mills 50 Art Box Repainting Project
Mills 50 solicited donations from businesses and residents to fund the repainting of five “art boxes”, after the City of Orlando replaced them with new utility cabinets. Many thanks to the generous donors who...
Ending the Lunar New Year with Historical San Francisco Parade
At precisely 5 p.m. on February 15, San Francisco locals and visitors alike excitedly pressed up against the metal, grill fences that were all lined up along the parade route, ready to end the...
The Asian American Population in Florida
The Asian population increased more than four times faster than the total U.S. population. According to the 2010 Census, the Asian population grew by 46.5%, faster than any other race group in the United States between 2000...
Indonesia Mapalus Kawanua Florida Anniversary Picnic
The weather was perfect and Indonesian people were well represented 15 March 2014 at the Mapalus Kawanua Florida, MKF, first anniversary picnic at Wickham Park Melbourne. Hundreds of people from as near as Fort...