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Community Conversation: Festival Celebrating AAPI Month Brings Communities Together

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community conversationsMay 1, 2021 5:23 pm

Community Conversation: Festival Celebrating AAPI Month Brings Communities Together

Plano’s annual AsiaFest celebrating Asian American Pacific Islanders Heritage Month is happening Saturday, May 8. In today’s community conversation, NBC 5’s Lili Zheng speaks with AsiaFest’s board member Rachel Tran in hopes the event will reach a broader audience and lead to more fellowship with the Asian community.

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Community Conversation: Festival Celebrating AAPI Month Brings Communities Together

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