The 44th annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival will close on July 5th after ten days of activities on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

There is so much talent in the local Pacific Islander American community that we could not limit it to one day at the Festival

At one point on June 27 we had music coming from three stages of the APA program at the 2010 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Cooking traditions of Americans of Cambodian, Indian, Nepalese, and Thai backgrounds will fill the air with delicious aromas at the Tea House tent today, as cooks prepare fruit carvings, dumplings, and noodles.

The world is focused these days on the World Cup of soccer taking place in South Africa, but after seeing and reading about chinlone, I cannot help but wonder why we do not celebrate this ancient Burmese sport and give it more visibility and popularity al

The Festival's Participant Coordinator, Sandi Tun, is also a highly regarded leader in the Burmese American cultural community.

The Japanese have a concept known as youhen. It is a tough word to translate without understanding the context.

The Filipino American community came together from 6 to 8 p.m. to fill the performance tent with two hours of music and dance that ranged from traditional to modern.

Today brings more cooks, performers, Talkstory panelists, and family activities.

We watched a Monkey King dance across the performance stage and heard music from Indonesia, Bengal, Japan, and China