Festival Blog

Amalia Salas is a well-respected healer and craftswoman in her community of Xochimilco, Mexico.

Blending the traditional Comcaac language, Seri, with the modernity of rock and roll, the Mexican band Hamac Caziim engages the crowd at the 2010 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.

Franklin Fung Chow is a second-generation Chinese American chef, caterer, and retired federal employee. He has been teaching basic Chinese cooking techniques for about 30 years.

Hiu Newcomb, a third generation Chinese American, is the co-owner and operator of Potomac Vegetable Farms in Vienna, Virginia. In this interview she discusses her family's origins in the United States and her start as an organic farmer in Virginia.

Presentation by Kiran Ahuja, the Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

Two high ranking officials of the Republic of the Fiji Islands' Embassy in Washington, D.C. perform as the ensemble, Fiji Vesi Tagitagi.

The Veiyasana Dance Troupe entertained audiences at the Festival with traditional dances from the Fiji Islands.

Taiko drums are large traditional Japanese drums. Nen Daiko, a taiko drum ensemble based in Fairfax, Virginia, performs an interpretation of an ancient Japanese tale.

Punjabi Americans and Sikhs performing Bhangra/Giddha dance which was part of presentations by Guru Gobind Singh Foundation to create awareness about Sikhs and Sikhism.