Kids and Grown-Ups of All Ages Enjoy DC Asian Festival

Even though it was really hot, the DC Asian Festival was a lot of fun. The festival took place Saturday, July 23 to Sunday, July 24 at George Mason University. 

The festival had great food, shows, and activities. There were people from all over experiencing the Asian Culture, including Thailand, China, Philippines and India.

I talked to many different people at the DC Asian Festival and asked about different things.
 
George Dungmanee, Managing Director of the Festival said the festival helps "to teach my kids about their heritage." He is from Thailand and happy to be in the United States. He has three kids.
 
One thing that people said about Thailand is that it “is the land of smile and has many beaches.”
 
Kai, 8, from China, said that he would tell people “that China has the great wall.” He thought it was half a skyscraper tall.

Isalabel, age 7 and a half, from the Philippines, said that “she would tell people what their flag looked like. Half is red, half is blue, white triangle, sun with eight rays, and three stars.”
 
At the festival people were playing Sungka in the Philippines area. It is a game with shells and a board with holes. You go around and take your shells and put them in the spaces. When you land, if across from you has shells then you take the shells from where you land. Then you put those shells around the board.
 
There was a Filipino game called Tinkling (Bamboo Dance). It has two bamboo sticks that is tapped to a beat and you jump with your feet between and over the sticks. This was a lot of fun.

There was good food from lots of countries. Halo Halo was really good on a hot day. It is a Filipino dessert with shaved ice and evaporated milk with different beans and flavors.
 
Tennis was also a highlight at the festival. Smash Zone is designed to have kids 10 and under get engaged in tennis. It is age appropriate, they have smaller balls so that they move slower.

Carings Kids Cards gave cards to the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Adopt-A-Unit Program.

If you missed the DC Asian Festival, you can always go to an International Supermarket and experience their food.

Editor's note: Gabrielle Levy, age 8, is co-founder of Caring Kids Cards. You can read her first blog post .