Category: Arts/Culture
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Lantern Festival brings people from different cultures together
This Fall 2019, people from different cultural backgrounds come together at the first annual City Heights Lantern Festival, hosted by Vien Dong and World Foods Market. Even though traditionally the Mid-Autumn Festival is traditionally celebrated by cultures who follow the lunar calendar, the intention was to make this event be a celebration of being a…
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City Heights Mortuary Featured In San Diego’s Asian Film Festival
A documentary set in a Vietnamese mortuary in San Diego’s City Heights explores the themes of culture, identity and grief.
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Culture Report: Refugee and Immigrant Stories Take the Big Screen
The San Diego Asian Film Festival celebrates 20 years of showcasing pop culture films, documentaries, dramas and shorts, San Diego Museum of Art opens a Bouguereau exhibition and more arts and culture news.
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Little Saigon Mural finalizes year-long collaboration
A boat going through the ocean of stories symbolizing the changing identity of the Vietnamese refugee community. That is how artist Shinpei Takeda characterizes the mural he created in San Diego’s Little Saigon District, on Sin Lee Foods parking lot.
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The Heart of City Heights
Community-based centers and organizations create stable, safe places for youth and community members to feel connected. Many of these spaces and places provide education and literacy programs, as well as services that support youth in developing leadership and communication skills. They also provide opportunities for youth to voice their own opinions without feeling doubtful or…