Uplift

The Houston Asian American Festival was a place for learning: learning to love oneself and one another. Joe’s hand in creating and carrying on this festival is extremely important to the Asian American community in Houston as it provides the grounds from which Asian Americans can discover their community and discover their own culture in the eyes of others. The pan-Asian structure of this festival both creates a world of solidarity and a world of diversity. It combats the monolithic imagination of the Asian community, while maintaining a strength in numbers, in togetherness that defines the Asian-American experience.