Four University of Arkansas at Fort Smith associations will work together to bring the Asian American and Pacific Islander Festival to UAFS students from 4:15 to 7 p.m., April 21 on the campus green. The event will celebrate and share the cultures and traditions of the students.
The Hmong Association is joining with the Japan Club, the Filipino Club and the Cultural Network to showcase an evening of traditional foods, dances, music and more. The event will end with a candlelight ceremony to honor and remember those killed during recent acts of violence against the Asian community in the United States, said Kia Yang, president, of the UAFS Hmong Student Association (HSA).
On March 16, 2021, there was a series of mass shootings at three spas and massage parlors in the Atlanta metro area. Eight people were killed, six of whom were Asian women, and one other person was wounded. A…
