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10 news green tea ribbon cutting

10News

February 16, 2024

UT students build and donate tea house

green tea house

KnoxNews

February 20, 2024

University of Tennessee students build Green Tea ceremony house for Knox Asian Festival

Inside of Knoxville

August 29, 2023

ASIAN FESTIVAL CELEBRATES TEN YEARS WITH 50,000 OF THEIR CLOSEST FRIENDS

Knox Asian Festival news clip

10News

August 26, 2023

Knox Asian Festival celebrates 10 years of cuisine, performances and culture

sumo wrestlers

KnoxNews

August 26, 2023

The Knox Asian Festival has grown to be the largest in the Southeast

lion dancer

KnoxNews

August 17, 2023

Asian Festival celebrates 10 years with sumo wrestlers, epic water fights and friendship

10News

August 21, 2023

Knox Asian Festival to celebrate 10 years of performances and Asian cultural tradition on Aug. 26

WBIR Channel 10

August 23, 2023
martial arts demonstration

The Daily Beacon

August 23, 2023

Knox Asian Fest to host 10th annual celebration in World’s Fair Park

WUOT 91.9fm

August 25, 2023

Knox Asian Festival returns and expands

asian festival parade

Inside of Knoxville

August 29, 2022

ASIAN FESTIVAL DAZZLES AND FILLS ENTIRE WORLD’S FAIR PARK

Chinese participants at the Knox Asian Festival on Sunday, August 25, 2019 at World's Fair Park.

Knoxville News Sentinel

August 22, 2022

Why the Knox Asian Festival is more than a festival: ‘We connect people to people’

dragon in parade

Inside of Knoxville

August 17, 2022

THE ASIAN FESTIVAL SET TO RETURN TO THE WORLD’S FAIR PARK AFTER TWO YEAR ABSENCE

Elisa Tjioe greets visitors at the Indonesia booth at the 9th Knox Asian Festival at World's Fair Park in Knoxville, Tenn. on Sunday, August 28, 2022.

KnoxNews

August 28, 2022

See photos from the 9th Knox Asian Fest Knox

WATE

August 16, 2022

Knox Asian Fest 2022 – 2

angklung promo

Knoxville Community Media

July 27, 2022

Asian Cultural 3930 220727 Angklung Promo

experience the knox asian festival magazine spread

West Knoxville Lifestyle

August 2022

Experience the Knox Asian Festival

dragon performance at world's fair park vietnam

The Terrier

July 14, 2022

Annual Knox Asian Festival Back at Knoxville After a Two-Year-Cancellation Due to COVID-19

kumi alderman

KnoxvilleVoyager

July 7, 2022

Check Out Kumi Alderman’s Story

people watching matsuriza performance

TNJN: Tennessee Journalist

May 13, 2022

Knoxville Asian Festival Seeks to Expand Its Reach With Center

Consulate-General of Japan in Nashville

January 9, 2022

Knoxville Japanese New Year Festival

denso celebration

The Daily Times

February 7, 2020

DENSO celebrates central region training center in Maryville

performers at knox asian festival

Inside of Knoxville

August 26, 2019

ASIAN FESTIVAL 2019: NEW LOCATION IS A HIT

A dancer from the Nashville Chinese Cultural Club performs at the Knox Asian Festival on Sunday, August 26, 2018

KnoxNews

August 22, 2019

Knoxville’s Asian Festival to expand to larger venue, add new activities this year

The packed Tai Go food booth serves traditional Thai food at the 6th annual Knoxville Asian Festival at World's Fair Park on Aug. 25, 2019

The Daily Beacon

August 26, 2019

6th annual Knoxville Asian Festival celebrates, educates

indian dancers

The Daily Beacon

August 14, 2019

‘It’s like Epcot’: Knox Asian Festival to bring Asian entertainment, food to World’s Fair Park

performers at knox asian festival

Mirtography

August 25, 2019

Knox Asian Festival Photos

A costumed character for the Taiwan cultural booth greets guests at Knox Asian Festival at Market Square on Sunday, August 26, 2018

KnoxNews

April 30, 2019

In the Year of the Pig, run to support Knoxville Asian Festival

Consul-General’s Certificate of Commendation to Ms. Kumi Alderman, Executive Director of Asian Culture Center of TN

Consulate-General of Japan in Nashville

November 22, 2018

Consul-General’s Certificate of Commendation to Ms. Kumi Alderman, Executive Director of Asian Culture Center of TN

Consul-General of Japan Hiroyuki Kobayashi, right, presented Farragut resident Kumi Alderman with a certificate of commendation Nov. 20 at his home in Nashville, honoring her for “distinguished service in contributing to the deepening of mutual understanding and friendship between Japan and Knoxville

Farragut Press

December 6, 2018

Quite the Honor

Italian Greyhounds Summer and Moose at Knox Asian Festival on Sunday, August 26, 2018

KnoxNews

August 26, 2018

5th Annual Knox Asian Festival

A Japanese tea ceremony at the Knox Asian Festival at Market Square on Sunday, August 26, 2018

KnoxNews

August 26, 2018

Knox Asian Fest a ‘dream come true’ for founder Kumi Alderman

WATE

May 22, 2021

Nashville-based Japanese consul-general visits with Knox County leaders

Kumi Aldermon, left, and Shigeoko Uppuluri perform traditional Japanese music at Knox Asian Festival on Sunday, August 27, 2017. Alderman is the executive director of the festival.

KnoxNews

August 28, 2017

Knoxville Asian Fest draws largest crowd yet to Market Square

south doyle students with kumi alderman

The Knoxville Focus

May 20, 2019

South Doyle students get a taste of Japanese culture