Asian Americans Celebrate Life in Fairfax County
Local officials gathered to help celebrate Asian American Appreciation Day, a day of recognition for one of the largest minority groups in the county
Members of the Asian-American community came together on Saturday to celebrate Fairfax County’s first Asian American Appreciation Day at the Fairfax Government Center. Hosted by the Voice of Vietnamese Americans (VVA), the goal of the event was to recognize the contributions of Asian-Americans to the county and allow Asian-American leaders to show their appreciation to the local representatives who have supported them over the years. “We wanted to have the coalitions of Asian-Americans come together for something like this for a while. We wanted to appreciate the leadership here because we feel very lucky to be in Fairfax County to enjoy the kind of stability the county provides,” said Genie Nguyen, president of the VVA. Several elected …
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