Leisure and Travel Blog https://www.denver.org/blog/all-posts/ Leisure and Travel Blog Thu, 09 May 2024 14:25:23 +0000 What Makes the Dragon Boat Film Festival So Special https://www.denver.org/blog/post/dragon-boat-film-festival/ https://www.denver.org/blog/post/dragon-boat-film-festival/#comments https://www.denver.org/blog/post/dragon-boat-film-festival/ Mon, 26 Feb 2024 11:00:00 -0700

The Dragon Boat Film Festival aims to do more than entertain. Since 2016, the annual event—which will take place March 14–17, 2024, at Denver’s SieFilm Center—has fostered cultural exchange and connection through an immersive lineup of programs.

Over the past eight years, the festival has grown from

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Mile High Voices: Artist Nalye Nor on Honoring Denver’s Chinese History https://www.denver.org/blog/post/honoring-chinese-history/ https://www.denver.org/blog/post/honoring-chinese-history/#comments https://www.denver.org/blog/post/honoring-chinese-history/ Wed, 03 Jan 2024 09:00:00 -0700

Colorado artist Nalye Nor grew up in a suburb north of Denver wondering why the city didn’t have a Chinatown like other states—but she didn’t learn the neighborhood’s tragic history until years later.

In 1880, Denver’s Chinatown, a previously thriving district largely located in what is now known as

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Best Places to Shop for Asian-Made Goods in Denver https://www.denver.org/blog/post/asian-made-goods/ https://www.denver.org/blog/post/asian-made-goods/#comments https://www.denver.org/blog/post/asian-made-goods/ Tue, 10 Oct 2023 07:00:00 -0600

From snacks and pantry items to home decor and jewelry, here are the best places to shop for goods that support members of Denver’s Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community. One shop alone displays more than 75,000 items. Some of these vendors also host special events

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