Chinatown, Mid-Autumn Festival
Controversial 76ers arena proposal looms over Chinatown's 29th annual Mid-Autumn Festival in Philadelphia
Festival in Chinatown took on a special significance this year as the community fights the development of a controversial arena.
Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival brings a mix of cultural celebration and ire over Sixers arena
At a festival to celebrate the light of a full moon, the joy felt dimmed as residents of Chinatown once again turned to expressing outrage over the proposed arena and the mayor's endorsement of it.
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“It’s a time for Chinatown as a community to really come out, see each other, celebrate this wonderful, precious community,” said Cinthya Hioe, communications manager at Asian Americans United, the non-profit that organized the event for the 29th year. Hioe said about 300 volunteers helped coordinate the event.
In same week Parker backs 76 Place, hundreds flock to Chinatown for Mid-Autumn Festival
Philadelphia’s Chinatown celebrated its Mid-Autumn Festival on Saturday and hundreds flocked to 10th Street to celebrate the neighborhood and its culture in the wake of Mayor Parker’s decision to back an arena in the area.
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