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EACH PARTICIPATING COUNTRY/REGION SHOWCASES ITS UNIQUE MUSIC, DANCE, FOOD, FASHION, HANDICRAFTS, AND OTHER PRODUCTS. ACCT ALSO STRIVES TO ENHANCE BILATERAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT AND BOOST JOBS AS WELL AS BRINGING TOGETHER PEOPLE IN TENNESSEE. 5 5 0 100 0 104520 14050 110548 0 0 14050 215068 0 0 0 0 0 13773 143447 13773 143447 277 71621 10194 81815 0 10194 81815 X ASIAN CULTURE CENTER OF TN PROMOTES DIVERSITY AWARENESS & CULTURAL DIVERSITY WHICH IS BEING AWARE OF, RESPECTFUL OF, AND EMBRACING THE VARIETY OF DIVERSE ASPECTS OF HUMANITY, WHETHER RACE, RELIGION, ETHNICITY, AGE, OR GENDER IDENTITY. KNOX ASIAN FESTIVAL AIMS TO PROMOTE DIVERSE CULTURES AND CELEBRATE TRADITIONS AND TALENTS FROM THE ASIAN CONTINENT. THE FESTIVAL STRIVES TO FORM VARIOUS CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS, TO PROMOTE PEACE, HARMONY, UNITY AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. EACH PARTICIPATING COUNTRY/REGION SHOWCASES ITS UNIQUE MUSIC, DANCE, FOOD, FASHION, HANDICRAFTS, AND OTHER PRODUCTS. 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OUR SURVEY SHOWS THAT SINCE WE STARTED THE ASIAN FESTIVAL, SCHOOL TEACHERS ARE VERY INTERESTED IN TEACHING THEIR STUDENTS ABOUT THE WORLD AT THEIR SCHOOL. MANY SCHOOLS STARTED TO HAVE THEIR OWN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL AT THEIR SCHOOLS. WE PROVIDE THIS FESTIVAL FREE TO THE PUBLIC TO INVITE EVERYONE TO CELEBRATE. WE HAVE HAD MANY RURAL AREA SCHOOL STUDENTS AS SCHOOL TRIPS, AS MANY PEOPLE CAME FROM OTHER STATES. 18405 ASIAN CULTURE CENTER OF TN CREATED A J-TOMO GROUP TO DO OUTREACH PROGRAMS FOR K-12 AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. THIS MISSION IS TO INTRODUCE JAPANESE CULTURE TO THE ORGANIZATION AND COMMUNITY, WITH MINOR OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES. WE DID 38 SCHOOL TEACHING EVENTS IN 2022, INCLUDING JAPANESE COOKING, JAPANESE SUMMER DANCE LESSONS, JAPANESE MUSIC, CHINESE NEW YEAR DRAGON DANCE, KENDO MARTIAL ARTS AND MORE. CEDAR BLUFF MIDDLE SCHOOL SENT STUDENTS TO STAY AT MURAORAN SISTER CITY FAMILY. WE TEACH STUDENTS JAPANESE CULTURE AND LANGUAGE BEFORE THEY GO. 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KNOX ASIAN FESTIVAL AIMS TO PROMOTE DIVERSE CULTURES AND CELEBRATE TRADITIONS AND TALENTS FROM THE ASIAN CONTINENT. THE FESTIVAL STRIVES TO FORM VARIOUS CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS, TO PROMOTE PEACE, HARMONY, UNITY AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. EACH PARTICIPATING COUNTRY/REGION SHOWCASES ITS UNIQUE MUSIC, DANCE, FOOD, FASHION, HANDICRAFTS, AND OTHER PRODUCTS. ACCT ALSO STRIVES TO ENHANCE BILATERAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT AND BOOST JOBS AS WELL AS BRINGING TOGETHER PEOPLE IN TENNESSEE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE 9TH KNOX ASIAN FESTIVAL WAS HELD AT THE WORLD FAIR PARK. WE HAVE GROWN TO HAVE 3,000 PARTICIPANTS IN 2014 TO 60,000 PARTICIPANTS IN 2022. WE HAD TO MOVE OUR LOCATION TO PART THREE OF THE WORLD'S FAIR PARK THAT CAN HOLD 60,000 PEOPLE. WE PROVIDED A PASSPORT PROGRAM WHICH KIDS AND FAMILY CAN GET THEIR PASSPORT TO TRAVEL AROUND THE ASIAN COUNTRY BOOTH AND LEARN ABOUT LANGUAGE, CULTURE, DANCE, AND MUSIC. WE PROVIDED A TASTE OF ASIAN FOODS. FOOD IS A BIG CULTURE IN THE ASIAN COUNTRY. WE ALSO HAD A KIDS PLAY AREA WHICH THEY CAN LEARN ABOUT TRADITIONAL PLAY IN ASIA. OUR PERFORMERS CAME FROM ALL OVER THE USA TO PERFORM TRADITIONAL ARTS AT THE AMPHITHEATER WHICH HAS 1,250 SEATS. THE ANNUAL FESTIVAL MAKES THE COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER & CELEBRATE OUR LIFE. OUR SURVEY SHOWS THAT SINCE WE STARTED THE ASIAN FESTIVAL, SCHOOL TEACHERS ARE VERY INTERESTED IN TEACHING THEIR STUDENTS ABOUT THE WORLD AT THEIR SCHOOL. MANY SCHOOLS STARTED TO HAVE THEIR OWN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL AT THEIR SCHOOLS. WE PROVIDE THIS FESTIVAL FREE TO THE PUBLIC TO INVITE EVERYONE TO CELEBRATE. WE HAVE HAD MANY RURAL AREA SCHOOL STUDENTS AS SCHOOL TRIPS, AS MANY PEOPLE CAME FROM OTHER STATES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D ASIAN CULTURE CENTER OF TN CREATED A J-TOMO GROUP TO DO OUTREACH PROGRAMS FOR K-12 AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. THIS MISSION IS TO INTRODUCE JAPANESE CULTURE TO THE ORGANIZATION AND COMMUNITY, WITH MINOR OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES. WE DID 38 SCHOOL TEACHING EVENTS IN 2022, INCLUDING JAPANESE COOKING, JAPANESE SUMMER DANCE LESSONS, JAPANESE MUSIC, CHINESE NEW YEAR DRAGON DANCE, KENDO MARTIAL ARTS AND MORE. CEDAR BLUFF MIDDLE SCHOOL SENT STUDENTS TO STAY AT MURAORAN SISTER CITY FAMILY. WE TEACH STUDENTS JAPANESE CULTURE AND LANGUAGE BEFORE THEY GO. WE ALSO HELP THE SCHOOL PROGRAM WHEN MURORAN CITY STUDENTS COME. IT HAS A 31- YEAR HISTORY OF SISTER CITY RELATIONSHIP. CULTURAL OUTREACH PROGRAM ASIAN CULTURE CENTER OF TN GOES TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PRIVATE SCHOOLS, SENIOR CENTER, AND HOMESCHOOLING ORGANIZATIONS TO TEACH ABOUT ASIAN CULTURES. WE HAVE KENDO (JAPANESE MARTIAL ARTS) DEMO, SHAMISEN MUSIC PERFORMANCE, MOCHI TUKI CULTURE EXPERIENCE, READING PROGRAM CULTURE SEMINAR, CRAFT CLASS, AND A MUSIC CLASS TO EXPOSE K12 STUDENTS, UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND SENIORS TO LEARN ABOUT ASIAN CULTURES. ASIAN CULTURE CENTER OF TN SEEKS TALENTED PEOPLE IN TOWN AND CONNECT TO EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. IT IS A VERY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM. MANY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE ORGANIZING AN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL TO EDUCATE THEIR OWN STUDENTS. ASIAN CULTURE CENTER OF TN HELPS TEACHERS TO ORGANIZE SCHOOL FESTIVAL. MANY TEACHERS MADE COMMENTS THAT THEY LEARNED FROM KNOX ASIAN FESTIVAL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS THE 990 BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.