Visitors, residents invited to immerse in Charlotte Museum’s Asian American Pacific Islander exhibit




By Susan Palmes-Dennis

For anyone staying or visiting in Charlotte, North Carolina please do visit the ongoing Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) exhibit at the Charlotte Museam of History.


Dr. Nini Bautista de Garcia, chairman of the Asian American Foundation for the Carolinas (AAPI Exhibit Team) said the exhibit’s second cycle started last June 12 an will last until the end of June. 


Showcased in the exhibit are 23 cultures, traditions and heritage of Asian American Pacific Islander countries as seen through pictures and stories outlined in their respective story boards, traditional costumes and artifacts.  The exhibit opened last May 18 in time for the celebration of Asian American Heritage Month. 


Photo by Doreen Reynolds
For Filipino-American Doreen Reynolds, it’s never too late to learn and appreciate the cultures of neighbors in Asia. 


Reynolds graced the May 18 opening and went again a week ago. The museum is open from 11 am to 5 pm and admission is free for kids aged five years old and below and seniors aged 62 years old and above.

Student admissions are priced at US $7 and general admission is $10. Doreen said she went first to the Philippine area and read again the Filipino pioneers in North Carolina. 


Reynolds then went to see the Cambodia booth and urged fellow Filipino-Americans and her Asian friends to visit the exhibit at the Charlotte Museam of History which carries the theme ‘Journey of Hope.’ The exhibit ends on July 29. 





Photo by Doreen Reynolds

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