ASIAN AVENUE - PRESIDENT’S NOTE

As we kick off July, the summer travel season has been off to a rough start with widespread flight delays and cancellations. Luckily, our Editorial Director Mary Schultz, is a travel guru and provides her tips in this issue’s cover story. She shares her recommendations from her recent trips to Lake Tahoe and Seattle, as well as travels abroad to Athens and Barcelona. Her travel tips will help our readers get through this summer, which anticipates a record number of travellers enjoying vacations again after the pandemic.

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We look forward to celebrating with you at the largest pan-Asian event in the Rocky Mountain region — the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival on July 22-23 at Sloan’s Lake Park in Denver!

Congratulations to our Denver Nuggets, this year’s NBA Champions! As we celebrate this unforgettable win, the first in franchise history, we also recognize the growing AAPI representation in the NBA. Our intern Albert ChangYoo pulled together profiles of the current AAPI players. And who knows, maybe one day, we’ll welcome one to the mile-high city!

Last month, the Supreme Court decided to strike down race-conscious admissions and end affirmative action policies. Justices ruled 6-2 against Harvard University, claiming the university was intentionally discriminating against Asian American applicants. While our communities are divided on this issue, it important to continue to hold colleges accountable for making sure their campuses are diverse and their admissions processes are fair. Join a community dialogue on August 3 (information below) to learn more about how this decision is harmful and where we go from here.

Saturday August 26, 2023 at 8 am

Great Lawn Park 101 Yosemite St. Denver, CO 80230

SPECIAL: Pre-Celebration of Moon Festival Picnic and Entertainment at Finish Line

Registration Fee:

• $35 Before August 26th

• $40 On Day of Run August 26th

 Free Panda Bear Wristband to first 200 registrants

 Free T-Shirt for all registered runners

 Free Pre-Celebrationof Moon Festival Picnic and Entertaintment provided at Finish Line

 Gold, Silver, Bronze Medals & Souveniers Awards to Adult Group (Men/Women), Children Group (12 & Under), and Senior Group (65 & Over)

REGISTER ONLINE AT: https://runsignup.com/Race/CO/Denver/PANDA

The Panda Run is hosted by OCA Colorado. OCA Colorado is part of OCA - Asian Pacific American Advocates, a national non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the social, political, and economic well-being of Asian Pacific Americans in the US. For more information, please visit: http://www.ocacolorado.org

Publisher & Founder

CHRISTINA YUTAI GUO

President

ANNIE GUO VANDAN

Editorial Director

MARY JENEVERRE SCHULTZ

Graphic Designer/Videographer LIJIN ZHAO

Web Designer JASON ZHANG

Staff Writer

JESSALYN LANGEVIN

Staff Writer

PATRICIA KAOWTHUMRONG

8 EVENT CALENDAR

9 UPCOMING EVENT: Colorado Dragon Boat Festival races on July 22 and 23

10 NATIONAL NEWS: Supreme Court rules against affirmative action

12 COVER STORY: Gearing up for a busy summer travel season

16 RESTAURANT PEEK: Sho Sushi offers all you can eat menu

17 RESTAURANT PEEK: Now Pho reopens with new innovations

Asian Avenue magazine (ISSN 1932-1449) reserves all copyrights to this issue. No parts of this edition can be reproduced in any manner without written permission. The views expressed in articles are the authors’ and not necessarily those of Asian Avenue magazine

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18 FEATURE: Asian American players shine in the NBA

20 ON SCENE: Colorado celebrates the designation of Lunar New Year an observed state holiday

21 ON SCENE: Nathan Yip Foundation celebrates Nathan’s birthday with annual sushi party

22 COMMUNITY INFO: How to reduce your ozone impact this summer

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