Object Details
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- Asian American Foodways Project Records
- Asian American Foodways Project Records / Series 5: Festivals and events
- Sponsor
- This Asian Pacific American Foodways Project received Federal support from the Asian Pacific American Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center.
- Biographical / Historical
- The Rockville Taiwan Bubble Tea Festival is a yearly community event that showcases Taiwanese culture, language, and cuisine, including bubble tea, a popular drink that combines brewed tea with tapioca pearls. In 2021, the event was organized by the Rockville Sisters Cities Corporation and the Taiwan Sister Cities group. Rockville, Maryland is home to a large Taiwanese diaspora community.
- Date
- 2021
- Archival Repository
- Anacostia Community Museum Archives
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Asian American Foodways Project Records, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
- Collection Rights
- Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
- Scope and Contents
- This subseries contains photographs, two oral history interviews, and a program book documenting the Rockville Taiwan Bubble Tea Festival. Materials were created or acquired in 2021.
- Collection Restrictions
- Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
- Record ID
- ebl-1694736000760-1694736003232-0
