Asian American Day Celebrated in Boston

September 10, 2025
- By Ming Zhang, Community Correspondent

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Multiple local news outlets reported that the 15^th annual Asian American Day festival was celebrated at Boston Common on Saturday, September 6, 2025. Starting at 10:00 a.m., local time, this much-anticipated celebration featured many notable programs and activities, including a parade of performers, live music, dance, art, and a diverse array of over 90 food vendors. Marked as one of Greater Boston’s most popular annual cultural gatherings, the event attracted over 10,000 residents from across the state of Massachusetts.

“It’s really nice to have a reminder of how big the Chinese community here in Boston and Massachusetts is,” said a Duxbury resident. “It feels really great to see all that because I come from a smaller town that’s not very diverse there…”

Asian American Day was initiated in 2011 by Boston’s Asian American Association, and over the years it has grown into a key event that honors the region’s Asian American community.

Photo courtesy of Dr. Hong Li, Founder of China-US Leadership Development Foundation, Founder of Future New Power, and 2022 Forbes China – Global Top 100 Outstanding Chinese.

Ming Zhang, Community Correspondent

A Westford resident, Ming Zhang contributes to WestfordCAT as a community correspondent. Ming holds a BA in English, an MA in American Studies, and an MS in Library Science. Previously, Ming taught English in Beijing, served as Poetry Editor for Hawaii Review, and was a staff writer at Ka Leo O’ Hawaii (Hawaii Daily). His creative work (under his pseudonym Ahming Zee) has appeared in a variety of literary journals. He is currently working on his debut novel. To get in touch, email mzhang@westfordcat.org or find him on Facebook @ming.zhang.940098 or on Twitter/X @ahmingzee.