The 6^th Annual Pacific Heritage Festival is a festival that was celebrated in McKinley Park, Brooklyn on Sunday, May 4, 2008. The events held during the festival come from Thailand, Malaysia, Tahiti, Burma (Myanmar), China, and other Asian countries near or on the Pacific Ocean. Students of the Zhang Yuan Martial Arts School performed Buddhist monk Kung Fu. Senator Martin Golden has been attending the festival from 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. and a raffle for prizes was held. Gifts for attending the festival for kids were crayons, rulers and Educational Activities Book regarding rights and responsibilities and the importance of voting.  It was a wonderful festival that was attended by many Asian New York citizens and other New York citizens as well.  

We not only got entertained but also learned that voting is one of the most important rights and responsibilities that U.S. citizens have. About 150 million American citizens are qualified to vote. Unfortunately, many don’t. They give up on a chance to choose leaders and representatives who will do things that are important to them.