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The sound of cymbals and drums filled the air at Naylor’s Run Park in Upper Darby on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Dozens of people gathered for the 2nd annual Delaware County Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Festival. CBS News Philadelphia’s Madeleine Wright emceed the event.<\/p>\n

“Upper Darby proudly calls itself ‘The World in One Place,’ and today’s celebration reflects the diversity and cultures that make our community so special,” Upper Darby Mayor Ed Brown said.<\/p>\n

Attendees watched a variety of cultural performances, including a Chinese tea dance, Korean sword dance and Vietnamese fan dance. A martial arts demonstration and raas\u2014a high-energy folk dance from Gujarat, India\u2014also drew cheers from the crowd.<\/p>\n

“Today is a wonderful opportunity for us to honor the richness of cultures, traditions and contributions of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community,” Delaware County Council Chair Monica Taylor said.<\/p>\n

Families enjoyed food, music and entertainment throughout the afternoon. The celebration included a bounce house, face painting and balloon artist.<\/p>\n

The Philip Jaisohn Memorial Foundation, a health and human services organization based in Media, hosted the event.<\/p>\n

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