The Taiwanese national holiday Double 10 is coming up on Saturday.
The city of Phoenix held a celebration at ASU’s West Campus this past weekend, as it’s seen a rapidly growing Taiwanese community.
City leaders have called it the largest Double 10 celebration in North America. The event featured about 90 vendors, including Taiwanese restaurants and airlines with direct flights from Phoenix to the island.
Councilmember Ann O’Brien says the city officially embraced the holiday after Taiwan-based TSMC first broke ground on its current 1,100 campus in 2021.
“I said, well, why can’t we have a celebration so that we can let them feel a little bit like they’re at home, but also so we can have the Phoenicians learn more about Taiwan,” O’Brien said.
O’Brien says census data is lagging, but that the Taiwanese population in the Valley has grown from hundreds to several thousands in the last six years.
The festival ended with a drone show, with people cheering as the lights spelled out “Taiwan” followed by the national flag.
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