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- Cleveland Scene Magazine “Best New Ethnic Festival” - Cleveland Hot List “Best Festival 2015!” - ClevelandPeople.com “CAF has achieved ‘must-attend’ status” Free Admission & Parking No Pets E. 24th St. & Payne Ave. AsiaTown E. 27th St. & Payne Ave. Cleveland, OH 44114 May 16-17, 2015 Saturday & Sunday 11AM - 7PM • Asian Cuisine • World Marketplace • Cultural Performances • Martial Arts Demonstrations • FREE Health Screenings • Children’s Activity Area • Eating Contests • FREE Tour of AsiaTown • Colors of Asia Fashion Show As seen on America’s Got Talent Season 5 (c) Mona Khan Company ASIAN FESTIVAL CLEVELAND www.ClevelandAsianFestival.org 6th Annual

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- Cleveland Scene Magazine“Best New Ethnic Festival”

- Cleveland Hot List“Best Festival 2015!”

- ClevelandPeople.com“CAF has achieved ‘must-attend’ status”

Free Admission & Parking No PetsE. 24th St. & Payne Ave.

AsiaTown E. 27th St. & Payne Ave. Cleveland, OH 44114

May 16-17, 2015 Saturday & Sunday 11AM - 7PM

• Asian Cuisine• World Marketplace• Cultural Performances• Martial Arts Demonstrations• FREE Health Screenings• Children’s Activity Area• Eating Contests• FREE Tour of AsiaTown• Colors of Asia Fashion Show

As seen on

America’s Got Talent Season 5

(c) Mona Khan Company

Ace Taxi Ariel International Center Asian Services In Action Asian Town Center AsiaTown Voice Basement Beauties Cleveland Academy of Greater Cleveland Chinese Professional Entreprenuer Assocation Cleveland Chinese Benevolent Association Cleveland Contemporary Chinese Cultural Association Cleveland Metroparks Cleveland Photographic Society Cleveland Public Library Cleveland Chinese Senior Citizen’s Association Cleveland State University Cleveland TV20 ClevelandPeople.com Clveland Chinese Women Assocation Creative House Studios Dominion Foundation Erie Chinese Journal EY Federation of India Community Assocation Friendship Foundation of America Global Cleveland GPHomestay India International News International Community Council / WIN Japanese American Citizens League Japanese Association of Northern Ohio Koko Bakery Korean American Association of

Greater Cleveland Lubrizol Media Design Imaging MotivAsians OCA Cleveland Ohio Chinese American Newspaper ProForma Joe Thomas Group Sampson Carnegie St. Clair Superior Development Corp. Stream of Music Thompson Hine Tshaka Brown and Shaolin Kungfu Tyler Village Vietnamese Community of Greater Cleveland Yelp! Yin Tang Dance

ASIAN FESTIVALCLEVELAND

www.ClevelandAsianFestival.org

6th Annual

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May 16 – 17, 2015 Dear Friends:

On behalf of the citizens of the City of Cleveland, I am pleased to welcome you to the 6th Annual Cleveland Asian Festival.

One of our community’s greatest assets is our diversity. The

Cleveland Asian Festival offers us an opportunity to celebrate and enjoy Cleveland’s rich Asian heritage – including world-class musicians, dancers, performers, artists and authentic Asian food. Our vibrant and growing AsiaTown neighborhood serves as the backdrop for the event and as a stage for Cleveland’s warm hospitality and cultural diversity.

I’d like to thank you for coming to this event and experiencing

Cleveland at its finest. And, I’d like to thank all of the volunteers and organizations from the Asian Pacific communities who came together to present this event, and in doing so, foster, educate, and promote Asian culture and traditions, while celebrating Cleveland.

I hope you enjoy the 6th Annual Cleveland Asian Festival.

Sincerely,

Frank G. Jackson, Mayor

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Building a new world of possibilities with the support of local business and the foundation of community.

U.S. Bank is proud to support the 2015 Cleveland Asian Festival.

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Cleveland Asian FestivalAsiaTown @ Payne Avenue & E. 27th Street

May 16-17, 2015 / 11am – 7pm, No Pets

Strengthening the identity of AsiaTown · Educating and promoting Asian culture and traditions · Celebrating Asian Heritage Month

Welcome to the 2015 Cleveland Asian Festival!

The sixth annual Cleveland Asian Festival highlights Cleveland’s Asian community and its commitment to Greater Cleveland. This year, we’re pleased to present The Mona Khan Company, an Indian Bollywood Dance group from San Francisco, California. Seen recent-ly on NBC’s America’s got Talent, this group continues the CAF trend of bringing exciting Asian American talent to northeast Ohio. Please give them a warm Cleveland welcome!

Cleveland Asian Festival continues to strengthen the identity of AsiaTown and to establish it as a vibrant neighborhood in Cleveland. For all the organizations and individuals in-volved, creating CAF has been a truly rewarding experience that has united us as a com-munity and provided us with a vehicle to collectively voice our opinions. We are proud of the Asian community’s growing engagement and will continue to look after the interest of AsiaTown, its people and to work collaboratively with all interested parties to create a brighter Cleveland future.

Finally, a heartfelt thank you to our wonderful sponsors, vendors, performers, volunteers, and supporters who have helped make this event possible. Enjoy the sights and sounds of the Asian performers, the aroma and sampling of Asian cuisine, the many family-friendly hands-on activities and games, the world marketplace booths and the screenings and educational opportunities at the health pavilion. We are so appreciative of the wonderful support from all of you.

Enjoy the 2015 Cleveland Asian Festival!

CAF Planning Committee

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• Strengthen the identity of AsiaTown and support its economic growth• Educate and promote Asian culture and traditions• Celebrate Asian Heritage Month• Unite Cleveland’s Asian Community

This festival features food and merchandise vendors, local and national performing artists, a children’s activities area, games, competitions, and a health fair that focuses on screenings and education.

Poster and Cover Design by Cuong Nguyen. Other artwork by Jesse Smith.Photos taken by volunteers at previous Cleveland Asian Festivals

About 2015 Cleveland Asian Festival

6th Annual Cleveland Asian Festival

May 16-17 201511am - 7pmAsiaTownEast 27th Street and Payne Avenue

5 Welcome - Cleveland Mayor Frank G. Jackson7 Welcome - Cleveland Councilman T.J. Dow9 Welcome from the CAF 11 About the Cleveland Asian Festival15 Welcome - Cuyahoga County Councilwoman Yvonne Conwell17 Festival Committee Members18 Sponsors22 Proclamations30-31 Recognitions35 Emcees37 Special Performance38-39 Performance Schedule40-41 Festival Map42 Exhibitors Listing43 Health Pavilion44 Children’s Pavilion45 Other Attractions53 OriginofAsianPacificAmericanHeritageMonth

Welcome to the sixth annual Cleveland Asian Festival! The Cleveland Asian Festival is a collaborative effort by the organizations and communities in Greater Cleveland. It is coordinated by the volunteer leaders within the Asian Pacific communities to foster, educate, and promote Asian culture and traditions, while celebrating Asian Heritage Month.

Cleveland Asian Festival is a landmark undertaking to unite the community through recognition of its culture, diversity, and people. The event is made possible by the volunteerism and participation of many diverse and ethnic groups including: Chinese, Taiwanese, Korean, Japanese, Filipino, Indian, Vietnamese, Laotians, Indonesian, Malaysian, Thai, and others. In addition, committed organizations such as the OCA Greater Cleveland, International Community Council, International Service Center, Friendship Foundation of America, Federation of India Community Association, Vietnamese Community of Greater Cleveland, MotivAsians for Cleveland, Asian Services in Action, Cleveland Contemporary Chinese Culture Association, Cleveland Chinese Women Association, Chinese Professionals and Entrepreneurs Association, Consolidated Graphics Group, Creative House Studios, Koko Bakery, Korean American Association, Japanese Americans Citizens League, Cleveland Chinese Benevolent Association, Filipino Associations, St. Clair Superior Development Corp., Asia Plaza Inc., Cleveland Film Society and AsiaTown Neighborhood Merchant organizations have enthusiastically committed to this festival.

The Festival features food and merchandise vendors, local and national performing artists, a children’s activities area, games, competitions such as Sumo Wrestling, Sushi and Egg Roll eating, a health pavilion that focuses on diseases and medical conditions that affect Asians Americans. It will also bring economic growth to the

AsiaTown neighborhood by introducing this ethnic neighborhood to thousands of Clevelanders.

Best Festival byCleveland Hot List Voters

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We enjoy living and working in our community for the same reasons you do – the celebrated traditions, the recreational opportunities, and the company of others who share our dreams. It’s why we support so many organizations that bring people together for the common good. KeyBank is proud to support the sixth annual Cleveland Asian Festival and the Asian community.

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Cleveland Asian Festival.

Yvonne M. Conwell Cuyahoga County Council District 7 Committee Chair: Human Resources, Appointments & Equity Committee Vice Chair: Health, Human Services & Aging Committee Member: Public Safety & Justice Affairs Committee Member: Public Works, Procurement & Contracting

2079 East 9th Street, 8th Floor • Cleveland, Ohio 44115 • Office (216) 698-2017 • Fax (216) 698-2040 Ohio Relay Service 711 • Email: [email protected] • Council Website: council.cuyahogacounty.us 

 

May 16‐17, 2015 

 

Dear Friends: 

On behalf of the citizens of Cuyahoga County District seven, I am pleased to welcome you to the sixth annual Cleveland Asian Festival. 

One of District seven’s greatest assets is our diversity and the Cleveland Asian Festival offers us an opportunity to celebrate and enjoy. Cleveland’s rich Asian heritage‐including world class musicians, performers, dancers, artists, and authentic Asian food. Our vibrant and growing Asia Town neighborhood serves as the backdrop for the event and as a stage for Cleveland’s warm hospitality and cultural diversity. 

I’d like to thank you for coming to this event and experiencing Cleveland at its finest. And, I’d like to thank all of the volunteers and organizations from the Asian Pacific communities who came together to present this event, and in doing so, foster, educate, and promise Asian culture and traditions, while celebrating Cleveland. 

I hope you enjoy the 6th Annual Cleveland Asian Festival. 

 

Sincerely, 

 County Councilwoman‐ District 7 Yvonne M. Conwell 

 

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Executive CommitteeVi HuynhLisa WongJohnny WuMichael ByunYin TangHao ZhouDeborah YueMichael Mendoza

Committee OutreachKen KovachMona AlagDonna HomGeorge BurkeSC Jeong LJoseph MeissnerGia Hoa RyanJoe Thomas

Finance & ComplianceDeborah YueVi HuynhCynthia BrookinsBarbara Lum

Stages Setup/CameraPeter SampsonCynthia GrahamMark StavnickyJoe YostJason WangBraden OltmanJeff Wexler

Cleveland Asian Festival Committees

Children’s Pavilion & GamesHao ZhouTim Nevits

Survey CommitteeKyle ZnamenakAngela WoodsonAlyssa Golinar

PerformanceYin TangWayne WongDavid HoyleMinh Dang Jennifer LuuAlex AlarconEwyn TsangOanh Loi-PowellAsim DattaBrandi Hart

Health PavilionMichael MendozaSujata BurgessMichael ByunVi Huynh

VolunteerMichael ToIrene YeeSiu Yan ScottSueji SmithEd MonroeIan ToddBen LanghamTiffany Swihart

Signage, Parking & TransportationJennifer HuynhWayne Wong

LogisticsEd HomSteve HomJohnny WuLisa Wong

Vendor CommitteeeLisa WongMinh DangLyvian LohMala AugoustidisDaniel RuthScott MuscatelloYvette ObiasGeorge BurkeWan Tao ChuMarissa J. Noydara

Marketing / MediaJohnny WuDan Hanson Mark StavnickyYin TangPrakash SinhaRonald WermanLisa WongChance ShaloskyKimLee SurreemeeCuong NguyenAryavarta Kumar

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Presenting Sponsors:

Partner Sponsors:

Associate Sponsors:Media Sponsors:

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Please thank our sponsors and donors for their support!

Distinguished Sponsors:

Please thank our sponsors and donors for their support!

Sponsors:

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Cleveland Academy of Greater ClevelandCleveland Chinese Benevolent AssociationCleveland Chinese Senior Citizen’s AssociationCleveland Chinese Women AssociationDave’s SupermarketDJ Alex AlarconFriendship Foundation of Vietnamese AmericanJapanese Association of Northern OhioKoko BakeryLi Wah Chinese RestaurantManufacturing Advocacy and Growth NetworkMiega Korean Barbeque

Ohio Valley Supply & Maintenance Co.Philippine American Society of OhioRumpke Waste & Recycling ServicesStream of MusicVietnamese Community of Greater Cleveland

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Festival Volunteers:

Recognitions

Olivia AbramsChristine AumillerMichelle BashianRuqaiyah BashirGary BauerJim BeckSuzy BezekSoniya BhojwaniDiane BillaBrian BockhoffRebekah BurdyshawJoe BurgerGeorge BurkeBrittaney ByersKaren CahillCarla CampanellaMarty CephasDorothy Chan CentarRoslyn ChaoJen ChristyJannie ColwellVincent CononicoTaylor DeClericoThien DinhRose DornonMike DuklesTolulope FalaeWanda Finley Jim FischerJim FisherEva FongRosa FosterHayk GhazaryanShadonna GriffinDerrick Griffin IIJaylen GrubbsKnautika GrubbsElizabeth Hall-CislerTiffany HickeyLester HolmesWensheng HuangRosa Huang Van JacksonGloria JacobsonSophai Jia

2015 Cleveland Asian FestivalSt. Patrick’s Day Parade Volunteers:

AFSCME Allegheny Technologies IncorporatedBud SchenkerCameron BeasonKathy AllenMatt RavilleMichael FlemingMichael Mendolera

Additional Thanks to:

Jacob JohnGreg JohnsonAnita KazarianAlicia KingKelly KuangHor Yian LaiBarbara LangfordZoe LariveHeesoo LeeLi LiCat LigginsTony LouieJackie MaRita MaBob MadisonShiyi MaoVon Mao Gene MarkLen MastrucciWendy McDonald HunterRashid MerchantJessalyn MichaudLois MillmanChad MitchellKathryn Moody-ArndtKameelah MuhammadTayyib MuhammadAshling MurrayMaci NelsonAmanda NolaEarthie ONealPatricia PearceNaimah Phillips

Koby PickerSudhir RaghupathyJohn RiddlebaughMary RoseDavid SchmenkDiane SchmenkSharon SchneiderDorjan ScottRamesh ShahRohit ShastryJoyce ShawScott SimpkinsVicci SimpkinsKeyome SimsMichael SimsMichelle SinnDale SmithAnna SoskicKaren StoveringScott StrohmengerDelia SuTiffany SwihartDarlene TurnerEmilie UnkrichKelley WalkerLynnette WalkerPam WalkerTraci WalkerBrooke WillisEric WolfCharlie WuSkylar XieLotus YeeAijana Zellner

Recognitions

Participating Groups Cleveland Asian FestivalOCA Greater Cleveland

Yume Daiko Japanese Taiko DrumsYin Tang Dance Company

Shaolin Kung Fu School of ArtsOCA Cleveland Dragon Dance Team (a partnership with

Confucius Institute at CSU)Li Wah Restaurant

Lisa WongWayne WongDorjan ScottSiu Yan ScottScott ChildYin Tang DanceChris BlackfireEva FongMatthew RichardsSamantha Clark

WerstlerWerstler ChildRey GalindoPrakash SinhaStacey OrtmanAhmed AlruwailiWasil KlashJingJing Gao CAF Panda!

Raymond ElkinSteve LeopoldTangee JohnsonTim KoppValerie McCall

Special thanks to Asia Plaza, Li Wah

and many others!

Festival EmceesWayne Wong

Lynna LaiMelissa Reid

Kristel HartshornAsim DattaJennifer LuuEwyn Tsang

Yin Tang

PhotographersAnjula CurranBob Dotson

William JacksonGayle NorrisCal PusateriTrish Uveges

Festival Volunteers:Organizations

Global ClevelandBasement Beauties

ClevelandPeople.com

Photos appearing in this booklet are taken by Ed Wong, Darlene Beiter, Gayle Norris, Donna Schneider, Scott Theus, Trish Uveges, Diane Ward, Ronald Werman and many others. All subject to change.

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Li Wah combines a contemporary atmosphere with traditional Chinese design to create a unique place to relax and savor your meal.

LI WAHRESTAURANT

• Our menu samples cuisine from the Szechwan, Hunan and Canton provinces of China and all of Asia

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CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITYWELCOME TO THE 6TH ANNUAL CLEVELAND ASIAN FESTIVAL!

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CSU and The Confucius Institute proudly support Asian heritage by helping CSU students, Northeast Ohio K-12 school students, and members of the community learn Chinese language and develop an understanding of China’s arts and culture.

CSU is an AA/EO institution. ©2015 University Marketing 150357

ICHC offers excellent quality healthcare to Asians and others in the Midtown/AsiaTown neighborhood.

More information visit our website at www.asiaohio.org/ichc or call 216-361-1223

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 8:30 – 5:00Wednesday: 8:30 – 8:00 • Saturdays: by appointment only

• Primary Care• Adult Medicine• Geriatrics• Pediatrics• Women’s Health• Preventive Oral

Health Services• Foot Care

• STD Screening and Treatment

• On Site Laboratory Services

• Contracted Dental Care• Contracted Specialty

Care, Radiology, and Hospital Care to Major Hospitals

Accepts Medicaid/Medicare and most private insurancesSpecial program for those who are uninsured

Sliding fee scale based on incomeReferral to specialty care

We speak your language

• Medication Discount Program (Coming in Summer 2015)

• Other Services Including Social, Legal, Language Services and Insurance Assistance*

• Transportation Assistance* Provided by Asian Services In Action

Medical Director, Sheng Liu, MD

Cindy Meng, CNP

Candace Lord, CNP

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Special Guest Emcees

Wayne Wong. In addition to being our Master MC, he is the recipient of the 2013 Asian American Engineer of the Year Award, presented in Dallas Texas, organized by the national Chinese Institute of Engineers. Wayne was raised in Cleveland and is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University. He is helping to develop future high efficiency space power systems as a technology project manager at the NASA Glenn Research Center and was awarded the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal for his work. Wayne is also an artist and in the past, pursued his artistic passion as a comic book illustrator. He is the OCA Cleveland V.P. of Administration and enthusiastically volunteers his time and energy to further the goals of the Cleveland Asian Festival.

Melissa Reid joined the FOX 8 News team as a reporter in April 2011. Melissa was born and raised south of Pittsburgh. She studied at Bethany College where she majored in broadcast journalism. She says her love for news came at an early age and she lives to cover breaking news, as well as tell the unique and quirky stories. Melissa says that she enjoys spending time with her husband Billy, and their dog, Miss Sophie Charlotte. She is also active in sports, including volleyball, golf, tennis, and softball. Melissa stays connected with her audience on Facebook and Twitter! Melissa returns this year to help MC the Festival!

Lynna Lai was a guest MC during the inaugural Cleveland Asian Festival in 2010. Lynna Lai, has over 20 years of broadcasting experience and is currently a news anchor and reporter for WKYC Channel 3. She moved to Cleveland in 1994 to join WJW Channel 8, to become the first Asian-American reporter at a Northeast Ohio television station. She moved to other markets but returned to Cleveland in 2001 when she joined WOIO Channel 19 before moving to Channel 3 in 2012. Lai has received Associated Press awards for news writing and feature reporting, and she has won an Emmy for spot news reporting. She is a graduate of Louisiana State University, where she was the recipient of the LSU Honor Scholarship and a National Merit Scholarship Award.

Kristel Hartshorn is an entertainment reporter for Northeast Ohio Media Group, providing tips and guides on what is happening in the Cleveland area on her blog Kristel’s CLE: cleveland.com/kristel. She was born in the Philippines and graduated with a broadcast-journalism degree from Ohio University in Athens, OH. She was a guest MC for the Festival in 2014 and is happy to return.

Asim Datta is the President of Federation of India Community Associations (FICA) of Northeast Ohio. He is also Vice President on Board of Trustees of International Services Center, Founder & Board Member of Worldwide Intercultural Network, Member of the Cleveland Museum of Art’s ICCA Task Force, Organizing Committee Member of International Folk Festival, and Cleveland Asian Festival. As owner and manager of Point to Point Worldwide, Asim is a travel facilitator, and an India Destination Specialist. He loves to connect with people, enjoys music, and performs on stage as actor and singer.

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Special Performance by Mona Khan Company

The Mona Khan Company is a critically acclaimed Bollywood dance & fitness company based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Their dance troupe has an extensive repertoire which includes performances with numerous Bollywood singers and actors like Shah Rukh Khan, Shaan and Shankar Mahadevan. In 2010, the Mona Khan Company was chosen out of 70,000 acts across the nation to be in the Top 48 on the NBC show, America’s Got Talent, Season 5! The company has also performed at NBA half-time shows, and they represented Bollywood dance at the prestigious San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival. In 2013, they were invited to perform at an Inaugural Ball in Washington D.C. in honor of President Obama’s second term in office! More recently, the troupe was featured at the Oprah Winfrey tour “The Life You Always Wanted.”

In addition to performing, the company offers more than 100 classes a week for ages 3 and up in 10 cities in the Bay Area and Sacramento.

Bombay Jam® is the company’s incredible Bollywood dance fitness workout, and is a wildly popular program with a die-hard fan following! With classes in California, Oregon and Texas - an instructor training program is available for those interested in teaching dance fitness. The Bombay Jam® home workout DVD is available on amazon.com!

Photos: Copyright by Mona Khan Co.

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Exhibitors List

Indoor Exhibitors presented by Asia PlazaAriel International CenterCleveland Cultural Gardens FederationCleveland Go ClubMargaret Wong & AssociatesYelp ClevelandYin Tang Dance Company

World Marketplace presented by Cleveland Public Power109 Anji’s Collection110 Anji’s Collection24, 25 Asian Services in Action (ASIA Inc.)102 Asian Ministry, Diocese of Cleveland33 Autograph Booth65 Bath Fitter58 Beach Glass Jewelry by Tina60 Beadwork by Mar21 Bee Glorified Honey89 Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation50, 51 Catari59 Catherine Moore Designs97 CEOGC22, 23 Cleveland Chinese Christian Church92 Cleveland Dragon Boat Association40 Cleveland Public Library31 Cleveland Public Power

19 Cody’s Sugar Shop16 Cuyahoga Community College8 Cuyahoga County Board of Elections80, 81 Czar Gallery Inc.15 Dollar Bank10 Elaborate Eyes Face Painting12 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Ohio Civil Rights Commission6 Ernst & Young LLP73 Escentially Inspired11 Federal Bureau of Investigation2 First Aid100 Friendship Foundation of American Vietnamese3 Global Cleveland35 GPHomestay66 Gutter Helmet Systems99 Heartland Institute of Financial Education1 Informational Booth/Command Center17 International Services Center57 Jai Originals Gifts91 Jamberry Nails64 Joyce Factory Direct28 Kent State30 Key Bank63 Laxmi Mallik87 LeafFilter Gutter Protection5 Lubrizol70 Margaret’s Creations55 Maria’s Herbal Products74 MetroPCS18 MotivAsians for Cleveland26 NASA Glenn Research Center68, 69 Native Treasure14 NEORSD95 North Coast Aikikai7 OCA Greater Cleveland105 Ohio Connections Academy 4 Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT)13 Ohio Savings71, 72 Patsiam78, 79 Peace and Love32 Real Fruit20 Red Lotus Foods54 Rosa Lee Studio84 Sandlin Trading Co.90 Scentsy94 Shaolin Kung Fu Institute62 SHISEIDO Anna Beauty Center52, 53 Siam Orchid77 Silver D’s Accessories76 Sister’s Gift Shop75 Sports Legends34 St. Clair Superior Development Corp.

Asian Food Court Presented by Horseshoe Casino7 Asia Food Co.25* ASIA Inc. (Shaved Ice Desserts)16 Asian Grille (Thai)20 Flavors Of India (Himalayan/Nepalese)15 Good Harvest Market (Chinese)9 Han Chinese Kabob and Grill3 Indian Delight19 Koko Bakery1 Korean American Association of Greater Cleveland13 Laotian Association of Cleveland 17, 18 Li Wah Chinese Restaurant4 Lotus Thai House14 Map of Thailand 5 Miega Korean Barbeque2 Number One Pho6 Ono Turo-Turo (Philippines)21 Otani Japanese Restaurant32* Real Fruit LLC8 Siam Cafe12 Sugar Cane Juice40 Umami Bites Food Trailer

*In the World Marketplace

NOTE: All subject to change without notice

Cleveland Clinic1. Sleep Disorders2. Vision Screening3. Blood Pressure4. Body Mass Index5. Alternative Medicine6. Herbal Therapy

Metro Health1. Glucose/Cholesterol Screening2. Spirometry Screening3. Bone Density Screen4. Depression Screen

Exhibitors List

104 St. Clair Superior Development Corp. - Night Markets98 Stepstone Academy93 The JET Program101 The Ratner School9 The Vietnamese Community in Greater Cleveland103 Third Federal Savings & Loan106 Threads of Hope, Inc.29 Time Warner Cable61 Treasures of Cambodia

Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center

1. Benefits Enrollment For Veterans and Dependants

2. VA Employment Opportunities

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Children’s Pavilion & Games Additional Attractions

Free shuttle tour to learn about Cleveland’s Asiatown. Our expert tour guide will take you through historical Chinatown, Asian Town Center, Ariel International Center, and more! Tour bus is sponsored by Cleveland Metroparks.

AsiaTown Tour pickup/drop off is at East 27th Street and Payne Ave (behind the Lantern Stage - on Payne Avenue)

Timed tickets will be available at the shuttle stop. First come first serve.

1pm, 1:15pm, 1:30pm, 1:45pm, 2pm, 2:15pm, 2:30pm, 2:45pm, 3pm, 3:15pm, 3:30pm, 3:45pm, 4pm, 4:15pm, 4:30pm, 4:45pm

Both Saturday & Sunday

The Cleveland Asian Festival will once again presenting “Colors of Asia” Fashion Exhibition. Join us Sunday on the Lantern Stage as the models show off the beautiful threads of Asian countries.

Lantern Stage- Sunday Only at 4:45PM

An emcee with explain the names and styles of the outfits. After the fashion show, there will be photo opportunities with the models.

“Colors of Asia” Fashion Exhibition

Metroparks Shuttle Tour of AsiaTown

2015 Children’s Pavilion Vendors include:Cleveland Metroparks

Global Ambassadors Language AcademyNortheast Ohio Regional Sewer District

Children’s Museum of ClevelandRainey Institute

Progress With ChessSalaam Cleveland

Yin Tang Dance StudioGarfield Memorial United Methodist Church

Children’s Pavilion Presenting Sponsor

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OriginsofAsianPacificAmerican Heritage Month

A national celebration established in 1977 with the participation of civil rights organizations such as the Japanese American Citizens League and Organization of Chinese Americans.

May is Asian Pacific American (APA) Heritage Month—a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. Much like Black History and Women’s History celebrations, APA Heritage Month originated in a congressional bill.

Congressional Bills Establish Celebration In June 1977, Representatives Frank Horton of New York and Norman Y. Mineta of California introduced a House resolution that called upon the president to proclaim the first ten days of May as Asian/Pacific Heritage Week. The following month, senators Daniel Inouye and Spark Matsunaga introduced a similar bill in the Senate. Both were passed.

On October 5, 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed a Joint Resolution designating the annual celebration.

APA Becomes Month-long Celebration In May 1990, the holiday was expanded further when President George H. W. Bush designated May to be Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. May was chosen to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States on May 7, 1843, and to mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869. The majority of the workers who laid the tracks were Chinese immigrants.

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is celebrated with community festivals, government-sponsored activities, and educational activities for students. This year’s theme is “Lighting the Past, Present, and Future.”

Asian-American History: From Chinese laborers in the 1800s to millions of U.S. citizens today by David Johnson

When they first arrived in the United States, Asian (usually Chinese) immigrants were welcomed, or at least tolerated. After the California gold rush brought thousands of Chinese to California, however, Asian immigrants faced restrictive laws and occasional violence.

History

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In the late 1800s Chinese, and eventually other Asians, were excluded from citizenship. These laws were repealed during World War II, followed by further immigration-law changes, making it easier for Asians to enter the United States.

Today, Asian immigrants have a high rate of assimilation and participation in the American mosaic.

Gold Rush Boom The Chinese were the first Asians to arrive in large numbers. By the 1830s Chinese were selling goods in New York City and toiling in Hawaiian sugarcane fields.

Gold was discovered in California in 1848, eventually attracting thousands of Chinese miners and contract laborers. In 1850, just over 1,000 Asian immigrants entered the U.S., but ten years later, the figure had jumped to nearly 37,000, mostly Chinese.

Violent Protests In some quarters, Chinese workers were welcomed. The Central Pacific Railroad recruited Chinese to work on the transcontinental railroad in 1865. Three years later the Chinese and the U.S. ratified the Burlingame Treaty which facilitated Chinese immigration.

However, many people feared being “overwhelmed” by the influx, which had swelled to nearly 65,000 in 1870, and over 107,000 in 1880. Some cities passed laws against Chinese and other Asians, often referred to as “Mongolians.” Anti-Chinese riots erupted in Chico, California, in 1877 and in Rock Springs, Wyoming, in 1885.

Japanese Arrive Meanwhile, increasing contact with Japan prompted Japanese to move to Hawaii and California to work in agriculture. In 1869 the Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Colony was established in California.

Contact with the Philippines In 1899, following the Spanish-American War, the Philippines came under U.S. control, prompting increased immigration. In 1902 the pensionado program, which allowed Filipinos to study in the U.S., was implemented.

Because most Filipinos are Roman Catholic, their integration into American life was somewhat easier than for other Asians. Though Filipinos faced the same prejudices as Chinese and Japanese laborers (as described in Carlos Bulosan’s book America is in the Heart), Filipinos arrived with English skills, making assimilation easier.

Japanese Internment During World War II, more than 100,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry were placed in internment camps. Even though many did not speak Japanese or have close ties to Japan, they were nonetheless regarded as wartime threats. Although the U.S. was also at war with Germany and Italy, Americans with ancestors from those countries did not face

internment.

In 1988 Congress passed a measure giving $20,000 to Japanese Americans who had been interned during the war. President George H.W. Bush signed it the following year.

Increasing Numbers Although Asian immigration increased steadily through much of the 20th century,

the region still contributed fewer newcomers than Europe, Latin America, and North America.

The McCarran-Walter Act of 1952 eliminated race as a barrier to immigration, and in 1965 national quotas were ended, thus facilitating Asian immigration.

A More Diverse Group In 1979 the United States and China resumed diplomatic relations, making immigration easier for Chinese. But, new arrivals came from other Asian countries as well, including India and Pakistan. And in 1975 following the Vietnam War, more than 130,000 refugees fleeing from the Communist governments of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos arrived on U.S. shores. Million of Asians arrived in subsequent years.

Origins of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

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1763 First recorded settlement of Filipinos in America in Louisiana

1843 First Japanese immigrants arrive in the United States

1847 Yale’s Yung Wing is the first Chinese person to graduate from a U.S. college

1848 Chinese people migrate to California during the Gold Rush

1854 California bars the entrance of Chinese people to the state

1858 People v. Hall rules that Chinese people cannot give testimony against whites

1865 Chinese workers are hired by the Central Pacific Railroad Company

1869 First transcontinental railroad is completed

1878 Ninth Circuit Court in California declares that Chinese people cannot receive natural citizenship

1879 Laws are passed in California against Chinese employment

1882 Chinese Exclusion Law is passed, which suspends immigration for 10 years

1898 The Philippines declares its independence. The U.S. annexes the Philippines and Hawaii

1898 Wong Kim Ark v. U.S. rules that Chinese people born in the United States are citizens

1903 First group of Korean people arrives to work in Hawaii

1905 California Civil Code forbids marriage between Asians and whites

1906 San Francisco excludes Japanese, Korean and Chinese children from public schools

1907 Immigration from India begins

1907 President Theodore Roosevelt’s executive order prevents Japanese/Korean immigration

1922 Takao Ozawa v. U.S. rules that a Japanese person cannot be naturalized

1924 National Origins Act prohibits immigration of most Asians

1941 After the Pearl Harbor attack, Japanese on the Pacific Coast are interned in camps

1943 Congress repeals all Chinese exclusion laws and grants naturalization

1946 The Philippines becomes independent; citizenship is offered to those living in the United States

1946 Wing Ong becomes first Asian person elected to state office in Arizona House of Representatives

1947 President Harry Truman pardons Japanese Americans who resisted draft in internment camps

1949 U.S. severs ties with People’s Republic of China; 5,000 educated Chinese people are granted refugee status

1950 Korean War and second wave of Korean immigration begins

1956 Dalip Singh Saund becomes the first Asian-Indian person elected to Congress

1959 Hawaii becomes the 50th state

1959 Hiram Fong and Daniel K. Inouye become the first Asian-Pacific Americans elected to Congress

1962 Hawaii’s Inouye becomes a senator; Spark Matsunaga becomes a congressman

1964 Patsy Takemoto becomes the first Asian-American woman to serve in Congress

1975 Vietnam War ends; leads to large migration of Southeast Asians to the United States

1979 The first Asian Pacific American Heritage Week is celebrated

1979 Diplomatic relations resume between the People’s Republic of China and the United States

1989 President George H.W. Bush signs into law an entitlement program to pay each surviving Japanese-American internee $20,000

1997 Kalpana Chawla becomes the first Asian Indian astronaut in space

1997 Gary Locke becomes the first Asian-American governor of a mainland state (Washington)

2000 Norman Mineta becomes the first Asian-American person to hold a Cabinet post

2001 Elaine Chao is appointed secretary of labor

2006 First monument dedicated to Filipino soldiers who fought for the United States in World War II is unveiled

2007 Bobby Jindal becomes the first Indian-American person elected governor (Louisiana)

2009 President Barack Obama appoints the most Asian Americans to Cabinet-level positions (three)

2010 Apolo Anton Ohno becomes the most decorated American Winter Olympian, with eight medals

Asian/Pacific Islander American Heritage Month Timeline

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President Jimmy Carter signed a joint resolution in 1978 that declared May 4–10, 1979, as the first Asian Pacific American Heritage Week. This was later extended by President George H.W. Bush in 1990 to a month-long celebration. The month commemorates the arrival of the first Japanese immigrant, a fisherman named Nakanohama Manjiro, or “John Mung,” to the United States on May 7, 1843, and marks the transcontinental railroad’s completion on May 10, 1869.

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Westlake Chinese Culture Association (WCCA) is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization based in Westlake, Ohio. WCCA's mission is to promote intercultural exchanges, provide Chinese cultural information and services, and deliver quality Chinese language education to our communities. With more than 25 years history of promoting Chinese arts and culture in the Greater Cleveland, WCCA welcomes anyone who is interested in learning the Chinese language, or about Chinese arts, culture and traditions.

西湖中文学校,又名西湖中华文化协会是位于俄亥俄州西湖市的一家非营利性组织。西湖中文学校的宗旨

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School Location: Lee Burneson Middle School 2240 Dover Center Road Westlake, OH 44145

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Mailing Address: Westlake Chinese Culture Association P.O. BOX 450884 Westlake, Ohio 44145

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CongratulationsCleveland Asian Festival 2015

Our Friendship Foundation of American-Vietnamese congratulates Cleveland Asian Festival and all our participating organizations for sponsoring this great Festival. Thank you for gathering together our many diverse communities for this wonderful cultural celebration.

In our Saigon Plaza, we sponsor a community center for weddings and events; a tax clinic, especially for ESL and immigrant tax filers; a law firm; interpreter services; utility help center, and a gift store

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Monday -Friday 9:30am -8pm Saturday- Sunday 8am-6pm

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Congratulations to the Cleveland Asian Festival for celebrating another year of cultural diversity

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T’shaka BrownSifu Brown has been teaching the Chinese Martial Arts system for many years. Sifu Tshaka Brown has studied with many instructors such as Master Ron Willis (Kungfu) Master Hu Wei-Yue (Taiji/Bagua and Xing Yi), Dr. Liang Guang (Taiji/Dragon Fist), Master Nick Gracenin from Chinese Wushu Research Institute, Master James Cook (Shaolin Gung-Fu), and Master John Oon. Sifu Brown is currently teaching classes at South High School, the Cleveland Water Department 1201 Lakeside and Cleveland Hopkins Airport, as well as his school at 4100 East 71st Street, Cleveland, Ohio. For Classes Information, call 216.513.8896

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Yume DaikoJapanese Taiko Drummingwww.yumedaiko.com

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The Chinese Professional and Entrepreneur Association (CPEA) was founded in 1997 as a non-profitorganization. CPEA has made an incredible progress in the past seven years, establishing and running their ownelectronic magazine, organizing many large scale community events, including the Great Wall EnrichmentCenter and summer camps, organizing the Cleveland Chinese New Year Party, an annual tennis competition,and even a Cleveland Public Library Exhibition of modern Chinese art. CPEA looks to continue to make adifference in the community and looks to establish new relationships that will progress its goal of business andcultural cooperation.

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Congratulations 2015 Cleveland Asian Festival!

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