[NEohioPAL] 1st Annual Cleveland Asian Festival coming in a week!

[Johnny Wu]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                               CONTACT:
Johnny Wu

May 6, 2010
216.539.4634,
<mailto:info at clevelandasianfestival.org> info at clevelandasianfestival.org

 

MEDIA ADVISORY

 

ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY LAUNCHES 

FIRST ANNUAL CLEVELAND ASIAN FESTIVAL

 

More than 5,000 Northeast Ohio residents are expected to turn out on May 22,
2010 for the first annual Cleveland Asian Festival in a collaborative effort
between The City of Cleveland, and the area's Asian community organizations,
according to Vi Huynh, President of MotivAsians, and Johnny Wu, President of
Organization of Chinese Americans of Greater Cleveland.  The festival is
taking place during Asian Heritage Month, with Mayor Frank Jackson giving
the opening speech. Ward 8 Councilman Jeffrey Johnson will also be in
attendance. 

 

            WHO:              A diverse array of Asian vendors, artists,
performers, health care professionals and visitors 

 

            WHAT:           Cleveland Asian Festival 

 

            WHERE:         Payne Avenue, between East 27th and East 30th
streets, and Asia Plaza's main parking lots. This is the heart of AsiaTown,
the business district that is home to                           numerous
Asian merchants. 

            

            WHEN:           Saturday, May 22, 2010 from 11:00 AM through
8:00 PM  

*	Dragon Dance and Lion Dance 12:30 pm
*	Inflatable Sumo Wrestling (all day - see Johnny Wu vs Vi Huynh)
*	Egg Roll Eating Contest 5:30pm
*	Japanese Taiko drummers 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm
*	Traditional Indian Bridal apparel fashion show 4:00 pm            
*	50+ exhibitors and 2 stages of performances (including Ray Szuch's 1
hr workshop on basic martial arts movements for movies. (complete
performance schedule and program guide is now online)
*	Meet local Asian Celebrities including author Margaret Wong, pianist
Tatsuya Nagashima, anchorwoman Lynna Lai, TV Personality Ratanjit Sondhe,
Lake County Captians Chun-Hsiu Chen and others.                             

 

About Cleveland Asian Festival

The festival aims to introduce AsiaTown's stores and restaurants to
thousands of new people throughout Cuyahoga County. In addition, a health
fair will target Asian Americans and address the medical conditions that
afflict them most.  Asian Americans make up 2.3 percent of Cuyahoga County's
residents, and they range from Asian Indians, Chinese, Filipino, Korean,
Vietnamese and Japanese.   For more information, please visit
<http://www.ClevelandAsianFestival.org> www.ClevelandAsianFestival.org,
email  <mailto:info at clevelandasianfestival.org>
info at clevelandasianfestival.org or call 216.539.4634.

 

The 1st Annual Cleveland Asian Festival is made possible with the generosity
support and donations from Asia Plaza / Li Wah Chinese Restaurant, Asian
Festival (Columbus), Asian Food Solutions, Asian Services In Action, Chinese
Professionals and Entrepreneurs Association, City of Cleveland, Cleveland
Chinese Benevolent Association, Cleveland Chinese Women Association,
Cleveland Clinic,, Cleveland Contemporary Chinese Culture Association,
Cleveland Film Society, Cleveland Foundation, ClevelandPeople.com,
Consolidated Graphics Group, COSE, Councilman Jeffrey Johnson (Ward 8),
Creative House Studios, Cuyahoga  County Public Library, Erie Chinese
Journal, Federation of Indian Community Associations, Fifth Third Bank,
Friendship Foundation of America, India International News, Ingenuity
Festival, International Community Council, International Services Center,
Japanese Americans Citizens League, Kaiser Permanente, KeyBank, Koko Bakery,
Korean American Association of Greater Cleveland, Margaret Wong and
Associates, May & C. F. Chen, Metromix.com, MotivAsians for Cleveland,
National City Bank, Neighborhood Connections, Northeast Ohio Medical Reserve
Corps., OCA Greater Cleveland Chapter, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Lottery
Commission, Presque Isle Downs & Casino, Protech Polymer Presto!, St. Clair
Superior Development Corp., Stream of Music, University Hospitals,
Vietnamese Community of Greater Cleveland, and Walmart

 

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Johnny Wu
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Co-Chair Executive Committee
Cleveland Asian Festival
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