Seattle Center Festal Presents Asian-Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration 5/2

Experience and enjoy the rich cultures of the Asian-Pacific Islander communities through song, dance, music, art and displays at Seattle Center Festál: Asian-Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration, Sunday, May 2, 12 noon - 5 p.m., in Center House.

The festival launches Asian-Pacific Islander Heritage Month in Seattle with spectacular lion dances, youth drill teams, martial arts, taiko drums and incredible artists from around the state.

This year's line-up features:

Asian-American soul and R&B artist, Dawen, singing about Asian-American identity, social issues, love, loss and redemption
Chinese Community Girls Drill Team
Seattle Matsuri Taiko
Filipino Youth Activities Drill Team
Apna Bhangra Crew
Cambodian Dance Preservation Group
Fraggle Rock
Ke Liko A'e O Lei Lehua
Nepal Seattle Society
Traditional Dance of Japan
Urvasi Classical Dance of India
Unicersity of Washington Lambda Phi Epsilon Step Dancers
Vovinam Martial Arts

And many more...
The 22 Festál cultural celebrations highlight The Common forms of tradition and expression among ethnic communities in the Pacific Northwest, while underscoring their unique creative contributions, customs, foods and ideals. Our 2010 "Did you know" will explore some of these commonalities and differences.
Did you know? The culture includes 15 countries with many flags and colors. Its most popular foods are rice, noodles, fish/seafood and vegetables. In each of the Asian-Pacific Islandercultures, the people are proud of their traditional attire and their music and dances. Many of the islander nations are becoming fairly industrialized, but historically they have had a large agricultural base and created various products for export.

Seattle Center Festál: Asian-Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration is presented by Seattle Center in partnership with the Asian-Pacific Directors Coalition. For more information on this cultural series and other Seattle Center programming, click on www.seattlecenter.com or call 206 684-7200.

About Seattle Center Festál

Seattle Center Festál, a series of 22 world festivals presented at Seattle Center on weekends throughout 2010, highlights the distinct cultures and common threads of ethnic communities in our region through traditional and contemporary art, music, foods, youth activities, workshops and more. This collection of cultural events is produced with the generous support of Wells Fargo, Verizon Wireless and KUOW 94.9 Public Radio. Additional support is provided by Seattle Center Foundation and the City of Seattle.

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