YouTube Sensation Headlines Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Celebration

Transform your cultural awareness at Seattle Center Festál: Asian Pacific Islander (API) Heritage Month Celebration, 11:45 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, May 6, at Seattle Center Armory. The Celebration showcases the heritage and diversity of the region's rich API presence at a youthful and lively festival.

This year's Celebration features Luna Lee, YouTube sensation boasting 152,000 subscribers and international Gayageum player who infuses traditional Korean instrumentals with contemporary musical hits by artists such as Fleetwood Mac, The White Stripes and Pink Floyd. Luna will perform at 3 p.m. inside the Armory.

API Heritage Month Celebration highlights the rich cultural diversity of the region's API community through demonstrations such as Wu Shu Martial Arts, activities for all ages including face painting and lei making, traditional and contemporary dishes from Incredibowls Food Truck and the popular hum bow eating contest and performances by Seattle Chinese Community Girls Drill Team.

For full schedule and additional information, visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/2020469987993204/

Seattle Center Festál brings to light the culturally rich communities who shape the character of our region. Although the series began in 1997, its origins stretch back to when ethnic communities were planting their roots here. For many of them, Seattle Center served as a central place, where they could invite the public to join in their unique cultural expression. Some festivals were formed in response to wars or ethnic displacement and others to unite their communities, educate the public and dispel stereotypes. Now at 21 years, Festál producers are seeking to sustain their festivals with compelling programming that appeals to multiple generations.

Seattle Center Festál: Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration is a public program presented by Seattle Center in partnership with The Asian Pacific Directors Coalition. Admission is free-of-charge. For more information on this festival, visit apiheritage.com, and to learn more about this collection of ethnic cultural events and other Seattle Center public programming, visit www.seattlecenter.com or call 206-684-7200.

About Seattle Center Festál

This illuminating series of 23 ethnic cultural festivals on weekends throughout the year seeks to connect people in ways that build understanding, dispel stereotypes and generate pride among the generations who participate in these shared experiences. Seattle Center Festál is produced with the generous support of KUOW 94.9 Public Radio, Coca-Cola, Alaska Airlines, T-Mobile, 4Culture. the City of Seattle and Seattle Center Foundation.

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