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Lunar New Year Celebration at Asian Town Center

The Cleveland AsiaTown community did not let the snow or cold weather prevent a wonderful Year of the Ram celebration for Lunar New Year on February 14-15. The event was presented by Asian Town Center and OCA Cleveland Asian American Advocates. Organized as an outreach effort, the event included many Asian-themed performances, food options, Culture, Shopping, and Fun. The event was sponsored by Confucius Institute at Cleveland State University, Margaret W. Wong & Associates, Third Federal, Asia Food Company, and Siam Cafe. Media Partners for the event were Image Lab Media Services, Cleveland People.com, Ohio Asian American News, and Erie Chinese Journal. Wayne Wong was the MC and Host, Alex Alarcon was the DJ, and Lisa Wong organized the event along with the Asian Town Center management.
       Crowd favorites for the event were the OCA Cleveland Dragon Dance (in partnership with Confucius Institute at CSU) on Saturday and the Kwan Lion Dance on Sunday. Additional performances and demonstrations were provided by Yin Tang Dance Company, Balloon Bender Dave, Integrated School of Internal Arts, Bloom Flower Hmong Dance Group, Rising Star Acrobats, Shaolin Kung Fu Institute, Mame Daiko, Sho-Jo-Ji, A-PoP (LB), Viva Dance Studio, Confucius Institute, Rosa's Guzheng Studio, Great Wall Enrichment Center, Westlake Chinese Culture Association, CWRU Yo-Yo club, and Cleveland Aikikai. Additionally, very competitive speed eating contests were sponsored by Asia Food Company each day featuring spicy Kimchi Udon Noodle soup. Happy New Year!