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Asian Highlands Opens at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

  The Cleveland Metropark Zoo officially opened the new Asian Highlands, a state of the art exhibit and home to amur and snow leopards, red pandas, and takin. The Ribbon Cutting took place on Tuesday, June 12th and featured local performers Janice Liu playing the Erhu, John Cosma demonstrating Hsing-Yi/Tai Chi, Jim Holt practicing Baqua, Bharathnatyam southern Indian Dance by Deepa Manikandan, Blooming Flower - Paj Tawg Tshiab Hmong Dancers, and OCA Dragon Dance Drummer Alex Wong.

   For the Grand Opening weekends, the Zoo also featured a variety of Asian performances and exhibitor tables from the local community with help from community leaders Oanh Powell, Asim Datta, Lisa Wong, and Johnny Wu. Performers included ShoJoJi Japanese Dancers, Janice Liu on Erhu, LingYun Rising Star Gymnastics School, Aikiki - Aikido Marital Art Demonstrations, Shaolin Institute, Yo-Yo by Jumario Simmons, Westlake Chinese School, Spartan Bhangra, Karate Institute of Mentor, and a special Father's Day performance and parade by the OCA Greater Cleveland Dragon Dance Team.
   Exhibitors included Vietnamese Cultural Garden, Cleveland Aikikai, Shaolin Institute, Greater Cleveland Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Cleveland Chinese Entrepreneurs Association, Confucius Institute at Cleveland State University, MotivAsians for Cleveland, Asian Services In Action, and OCA Asian Pacific American Advocates Greater Cleveland Chapter.
   The Zoo also announced that they will be hosting the Asian Lantern Festival that will take place in the evenings from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thursdays through Sunday from July 19 to August 19, 2018.

1. OCA Cleveland Dragon Dance Team in front of the Snow Leopard exhibit
　

2. Janice Liu performing traditional Erhu at the Zoo's Asian Highlands
　

3. OCA Cleveland President Lisa Wong doing voter registration along with many other Asian exhibitors