About the Programs & Activities

Serving as Mistresses of Ceremonies will be ABC Channel 13 news anchors Gina Gaston (10:30 am-noon) and Miya Shay (noon-2:00 pm)

Fusion Food and Snacks
Food trucks representing the Bayou City’s culinary diversity will be lined up on Southmore Boulevard. Choose from Casian King, Churrasco Truck, D’Lish Curbside Bistro, It’s a Wrap, Pho-Jita Fusion, Smoosh Cookies, Tila’s Taco Truck, and Wokker TX Ranger. Jade Stone Café will serve light bites and beverages.

Pop Cart Handmade Ice Pops will also sell popsicles, and Asia Society will sell mochi ice cream and Asian beers.

Community Demonstrations and Performances
Performances from the Houston community include:

• Martial Arts Demonstration by Clear Lake Iaido
• Performances by Viet Wave Music
• Korean Fan, Flower, Doll and Drum Dances by Yun Hwa Lee Dance
• Bollywood Dance Workshop by Dolly Goyal
• Carnatic Music Performance by Prema Bhat
• Performance by Iranian Youth Dancers from Iranian Cultural Foundation
• Tai Chi Demonstration by Henderson Smith
• Kamishibai, Traditional Japanese Storytelling by Consulate-General of Japan at Houston
• Bhartanatyam Dance by Anjali School
• Ismaili Dance Ensemble by Aga Khan Foundation
• Performances by the North America Youth Chinese Orchestra
• Korean Dance by Kim Kuja
• Performance by Dance of Asian America
• Performance by Kalaangan School of Odissi Dance
• Sinulog Dances by Tropical Rhythms

Activities
Engaging family activities include:

• Central Asian Carpet Canvases
• Folding 1000 Paper Cranes by Consulate General of Japan in Houston
• Ikebana Display by Houston Ikebana International
• Maori Koru Art Designs
• Origami by Asian/Pacific American Heritage Association
• Persian Calligraphy by Iranian Cultural Foundation
• Pinch-Pot Game by OCA Greater Houston
• Rangoli Creation by India Culture Center
• Sari Wrapping by India Culture Center
• Taiwanese Calligraphy-Traditional Chinese by Taipei Economic and Cultural Office/Taiwan Academy
• Tanabata Wishing Tree
• Vietnamese Lanterns by Vietnamese Culture and Science Association
• Year of the Monkey Creations by SASE – Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers

Vendors

• Big Creek Farms
• The Community Cloth
• Earthredz LLC
• Heirloom Treasures
• Human Nature USA
• Nefaerieous Faces
• Om Connection
• Rosehip Essentials
• South China Seas
• YingSilver

Exhibitions
Come see exhibitions We Chat: A Dialogue in Contemporary Chinese Art in the Louisa Stude Sarofim Gallery (2nd floor) and Yuriko Yamaguchi in the Sarofim Grand Hall (1st floor).

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