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Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month
Celebrate Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month with Lan Su every Saturday and Sunday in May with special cultural performances, including Gamelan music, Taiko drumming, Hula dancing and much more!
When:
May 1, 2015 12:00am to May 31, 2015 12:00am
May is national Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month, celebrating Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. 'Asian-Pacific' refers to all of the Asian continent and the Pacific islands of Melanesia (New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji and the Solomon Islands), Micronesia (Marianas, Guam, Wake Island, Palau, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Nauru and the Federated States of Micronesia) and Polynesia (New Zealand, Hawaiian Islands, Rotuma, Midway Islands, Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Cook Islands, French Polynesia and Easter Island).
Celebrate with Lan Su every Saturday and Sunday in May with special cultural performances, including Gamelan music, Taiko drumming, Hula dancing and much more! Please note: on Sunday May 10 there will be an additional performance at noon for Mother’s Day.
Schedule of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month Cultural Performances:
- Saturday May 2 – The Kalabharathi School of Dance
- Sunday May 3 – Natya Leela Academy
- Saturday May 9 – Please check back soon for details about this day's cultural performance
- Sunday May 10 – American West Vancouver Chinese School (AWVCS)
- Sunday May 10 – The Village Sound of Spring Choir
- Saturday May 16 – The Venerable Showers of Beauty (VSB) Gamelan
- Sunday May 17 – Vancouver Jasmine Dance Troupe
- Saturday May 23 – Cambodian Dance Troupe of Oregon
- Sunday May 24 – Lee's Association Martial Arts
- Saturday May 30 – Ka Lei Hali’a O Ka Lokelani
- Sunday May 31 – UNIT SOUZOU Taiko
Cost:
Free with garden membership or admission
Phone Number:
(503) 228-8131
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