Adoption and Asian Events
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May Events
Shen Wei Dance Arts
Dates: May 23 - 25, 2013
Location: Kennedy Center
Washington, DC
Blending a traditional Chinese aesthetic with Western dance to extraordinary results, Shen Wei Dance Arts presents Undivided Divided, a site-specific piece where the dancers interact with multimedia, including video and sculpture.
Port Discovery: Asian Pacific Heritage Celebration
Date: Saturday May 25, 2013
Time: 10:00 - 4:00
Location: Port Discovery
Baltimore, MD
Join us for a celebration of the traditions and culture of Asian Pacific heritage with performances and more!
- Art Ala Cart: 10 am- 1 pm
- Baltimore Kawasaki Sister City: 10 am - 2 pm
- New Moon Theater- Minwa Tales: 1 pm & 2 pm
- Mr. Norman: 1 pm & 1:30 pm
- Misako Ballet: 3:30 pm
Performances to celebrate Kyrgyzstan and Central Asia
Date: Saturday May 25, 2013
Time: 4:00 - 5:30 pm
Location: St. Marks Presbyterian Church, Bethesda, MD
This will include:
- Dancers from The Silk Road Dance Company
- Kyrgyz musicians playing traditional Kyrgyz instruments
- Kyrgyz fashion designer showing her unique collection (invited — not confirmed)
- A slideshow to showcase the beauty, history, and life in Kyrgyzstan
- Light refreshments prepared by visiting Kyrgyz chef
Fiesta Asia Film Festival
Date: Tuesday - Thursday, May 28-30, 2013
Location: West End Cinema
Washington, DC
Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother
Date: Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Time: Noon- 1:30 pm
Location: Library of Congress
Washington, DC
On interviewing Chinese birth mothers and reaching out to adoptees and families worldwide
Mayor Gray's Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration
Date: Thursday May 30, 2013
Time: 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Location: Lincoln Theater
1215 U St NW,
Washington, DC 20009
Join Mayor Gray for an evening of DC's best performances presented by Kollaboration DC, the Mayor's Community Service Awards, networking opportunities, and more! RSVPs encouraged. RSVP Link: http://2013aapihm.eventbrite.com/
Event is FREE, but you need to register at EventBrite
June Events
Taiwanese Cultural Heritage Night
Date: Saturday June 1, 2013
Time: 7:30 - 8:30 pm
Location: Ossian Hall Park
7900 Heritage Drive
Annandale VA 22003
Come and enjoy the exotic and diverse beauty of Taiwanese culture, dance and music.
Washington Folk Festival (Folklore Society of Washington, DC)
Date: Saturday and Sunday June 1 &2, 2013
Time: all day
Location: Glen Echo Park
Glen Echo, MD
Cost: FREE
The 33rd Annual Washington Folk Festival showcases the diversity of traditional music in the Washington area. All musicians, storytellers, dancers, and craftspeople live in the the greater Washington metropolitan area and volunteer their talents to put on a first class festival of national renown. With performances representing cultures from around the world as well as around the country, it is your chance to find out what is going on in the folk communities of the area.
The Mongol Children's Festival and Competition, USA
Date: Sunday June 2, 2013
Time: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Location: Rosslyn Spectrum Theater
1611 North Kent St,
Arlington, Virginia
Chinese Cultural Heritage Night
Date: Saturday June 8, 2013
Time: 7:30 - 8:30 pm
Location: Ossian Hall Park
7900 Heritage Drive
Annandale VA 22003
Celebrate the evening with Chinese folk music and traditional dance.
July Events
India Cultural Heritage Night
Date: Saturday July 6, 2013
Time: 7:30 - 8:30 pm
Location: Ossian Hall Park
7900 Heritage Drive
Annandale VA 22003
Kuchipudi is an Indian classical dance style that originated in Andhra Pradesh, India. This performance showcases the beauty, complexity and depth of Indian classical dance through performance and education.
The Aloha Boys
Date: Thursday July 11, 2013
Time: 7:30 - 8:30pm
Location: Frying Pan Farm Park
2709 West Ox Road
Herndon VA 20171
Born and raised in Hawai'i and transplanted to the Washington D.C. area to pursue careers, the Aloha Boys, Glen Hirabayashi, Isaac Ho'opi'i and Irv Queja - met in 1996 while playing music for their children at Halau O 'Aulani, a school of Hawai'ian culture, in the Washington, D.C. area. A special and exciting bond grew musically among the Aloha Boys, who love to kanikapila or play an acoustic down-home, backyard-style Hawai'ian music, a style which includes everything from the very traditional to contemporary songs and styles.
Indonesian Cultural Heritage Night
Date: Saturday July 20, 2013
Time: 7:30 - 8:30 pm
Location: Ossian Hall Park
7900 Heritage Drive
Annandale VA 22003
Indonesia is home to varied musical styles, the most familiar coming from the islands of Java, Sumatra and Bali. Be introduced to gamelan, the traditional music of those islands, and continue your virtual exploration of Indonesia's culture, history and natural beauty with a film that begins at dark.
August Events
Vietnamese Cultural Heritage Night
Date: Saturday August 3, 2013
Time: 7:30 - 8:30 pm
Location: Ossian Hall Park
7900 Heritage Drive
Annandale VA 22003
Join us to celebrate Vietnamese' cultural heritage with dance and music.
Korean Cultural Heritage Night
Date: Saturday August 3, 2013
Time: 7:30 - 8:30 pm
Location: Ossian Hall Park
7900 Heritage Drive
Annandale VA 22003
The Korean-American Association of Northern Virginia presents an evening of Korean culture, featuring traditional and folk music and dance.
VietFest 2013 - Vietnamese Heritage Festival
Date: Saturday and Sunday August 24 and 25, 2013
Time: Sat: 10 am - 9 pm
Sun: 11 am - 6 pm
Location: Landmark Mall
5801 Duke St,
Alexandria VA, 22304
Cost: Admission: $5 if purchased in advance, $7 onsite, children under 5 are Free.
FREE ADMISSION FOR WEARING FULL VIETNAMESE TRADITIONAL DRESS
Join us for the 2nd Annual Vietnamese Heritage Festival on August 24 & 25, 2013 at Landmark Mall in Alexandria, Virginia for a unique and spectacular celebration of the best of Vietnamese cuisine, culture, art and entertainment.
September Events
Cambodian Community Day
Date: Sunday September 22nd, 2013 (tentative)
11:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: Ben Brenman Park
4800 Brenman Park Drive,
Alexandria, VA
The purpose of celebrating the Cambodian Community Day is to bring Cambodian and American families/communities together to recognize Khmer achievements, to raise the awareness of Khmer culture, and to strengthen Khmer voice in America and in the world. We believe that Cambodian heritages are abundant, but few people in the world know about them. We seek to erase world's bad perception that Cambodia is a killing fields...