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THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release May 1, 2012

ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH, 2012

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATIONGenerations of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) have helped make America what it is today. Their his-

tories recall bitter hardships and proud accomplishments -- from the laborers who connected our coasts one-and-a-half centuries ago, to the patriots who fought overseas while their families were interned at home, from those who endured the harsh conditions of Angel Island, to the innovators and entrepreneurs who are driving our Nation’s economic growth in Sili-con Valley and beyond. Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month offers us an opportunity to celebrate the vast contributions Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have made to our Nation, reflect on the challenges still faced by AAPI communities, and recommit to making the American dream a reality for all.

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders comprise many ethnicities and languages, and their myriad achievements embody the American experience. Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have started businesses, including some of our Nation’s most successful and dynamic enterprises. AAPI men and women are leaders in every aspect of American life -- in govern-ment and industry, science and medicine, the arts and our Armed Forces, education and sports.

Yet, while we celebrate these successes, we must remember that too often Asian American and Pacific Islanders face significant adversity. Many AAPI communities continue to fight prejudice and struggle to overcome disparities in educa-tion, employment, housing, and health care. My Administration remains committed to addressing these unique challenges. Through the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, we are working to expand opportunities for AAPI communities by improving access to Federal programs where Asian American and Pacific Islanders are currently underserved. To learn more about the Initiative, visit www.WhiteHouse.gov/AAPI.

As we also take this occasion to reflect on our past, we mark 70 years since the Executive Order that authorized the in-ternment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. Last month, I announced my intent to posthumously award the Presi-dential Medal of Freedom -- the country’s highest civilian honor -- to Gordon Hirabayashi, who openly defied this forced relocation, and bravely took his challenge all the way to the United States Supreme Court.

This year, we also commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first Japanese cherry blossom trees planted in Washington, D.C., an enduring symbol of the friendship shared between the United States and Japan and a reminder of America’s stand-ing as a Pacific nation. Over the centuries, we have maintained a long, rich history of engagement in the Asia-Pacific region, and our AAPI communities have been essential to strengthening the economic, political, and social bonds we share with our partners around the world.

This month, we reflect on the indelible ways AAPI communities have shaped our national life. As we celebrate centuries of trial and triumph, let us rededicate ourselves to making our Nation a place that welcomes the contributions of all people, all colors, and all creeds, and ensures the American dream is within reach for all who seek it.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 2012 as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. I call upon all Americans to visit www.AsianPacificHeritage.gov to learn more about the history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and to observe this month with appropriate programs and activities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand thisfirst day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand twelve, and of the Independence of the United States of America

the two hundred and thirty-sixth. BARACK OBAMA

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Dragon Boat races are traditionally held as part of the annual Duanwu Festival on the 5th day of the 5th month of the lunar calendar (also known as double fifth) in Asia. In the United States, dragon boat races are no longer primar-ily for the festival. You do not need to wait till summer to have the race. In Florida, the dragon boat racing starts as early as March and lasts till late October. Dragon Boat racing is now one of the fastest growing water sports in the world. No wonder many out-of-state and Canadian teams

rush to Florida for all these races. The Tavares Dragon Boat Festival was the first of its kind in Florida and has been a pioneer for a decade.

Teams are comprised of 20 paddlers, a drum-mer, and a steerperson. The drummer leads the paddlers throughout a race using the rhythmic drum beat to indicate the frequency and syn-chronicity of all the paddlers’ strokes. The pad-dlers are ranging from the age of 14 to the age of 80. It indicates that this water sport can be enjoyed by all ages. As long as you can follow

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the one in front of you, you can be one of them. At the end of the day, you will see paddlers from all walks of life hugging each other for a good team work.

The 11th annual Central Florida Dragon Boat Festival is scheduled on April 5 & 6, 2013. Please visit www.cfdragonboat.org for more details. It is never too late to put up your team or join one of the existing teams to experience the fun of unity, friendship and health.

CHARGE’s mission is to promote this ancient Chinese sport in the com-munity for team building, friendship and a healthy lifestyle

Unexpected strong wind capsizes a few boats that day

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By C.K. Lau and Blair Ryan

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“C.H.A.R.G.E.”, the Orlando-based Dragon Boat Team organized by the Chinese American Association of Central Florida, enters its second year at Tavares. This year, CHARGE was joined by the REACH of Central Florida and placed 2nd place in Division D.

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The Global Power City Index provides a rank-ing of the urban competitiveness of 35 world cit-ies based on their international “attractive.” This trait is defined as a city’s “comprehensive power to attract creative people and excellent compa-nies from around the world amidst accelerated interurban competition.” While New York, Lon-don, Paris and Tokyo top the latest version of the Global Power City Index by a healthy margin, oth-er prominent Asian cities, such as Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore and Hong Kong, perform well in a number of specific areas. Global Power City - Tokyo

The report highlights Tokyo’s stature and competitiveness as a leading global power city. In addition to its high overall ranking, To-kyo ranks among the top five cities in five out of six function-specific areas.

The report identifies a number of more specific factors in Tokyo’s overall and function-specific rankings. Reducing travel times from

A Pennsylvania first-grader who doesn’t have hands won a trophy and $1,000 in a pen-manship competition.

On April 18, Annie Clark, 7, became the first recipient of the Nicholas Maxim Award, a prize from educational publisher Zaner-Bloser Inc. that recognizes disabled students with ex-ceptional handwriting.

Annie, who writes by wedging a pencil be-tween her two arms, accepted the award from the basketball court at Wilson Christian Acad-emy. She was cheered on by students and faculty as she wore all yellow in honor of the school’s colors.

Tokyo’s Narita Airport has bolstered Tokyo’s Accessibility rating relative to other major Asian cities. In the short-term, the global eco-nomic downturn has helped Tokyo’s ranking for the Economy function.Power Asian Cities

The overall rankings of the report’s “major cities of Asia” – Seoul, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and Osaka – rose across the board. Beijing “leapt” a healthy six spots from No. 24

“Annie has always been very, very deter-mined, very self-sufficient in dressing herself and feeding herself,” her dad Tom told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “She can ride a bike. She swims. She is just determined that there’s nothing she can’t do.”

Born to a family of nine children, Annie is a sister to five other siblings adopted from China. Most of Annie’s siblings – including children born biologically to her parents – also have disabilities.

to No. 18. For the Economy function, Beijing ranks a strong third with 55.0 points, just half a point back of second place New York and slightly further ahead of fourth place London. Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai take spots five, six and eight, respectively, with scores of 43.3 to 45.4. The table below pres-ents the overall and function-specific scores and rankings for several of the major Asian cit-ies in the index.

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The Miami International Organ Competition 2012

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The Miami International Organ Competition is a bi-annual competition, sponsored by Fratelli Ruffatti and the Church of the Epiphany, with the intention of encouraging and recognizing talented young organists under the age of 30.

The final round of the 2012 Miami Competi-tion was played to a near-capacity crowd on Friday evening, March 2nd. Enthusiastic ap-plause rang through the sanctuary at Church of the Epiphany in Miami as the contestants put the three-manual, 61-rank Ruffatti organ through its paces. Finalists Anne Lam, Paweł Wróbel, and Weicheng Zhao each played a 25-minute pro-gram. Runner-up for the competition was Dexter Kennedy (USA), with honorable mentions going to Camille Bloch (France), Annette Fabriz (Ger-

Tampa Taiko has developed a reputation for impressive, exciting and artful performances that create a powerful sound. Using a collection of Taiko drums made by themselves from discarded wine barrels, Tampa Taiko has developed a dy-namic fusion of old and new styles of drumming, bringing a contemporary vibrance to an ancient martial art form. More future performances can be viewed at www.TampaTaiko.com.

many), and Brian Mathias (USA). This year, we had more than fifty applicants from seventeen dif-ferent countries around the world. Judges for the preliminary round were Robert Bates, University of Houston; Cristina García Banegas, Universi-ty Music School of Uruguay; and Hans Fagius, Royal Danish Academy of Music. Judging the

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It is amazing how a person can show so much passion about Taiko - a Japanese drum. On April 4, Tampa Taiko performed at the Hillsborough Community College Ybor City Campus to show the audiences how loud of a sound a drum can make.

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“Tewassa” means “Hand-crafted” or “Playing with hands” in Fukushima prefecture dialect.

Local Japanese residents who want to sup-port survivors of 3/11/11 East Japan Great Earth-quake in long term with hand-made items created the group, Tewassa. The group was founded in Boston, MA following the earthquake in March, 2011. The group has been successfully operating and expanding activity throughout Boston area. They have created a strong network with survi-vors in Japan.

The leader of this volunteer group, Ms. Etsuko Yashiro happened to be one of my personal old friends. One day, I received a phone call from her and she invited me to join Tewassa move-

ment by starting Orlando branch group. It was around the first anniversary of disaster and my friends and I were searching for good project to support survivors. After one year, we need to find the way to provide them with more concrete items on their “wish-list” beside sending monetary do-nation. I took initiation to start the group here in Orlando with collaboration from Ms. Miyuki Sugi-mori, a candy artist and Ms. Izumi Sakurada who has been actively involved in volunteer activities.

Miyuki visited Kesennuma city, Miyagi prefec-ture last summer and has established a strong network with survivors and local reconstruction group. We decided the first destination of our project would be Kesennuma. We asked partici-pants at supporting party to write personal mes-

sages on 10 cm x 10 cm cloths and we patched them together by hands into a floor pillow. In order to cover the cost of operation, we asked donation at recent cultural event at Museum of Modern Art in Orlando. Thanks to Miyuki who do-nated her hand crafted candies, we raised over $180. We are going to use it to cover shipping and purchase of wish-list item as well as materi-als. Two pillows will be shipped to Kesennuma along with other supplies.

We are planning to participate local venues to collect more personal messages whenever we have a chance to do so. Volunteer members of our group will then patch them into practical art which can be used by survivors. I hope that we can have many people join us!

Tewassa -message quilt project in OrlandoBy Hitomi Silverstein, translated by Izumi Sakurada

Hitomi Silverstein, Izumi Sakurada and Miyuki Sugimori

Mr. Komatsu (center) and Mrs. Komatsu (on his left) with their supporters at Minkoma cafe

Miyuki Sugimori and Shido Sugimori and the handmade pillows

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On April 3rd, Miyuki Sugimori and local sup-porters or reconstruction of Northern Japan Earthquake/Tsunami in Kesennuma gathered at Aki Japanese Restaurant in Orlando. It was heartfelt and fun event. About fifty supporters from the age 2 and up came to hear Miyuki and her daughter Shido Sugimori’s report of their trip to Kesennuma Summer Festival in August, 2011. They shared their experience with the slide show created by one of survivors, Mr. Yoshihito Kom-atsu in Kesennuma city, Miyagi, Japan.

Highlight of the evening was to interview with Mr. Kazuo Miyai, one of survivor in Kesennuma city over live phone call. He is a leader of Ke-sennuma city’s youth group to rebuild town. He shared current situation among survivors. He asked for sustaining moral support. Plenty of sup-porting goods and monetary donation have been poured in. However, distribution is sluggish and some survivors are becoming dependent and needy. He pointed out negative economical ef-fect in local business due to overstocked donated items. His true-to-life report was eye-opening to attendants and brought up a challenge in the way of support from remote area like Orlando.

Another highlight of the evening was new long-term supporting project from Orlando, Te-wassa- hand quilted messages which initiated by Mrs. Hitomi Silverstein. All attendants par-

ticipated to create a personal message cloth to be patched into two pillows which will be sent to Kesennuma. This project focuses on specific in-dividual survivors to support providing their wish-list item in long term. The first one chosen is Mr. Komatsu.

Mr. Komatsu is older brother of Miyuki’s long-time friend, Ritsuko Robinson. He accompanied Miyuki and her daughter during their trip to Kesen-numa and they became a good friend as well. He used to manage the “Minshuku”, bed and break-fast inn by the bay of Kesennuma. It was family business of three generations, however, mas-sive tsunami on March 11th, 2011 engulfed his inn and house and left him with nothing. Luckily, his family survived. In aftermath, local survivors who also lost everything and many relatives had huddled to survived day by day sharing foods and basic necessity. As a local business owner, he took leadership to offer gathering place. Instead of giving up and relocate, he decided to remain in his town and rebuild his business. Instead of the inn, he decided to rebuild a community cafe restaurant where people can have tea, simple meal and use the space for multipurpose event. It was unimaginable effort to get financial loan to rebuild business at ground zero without immedi-ate prosperity, but he cleared hurdles one by one and came to build “Banya- Minkoma”. “Banya” is a community gathering spot in Japanese. It was

established in Edo era as a place where local volunteer firemen or policemen stationed to keep their neighborhood safe. Mr. Komatsu wanted to name his new cafe with “community” in mind. “Minkoma” was named after “Minshuku Komat-su” - Inn Komatsu, his former business. On April 11th, he had a grand opening and many people showed up to celebrate his new beginning. NHK News and TBS Television also covered his foot-age of rebuilding.

Mr. Komatsu’s one of current wish-list is tea and coffee. He serves them free to customers. The first package of donated tea, coffee along with hand quilted pillow with messages from local supporters will be shipped to him soon. Ms. Sugi-mori continues fundraise through her candy art at various venues. She wrote in her personal blog (http://yaplog.jp/candymiyuki/archive/1299) that “Yorisou kimochi” meaning empathy to “stand-ing by” survivors is the most important thing in support. She was the initiator of Orlando Kes-ennuma supporting project, but she wishes that many will join her to keep awareness.

She will be at upcoming Asian Cultural Festi-val on May 12th at Avalon Park at the Asia Trend Magazine booth to demonstrate her candy art for fundraise.

Anyone wants to support the project, please contact Asia Trend.

Orlando-Kesennuma Supporting PartyBy Izumi Sakurada / member of Tewassa/Orlando Kesennuma Supporting Project

Miyuki Sugimori and Shido Sugimori talk about the Japanese Tea House at the city of Kesennuma.


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Venerable Master Hsing Yun was born in Chiangsu Province, China in 1928. He entered a monastery near Nanjing at age twelve. He was fully ordained in 1941, and is the 48th patriarch of the Lin-chi (Rinzai) Ch’an School. In 1949, amid the turbulance of civil war, he went to Taiwan.

For nearly a half century, Venerable Master Hsing Yun has devoted his efforts to transform-ing this world through the practice of Humanistic Buddhism, which takes to heart the spiritual prac-tice in daily life. The emphasis is on not needing to “go some place else” to find enlightenment, and believing that we can realize our true nature in the here and now, within this precious human birth and this world. When we actualize altruism, joyfulness, and universality, we are practicing the fundamental concepts of Humanistic Buddhism. When we give faith, hope, joy, and service, we are helping all beings, as well as ourselves.

Fo Guang Shan

V e n e r a b l e Master Hsing Yun founded Fo Guang Shan (Chinese trans-lation meaning, Buddha’s Light Mountain) in 1967. Since then it has evolved from a mountaintop bamboo for-est to the largest Buddhist monastery in Taiwan. Presently Fo Guang Shan has over 200 branch temples throughout the world, carrying out the goals of propagating Humanistic Buddhism, and establishing a Pure Land on Earth. Its mission is to propagate Buddhist teachings through cultural activities, nurture talents through education, ben-efit societies through charitable programs, and to purify human hearts and minds through Buddhist practices.

Guang Ming TempleThe Guang Ming Temple was founded in

1992. It is one of the branch temples from Fo Guang Shan. Located in the beautiful city of Or-lando, Florida, Guang Ming Temple is one of the largest Buddhist temples in Central Florida. In Mandarin Chinese, “Guang-Ming” means bright light. The temple features a main shrine, medita-tion hall, memorial complex, tea room, vegetar-ian dining hall, library, gift shop, classrooms, and

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The temple provides multicultural education, serves as a center for social functions and festi-val activities, and most importantly, through this, the Buddha’s teachings can be made available to benefit society through community outreach programs, and enhance the spiritual growth of Buddhist devotees through their everyday ac-tions and pilgrimages. Guang Ming temple holds service every Sunday from 10:30am to 12:30pm. They also hold regular activities such as Bud-dhism discussion groups & study classes, medi-tation classes, and Chinese cultural classes. Their calendar of events can be found online at www.orlandobuddhism.org .

Article provided by Fo Guang Shan Temple and Buddha’s Light Publishing. For further information please visit the websites at http://www.fgs.org.tw/english/ and http://blpusa.com/

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For the past 2 years, I have been living and teaching English in Korea. But you should know that I’m not Korean and had no previous experi-ence with living in another country. Why should you care? A lot of people I know were always curious about my experience living abroad and adjusting to a totally different culture. This is my response to these people.

Back in 2010, I was a proud graduate of UCF, but despite graduating, I felt like I still needed to do something meaningful with my life and experi-ence something new. Like a lot of people during that time, the job market was not exactly primed for new graduates to charge into. During my days in volunteering at my university’s language cen-ter, I came to meet many international exchange students. Through my experiences with them, I was introduced to the idea of teaching English abroad. Since I was a graduate without a firm fu-ture, let alone a job, I saw this as an opportunity to travel abroad while making money. Sounds like a good thing, right? It became much more than that, though.

I applied to EPIK (English Program in Korea), a Korean government funded program

to invite native speakers of English from English speaking countries to help teach English in the Korean public school system. I went through the long process and fi-nally came to Korea, with just a suitcase and duffle bag. I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I attended a short orienta-tion to familiarize myself with Korean culture and teaching English, but after that, I was thrown into the fire.

My very first class… terrible. The kids were crazy and I was unable to control the situation. It was nothing like they said it would be. Thank-fully, it was just one class. But this experience made me realize that I needed to adapt in this new environment in order to survive. As time passed, I eventually got the hang of things and soon enough, I was in love with teaching and life in general.

In my time living in Korea, I got to experience

Teaching Abroad By Winfield Huang

a different side of Korean culture that you can’t get by travelling to the country. I learned a lot of the customs and traditions that every Korean does like second nature. I also took some time to learn the language. Although my ability is far from fluent, it’s leaps ahead of where I began, which was essentially nothing more than the two words 바보(idiot) and 사랑해(I love you).

On the flipside, I was blessed with ample vacation time. So I took this opportunity to travel outside of Korea and see what else the world had in store for the curious mind. I’ve gotten to see so many new places and meet some wonderful people along the way, that it makes me wonder why people are perfectly content with never leav-ing their own town (not to offend anyone).

The best part about my experience, though, was having an impact on someone’s life. It

brought meaning and purpose to what I did. Students may not learn more than “Hello Teach-er.” and “Thank you, Winfield teacher.” but their impression of English, and of foreigners, was impacted by me. Young minds are easily molded and I had a chance to have a positive influence on them.

On my last day of teaching class, I told them that I wouldn’t be their English teacher next year. A student came up to my crying and said, “You are the best teacher. Please don’t leave our school.” I will never forget these words.

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Nihon: Reflections of a Classic Culture By Pete Campbell By Raymond Rodriguez Jr. and Marty Fries

From 6 - 9 pm on the first Thursday of each month, the Orlando Museum of Art showcases a new theme with works by local artists, live music, cash bars serving wine, beer and soft drinks, and café offerings from area restaurants. The April theme was “Nihon: Reflections of a Classic Cul-ture - An exploration of various Japanese themed arts from ancient to modern.” Approximately 400 people attended the event showcasing the work of local artists, martial arts demonstrations, koto and traditional dance performance, and kimono display. Ran Getsu of Maitland provided a vari-ety of popular foods for guests to enjoy.

According to event organizer Nick Bingham, the event was a big success for the museum. In addition to raising awareness for local artists, the 1st Thursday program is an opportunity for the museum to increase it’s membership and reach out to Orlando’s diverse population.

As always with the 1st Thursday events, all artwork on display at the event was created by Florida resident artists. A wide variety of works

were on display- paintings, ceramics, and a vari-ety of other media. There was a kimono display, and guests were able to try on a kimono and take a photo. According to Rie Campbell of Yayoi Ki-mono and Accessories- “the event itself came to-gether rather quickly and it’s success was due in large part by everyone’s willingness and desire to share their various arts and culture with others.”

Izumi Sakurada and her daughter Yuni dem-onstrated origami- paper craft and did fund-raising for Kesennuma city, Japan. As a special treat, Ms. Miyuki Sugimori’s traditional Japanese hand sculpted candies were given to all donors. They displayed video footage of the recovery efforts of Kesennuma city created by Mr. Kom-atsu, a survivor of earthquake and tsunami in last March. In all, a total of $186.86 was raised and all money will go towards the support project for Kesennuma.

Through out the evening guests were able to enjoy performances of koto music by Mayumi Hopkins and students from her koto class. There

were also performances of traditional Japanese dance by Satomi Hirano.

There were also martial arts demonstrations going on continuously on the museum stage. In all, members of three dojo’s (school’s) performed a wide variety of Japanese martial arts. Students of Sensei Bob Elder and the Orlando Toyama-ryu Batto-do Dojo performed their style of Japanese swordsmanship known as Toyama-ryu. Also on hand was Sensei Doug Clark of the Metro Or-lando Judo Kai and some of his students, along with visiting Sensei Takahide Haraguchi from Ja-pan demonstrated a variety of Judo techniques. Karate demonstrations were provided by Sensei Abu Haider and students from the Rising Sun Dojo, along with a demonstration of Aikido by Sensei Eddie Alicea. Also from the Rising Sun Dojo were Shibucho Pete Campbell and students from the Mukushin-ryu Bujutsu class, also dem-onstrating japanese swordsmanship (iai-justu/ken-jutsu) and han-jo (half-staff) techniques.

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Month to month, the Asian American Cham-ber of Commerce Business After Hours events take members to interesting locales and business venues across the region - from the Amway Cen-ter to the resorts, from company headquarters to the most popular local restaurants.

For April, members gathered in the heart of downtown Orlando’s historic district for a special evening of networking and recognition of new 2012 members.

The April BAH was sponsored by Seacoast National Bank. Shane McCutchen, Vice Presi-dent / Commercial Relationship Manger in Central Florida, shared the story of Seacoast’s historic lobby space and the tie-ins to the bank’s

community focus.

The bank at 65 North Orange Ave. and Wash-ington Street is an Art Moderne design building constructed more than 70 years ago as the first home of Rutlands, a men’s clothing store popular in the day. The building is a stop on the city’s his-toric walking tour but is also home to the Central Florida main offices of Seacoast National.

McCutchen told the guests that since the first Seacoast office opened in the Treasure Coast of Florida in the 1926, the bank has been focused on investing in the communities where it does busi-ness. “We’re honored to host the Asian American Chamber and to serve the growing community of Central Florida,” McCutchen says.

As the Asian community continues to expand, so does the Asian American Chamber. President Gail Rayos and Vice President of Internal Affairs Coco Johnston welcomed new members that night, including Julia Johnson of Julia’s Artistic Threading & Day Spa in Altamonte Springs and Chere Roane of Nicole & Hudson Realty Corp., who was recently selected as Realtor of the Year for the Central Florida Commercial Association of Realtors®.

Next on the agenda for AACC: The signature Asian Pacific Heritage Month celebration on May 8 at Orlando City Hall and a springtime Lunch & Learn Series workshop May 22 hosted by the Or-lando Utilities Commission. For more details, go to www.asianamericanchambercfl.org

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I have planned to travel to India for a long time. When I told my friend my trip to India by joining a tour group, they all warned me the high possibility of getting sickness which sounds a little frustrated. However, I just cannot resist the greatness of Taj Mahal and the attractive descrip-tion of Kashmir. Finally, I made up my mind and joined a Hong Kong tour and started my first trip to Inida. Of course, I did not get any sickness after all and I enjoyed the entire trip very much.

Srinagar is the summer seasonal capital of Jammu and Kashmir. It is one of the largest cities in India not to have a Hindu majority. The city is famous for its gardens, lakes and houseboats. It is also known for traditional Kashmiri handicrafts and dry fruits. We stayed at a houseboat by Dal Lake with a butler who took care of our break-fast, lunch and dinner. Does it sound wonderful? The truth was that your butler only offered you some kind of basic cooking of local food and you had to tell yourself you can adapt yourself really well. I would sacrifice my diet for the wonder-

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The hill station and skiing resort Gulmarg is 50 km from the city. For decades, tourism has been contributing massively to the economy of the city, but it has been adversely affected on ac-count of insurgent activities by certain elements. The areas on the outskirts of Srinagar are also famous for their natural beauty.

Capital Territory of Delhi, is the largest me-tropolis by area and the second-largest metropo-lis by population in India. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16.7 million inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census. The name Delhi is often also used to include urban areas near the NCT, as well as to refer to New Delhi, the capital of India, which lies within the metropolis. Owing to the migration of people from across the country (mostly from the Northern and Eastern states of India), Delhi has grown to be a multicultural, cosmopolitan metrop-

olis. Its rapid development and urbanisation, cou-pled with the relatively high average income of its population, has transformed Delhi into a major cultural, political, and commercial centre of India.

The Taj Mahal is a white Marble mausoleum located in Agra, India. It was built by Mughal em-peror Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal is widely recog-nized as “the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world’s heritage.

Taj Mahal is the finest example of Mughal ar-chitecture, a style that combines elements from Persian, Turkish and Indian architectural styles.

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The Korean Student Association, together with the Chinese American Student Association hosted the 5th annual Block Party on April 18, 2012 at the UCF Memory Mall. Block Party is an annual social event that welcomes the Florida

KSA + CASA Block Partybecomes one of the most attended events in campus

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On March 15, 2012 Sifu Charles Rivera and his students along with a couple of special guests were invited to the annual Chinese Festival at Va-lencia Community College East Campus. It was the third straight year that Sifu Charles has been invited to lead the festival put on by the Interna-tional Students Group and their coordinator Ms. Lori Sunday. The festival’s purpose is to raise awareness of the Chinese culture.

This year’s event was memorable because 2012 is the year of the water dragon. The public sampled delicious Chinese cuisine. Numerous booths were set up to educate the public on all things Chinese like how to eat with chop sticks, Chinese zodiacs, and Chinese calligraphy. When the gong rang out 12 times everyone ate a dump-ling.

Sifu Charles and his students then treated students and facility to exciting performances of

Chinese Festival at Valencia Community College East Campus By Asia Trend

traditional Chinese lion dance and kung fu/tai chi. Special guests Sifu Sam Winters and Instructor Alan Trueba wowed the crowd with their spectac-ular performances as well. The Valencia students were invited to participate in a group tai chi form led by Sifu Charles. There were plenty of smiles and cheers as the dragon made its way around the campus.

Finally Sifu Charles presented a dragon to Ms. Sunday and the International Students as a token of his gratitude for having the opportunity to be part of the special festival!

“What a wonderful performance you and your team did at the Chinese Festival! It was a huge success and I look forward to inviting you back next year.”

“I am a student at Valencia. Yesterday I at-tended the Dragon festival and found it very inter-

esting. I enjoyed the dances and performances and would like more information about classes.”

Sifu Charles Rivera has been studying and training in traditional Chinese martial arts for over 30 years and runs the Hung Fut Hung Man Fei Martial Arts Dragon and Lion Dance Association. He has dedicated himself to promoting the teach-ings and traditions of Hung Fut Chinese kung fu, dragon dancing, and lion dancing. Classes are offered to children and adults.

Sifu Charles and his students have been in-vited to perform at many major events such as grand openings, weddings, new years celebra-tions, ribbon cutting ceremonies, and sporting events. If you would like more information on class times or to schedule a performance at your event please contact Sifu Charles at ([email protected]) or 407-230-0541.

Lori Sunday, Sifu Charles Rivera, Instructor Alan Trueba, Sifu Sam Winters, and Hung Fut Kung Fu students

Event organizer Ms Lori Sunday

Sifu Charles Rivera


Culture文化

PING PONG CLUB5,600 sq. ft. facility, After School Program 3pm to 6pm, Ping Pong Robot for Training,

Private Lessons, Club membership available. 200 S. Semoran Blvd. Orlando FLCall 407.485.2529 or www.ostta.org for more details.

TAIKO LESSONS FOR BEGINNERS! Are you interested in Traditional Japanese Taiko Drum lessons for Beginners.

We are accepting New Students. Please call for an appointment. HURRY, space is limited!

Instructors: Takemasa Ishikura / Yuko Ishikura, Fee: $10 per person / per class· You’re required to purchase “Bachi” (Taiko Drumsticks). $23 per pair

Every Tuesday 7 pm to 8:30pm & Sunday 11:30am to 1pm Address: Sunbelt Center - 1255 La Quinta Drive, Suite 112, Orlando, FL 32809.

Tel: 407.435.9388 • www.orlandotaikodojo.com

オーランド沖縄県人会 Okinawa Clubうちな～んちゅ募集中‼ 二ヵ月一回集まります。

沖縄方言や踊り、流球料理、歌など会話をしながら一日をすごしませんか？連絡先/ 321-246-1763. な～なまで

ORLANDO BADMINTON CLUB Every Wed (6 – 9pm) and Sun (1 – 6pm) at College Park Community Center

– 2393 Elizabeth Ave , Orlando . Fees: Adults: $5, Under 18: $1, 12 and under: Free.Contact Krishna Balwalli at 407.683.9162 or email [email protected]

Every Thur (6 – 8:30pm) – Orange County/Orlando Magic Recreation Center – 3850 South Econlockhatchee Trail, Orlando . Fees: $2/hr.

Please Contact Erin Fang at 407.913.9581 for more information. www.cflbadminton.org

CAACF CHINESE FOLK DANCE CLASSCAACF established The Dancing Troupe in 1980 to promote and preserve the Chinese culture.

If your children would like to learn more about Chinese Folk Dance, please contact Angie Chow, director of CAACF Dancing Trope at 407.810.5140 or email her at

[email protected].

C L A S S I F I E D S

ORLANDO CHINATOWN - the only Chinatown in Florida! -

* All-In-One Shopping Center, features Asian businesses* Variety of Asian restaurants and cuisines* Largest Oriental Supermarket in Florida* Covenient Location: On W. Colonial Dr. and near Kirkman Rd.* Commercial Condo - Available for Lease/Sale

INVESTMENT HOT SPOT-GOOD DEAL TO LEASE OR BUY NOW!!!Please visit www.OrlandoChinatown.com or call (407)298-6678

PLACE YOUR CLASSIFIED AD HERE for $25/month (50 words maximum). Anything over that is charged 20 cents per word.

Mail the check payable to Global Media LLC, with your classified ad wordings to the following address: PO Box 5352, Winter Park, FL 32793. Deadline: check and wordings must be received by the 1st of each month.

J.Club ~Your connection to Japan~ Japanese dining, cooking, TV shows & movies, Shodo, Origami, Chanoyu,

Bujutsu, Kimono Kitsuke, and more. Meet monthly / Participate in cultural events Share Japanese culture + Form new connections

日本のことをシェアしたい方、ぜひご参加ください。 Feel free to contact Teri Mitchell (日本人)

at [email protected] / 407.406.0620 Web: ld-e.com/jclub

JAPANESE LESSON 34747Language and cultural lesson by native speaker

Private or small groupNew Skype On-Line course available

Contact: Ms. Izumi Sakurada at 321-939-2236 or [email protected]

http://japaneselesson34747.com/welcome

EXPERIENCED OFFICE ASSISTANT Experienced Office assistant needed for entry position at fast

paced Property Management company. Must have strong organi-zational, multi tasking, detail oriented and perfect communication

skills. Must be computer savvy, have flexible work hours, have ba-sic accounting skills and be a fast learner. Property Management

experience helpful but not necessary. Email Resume to [email protected]. Only qualified applicants need apply.

CHINESE RESTAURANT HIRING 餐館請人

奧蘭多市中心中餐館, 誠聘熟手炒鑊。有意請電：407-898-9672

RESTAURANT FOR SALEFree Standing Building , 3,000 Sq. Ft+, Winter Park . Close

to University, High traffic area. Interested, please call 407-718-6972

OFFICE FOR SALE $200K - Fern Park, FL

Single story building 6,000 sq ft, parking spaces, numerous treatment and office rooms, conference room, kitchen, lobby, ample storage space, 2.5

bathrooms, flexible floor plan, fully furnished. Ideal for acupuncturists, mas-sage therapists, chiropractors, nutritionists, other health practitioners.

Details contact Elaine (650) 892-7431

CHILDREN KUNG FU & LION DANCEStarting February 2012, the Traditional Martial Arts Center will offer its Kung Fu class to children ages 6 and up. Through Kung Fu, your child will learn discipline and practice good sportsmanship and respect for themselves and others as they master the traditional art of Kung Fu

and Lion Dance in this fun and safe atmosphere.Special offer 1-month free classes for first 10 new students.

1st week of class is free when you mention this advertisement.For additional information and class times, please contact

Sifu Charles Rivera at 407-230-0541 or email [email protected].

TAIJI/QIGONG CLASSTaiji is a system of movements used to increase one’s balance, awareness,

coordination and to promote one’s energy (qi). Classes are every Wednesday and start at 7pm. Downtown location (near Sea World).

Contact Sifu Sam Winters for more information at 407.238.7450


Pick up the Asia Trend Magazine at any of these restaurants and markets near you.

S. Florida LocationsBombay Grill 954-741-83884465 N University Dr. Lauderhill, FL________________________________________Gabose Korean and Japanese Restaurant 954-572-48004991 N University Dr. Lauderhill, FL________________________________________Hong Kong City 954-777-38325301 N State Road 7 (US 441) Tamarac, FL________________________________________M&H Cafe 954-530-06182875 S University DriveDavie, FL________________________________________Namaste Indian Grocery 954-306-84484822 N University Dr. Lauderhill, FL________________________________________New China Buffet 954-442-81088369 Pines Blvd. Pembroke Pines, FL________________________________________Oriental Square Market and Emporium 954-340-88282365 University Dr. Coral Springs, FL________________________________________P K Oriental Mart255 NE 167th St, Miami, FL 33162 305-654-96469501 SW 72nd St, Miami, FL 33173 305-595-9678________________________________________Silver Pond 954-486-88854285 N State Road 7 (US 441) Lauderdale Lakes, FL

Sarasota LocationsVung Tau Oriental Market 941-366-25521333 N Washington Blvd., Sarasota, FL 34236

KOREANKorea House Restaurant 407-767-59181155 W. State Road 434 Longwood, FL 32750 www.koreahouseorlando.com‎________________________________________Shin Jung Korean Restaurant 407-895-73451638 E Colonial Dr. Orlando

PAN ASIAN Bento Cafe www.bentocafesushi.com________________________________________Bayridge Sushi and Steakhouse www.brsushi.com________________________________________VariAsian Crazy Buffet 813-998-92282702 N Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa________________________________________Chop Stix Cafe 352-367-00033500 SW 13th Street , Gainesville

TEA & COFFEEBento Cafe www.bentocafesushi.com________________________________________Chewy Boba Company1212 E Colonial Dr, Orlando 407-897-13774250 Alafaya Trail Suite 216, Oviedo 407-542-4480 8098 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando 407-850-BOBA________________________________________Got Tea 813-930-04702202 W. Waters Ave. Tampa ________________________________________Internet Boba House 813-866-85692764 University Square Dr. Tampa ________________________________________Thuy Cafe 727-521-64065944 34th St N #37 St. Petersburg

THAIRoyal Thai 407-275-07761202 N. Semoran Blvd. Orlando________________________________________SEA Thai Restaurant 407-895-09853812 E. Colonial Dr. Orlando________________________________________Soong Thai 407-822-82009448 W Colonial Dr. Ocoee

VIETNAMESELittle Saigon 407-423-85391106 E Colonial Dr. Orlando ________________________________________Lạc Việt Bistro 407-228-40002021 East Colonial Dr. Orlando ________________________________________Phở Hòa 407-895-6098649 N Primrose Dr. Orlando________________________________________ Phở 88 Noodle 407-897-3488730 N Mills Ave. Orlando________________________________________ Phở Vinh Restaurant 407-228-0043657 N Primrose Dr. Orlando________________________________________Phở Quyen Cuisine 813-632-34442740 E. Fowler Ave. Tampa

CHINESE AUTHENTIC

China Garden Restaurant 407-671-2120118 S Semoran Blvd. Winter Park www.chinagardenwp.com________________________________________ Golden Lotus Restaurant 407-352-38328365 S John Young Pkwy. Orlando ________________________________________ Golden Phoenix 813-932-92858199 N Dale Mabry Hwy. Tampa ________________________________________ Ming’s Bistro 407-898-96721212 Woodward St. Orlando ________________________________________ABC Seafood Restaurant 727-522-18882705 54th Ave. St. Petersburg________________________________________Ha Long Bay 727-522-99885944 34th Street Suite 38-41, St. Petersburg________________________________________Ho Ho Choy 813-962-21591441 E. Fletcher Ave. Suite 125, Tampa ________________________________________ T.C. Choy’s Asian Bistro 813-251-1191301 S. Howard Ave. Tampa________________________________________Toa Toa Chinese Restaurant 954-746-8833 4145 Northwest 88th Ave. Sunrise________________________________________Yummy House China Bistro 813-237-3838 2620 E. Hillsbrough Ave. Tampa

DIM SUMGolden Lotus Restaurant 407-352-38328365 S John Young Pkwy. Orlando ________________________________________ Golden Phoenix 813-932-92858199 N Dale Mabry Hwy. Tampa ________________________________________ Ming’s Bistro 407-898-96721212 Woodward St. Orlando ________________________________________Ha Long Bay 727-522-99885944 34th Street Suite 38-41, St. Petersburg________________________________________Ho Ho Choy 813-962-21591441 E. Fletcher Ave. Suite 125, Tampa ________________________________________ T.C. Choy’s Asian Bistro 813-251-1191301 S. Howard Ave. Tampa________________________________________Toa Toa Chinese Restaurant 954-746-8833 4145 Northwest 88th Ave. Sunrise________________________________________Yummy House China Bistro 813-237-3838 2620 E. Hillsbrough Ave. Tampa

JAPANESEBento Cafe www.bentocafesushi.com151 S Orange Ave. Orlando 407-999-89897335 W. Sand Lake Rd. Orlando 407-352-22773841 SW Archer Rd. Gainesville 352-224-5123________________________________________Bayridge Sushi and Steakhouse www.brsushi.com3680 Avalon Park East Blvd, Orlando 407-282-84881000 West State Road 434, Longwood 407-331-00002189 E Semoran Blvd, Apopka 407-889-9999________________________________________Hana Sushi 407-830-9233397 East Altamonte Drive, Suite 1200, Altamonte Springs www.hanasushi.info________________________________________Ran-Getsu of Tokyo 407-345-0044901 South Orlando Ave., Maitland, FL www.rangetsu.com‎________________________________________Aki Restaurant 407-354-00257460 Universal Blvd. Orlando ________________________________________Gochi Sushi Cafe 407-877-005013770 W. Colonial Dr, Winter Garden________________________________________Ho Ho Choy 813-962-21591441 E. Fletcher Ave. Suite 125, Tampa ________________________________________ Shin Japanese Cuisine 407-648-8000803 N. Orange Ave. Orlando ________________________________________SHOGUN Japanese Steak House (鉄板焼き Teppan-yaki)6327 International Dr., Orlando 407-352-1607________________________________________Sushi Tomi 407-352-8635 8463 S John Young Pkwy, Orlando________________________________________

ASIAN GROCERIES

1st Oriental Supermarket 407-292-36685132 W. Colonial Dr. Orlando www.1storiental.com refer to P.32 for more details________________________________________M D Oriental Market1106 E Fowler Ave. Tampa 813-868-1688(Brandon)10127 E. Adamo Dr. Tampa 813-443-2188refer to P.9 for more details 877-668-MD88 (6388)________________________________________Lin Farmers Market 727-821-99992801 16th St N., St Petersburg refer to P.9 for more details________________________________________Woo Sung Oriental Food Mart 407-295-40775079 Edgewater Dr. Orlando refer to P.17 for more details________________________________________Asian Market 407-823-903312066 Collegiate Way, Orlando refer to P.15 for more details________________________________________ Eastside Asian Market 407-615-888112950 E. Colonial Dr. Orlando refer to P.15 for more details________________________________________ Farm Fresh Produce Market 407-615-8882 10950 E Colonial Dr. Orlando refer to P.15 for more details________________________________________Phuoc Loc Tho market 407-898-68582100 E Colonial Dr. Orlando________________________________________Brandon Oriental Market 813-661-8862112 Pauls Dr., Brandon, FL 33511________________________________________ Oceanic Oriental Supermarket 813-254-20411609 N Tampa St. Tampa________________________________________Oriental Mart 954-747-7740 4850 N University Drive, Lauderhill________________________________________ PK Oriental Mart 954-748-5971 2350 N University Drive, Sunrise

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“C.H.A.R.G.E.” is the Orlando-based Dragon Boat Team organized by the Chinese American Association of Central Florida in June, 2010, and is comprised mostly of Asian-American crew members. The Team’s inaugural competition took place on October 16th, 2010 in the

Orlando International Dragon Boat Festival at the WALT DISNEY WORLD® Resort. www.orlandochinese.org/CHARGE-DragonBoat.html

Dragon Boat Teams Race Through Haulover Beach Park

Are you interested in Dragon Boat Paddling and do not know where to start?

Anyone 14 years and older is welcome to attend a dragon boat training session where one will have the opportunity to receive formal dragon boat training at Orlando Rowing Club. No experience is necessary. Each practice session fee is $10/person for non-CAACF members and $8/person for CAACF members. Please visit http://www.orlandochinese.org/CHARGE-DragonBoat.html to view our practice video. If you are interested in joining our team or learn how to form your own team, please email Team Captain John Chung at [email protected]. For sponsorship, please email Shally Wong at [email protected]

Lion Dance

Middle East Dancers

Egg roll eating contest

Coral Springs Chinese Cultural Center Team

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Anyone 14 years and older is welcome to attend a dragon boat training session where one will have the opportunity to receiveformal dragon boat training at Orlando Rowing Club. No experience is necessary. Each practice session fee is $10/person for non-CAACF members and $8/person for CAACF members. Please visit http://www.CHARGEdragonboat.org toview our practice video. If you are interested in joining our team or learn how to form your own team, please email Team Captain John Chung at [email protected]. For sponsorship, please email Shally Wong at [email protected]

“C.H.A.R.G.E.” is the Orlando-based Dragon Boat Team organized by the Chinese American Association of Central Florida in June, 2010, and is comprised mostly of Asian-American crew members. The Team’s inaugural competition took place on October 16th, 2010

in the Orlando International Dragon Boat Festival at the WALT DISNEY WORLD® Resort. www.CHARGEdragonboat.org

GOLDEN LOTUSChinese Restaurant

8365 S John Young ParkwayOrlando, FL 32819

Traditional Chinese Gourmet Chef

Enjoy a variety of great delicacies right on your plate

Specializes in Cantonese and Szechuan Cuisine

Authentic Dim Sum

Open 7 Days407-352-3832

揉合南北美食有口佳碑•令人回味

精美點心•即叫即蒸粵菜小炒•常備有機蔬菜


Orlando Badminton Club introduces Family Memberships

at College ParkFamily Membership fee promo for May is $25 and

thereafter $30 per month. Only $3.12 per session in May and $3.75 per session in June.

Minimum 8 Sessions per month(Sunday 1- 6 pm, Wed 6 - 9 pm). One member can bring 1 kid for free.

Special coaching for kids is provided.The Orlando Badminton Club is located at the College Park

Community Center, 2393 Elizabeth Avenue, Orlando. Please contact Krishna Balwalli at

[email protected] or 407-683-9162.Orlando Badminton Club is also holding session at

Orange County/Orlando Magic Recreation Center at 3850 South Econlockhatchee Trail every Thursday from 6pm to

8:30pm. Visit www.cflbadminton.org for more details.

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for non-profit organization, E-mail the events/ activities to [email protected]

or fax the information to 407-273-9913 Submit the information by the 15th of each month

for the next month publication.

»What is happening in Florida?Buddha’s Birthday

May 6 (Sun) 10am – 3:30pm at Guang Ming Temple, 6555 Hoffner Avenue, Orlando, FL 32822. Bathing the Buddha Ceremony, Japanese Floral Ikebana Exhibition, Vegetarian Food Fair, Cultural Performances, Mr. Xinlin Fan Art Exhibition, Raffle, etc… Organizers: Guang Ming Temple, Buddha’s Light International Association, Florida Chapter

AACC Asian Pacific American Heritage MonthMay 8 (Tues) 6-8pm at Orlando City Hall Rotunda 400 S. Orange Avenue Orlando, FL 32801. Join us as we celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Hobnob with city leaders, government officials and business owners. Networking / Table Top Exhibitors /Entertainment / Refreshments The event is FREE but REGISTRATION is required. $5.00 Reduced Parking at the Garage To Register, go to www.signmeup.com/83389 Or for more info, go to www.asianamericanchambercfl.org.

Asian NightMay 9 (Wed) 7pm – 11pm at University High School - 2450 Cougar Way 32817, Orlando, FL. Asian Night is an annual talent show that we hold each year touch-basing on each culture and the expertise of our generation as Asian Americans! Every year we have had at least 200 people in the audience and a variety of performers residing from all over FL. Contact President Kathleen Santiago, [email protected] or Vice President Andrew Uyeda, [email protected] for more details.

Asian Cultural Festival 2012May 12 (Sat) 4-9pm at Avalon Park Downtown, East Orlando. Come celebrate the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. This year’s celebration will showcase a wide variety of Asian American cultures and talents from Central Florida’s Asian American ethnic groups. The festival is... expected to draw over 3,000 people. There will be booths to showcase business vendors, ethnic cuisines and merchandise that are representative of Asia. A cultural show will be presented by the various Asian countries, such as China, India, Japan, Korea, Laos, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, and others. Your sponsorship of the Asian Cultural Festival will also benefit the Asian Student Achievers’ Scholastic Awards, scheduled to be held in November 2012 during which we will honor and recog-nize deserving Asian American students for their academic excellence and outstanding community service. One donation will sponsor two events. Visit http://aahc-cf.org for more information. AAHC of Central Florida is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization and was created in 1980 to preserve Asian heritage and culture and to represent the interest of diverse Asian American ethnicity.

TCCTF 8th Annual MeetingMay 12 (Sat) 11:30am – 2:30pm at Tampa Club - 101 E Kennedy Blvd #4200 Tampa, FL 33602.Members & Their Spouses: $25.00 per person Non-Members: $35.00 per person. To RSVP, please contact Robert Chen, 813-298-7851 or [email protected]

SPIFFS - Taste of AsiaMay 18 (Fri), 6-11pm and May 19 (Sat), 12-6pm at St. Petersburg Shuffle Board Club - 559 Mirror Lake Drive North, St. Petersburg. Enjoy a great variety of Asian Food special-ties and entertainment. Presented by St. Petersburg International Folk Fair Society, Inc. 727-552-1896 www.spiff.org

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Flores De Mayo (May Flowers) FestivalMay 26 – 27 at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall - 777 N. Tamiami Trail Sarasota FL. This is a One-of-a-Kind Festival in Philippines that stands out for its origin and the various activities done to celebrate, A portion of the proceeds will benefits Gift2Care.org An International Non Profit Relief Organization helping disaster victims around the world. http://www.sarisariatbp.com/photos/Flores-De-Mayo--May-Flowers-Festi-val-2012/santa%20Cruzan.jpg

Dances of the PhilippinesMay 26 (Sat) 7:30pm at Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa Downtown. The Philippine Performing Arts Company, Inc. (PPAC) is celebrating its 20th year anniversary with a major show entitled “Dances of the Philippines” on Saturday, May 26, 2012 at 7:30PM at the Fergusson Hall of the Straz Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Tampa. This performance will highlight major ethnic and folk dances from the Philippines as directed and choreographed by the company’s artistic director, Joey Omila. PPAC is one of the major cultural arms of the Philippine Cultural Foundation, Inc. (PCFI) at the Bayanihan Arts and Events Center in Tampa. The organization is focused on the performance, teaching and appreciation of Philippine dances to the Filipino-American community in the Tampa Bay Area and Florida as a whole. It has traveled to and performed at various cities in the US and Canada and boasts several awards like the International World Folk Dance Competition at the Azalea International Folk Fair in Valdosta, Georgia. Tickets to “Dances of the Philippines” range from $15 - $50. To buy, contact the Straz Center Box Office at (813) 229-STAR or visit www.strazcenter.org . The Straz is located at 1010 N Macinnes Pl Tampa, FL 33602. To avoid box office fees, contact Judy Sibayan (813) 833-1867, Liberty Galloway (727) 647-8127, Aurora Fortson (813) 390-8476 or Lucy Bautista (727) 639-7980 for tickets.

Let’s Do Business Florida & SummitMay 31 – Jun 1 at Sheraton Sand Key Resort in Clearwater Beach/Tampa. 2012 Let’s Do Business Florida & Summit. Visit www.letsdobusinessflorida.com or call 941-284-0688. Let’s Do Business Florida will focus on Legal outsourcing contracts to minority law firms and access and opportunities for all trades in the Florida construction industry to include but is not limited to minority: contractors, developers, electricians, plumbers, cabinetry, drywall, landscape, AC, architects, engineers, carpenters, cement masons, painters, roofers, brick masons, carpet and tile installers and many more. Not only will these construction related Florida minority small businesses have the opportunity to access critical technical assistance, but it is the goal to connect these small businesses to decision makers that can provide access to contracts (This will also include major contractors and developers who hire subcontractors) via a round robin/speed dating type of venue. Minority small businesses will be recruited through-out Florida to participate in this event. As usual this event will be free to minority small businesses. For the Summit component of the event, we will assist non-profits with job creation in Florida low-moderate income communities to include utilization of data to target job creation in LMI communities and how to create self sufficient non-profits through creation of for-profit ventures.

2012 Philippine Independence Day Dinner/CelebrationJun 8 (Fri) at The Hilton Hotel Grand Ball Room - 100 Fairway Drive, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442. 6:30 - 7:30 PM- Cocktails, 7:30 – 9:00 PM –Dinner, Program & Maharlika Awards 9:00 PM – Start of Joey Albert’s Concert & Dancing Attire: Formal. An Evening Of Good Food & Drinks, Great Music & Dancing Tickets: Front Row Seats: $ 100.00 / Person, $ 900 per table of 10 Regular Seats: $ 75.00 / Person, $ 600.00 per table of 10 Contact: Beth Marull - 1 (561) 317-2157 (Palm Beach) Helen Kranzel -1(954) 871-6822 (Miami-Dade) Dodie Cadiz - 1 (954) 336-2424 (Broward)

Fiesta Filipina 2012June 10 (Sun) visit http://asiatrendmagazine.com/AT_events.html for more details.

追根 Dragon ~ 中華文化．流行演藝公演Jun 10 (Sun) 2pm-3:30pm at Freedom High School - 2500 West Taft Vineland Road, Orlando FL 32837. $10/ticket. Contact: Joe Wang, President / Email: [email protected] or 321-228-2951.

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