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On Saturday, Jan. 14, Asian Avenue Magazine and Colorado Asian Culture Education Network (CACEN) hosted its 14th annual Lunar New Year Banquet Dinner at Empress Seafood Restaurant.

Performances included a lion dance by Guiding Mountain Dragon & Lion Dance Association, a Vietnamese Fan Dance by Judy Tran, K-POP dance by Royals Dance Team and a tai chi sword demonstration by Mr. Qiwu Huang. Dao Than, a masters student at Metro State University, served as mistress of ceremonies.

State Representative Leslie Herod provided a commendation to Asian Avenue Magazine and its staff to honor their contributions serving Colorado’s Asian American Pacific Islander communities since 2006. More than 250 attendees attended the Lunar New Year event, one of the first celebrations in Denver, to kick off the following weeks of festivities. The Lunar New Year officially began on January 22, 2023.