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Miami Chinese New Year Celebration 2014 Peter Liu presents the donation to the Team SOS Miami

On February 16th, over 5,000 south Floridians gathered at the Miami-Dade College Kendall Campus to celebrate the arrival of the Year of the Horse. This year’s festival marked the 26th anniversary of Florida’s largest Chinese New Year celebration organized and presented by the Chinese Cultural Foundation, Inc. in cooperation with the Confucius Institute (Miami Dade) and Chinese Cultural Association, Inc. Visitors were able to satisfy their appetite for all things cultural by visiting more than 20 food vendors and more than 50 vendors/exhibitors providing arts, crafts, commercial, health, and spiritual products. A large children’s play area

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provided a variety of rides.

At 12:20 p.m., the Wing Lung Tai Chi dragon and lions began dancing through the festival grounds to begin a spectacular showcase of talent in the College’s gymnasium to a standing room only crowd. The show was a solid 90-minutes of fast moving, high quality entertainment. Performers in colorful traditional costumes presented Chinese folk dances and music, foot juggling, skillful acrobatics and contortion, and the continuing crowd favorite, Matsuriza Taiko Drums. As usual, with the large and appreciative crowd, a second show was also presented.

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charitable organizations. This year’s recipients were Save Our Sisters Dragon Boat Team to support breast cancer education; Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation; and Nanay, Inc. According to Mr. Liu, the festival has donated more than $50,000 to international, national, and local charities.

Asia Trend is proud to be the media sponsor again this year to support this vibrant event. If you would like to watch some of the exciting performances, please visit Asia Trend YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/ asiatrend.

Joining the celebration and wishing the large crowd a happy and prosperous new year, were Jamaican Consul General Franz Hall and Deputy Consul General Chuanbing Zhang, representing PRC-Houston.

In thanking the community for its support of the festival, Peter Liu, Festival Chairman, stated that a portion of the proceeds from all tickets sold was being donated back to local

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Miss Vietnam Florida Pageant 2014 This past 2014 Miss Vietnam Florida Pageant was the Vietnamese Community of Central Florida’s 18th annual Misses pageant. I received the prestigious honor and privilege of becoming the Pageant Director for our fifteen beautiful, intelligent and striking contestants and all of our absolutely wonderful Committee Board members.

Overall, I must admit that this was one of the most challenging; yet, also enlightening, rewarding, and amazing experiences that I have ever encountered. Initially, we only had a number of FOUR confirmed contestants. Our Executive Board, which consisted of: Lisa Marie Nguyen, the 2012 1st Princess Miss Vietnam Florida, as the Pageant Coordinator, Tiffany Chan Tran, the 2013 Miss Vietnam Florida Queen, as the Contestant Coordinator, and I were all extremely stressed and worried that this pageant was headed toward doom and failure because with no contestants there can be no show. However, with much teamwork from the Committee Board members as a whole combined with our social media announcements and the traveling word of mouth of the Miss Vietnam Florida 2014 Pageant, we recruited a total of fifteen contestants!

During our first few rehearsals, in between the contestant photo shoots, orientation, and walking/posing practices, I observed the girls talking quietly amongst one another, laughing, and sharing food and jokes. These fifteen lovely fresh faces with an exquisite concoction of diverse personalities and interests soon bonded and formed a pageant sisterhood. You see, that is the thing about our Miss Vietnam Florida Pag-

eant that we are beyond proud of. In the end it is not about competing to win the crown, but the boundless door of opportunities, experiences, and friendships that open up to us. This adventure that we can reminisce on one day later in our lives and proudly announce that we stepped out of our shell, dipped our feet into the Vietnamese culture on an entirely new level, and was truly a part of history.

These fifteen young rose buds all had major concerns. Whether it was their fear of public speaking, stage fright, their lack of grace and poise, or their lack of knowledge in the art of fake eyelashes. There was always a worry! Fortunately, all of the Executive Board members and most of the Committee Board members were ALL in their shoes a time ago. We were all girls who applied to be Miss Vietnam Florida Pageant contestants before, who also attended long dance rehearsals and walking/posing practices.

We all had our moment to shine on that stage at the Central Florida Fairgrounds and now we are helping other girls have their radiating moment as well. With that said, throughout the five pageant practices scheduled throughout the few months prior to pageant day, each young rose bud was molded with an ample amount of love, discipline, and structure to perform their very best on pageant day.

The morning of pageant day was truly a bittersweet moment, the stress of all of the pageant planning and preparations would soon be over; however, all of the hard work, time and excitement invested into this one day would soon be over as

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well. I recall distinctly so how exhausted I was!

It was a long month of constant emails, phone calls, and meetings. In my head I checked off my to-do list, the contestant’s talent and performer’s music for the show were all downloaded and cut accordingly, the walkie-talkies I had to pick up at 3 o’ clock in the morning were all charged and ready, the trophies, sashes, and crowns were all set up beautifully, the flower lady dropped off the bouquets, the gift bags were all here lined up, and the contestants were all backstage touching up their hair and make up. It seemed as if all was in order; thus, it was my turn to get all dolled-up and stage ready. Before I knew it and with only one eyelash on, people were running backstage screaming my name, “Amanda! Amanda!

Someone needs you,” “Amanda! Amanda! These people need to speak to you,” and “Amanda!

Amanda! This person cannot get into the venue because they do not have guest passes.” So with one eyelash on, three hours of sleep and a beauty queen approach, I gulped down the rest of my Vietnamese milked coffee and dealt with each situation appropriately. Woosah! I rushed back to finish glamming-up as fast as I could and before I knew it, it was show time!

This was the moment. All of the re-runs during practice that we made the girls do of the opening number to the late hours into the day was all going to show its worth. All of the Committee Board members below stage held our breath and clenched our fingers into our hands hoping and praying for a flawless performance. Opportunely, that was just what we got, an impeccable open-

The 2014 Miss Vietnam Florida Contestants with the 2014 Executive Board at the annual Ribbon Cutting ceremony for the Vietnamese Community of Central Florida’s annual Tet Festival.

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2013 Miss Vietnam Florida Queen, Tiffany Chan Tran, crowning the new 2014 Miss Vietnam Florida Queen, Phuong Anh Hoang.

2014 Miss Vietnam Florida Royal Court Miss Vietnam Florida 2014 Queen: Phuong Anh Hoang 1st Princess: Nhi Linh Dinh Nguyen 2nd Princess: Nancy Huyen Huu Nguyen 3rd Princess: Elizabeth Xuan Uyen Le 4th Princess: To Nu Tuyet Nhi

The 2013 Miss Vietnam Florida Queen, Tiffany Chan Tran, with the 2014 contestants in the opening number on pageant day.

ing at that!

Throughout the show, I had to hold back tears more than a multiple of times. First and most importantly because I literally endured obstacle courses to have my face pageant ready and was not going to let a few tears ruin that. But also because I am the Pageant Director after all, and must maintain my emotions in order to get this show running! Nonetheless, words could not express how proud and happy I was to see each and every one of the fifteen young rose buds bloom into beautiful, confident, graceful, and well-spoken elegant young ladies on stage. All of my anxiety and fatigue vanquished into thin air, their performance gave me more positive energy than five Red Bull cans ever could! It was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!! It was the first time in our pageant history where a contestant, Nhi Linh Dinh Nguyen, for her talent segment started off by

singing a refined and balletic song, “Only Hope”

by Mandy Moore; then, all of a sudden the music changed to an upbeat one, she took off her heels underneath her evening gown, did a few Tae Kwon Do stances as two of her assistants, each entering through the right and left entrance of the stage held wooden planks up for her, and she proceeded to lift up her evening gown and kicked, punched, chopped, drop-kicked and broke four boards! Everyone’s jaw dropped and rolled a few feet away from them and she received a standing ovation. Nhi’s vision was to emphasize that a Vietnamese lady can be both graceful and delicate, but also strong and vigorous.

Overall, I must admit that this was one of the most challenging; yet, also enlightening, rewarding, and amazing experiences that I have ever encountered. With conviction, I can say that the 2014 Miss Vietnam Florida Pageant was one of

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the best pageants up to date. With our Vietnamese Community of Central Florida supporting the 2014 Miss Vietnam Florida Pageant Committee, as a union we pulled off one of the best shows in history! Congratulations to our Miss Vietnam Florida 2014 Queen, Phuong Anh Hoang, 2014 1st Princess, Nhi Linh Dinh Nguyen, 2014 2nd Princess, Nancy Huyen Huu Nguyen, 2014 3rd Princess, Elizabeth Xuan Uyen Le, 2014 4th Princess, To Nu Tuyet Nhi, 2014 Miss Philanthropy, Olivia Phuong Thy Nguyen, 2014 Miss Ao Dai, Nhi Linh Dinh Nguyen, 2014 Miss Photogenic, Phuong Anh Hoang, and 2014 Miss Congeniality, Olivia Phuong Thy Nguyen. It was an honor to work with each and every one who was a part of the 2014 Miss Vietnam Florida Pageant, thank you for sharing this journey with me. Hand-inhand WE made it happen. Go Team Miss Vietnam Florida 2014! I love you all very much.

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towards the organizing committees. From them, I learned not only event planning or marketing strategies, but also the experience they have, determination, and most of all the love of cultures.

Dragon Parade was not just a platform for local Asians to showcase cultures for people outside of the communities. It was a variety of people from all walks of life came together to celebrate cultures. A lot of time we try to educate using academic methods or promote using media. Yet, I think the best education is experience.

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it comes to customs that grew from interaction among people or traditions that rooted from hundred years of history. That is when customs and traditions speak better for themselves. Through art, dances, food, music, and many other forms of cultures, we were able to transcend barriers and present to you who we are truly and authentically.

Again, I am truly thankful and honored to be part of such great event. The same as how I enjoyed the process of organizing Dragon Parade, I also hope you enjoyed the time spent with us, and the experience our festival brought to you.

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Vietnamese in Central Florida celebrate Lunar New Year Festival year 2014

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Drums rumbling and beating sounds break the stillness on Saturday morning February 1, 2014 at the Central Florida Fairgrounds in Orlando.

The festival, 18 years old, has been known to attract 20,000 people for the weekend to experience the food, music, dancing, singing, martial arts, games and more.

The festival officially began with the opening ceremony at 11 a.m. At the entrance, customarily everyone was invited to watch the lion dancing team and firecrackers lit on the “cay nêu” meaning a 10 feet tall bamboo stick was used to chase

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the bad spirit away. On this bamboo were hung with dozens and dozens of fire crackers. By firing the crackers on this bamboo stick the Vietnamese, old custom, believe that their new year will be filled with richness and wealth. As guests, VIP, spectators watching, the officers started the fire crackers, smoke, noise, people cheers eagerly creating a warm atmosphere among guest and the participants.

2014 is 39 years after Saigon fell to Communist regime on the 30th day of April,1975, and millions of Vietnamese fled their homeland by any means to escape the cruel concentration camps

and denied freedoms.

One never forgets about the Vietnamese authentic culinary exotic dishes and bowls of noodles soup famously called “PHO” and chicken, pork barbecues, cold dessert cups, fresh sugar cane juices, petit fortune cookies, ice café, the Vietnamese special product, competitive value of market high society consumers. There are several traditional special festival treats: banh trung, the sweet rice squared cake wrapped in the banana leaves and tied with bamboo string, well cooked until green color of leaves absorbed, penetrating the inside core made of selective

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mung bean, seasoned pork, with onion and multiple ingredients. It seems to be impossible to refuse one of all finest offerings well shown by the local merchants. Some of the food that was available at was banh cuon (crepe), ,bun rieu (sea food soup with lemon grass, fresh tomatoes, with transparent noodles), eggrolls and summer rolls. In addition to tasty foods, the Vietnamese New Year Festival also holds a talent show and a Mrs. Vietnam pageant for those women who are young at heart and want to showcase their skills and talents.

The Miss Vietnam Florida pageant was established in 1997 in which the main focus was on the beauty of the traditional Vietnamese dress, áo dài, and the young lady who carry her charm, grace and beauty, and later, a forum for our young ladies to gain additional life experience and develop in their personal and professional goals in which they can express their opinions, talent and intelligent. It is also designed to inspire leadership qualities and promote commitment to the community. As a Queen, Miss Vietnam will attend all major functions organized by the Vietnamese Community of Central Florida, and wherever she goes she will promote the Miss Vietnam program and the Vietnamese Community of Central

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The cost for holding the festival at the Fairground is high. A chair will cost $3.00 each. Therefore, besides the tickets sale to the festival VCCF depends on the generous support from vendors, donors and organizations from the Vietnamese community. Among the vendors who provided foods, drinks, games, we also found charity organizations such as Kathy Nguyen, sales and marketing representative for Fun Raising Funds, LLC, was selling coffee and tea at her booth to support the Children of Vietnam; the National Vietnam War Museum, to spread the word of their new expansion located on Tanner Road. The Representative from Joint Ventures was trying to spread the word about the new museum that breaking ground should be seen this year. We are told that that this museum is going to include interactive activities and simulations for younger children ; and it is the momentum for recognizing both Vietnamese veterans and American veterans who fought in the war.

Lunar New Years’ Festival is the beginning of hope, high spirit of new days for happiness, good health and prosperity.

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A Foodie Tour of San Francisco San Francisco’s Chinatown, founded in 1848 centered on Grant Avenue and Stockton Street in San Francisco, California, is the oldest Chinatown in North America.

Many Chinese came to California also known as “Gum San” or “Golden Mountain” in search of riches as part of the gold rush of 1849. However, most found jobs working long, perilous days for the Central Pacific on the Transcontinental Railroad.

The American idiomatic expression “A Chinaman’s Chance” comes from this time period when Chinese migrant workers in the U.S. were sent into mines and down cliffs to ignite dynamite, and if they were not lifted back up before the blast, serious injury or death would result. “A Chinaman’s Chance” were not very good at all in this case.

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Dim sum to go in Chinatown from Delicious Dim Sum

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A place of interest here in Chinatown would be the Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Company (56 Ross Alley, San Francisco, CA 94108) where you can still see fortune cookies being made by hand. As noted by Jennifer 8. Lee, author of The Fortune Cookie Chronicles, and a superb TED talk on the origin of Chinese American food (http://www.ted.com/talks/jennifer_8_lee_looks_ for_general_tso.html), we learned that fortune cookies are not Chinese at all, but rather a very uniquely American invention with possibly Japanese origins.

While walking along the streets of San Francisco, you could drop by one of the many shops selling “dim sum” to go. From shrimp dumpling ha gow to char siu bao roast pork buns, these little shops sell their dim sum to go in take out boxes a real “street food” type of experience and rather

unique to San Francisco. Delicious Dim Sum (752 Jackson St, San Francisco, CA 94133) and Good Mong Kok Bakery (1039 Stockton St, San Francisco, CA 94108) are both great choices, particularly for the pork buns at Good Mong Kok. Although most people are familiar with Ellis Island on the east coast as the gateway to the millions of immigrants entering New York in the early part of the 20th century, few know the existence of Angel Island Immigration Station on Angel Island right in San Francisco Bay. Angel Island served as a detention center for thousands of Chinese immigrants during 1910 to 1940. After the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 which essentially banned all Chinese immigration and several other antiAsian immigration legislation was passed, Angel Island was built to detain those Asian immigrants.

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beef tripe and dried red chili peppers) and Ma Po tofu dishes, both done expertly well here.

Mission Chinese Food (2234 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94110) is helmed by James Beard Award winning “rising chef” Danny Bowien, who got his first taste of fame at the Pesto World Championship and has elevating hipster aesthetics to the Chinese food loving masses. Mission Chinese – disguised by the Lung Shan Restaurant signage outside – is best known for their take on Sichuan Chinese cuisine, fusing together old tried and true Chinese recipes into something new like the fall-off-the-bone-tender cumin lamb ribs, spicy Kung Pao pastrami, and fresh squid ink noodles, three of my favorites here. If you’ve never had the taste of Sichuan peppercorns before – they’re little peppery bombs that numb your tongue with a citrus-y floral flavor known as “ma la” in Chinese – definitely check out the Chongqing chicken wings (sprinkled with crunchy fried

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KACC Installation of Officers and Directors 2014 Kissimmee American Chinese Center (KACC) 奇士美華人協會 was established in 1990. KACC hosted the 2014 Installation of Officers and Directors at the New York China Buffet on Apopka-Vineland Road on Feb 15.

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Special guest Chiling Tong, CEO of the International Leadership Foundation from Washington, D.C. was invited to hold the installation ceremony. Special entertainments include Karaoke, Peking Opera, and Lucky Draw.

2014 Board of Directors: President-Patty Yan, Vice Presidents: Jenny Chueng, Michael Chen, Ted Hsa, Jiuly Chen, Hailey Gao, Michelle Lin, Sheri Smart, Lisa Lynch, Sandy Ho, and Sue Lang.

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Teachers, students, and faculty members all joined in the festivities. The club held various events such as a raffle of Chinese novelties, such as fans, chopsticks, and tea, and held a presentation of the history of the holiday. They explained various aspects of Chinese New Year, such as the reason for

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wearing the color red on that day, hanging spring scrolls on each side of the front door, as well as the origin of red packets. Chinese food from Andy’s Nice House was provided for dinner to follow the tradition of eating dinner on Chinese New Year’s Eve with your close ones. The NCHS invited C.K Lau to perform a wonderful saxophone performance, in which he played “The Moon represents my Heart” (月亮代表我的心). There was also a dem-

onstration of calligraphy by master calligrapher Peter Lau, with the writing of a pair of spring scrolls. The event ended on a high note with the members of NCHS performing “Happy New Year” (新年快樂) by 卓依婷。 NCHS is a club whose mission is to increase awareness of the Chinese culture. All members pledge to continue studying Chinese, understand Chinese culture, and contribute to world peace and prosperity.

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Phở 88 Noodle

407-897-3488

South Garden Chinese restaurant

305-274-9099

4145 Northwest 88th Ave. Sunrise ________________________________________

Phở Viet Restaurant

813-643-8888

Oriental Square Market and Emporium 954-340-8828

2620 E. Hillsbrough Ave. Tampa

Phở Vinh Restaurant

407-228-0043

P K Oriental Mart

Phở Queen Vietnamese Restaurant

727-789-2828

9501 SW 72nd St, Miami, FL 33173 305-595-9678 ________________________________________

945 West State Road 436 Altamonte Springs www.koywan.com ________________________________________

Phở Quyen Cuisine

813-632-3444

2404 SW 107 Ave, Miami, FL ________________________________________

7460 Universal Blvd Orlando ________________________________________

Phở Quyen Vietnamese Restaurant

727-545-5678

Golden Phoenix

813-932-9285

8199 N Dale Mabry Hwy. Tampa ________________________________________

Ha Long Bay

727-522-9988

5944 34th Street Suite 38-41, St. Petersburg ________________________________________

T.C. Choy’s Asian Bistro

813-251-1191

301 S. Howard Ave. Tampa ________________________________________

Toa Toa Chinese Restaurant Yummy House China Bistro

954-746-8833 813-237-3838

Aki Restaurant

407-628-8866 407-354-0025

Bento Cafe

151 S Orange Ave. Orlando 407-999-8989 7335 W. Sand Lake Rd Orlando 407-352-2277 ________________________________________

Ginza Japanese Steak House

407-896-8968

1101 East Colonial Dr. Orlando ________________________________________

Gochi Sushi Cafe

407-877-0050

Ran-Getsu of Tokyo

407-345-0044

Sapporo Ramen

407-203-6777

Shin Japanese Cuisine

407-648-8000

13770 W. Colonial Dr Winter Garden ________________________________________ 901 South Orlando Ave Maitland ________________________________________ 5080 W Colonial Dr Orlando ________________________________________ 803 N. Orange Ave. Orlando ________________________________________

SHOGUN Japanese Steak House (鉄板焼き Teppan-yaki) 6327 International Dr., Orlando 407-352-1607 ________________________________________ Sushi Kichi Japanese Restaurant 5368 Central Florida Pkwy, Orlando 407-778-1953 ________________________________________ Sushiology 6400 International Dr #130, Orlando 407-345-0245 12211 Regency Village Dr. #7, Orlando 407-239-4920 12789 Waterford Lakes Parkway #3 Orlando 407-745-5515 ________________________________________ Sushitomi 407-352-8635 8463 S John Young Pkwy, Orlando

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Koy Wan Hibachi Buffet

8199 N Dale Mabry Hwy. Tampa ________________________________________

29000 US Highway 19N Clearwater ________________________________________ 2740 E. Fowler Ave. Tampa ________________________________________ 4505 Park Blvd, Pinellas Park

Royal Thai

10101 Sunset Strip Sunrise, FL ________________________________________ 8356 SW 40th St., Suite D-I, Miami, FL ________________________________________ 10855 S.W. 72nd Street, Miami ________________________________________ 2365 University Dr. Coral Springs, FL ________________________________________ 255 NE 167th St, Miami, FL 33162

305-654-9646

Chan’s Chinese Restaurant

305-221-8104

Maryann Bakery 305-945-0333 1284 NE 163rd St., North Miami Beach, FL ________________________________________

Chung Hing Oriental Mart 305-947-6038

THAI

1855 NE 163rd St, North Miami Beach, FL

407-275-0776

1202 N. Semoran Blvd. Orlando ________________________________________

SEA Thai Restaurant

407-895-0985

Soong Thai

407-822-8200

Spice Thai Restaurant

407-855-4400

Thai House

407-898-0820

3812 E. Colonial Dr. Orlando ________________________________________ 9448 W Colonial Dr. Ocoee ________________________________________ 6125 South Semoran Blvd Orlando ________________________________________ 2117 E Colonial Dr Orlando

7980 Southwest 8th St., Miami, FL ________________________________________

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Vung Tau Oriental Market

1333 N Washington Blvd., Sarasota, FL 34236

941-366-2552

Asia Trend Magazine is now available at Bayanihan Arts and Events Center

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University of Florida, Gainesville- APIA Resource Room Plum Tree Chinese & Japanese Restaurant

on the 4th floor of Peabody Hall.

Clearwater Chinese Language School

10627 Narcoossee Rd., Orlando FL 32832 • (407) 249-1818

4600 78th Ave N., Pinellas Park, FL 33781 • (727) 251-9972

10395 Narcoossee Rd., Orlando, FL 32832 • (407) 273-9966

2456 Gulf To Bay Blvd., Clearwater, FL 33765 • (727) 725-2083

10743 Narcoossee Rd., Orlando, FL 32832 • (407) 282-2992

1479 S Belcher Rd. Unit E., Largo, FL 33771 • (727) 530-1968

Mr. K’s Chinese Cuisine & Sushi

Durian Durian Asian Thai Cuisine

Oriental Super Market

Belcher Farmer’s Market

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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 Sunbelt Center - 1255 La Quinta Drive, Suite 112, Orlando, FL 32809

Japanese Restaurant at Altamonte Springs Waitress, Sushi Chef with experience and Helper Interested, call 407-259-1947

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オーランド日本語バプテスト教会

礼拝（日曜10:30am〜）、バイブルスタディ （火曜10:30am〜） どの集会も誰でも自由にご参加いただけます。また、日本語ライブラリも設置されていま す。 どうぞお気軽にお越しください! 場所：Dover Shores Baptist Church(551 Gaston Foster Rd., Orlando, FL, 32807 連絡 先：４０７−９２４−６６８４（高岡） ウェブサイト：www.OrlandoJapaneseChurch.com

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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 kbalwalli@hotmail.com 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 DRAGON BOAT TEAM - C.H.A.R.G.E.

“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. If you would like to learn more about Dragon Boat paddle technique or join the team.

Email CHARGE at dbteamcharge@gmail.com or www.chargedragonboat.org for more details.

オーランド沖縄県人会 Okinawa Club

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Lake Hernando Dragon Boat Festival Mar 15 (Sat) at Lake Hernando Park - 3699 E Orange Drive, Hernando, FL The bi-annual dragon boat festival in Citrus County, held on Lake Hernando. A committee of dragon boat paddlers and event planners, county representatives and tourism professionals are bringing fun, competition and recreation to one of Citrus County’s beautiful parks. http://www.lakehernandodragonboat.com/about.html HOLI 2014 Mar 16 (Sun) 11am - 7pm at Orlando Festival Park - East Robinson Street, Orlando. Free Admission, organized by Indian Horizon of Central FL & The Indian Majestic Sounds.

Performances by many local dance groups & singers from NY. Fashion, Food & Drink vendors & Much More! Contact: indianhorizon06@aol.com AACC Business After Hours Mar 20 (Thur) 6pm - 8 pm at Florida Hospital. 601 East Rollins St., Orlando 32803. Ginsburg Tower Creation Conference Rooms ABC. “Want to Live Longer?” Learn more about CREATION Health.” AACC Members - Free Non-Members: $15.00 RSVP at https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/98713 http://asianamericanchambercfl.org/ Orlando Dragon Boat Challenge Mar 22 (Sat) at the Bill Frederick Park at Turkey Lake - 3401 S Hiawasee Rd, Orlando, FL 32835. Teams are forming now. No experience necessary! 20 paddlers and a drummer are all you need to form a team. Great for corporate team building http://www.highfivedragonboat.com/events.html UCF ASA Mr. & Miss Scholarship Pageant March 23 (Sun) 5:30pm - 10pm at UCF Pegasus Ballroom, Orlando. Come and support the 16 (8 male/female) contestant as they represent their Asian culture by showcasing their talents, knowledge, and values! At the end of the pageant, there will be one crowned god and goddess, each receiving a scholarship award as well as being 2014-2015’s Mr. and Ms. ASA! ASA Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2302046594 KSA/CASA 7th Annual Block Party 2014 Mar 26 (Wed) 4:30pm to 9pm at the UCF Memory Mall - Orlando, Florida 32816 The KSA/CASA Block Party is an annual social event that welcomes the Florida community to embrace the liveliness of Asian culture whilst providing FUN, FOOD and ENTERTAINMENT to the general public. More info: http://bit.ly/WRBtPk * PERFORMANCES schedule is coming! EVERYTHING IS ** FREE **!

Hatsume Fair - The Morikami Mar 29 & 30 (Sat & Sun) 11am - 6pm, Cost: $15 for adults, $10 for children ages 10 and under; FREE for museum members ages 3 and under Location: Morikami Park - Rain or Shine. The 35th annual Hatsume Fair promises to be a spectacular event for the entire family! The event will feature multiple stages of continuous entertainment where guests can experience taiko drumming performances, martial art and bonsai demonstrations, a costume contest, fashion show, and much more! http://www.oandgpr.com

World Tai Chi and Qigong Day 2014 April 26 (Sat) 9am to 2pm

Westgate Flea Market Bldg. B (behind the building) - 8548 West Irlo Bronson Highway, Kissimmee, Fl. (halfway between 429 and US 27 on Hwy 192, across from the Orange Lake Country Club).

Come let’s celebrate together in Orlando this momentous event and “Heal the World” one step, one breath, at a time! All Interested in Tai Chi and Qigong are welcome to participate. A pot-luck food set up will follow the event. Please bring enough food and drink for your group. www.worldtaichiday.org Please call Sifu Sam Winters at 407-238-7450 to reserve your spot at this event.

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Festival of India 2014 Mar 29 (Sat) 11am -6pm at HSCF Community Hall and Grounds, 1994 Lake Drive, Casselberry, 32707. Free entry. Nominal parking fee $5.00 Enjoy a day filled with music, dance, games, competitions, shopping and fun. There will a wide range of stalls likely to include jewelry, clothes, saris, henna tattoos, handicrafts, and lots of good food from different regions of India. Participate in raffle to win fantastic prizes General Questions: 407-699-5277 or www.hindutempleorlando.org FSA’s 9th Annual Sayaw Show Mar 30 (Sun) 7pm at UCF Ferrell Commons Auditorium. The Filipino Student Association (FSA) at UCF hosted the FSA’s 9th Annual Sayaw Show. More details is coming PhilFest 2014 Apr 4-6 (Fri - Sun) at Philippine Cultural Enrichment Complex and Bayanihan Arts and Events Center 14301 Nine Eagles Dr., Tampa, FL. 33626. Annual Filipino Festival with lots of Filipino foods, merchandise and lots of entertainment. Entrance fee for only $5.00 and parking fee for $5.00. PhilFest 2014, the biggest Filipino festival in the Tampa Bay Area. The Philippine Cultural Foundation, Inc. and its member organizations are now getting ready for this momentous event that entices more than 13,000 visitors with a taste of Philippine Fiesta: food, entertainment, merchandise and more. The festival will also feature main events like “Tawag ng Tanghalan Singing Competition”, “Tanghalang Pambata Children’s Talent Competition”, “Revolution Hip-Hop Dancing Competition and Youth Night”, “Yugyugan Street Dancing Competition” and more! 813-925-1232 http://www.pcfitampa.org/philfest-2014/ APAC’s Level Up Leadership Conference 2014: Build Your Legacy Apr 5 (Sat) 8:30am - 6pm at UCF Business Administration Building Orlando. REGISTER NOW AT www.APACucf.org APAC’s annual Level Up Leadership Conference theme is Build Your Legacy. To promote unity and creating leaders, this conference consists of a series of four workshops lead by great guest speakers. Level Up Registration Package (includes T-Shirt, Food, Speakers, and Guest Performer): Pre-sales- $10 before Mar 15th, 2014. Regular - $15. At the Door - $20 Lunch is INCLUDED! http://www.apacucf.org Central Florida Dragon Boat Festival, Tavares, FL Apr 4-5 (Fri & Sat) at Wooton Park, 200 E Ruby St, Tavares, FL. http://www.cfdragonboat.org/ Wah Lum Kung Fu & Tai Chi of North Orlando Apr 11 (Fri) 7pm - 8pm at 7113 Forest City Rd. Orlando, FL 32810. Sifu George Kee will be celebrating his 15 yr. Anniversary of teaching Wah Lum Kung Fu & Tai Chi in North Orlando. Open House Exhibition with special guests Grandmaster Pui Chan and over 30 Wah Lum Sifu’s from around the country. Lion Dance, Kung Fu Forms, Chinese Weaponry, Taiko Drumming, Tai Chi and 2 Man Fighting Forms.

Call (407) 298-8186 e-mail: info@wahlumnorthorlando.com for more information.

Bataan Corregidor Memorial: Filipino-American Friendship Day Celebration Apr 12 (Sat) 10 am to 5 pm at Lakefront Park in Kissimmee-250 Lakeshore Blvd, Kissimmee, FL 34741. FREE ADMISSION. A day to celebrate and enjoy friendship as well as a gathering to honor our faithful veterans and soldiers.

Walgreens Space Coast Dragon Boat Festival Apr 12 (Sat) at the Manatee Sanctuary Park, Cape Canaveral, FL. Event Highlights: Sport Division Categories Premier Mixed, Premier Women, Premier Open; Community Division; Electronic Start and Finish with Video Replay; Excellent Spectator Viewing Areas; Beer Garden ttp://www.gwndragonboat.com/Default.asp?id=227&l=1 Single listing is up to 40 words at no charge for non-profit organization, E-mail the events/activities to info@AsiaTrendMagazine.com or fax the information to 407-273-9913 • Submit the information by the 15th of each month for the next month publication.

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