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“Hikonyan” the Samurai Cat: A legend of Manekineko By Teri Mitchell A famous Samurai cat mascot of the City of Hikone (Shiga Prefecture)“Hikonyan” is recognized as the most popular “Yuru-kyara” in Japan. Hikonyan was born in 2007 as a mascot character for Hikone Castle’s 400th anniversary event, and has been popular throughout the country. Wherever Hikonyan shows up, it gets surrounded by people, and wide variety of Hikoynan goods are sold in Hikone and neighbor cities. What is Hikonyan like? Here are 6 aspects of Hikonyan. - A white cat wearing “Kabuto” (a samurai helmet). - The gender is unknown. - Its hobby is walking around the castle. - Because its legs are too short, it is bad at going up and down stairs. - It looks barefooted but is actually wearing white shoes. - It has a resident’s card of the City of Hikone. Long, long ago…..at Gotoku-ji temple in Hikone, the master of the domain of Hikone Ii Naotaka was caught in a shower and sheltered himself under a big tree. He found
a white cat beckoning to him and went closer to the cat. As soon as walking away from the tree, a lightening bolt hit the tree. He felt he had been saved by the cat, appreciated so much, and later decided to have Gotoku-ji as his family temple..…this is one of the legends for the origin of Manekineko. ** Hikone + Nyanko (baby talk for cats) = Hikonyan
Yuru-kyara (literally meaning “loose/gentle character”, extensively “therapeutic character”) is a term for cute mascots/characters created usually by local governments to promote tourism. Yuru-kyara mascots have gained great popularity, and have been prevalent throughout Japan over the past several years. This Yuru-kyara boom is another example of the often cited Japanese preoccupation with “cute.” Cuteness is greatly accepted in Japan as a part of the Japanese culture and the national identity.“Kawaii” is an appealing anodyne.
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Chinese Summer Camp Seminole County Public Schools ESOL/ World Languages Department held a Chinese summer camp from June 13 through June 16, 2011 at Idyllwilde Elementary School in Sanford, FL. Ms Paula Chen and Mei-En Marler taught twenty-two students who attended the summer camp. The students learned about important Chinese holidays such as Chinese New Year, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival. The students through many hand-on activities and traditional stories learned about Chinese culture. Students wrote Chinese characters on red paper
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while learning about the Spring Festival couplets. After listening to a story about a young artist Ma Liang, the students created Chinese paintings by themselves. The students molded tea cups and pots with clay and painted them with bright and vivid colors. Natasha Lavender excited the students by performing two traditional Chinese dances while dressed in traditional Chinese dress. Ms. Chen performed a tea ceremony while explaining the procedures and features of brewing tea. Curious and excited students sampled various varieties of
Chinese Tea, including Taiwanese high mountain tea, rose tea, lavender tea and black tea. Ms Marler led the students in traditional Chinese games and songs. Some students enjoyed the camp so much that they did not want to go home afterwards. The purpose of the summer camp was to introduce elementary students to traditional Chinese culture. Three elementary schools in Seminole County Public Schools are currently part of the Build A Better World Chinese language program during school year time.
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The Ullambana Festival (Le Vu Lan) at Chua Phap Vu Buddhist Temple On a sunny, warm summer day in Florida, hundreds of VietnameseAmerican buddhists crowd the temple grounds of Chua Phap Vu Temple off of Dean Road near the SR 408. The occasion is for the Ullambana Festival (Le Vu Lan in Vietnamese), a Buddhist holiday celebrated on the fifteenth day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar. This festival, also known as the “Ghost Festival”, in Vietnam is viewed as the time for the pardoning of condemned souls who are then released from hell. The “homeless” should be “fed” and appeased with offerings of food. In modern times, Vu Lan is also seen as Mother’s Day. People with living mothers would give thanks while those without would attend services to pray for the deceased. According to Cindy Nga Pham, a coordinator of the festival at Chua Phap Vu, it is a time to remember the love and kindness of mothers, pay respect to parents in any way, and pray for those who passed away in accidents war or without relatives. On the day of the festival, there are white roses given out and pinned to those whose parents have passed away and red roses for those who still have parents who are alive. It reminds people about the importance of their mothers and their sacrifices for their children as well as a sign of respect for their parents.
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The festival was held this year at Chua Phap Vu to help raise funds for a new building that the members hope to build at their location on Dean Road. At the festival, children played at the bounce houses and slides, while adults bought vegetarian food ranging from vegetarian pho noodle soup, bun hue, to banh xeo, banh beo, banh uoc, cha gio, bun cha gio, mi xao, and much more. At 5pm, the formal ceremony began, where special guests were welcomed such as Zoraida Velasco, Special Assistant to Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs, as well as priests and nuns from other states. A speech wa given about the festival holiday and there was a flag ceremony, a flower pinning ceremony, a song about the holiday, and scriptures read for the festival holiday. From 7pm-11:30pm the festival became a lively place with food and Vietnamese music with famous singers flown in from California such as Khanh Ly, Tam Doan, comedians, and MC’s from Paris By Night Vietnamese variety show. If you would like to donate and find out more information about Chua Phap Vu Buddhist Temple, please visit www.chuaphapvu.org/
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REACH Tries Out Taiko 太鼓 Taiko means “drum” in Japanese. Taiko Drumming is one of the most popular and most widely recognized Japanese cultural performances. The performances can last between 5 and 25 minutes and typically follow a jo-ha-kyū (beginning, middle, end/ rapid, sudden, urgent, and emergency) structure, which means the performance will speed up significantly towards the grand finale.
As I waited patiently in the lobby for our turn to try Taiko drumming, I was astounded by the strong beats of the drumming class before us. Every beat was played at a specific time, and all the drummers sounded like one large drum. This past month, REACH had the awesome opportunity to learn the basics of Taiko drumming from the Orlando Taiko Dojo. Can you believe it? We learned how to play a whole song in just an hour! From this experience, I learned that it really takes teamwork and dedication to play a song together. When one of us played on the wrong beat, we had to start all over again from the beginning of the song. I also got to learn a little bit more about the Japanese culture and strong drumming style. I’m truly glad I got the chance to try Taiko drumming. If it wasn’t for this generous invitation to try out Taiko drumming by Orlando Taiko Dojo, I probably would have never been able to play Taiko drums. What an incredible feeling it was to play Taiko drums! Thank you, Orlando Taiko Dojo, for this amazing opportunity! I will never forget it.
Going to the Taiko drum try-outs was interesting because we learned about how the drummers read their music. Instead of having notes on a sheet of music to read, like most other instruments (i.e. trumpets, clarinets, etc.), they read words on a normal piece of paper, i.e. don don dodon. We also got to feel what it was like to have a practice like the drummers would normally have. We had the opportunity to learn a whole song. By: Celeste Hoeh, VP Internal of REACH
I thought the Taiko drumming was fun and interesting. It was different than what I thought it would be, and we actually learned a full song in one practice. It takes a lot of rhythm, which I don’t seem to have, and is actually quite challenging. Overall it was a pretty intriguing experience.
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By: Tiffany Tang, President Elect of REACH
I watched Taiko drumming at the Japan Festival before and it was such a cool performance. REACH was invited by the Orlando Taiko Dojo to have a free try out of Taiko drumming. I was excited, and I think that through this try out, I learned more about Japanese culture. I also learned that Taiko drumming is fairly difficult in which you have to follow the rhythm and listen intensely, since you have to drum at the exact same time as your teammates. I was amazed at the teenagers coaching us because I thought that they possessed immense skill and that they knew their culture very well. Thanks to Take San and his team for inviting REACH for this free try out. We definitely had a lot of fun. By: Frank Lau, VP External of REACH About REACH
REACH (Recognizing Experiencing Asian Cultural Heritage) provides many wonderful programs to foster young leaders in the Central Florida community through cultural performances, classroom presentations and carnival activities. REACH invites students from High Schools and Middle Schools within the Central Florida region as members. Visit http://www.reachocf.org/ for more details. asiatrendmagazine.com
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Orlando City Mayor Buddy Dyer and local artist Danny Rodriguez at Mills 50 Celebration of Art, honoring artists who participated in the public art project.
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achieves national accreditation Mills 50 - the intersection of creativity + culture - is a non-profit entity made possible through the support and interests of the National Trust Main Street Center, the City of Orlando and the district’s members and volunteers. Last month, Mills 50 Main Street received National Main Street accreditation. The accreditation process evaluates local Main Street programs according to 10 performance standards and provides national recognition to those that meet these standards. The national accreditation program strives to provide local and national visibility to local Main Street programs that understand and fully utilize the Main Street approach and principles and that continue to evolve to meet new challenges. Receiving National Main Street Program status is a prestigious designation. While every designated
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local Main Street program can work toward accreditation, not every Main Street program receives it. This designation was achieved through the dedication of the Mills 50 Board of Directors, members of the business and residential communities and volunteers and through the support and guidance of City of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and District 4 Commissioner Patty Sheehan. The goal of Mills 50 and area business owners is to increase the area’s visibility as a destination as well as to improve its overall appeal and financial & environmental sustainability. Other goals include making the district safer to commuter traffic and pedestrians as well as encour-
aging responsible and environmentally friendly growth and redevelopment while ensuring and preserving the district’s unique character, charm and appeal. Mills 50’s financial support depends on memberships, both business and residential. Residential memberships are $25, while business memberships range from $100 to $5000. Membership information is available at www.mills50.org. The organization is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors, with the day to day operations managed by a salaried Executive Director. Volunteers are needed to serve on the four committees: Design, Promotion, Organization and Economic Restructuring. Mills 50 seeks representation from the Asian community, which is the cultural cornerstone of the District. If you are interested in joining Mills 50 as a member or a volunteer, please contact the Director at director@mills50.org.
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The Asian American Chamber of Commerce Celebrates its 25th Anniversary
Since the founding of the Asian American Chamber of Commerce (AACC) in 1986, the organization has continued to grow and mature into the vibrant organization it is today. Its main mission is to provide leadership, support and encouragement to its members so they may prosper and grow. It also serves as a resource and a gateway for others to connect with and to bridge the gap between new and existing Asian American businesses. To kick-off its 25th Anniversary celebration last August 5, the AACC started the day with a V.I.P. breakfast and held it at the Doubletree Hotel, the event’s hotel sponsor. The breakfast was attended by cor-
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porate sponsors, government leaders, AACC past presidents and special guests. Marcia Hope-Goodwin, Community Affairs Chief Service Officer read and presented the AACC with a Mayoral Proclamation. This was followed by a talk from Brooke Bonnett, Director of Economic Development for the City of Orlando. Immediately after the kick-off breakfast was the ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the AACC Global Business Expo. On hand for the ribbon cutting were County Commissioners Jennifer Thompson, and Lui Damiani as well as Matt Thursam of Walt Disney World who was the event’s title sponsor. Watch this on www.YouTube.com/AsiaTrend
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The expo itself drew 45 exhibitors from a cross-section of the community ranging from large corporations, small businesses, education, international chambers, media, civic organizations and government. There were also breakout sessions held throughout the day. Presentors were Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Visit Orlando, Orlando Health, SunTrust, the Orange County Property Appraiser’s Office, Bhavsar Law Group and the AACC. Capping the day’s events was an appreciation reception and business after-hours to end the day’s festivities and to thank all the sponsors, exhibitors and attendees. Raffle prizes added fun and excitement to the day-long event that drew over 400 attendees. The coming AACC events include a business after-hours on Monday, Sept. 12 at Cuba Libre at Pointe Orlando on International Drive. On October 8, the AACC will be holding its 2nd Annual Golden Dragon banquet at the Rosen Centre. The AACC annual meeting and elections will be held on Nov.8 at Rangetsu Restaurant. For more information on the Asian American Chamber of Commerce or any of its events, please visit the AACC Web site at www. AsianAmericanChamberCFL.org Kathy Llamas, CEO & Founder of KL Communications is also a REALTOR® & Director of Business Development for ConnectRealty.com . She is also Board Director of the Orlando Regional REALTOR® Association and the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission. She is currently AACC’s 2011 President and can be reached at kllamas@gmail.com.
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The Tiger Mother’s Revelation – and Ours
Many of the articles about the “Tiger mom” have been rather pointed in questioning Western culture’s parenting techniques versus Asian culture, quoting Amy Chua’s comments about how much better Chinese culture is with respect to parenting than Western culture. These articles raise doubt in Westerners’ minds, but also create questions in Chinese and other Asian parents’ minds about their parenting. Chua learned that her Asian parenting rules did not work on both her children, and no matter how hard she tried to match the “success” that she experienced with her older, more compliant daughter, the second daughter Lulu would not follow suit to achieve the same results using those same parenting techniques. This forced them to a showdown at Red Square where Amy had to admit defeat and learned to change her parenting techniques. As one blogger shared, this is a “coming of age” story where the mother becomes an “adult.” Parenting styles go all the way back to the first couple on earth, Adam and Eve. The fact
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that Cain killed his brother Abel may lead to questions about what happened to create such jealousy whether for one of his parent’s love or for our Heavenly Father’s approval (when God accepted Abel’s animal offerings but not the produce that Cain offered). In any case, showing favoritism doesn’t work well, as exhibited in the life of Joseph, who was given a coat of many colors as the favorite son of Jacob. However, Joseph paid the price when his brothers plotted to kill him, and he was saved by one brother’s mercy to be sold into slavery instead of murdered. The story goes on to show Joseph reunited with his family at the end, forgiving his brothers, and admitting “You meant it for evil, but God meant it for good.”(Genesis 37 – 45) By being sold into slavery, Joseph used his circumstances as overseer to Pharaoh to save up food for the coming famine years, thus saving the lives of his family members and many other people. God is completely sovereign in all the affairs of the world, including parenting. It’s no wonder that I choose to seek God’s wisdom from the Good Book, The Holy Bible, to influence my parenting. Of course, Chinese culture does affect some of my parenting, but the Bible influences my heart to be the best parent I can be – meaning I want my children to be able to listen to God and hear His voice, follow His leading. This may result in high academics and a great career (or it may not). Amy learned in her failure, to re-evaluate her parenting techniques. Recently, she allowed a “mom-sanctioned” sleepover for her daughter and friends in her freshman year of high school. Lulu was allowed to give up the violin and play tennis, something she enjoyed doing. Even
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though this was something not planned out for her at age five (as violin) so she could reach stellar performance, sometimes enjoyment and God-given gifts are to be given a higher priority than just what the parents want for their children. One area where many Asian parents and I fall short not allowing our children to experience failure, and overprotecting them from life’s hardships. Perhaps we Asians don’t want to “lose face” and admit failure, so we try to shelter our children from mistakes as well as difficult circumstances. In the Bible and in life, learning to admit mistakes and lessons from our mistakes produce further growth and maturity. We need to be able to share our mistakes and laugh at ourselves in hopes of helping others. I believe this is one of the motivations behind Amy’s parenting memoirs – she had her self-described “come-uppance” when she realized she needed to change how she parented her younger daughter Lulu. She discovered the cultural battle she (and many immigrant and second generation) parents experience as she learned from her mistakes. Sadly, many parents fail to make the same realizations. They end up with rebellious children (or worse, compliant children) who hate us in their hearts whether they follow our leading or not. What a horrific outcome of parenting and legacy. I read The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, excited that Amy had the revelation she did. It also made me question how I parent. Yes, I can be passionate, a positive tiger parent. But, you and I shouldn’t hover, and be so overprotective over our children, especially teenagers and young adults. If we believe in our own parenting and in God’s protection and watch care, we can rest in the fact that we have parented the best we know how, and God’s grace and love will help provide the rest that we lacked. Our godly legacy will continue beyond us as our children become parents and we provide godly influences for generations to come. Evelyn blogs and welcomes your opinions about cultural and biblical parenting at christianasianmom.wordpress. com.
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新聞 His Holiness the Dalai Lama hosts the 2011 Kalachakra for World Peace in front of sold out crowds at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C.
A World Peace Talk on the lawn of the US Capitol with thousands of people gathered to listen to His Holiness’s message on compassion for humankind.
Blessing for World Peace: A Universal Value of Compassion, Responsibility and Education
By Conchita Hsu 俞孟貞
Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, the Washington Wizards NBA Team, and… His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso - the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet? What’s the commonality? All drew sold-out crowds at the Verizon Center, an arena that holds over 20,000 people in the heart of Chinatown in Washington DC.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama, a title given to the religious leader of Tibetan Buddhists and traditionally the head of state of Tibet, recently spent nearly two weeks in Washington DC hosting an ancient and profound Tibetan ritual of Kalachakra (loosely translated as “Wheel of time”), a commitment of generating harmony of inner and outer peace as an infinitely valuable antidote to the forces of ill will. The Kalachakra for World Peace 2011 was an especially historic event as it was the first held in DC, a city where daily decisions affect the lives of billions throughout the world, where rejuvenating a positive environment for universal understanding is of utmost importance. While the Kalachakra is a Buddhist tradition, it encompasses the universal concept of harmonious co-existence, a goal that transcends among all people in the world and all faiths. The opening for the Kalachakra programs coincided with the 76th birthday of His Holiness, and some fun festivities kicked off on July 6th, with well-wishers singing Happy Birthday to the Dalai Lama in a parade around downtown Washington DC. The next few days included mainly rituals and prayers by the ordained monks and nuns. During this time, a separate group began An example of a sand mandala, an artistic the intricate construction of a large symbol of impermanence. sand mandala , which is an ornate work of art painstakingly created by delicately brushing particle by particle of different colored sand into place to form the beautiful pictures. While quite a marvel to look at (and the desire of museums worldwide), the mandala is always dissolved into water (in this case, the Potomac River) at the conclu-
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sion of the ritual, as it symbolizes one of the core concepts of Buddhism, that of impermanence. Then, on the first Saturday, the Dalai Lama held a special event open to the public, a World Peace Talk on the lawn of the US Capitol, with Whoopi Goldberg as the emcee. There, thousands of people gathered under the sweltering sun to listen to His Holiness’s message on compassion for all humankind – his secular ethics. In a message that spans all religions, he noted that every person seeks the same basic goals of peace and happiness, and that to do so one must begin by looking within to his or her own heart. While Dalai Lama praised free democracies, particularly the United States and India, he noted that governments and organizations, even religions, cannot mandate peace and happiness – only with one’s self mindfulness can this be achieved. Even enemies must be loved, for while you may rightly disagree with their actions, harboring actual malice toward a person only introduces hurt to your own heart. Hopefully, this message of seeking universal compassion can help bring change not only at an individual level, but one of peace across the world. Echoing the message of harmony later in the week, the Archibishop of Washington DC, Cardinal Wuerl, appeared in the Verizon Center with the Dalai Lama, urging people of all backgrounds to heed this message. (Of note, the Dalai Lama received the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize for consistently opposing the use of violence in advocating mutual tolerance in the struggle to preserve the cultural heritage of Tibet and for “his philosophy of peace from a great reverence for all things living and upon the concept of universal responsibility embracing all mankind as well as nature”.) After Saturday, the remaining week of the Kalachakra was dedicated to teachings of the Buddhist dharma and the empowerment ritual. The Buddhist empowerment involves an earnest wish for inspiration of compassion until all forms of suffering have ended. Foundational to this is cultivating in thought and action the most cherished form of human nature, that of loving kindness. Through mindfulness and awareness, meditation on the causes and conditions of phenomenon serves as a means of realizing negative attachments and liberation from suffering. As this article aims mainly to describe the festivities of the Kalachakra event, it will not delve into the actual
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Buddhist teachings and range of topics such as the relation between science, secularism, and modern Buddhism. However, those interested may find a wide selection of books and other online media by some of the experts in the field who spoke. The leading Buddhism speakers at this event included Dr. Alexander Berzin (a Harvard-educated scholar who has an extensive website of translations into Western languages including podcasts), Dr. Thupten Jinpa (a Cambridge University-educated scholar now part of the Dalai Lama’s initiatives at Stanford University to explore the interconnectivity between neuroscience and Buddhist practices, and who serves currently as the Dalai Lama’s personal translator), Venerable Thubten Chodron, Dr. Robert Thurman (a Harvard-educated Professor at Columbia University), Venerable Jhado Rinpoche, and HE Jetsun Khandro Rinpoche. Of course, Washington D.C. is the city where much of the world’s future is shaped, and it would be remiss not to meet with the important American politicians who are responsible for much US Congressional leaders Nancy Pelosi and John Boehner of this power. Conwelcome the Dalai Lama at the US Capitol, July 7, 2011. tinuing the strong and historic relationship between the Dalai Lama and the United States dating back as far as when President Franklin Roosevelt gave His Holiness a prized watch, the Dalai Lama met with congressional Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi and the Republican leader Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner to remind them of the human spirit of compassion and peace. “The bond between the Dalai Lama and the American people has been strong for so long that it’s no surprise that his visits are highly anticipated, and I think rightly so. Wherever he goes, the Dalai Lama makes his tireless dedications to the values that we all cherish. He makes them apparent and contagious. His example humbles nations such as ours that work to spread freedom, tolerance and respect for human dignity, and it sustains those who struggle to secure these universal values for themselves and for their families,” Boehner said. In a rare moment of bipartisanship, Pelosi’s welcome was similarly warm, noting “President George Walker Bush in 2007 was present to present to His Holiness the Congressional Gold Medal. At that time he did so honoring the commitment of His Holiness to peace, to non-violence, to human rights and to religious understanding.” On the concluding day of the Kalachakra, the Dalai Lama hurried the closing remarks as he left to go meet with President Obama at the White House . After the friendly meeting, the White House released, “The president reiterated his strong support for the preservation of the unique religious, cultural and linguistic traditions of Tibet and the Tibetan people throughout the world.” The Dalai Lama, answering a reporter about the meeting, in return said that Obama is “President of the greatest democratic country, so naturally he is showing concern about basic human values, human rights, Visit www.asiatrendmagazine.com for the past issues
President Barack Obama meets with His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama in the White House, July 16, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
religious freedom…so naturally he shows genuine concern about the suffering in Tibet and also some other places.” True, the Kalachakra for World Peace had some minor hitches – the free logo tote bags and program books ran out rapidly, the nightly lecture events had to be moved as thousands of people showed up when the capacity was for an only expected 800 person audience, and the lines to enter the Verizon Center through its security snaked around the block, but all in all, the Capital Area Tibetan Association did a fantastic job hosting the tens of thousands of people in this successful event. Considering the fact that the local Tibetan community has a small population of a few hundred and is a tiny ethnic group, the effort of the volunteers who helped the program run so smoothly with so many attendees from around the world was quite impressive. Indeed, with the consent of the Office of Tibet, extra proceeds from this event were donated to various charity causes, including the local Booker T Washington public school which primarily serves a resource-challenged African-American neighborhood of DC. Seemingly unrelated to Tibetan Buddhism, this group was chosen as His Holiness stresses the importance of education for all, recognizing its essential importance as the foundation of well-functioning democratic societies. Thus, while describing himself merely as “a simple Buddhist monk”, the Dalai Lama provided an inspiration to peace and compassion to people of all religions and cultures. Despite his numerous international accolades, honorary degrees, and meetings with presidents and leaders in 62 countries across the world, the Dalai Lama remains a humble beacon of steadfast kindness even in the face of unmitigated animosity. His three commitments – that of secular ethics and human values (compassion, forgiveness, tolerance, contentment and self-discipline), that of religious harmony and understanding among the world’s major religious traditions, and that of safeguarding the welfare, on all levels, of the Tibetan people and culture – remain as noble causes that emanate beyond the capital of the free world and surely beyond the two weeks of the Kalachakra for World Peace 2011. You can view the upcoming schedule, or stream videos or download podcasts of the Dalai Lama’s teachings at www.dalailama.com to learn more. Conchita Hsu, a resident of Florida originally from the Philippines, is a Buddhist who practices the Bodhisattva path of putting others first aiming for the deliverance of sentient beings. Conchita propagates taking on the burden of bringing about the welfare of others over self interest and advocates the utmost importance of universal education of understanding all kinds of cultures and beliefs for positive conditions to a harmonious co-existence among people of all faith, creed and ethnicity. She is multilingual and has been serving in numerous causes to support goodness in society. asiatrendmagazine.com
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Mrs. Mihori and Ms. Harumi of Chitosekai
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34th Annual Bon Festival
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at the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens By Izumi Sakurada “Bon Odori - Dancing Spirit of Bon festival “ by Akihiko Sakurada, Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens
The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach has celebrated its 34th annual Bon Festival on August 13th. Despite of stormy humid weather, 9,000 attended to enjoy the festivity. This year’s bon festival was dedicated for 3/11/11 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami victims as well. Donations for Japan Relief was
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collected via ticket sales. Ms. Kizzy SanchezSherven, Director of Marketing & Events of Morikami commented, “We are thrilled that this year’s Bon Festival saw more visitors than ever before, especially since this year was particularly meaningful as we honored the victims of the recent Japan earthquake and tsunami with a dedi-
cated Shoryobune during the Shoryou Nagashi ceremony”. お盆 - Obon is Japanese mid summer ritual to commemorate ancestors and departed love ones. According to the Buddhism, it is believed that every year during Obon, the ancestors’ spir-
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its return to visit living relatives. Obon is celebrated from the 13th to the 15th day of the 7th month of the year according to ancient lunar calendar, which falls into the mid August in solar calendar. It is celebrated mostly in mid August, but in some regions in July. During the three-days event, people hang lanterns in front of houses to guide the spirit. Inside houses, Bon-dana, the altar decorated with flowers, lanterns, memorabilia, food and sake, is prepared to welcome the spirits. Visiting graves is another ritual. Every communities in Japan has Bon Festival regardless in the scale.
in Florida. The name of group, Chitose kai was named after her title of Fujima style Master, Chitose Fujima. She is the expert of Japanese traditional culture. She holds certifications of instructor from the Omote Senke tea ceremony school, the Sogetsu flower arrangement school and the Fujima Classical Japanese dance school. She also serves as the Vice President Cultural Affairs of the Morikami Museum and Japanese Garden. Her husband and she founded the Japan-America Society of South Florida and have been dedicating their lives to promote Japanese heritage in Florida since they move from Japan in 1957.
The customs for festivity vary from region to region, but no Obon is completed without Bon odori- bon dances. Bon Odori has over 500 years history in Japan. The origin goes back to Kamakura era when Buddhism has widely spread among ordinary citizens. New Buddhism movement called, “Kamakura Bukkyou” was established. To make the sutra easier to understand for anyone, chanting and dancing were incorporated. Just like a folklore story telling, Bon Odori is a “folk art” handed down from many generations and eventually established original art form. Unlike other traditional Japanese dance, Bon Dance has repetitive simple choreography so that even young children can learn quickly by mimicking movement. There are over 500 different styles of Bon Odori reflecting the regional characteristic in Japan. In modern time after WW II, many new dances have been continuously created adapting even poplar musics.
Delray Beach and Miyazu city in Kyoto, Japan became the sister-city in 1977 honoring George Sukeji Morikami who was born in MIyazu who donated 200 acres of his land to Palm County in the mid 1970s. The Morikami Museum and Japanese Garden was built on the land where his house and farm located. On June 25th, 1977, the first Bon festival at the Morikami was held to celebrate inauguration of sister-city by JASSF’s funding. Mrs. Mihori recalled the first bon festival and commented in her quiet tone, “We honored him and Miyazu city by dancing bon dance - Miyazu bushi at the first bon festival. It started much simpler festival than what we have now, but I feel very content to see that the event has been growing each year. Being a professional classical dancer, I had never participated in bon dance in Japan, yet I was given opportunity to
At the Morikami’s Bon festival, a local traditional Japanese dance group, Chitose-kai and the Japan-America Society of Southern Florida have been presenting authentic Bon Dance from various regions last 34 years. While a taiko drummer keeps rhythm on Yagura - the bandstand tower, dancers in Yukata, summer time kimono gracefully dance around the foot of Yagura. Mrs. Chieko Mihori is the leader of Chitose kai as well as a prominent member of Japanese community
present this folk art here in America. All members practice very hard to showcase beauty of bon dance. I would like to continue to build the bridge over American and Japan through presentation of richness of our cultural heritage.” Dozen of dedicated members from South and Central Florida practice once a week from May to prepare for Bon festival. This year, they presented eleven different bon dances from various regions including “Nippon Daiko (Japanese drum)” choreographed by herself in three shows. At the end of the second and third shows, audi-
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ences were encouraged to join to dance along. Every year, Fushudaiko, a local Japanese drumming group ignited the festival with thundering sound of taiko and also played Bon daiko. Ben Miller of Fushudaiko commented on his personal challenge of playing Bon daiko. “Playing Bon daiko for Sensei Mihori and her dancers is always a great honor and challenge for me. Fushu Daiko holds Sensei Mihori in the utmost regard and respect.The Bon daiko rhythms are not at all like common western rhythms. The feel of the Bon odori music, and nihon daiko for that matter, breathes and stretches like the wind. It was a great lesson when my first taiko Sensei Hideki Matsuda told me to stop listening for a groove and rather to watch the dancers’ feet touch and weight drop. Then the dancers’ bodies began to lead my drum beats. This year we arranged a series of Bon “style” rhythms for our taiko team. I felt that as a taiko dojo it was important and joyful to teach, as Bon daiko could be considered the epitome of taiko as a Japanese folk art. We were all looking forward playing it that day. I am determined to continue my learning and exploration of Bon daiko. It is so much fun and challenging to play. “ Thunder storm approached at the end of the festival, but the organizer managed releasing 850 floating lanterns with personal messages into the Morikami Lake. Shoryounagashi is closing ritual of Bon festival in Miyagi region to guide spirits back into their world. Collaboration of fire work and thunder gave a grand finale to the Bon festival 2011. As people believe in Japan, all visiting sprits were sent back peacefully as well as satisfied visitors. Profile of Izumi Sakurada: Members of Orlando Taiko Dojo’s S-team Private Japanese tutor
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Why You Need To Think About Estate Planning … Now. By Edward K. Kim, Esq.
The old saying goes, “There is nothing certain, except for death and taxes.” Combining these two life’s certainties is the estate, or inheritance, tax. The estate tax is imposed on the amount inherited by your heirs, but only to the extent such amount exceeds a certain threshold. On the federal level, this threshold (the “Unified Credit”) is currently set at $5,000,000. Therefore, if a parent leaves an inheritance to a child of $5,000,000 or less in 2011 (assuming no previous gifts have been made), there should be no federal estate tax. The current Unified Credit is historically at a very high threshold. In 2001, the Unified Credit was $675,000. In 2006, it was $2,000,000. As you are aware, the US government has a massive deficit problem and will need to raise revenue through higher taxes. An easy target is the estate tax; especially through lowering the Unified Credit, which would dramatically increase the number of people who pay the estate tax. What’s the impact for you? Lowering the Unified Credit will make it more likely that you or your heirs will have to pay estate taxes, and at a higher amount. Let’s assume that the Unified Credit is reduced to the realistic 2006 ($2,000,000 threshold) or 2001 ($675,000 threshold) levels. For a parent leaving $5,000,000 in estate value to his/her child, the projected estate tax liability is as follows: Year
2001
2006
2011
Inheritance
$5,000,000
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Tony Hung (2010 President) presents the service award to Patty Yan (2011 President)
TCCGO celebrates 14 years in Orlando
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Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce of Greater Orlando (TCCGO) hosted its annual dinner at Ming Court with over a hundred members. Mr. Tony Hung, the president of 2010-11 presented appreciation awards to several board directors who have been contributing to the Taiwanese Chamber in the past year. The new board of directors, headed by Ms. Patty Yan will serve the new term starting August 2011.
About TCCGO TCCGO is a subsidiary of the Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce of North America (TCCNA) which was established in 1988 as a not-forprofit organization. TCCGO is at its 14 years and is composed of many Taiwanese business entrepreneurs located in Central Florida area. To know more about TCCGO, please visit www.tccgo.org.
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Master and Promoter Nick Scrima announcing the “start” of the tournament
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Advanced competitor, Ron Berle doing “Yang Style Tai Chi Sword”
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International Chinese Martial Arts Tournament Championship 2011 In Orlando Fl. , the Gaylord Palms Hotel is the place where the 13th Annual International Chinese Martial Arts Championship is being held, July 8 Thru 10th and now as an official, have begun escorting spectators into the huge ballroom in preparation for opening ceremonies. Who would have thought that I would still be with this tournament 11 years later! The promoter, Master Nick Scrima is here to convey one important thing : “Friendship Through Martial Arts”. The event, brought on saturday and sunday, over 800 competitors from around the world to compete in over 400 divisions, from beginner to advanced in all types of chinese martial arts forms and weapons, from external, such as Traditional Northern and Southern styles of Kung Fu and Wushu. Internal Styles: Taijiquan, Xingyiquan, Baguazhang, On sunday, There was also reaction-skill events like Push Hands “tui shou “ Sticky Hands “ chi sao” and full contact sparring “sanda” all being evaluated by highly-skilled and objective judges determining their level of performance. There is also seminars being offered by
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highly-trained Masters to anyone who is interested. The tournament started at 9:30am with opening ceremonies and honoring distinguished guests and officials, and traditional lion dance done by Jon Wai’s Kung Fu academy, and at 10am the competition begins and stops at 5pm. At 7:30pm the Masters Showcase, where exceptional competitors, Sifu’s , Masters, and Grandmasters demonstrate their “forms and weapons” to show the audience the best of what chinese martial arts has to offer! I was very honored to do a “demonstration” on stage, which has taken years of practice and dedication to get as far as I have gotten and as a result being praised by your “fellow martial artists”, makes the whole event very memorable! This is a 5-star-rated tournament, and there are many more like this in the US and around the world. If anyone is interested in this circuit, visit the website: www.kungfuchampionship.com or contact Sifu Samuel Winters of the Hsin Yung I-Chuan School of Taijiquan at pwinters001@embarqmail.com or call 407-238-7450 lv. msg.
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Events Highlight 活 動 » What is happening in Florida?
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.
Tet Trung Thu Vietnamese Mid Autumn Moon Festival Sept 10 (Sat), at Bayanihan Arts And Events Center - 14301 Nine Eagles Drive Tampa, FL 33626 from 6pm-9pm. Price: FREE PARKING and FREE ADMISSION. Featuring: Kid’s talent show, lantern parade/festival, music, lion dance Contact: Anh Hien - 813-8436445 or Chi Thuy - 727-724-3682. Sponsored by Vietnamese Community of Tampa and University of South Florida Vietnamese Student Association. Tomoko Kawahara: Koto Recital Sept 18 (Sun), 2 pm at Library Community Room, Winter Park Public Library - 460 E. New England Avenue. Enjoy a musical performance by Tomoko Kawahara & Friends. Tomoko began playing koto (Japanese Harp) at age 4. In 1995 she won the Japanese national koto competition and has since travelled the world sharing her art. Free admission. You do not have to be a Library cardholder or Winter Park resident to attend. Call 407-623-3279 for more information. Fashion Show Extravaganza 2011 Charity Event Sept 18 (Sun) 6pm – 9pm at Schnebly Center - 1101 North Atlantic Avenue, Daytona Beach, FL. The 2011 Fashion Show Extravaganza charity event is a celebration to help foster children with clothing, school supplies, and other important items. Multiple local designers will present their lines in this fashion show. Ticket: $5. A portion of event proceeds to benefit Community Partnership for Children. For questions and information, please call 386-307-4307 or 386-527-4921. Dragon Boat & Moon Festival Sept 24. 10am – 5pm. The land festival celebration will be continued as usual with multicultural performances, Egg Rolls Eating Contest, Arts & Crafts, KidsZone, International Food Court at Haulover Park – 10800 Collins Avenue, Miami. Free Admission. Parking $6. Proceeds to establish a Community Center to serve seniors. For information, please call 305-345-8489. Visit www.MiamiDragonBoat.com. Taste Of Thailand Festival Oct 2 (Sun), at Wat Florida Dhamaram, 2421 Old Vineland Rd. Kissimmee, Florida 34746. The Festival starts at 9:30 am to 2:30 pm. the food served from 11:30am to 2:pm…ALL YOU CAN EAT including Thai Cooking Demonstrations, Best Thai Restaurants, Thai Culture Displays, Colorful Thai Costumes and many varieties Live Entertainment. Visit www.watflorida.org Call 407-397-9552 for more information.
Tet Trung Thu - VASA @ UCF Mid Autumn Moon Festival Oct 2 (Sun) at the Pegasus Ballroom at the UCF. FREE Food at 6pm, Show starts at 7pm. Cultural Dances, Martial Arts, Lion Dance, Songs, Hip Hop and more! Visit www.VASA.UCF.edu AACC Golden Dragon Awards Oct 8 (Sat) at the Rosen Centre Hotel - 9840 International Drive Orlando 32819. The Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida presents the Second Annual Golden Dragon Awards to individuals and corporations who have made a positive impact in our Central Florida community. Visit www.AsianAmericanChambercfl.org for a complete detail. Experience Asia 2011 Oct 8 (Sat), from 10am – 5pm at Bloxham-Lewis Park, Park Avenue, Downtown Tallahassee. Highlights of the event include non-stop cultural performances, exhibits, demonstrations, exhibitions, and the best of Asian Cuisines. This one-day event draws thousands of people as well as international and out-of town performers. For those who would like to be a sponsor, vendor, exhibitor, or performer, you can now register online at our ACT website at www.asiantlh.org. Deadline for registration is September 16, 2011. For further information, please call Aurora Hansen at 850 321-1114 or auroratorreshansen@gmail.com or Soma at 850-339-2699 or somabhanu@gmail.com. Orlando International Dragon Boat Festival & Asian Cultural EXPO 2010 Oct 15 (Sat) at Village Lake, Downtown Disney® West Side, WALT DISNEY WORLD® Resort. In its third year, the Orlando International Dragon Boat Festival at WALT DISNEY WORLD® Resort is shaping up to become one of the premier annual dragon boat events world-wide. Held in the epi-center of Downtown Disney® Area, the event will capitalize on the rapid growth of the sport in Florida and the southern states. Visit www.gwndragonboat.com. The Heart of Florida Asian Festival Oct 22 – 23 (Sat &Sun) at Historic Thomas Center, 302 NE 6th Ave. Gainesville, FL 32601 from 12 - 6pm. A Celebration of Asian Cultural Arts including Music, Dance, Acrobatics, Martial Arts, Kimono Fashion Show, Asian Cuisine and More. Visit www. gvlculturalaffairs.org/website/programs_events/Asian%20Festival/asian_index.html
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CAACF CHINESE FOLK DANCE CLASS
CAACF 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 angie.chow.chow@gmail.com.
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: $6. Please Contact Erin Fang at 407.913.9581 for more information. www.cflbadminton.org
TAIJI/QIGONG CLASS
Taiji 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
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Taiko Lessons for Beginners!
Are you interested in Japanese Culture? We’re presenting 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 Dates: Every Sunday, Hours: 10am to 2pm, Address: Sunbelt Center - 1255 La Quinta Drive, Suite 112, Orlando , FL 32809. Tel: 407.435.9388 http://www.orlandotaikodojo.com/
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301 S. Howard Ave. Tampa ________________________________________
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Toa Toa Chinese Restaurant
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2620 E. Hillsbrough Ave. Tampa ________________________________________ 4145 Northwest 88th Ave. Sunrise
Chop Stix Cafe
352-367-0003
3500 SW 13th Street , Gainesville ________________________________________
Chop Stix Bistro-Thornebrook Village 352-505-3131 3100 SW 34th Street , Gainesville
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Philippine Fiesta Restaurant 1206 East Vine St., Kissimmee
3680 Avalon Park East Blvd, Orlando 407-282-8488 1000 West State Road 434, Longwood 407-331-0000 2189 E Semoran Blvd, Apopka 407-889-9999 ________________________________________
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Ho Ho Choy
813-962-2159
Aki Restaurant
407-354-0025
397 East Altamonte Drive, Suite 1200, Altamonte Springs www.hanasushi.info ________________________________________
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Gizmo Sushi
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Gochi Sushi Cafe
407-877-0050
Ran-Getsu of Tokyo
407-345-0044
Shin Japanese Cuisine
407-648-8000
110 S Semoran Blvd. Winter Park ________________________________________ 13770 W. Colonial Dr, Winter Garden ________________________________________ 901 South Orlando Ave., Maitland, FL ________________________________________
803 N. Orange Ave. Orlando www.shinsushi.com ________________________________________
SHOGUN Japanese Steak House (鉄板焼き Teppan-yaki)
6327 International Dr., Orlando 407-352-1607 ________________________________________
407-847-0574
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813-930-0470
Internet Boba House
813-866-8569
2202 W. Waters Ave. Tampa ________________________________________ 2764 University Square Dr. Tampa ________________________________________
Lollicup Coffee & Tea
1212 E Colonial Dr, Orlando 407-897-1377 8098 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando 407-850-BOBA 3550 SW 34th St, Gainesville 352-505-3662 ________________________________________
727-521-6406
407-275-0776
1202 N. Semoran Blvd. Orlando ________________________________________
SEA Thai Restaurant
407-895-0985
Soong Thai
407-822-8200
3812 E. Colonial Dr. Orlando ________________________________________ 9448 W Colonial Dr. Ocoee
7625 W. Newberry Rd. Gainesville
Little Saigon
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1106 E Fowler Ave. Tampa
813-868-1688
10127 E. Adamo Dr. Tampa
813-443-2188
(Brandon)
refer to P.25 for more details 877-668-MD88 (6388) ________________________________________
Woo Sung Oriental Food Mart 407-295-4077
5079 Edgewater Dr. Orlando refer to P.3 for more details ________________________________________
Eastside Asian Market 12950 E. Colonial Dr. Orlando
407-615-8881
Farm Fresh Produce Market 407-615-8882_ 10950 E Colonial Dr. Orlando refer to P.11 for more details ________________________________________
Dong-A-Supermarket
407-898-9227
Phuoc Loc Tho market
407-898-6858
Brandon Oriental Market
813-661-8862
Oceanic Oriental Supermarket
813-254-2041
Chun Ching Market
352-376-5885
Oriental Mart
954-747-7740
PK Oriental Mart
954-748-5971
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Bombay Grill
954-741-8388
4465 N University Dr. Lauderhill, FL ________________________________________
Gabose Korean and Japanese Restaurant 954-572-4800 4991 N University Dr. Lauderhill, FL 33351 ________________________________________
Hong Kong City
954-777-3832
M&H Cafe
954-530-0618
Namaste Indian Grocery
954-306-8448
New China Buffet
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Silver Pond
954-486-8885
4285 N State ROad 7 (US 441) Lauderdale Lakes, FL
Sarasota Locations Vung Tau Oriental Market
VEGETARIAN Green Mango
M D Oriental Market
8369 Pines Blvd. Pembroke Pines, FL ________________________________________
THAI
Royal Thai
5132 W. Colonial Dr. Orlando
S. Florida Locations
TEA & COFFEE
5944 34th St N #37 St. Petersburg
www.brsushi.com
407-847-7121
3197 W. Vine St., Kissimmee ________________________________________
www.bentocafesushi.com
151 S Orange Ave. Orlando 407-999-8989 7335 W. Sand Lake Rd. Orlando 407-352-2277 3841 SW Archer Rd. Gainesville 352-224-5123 ________________________________________
352-384-3733
PHILIPPINE
Thuy Cafe
JAPANESE
Bento Cafe
813-998-9228
2702 N Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa ________________________________________
8365 S John Young Pkwy. Orlando ________________________________________
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