Orlando Taiko Dojo recital
It all started two years ago, when someone said, “Let’s have Orlando Taiko Dojo recital.” Orlando Taiko Dojo is a nonprofit organization and has been performing traditional Japanese Taiko drumming at various local events...
Taiwanese Dance by National Dong Hwa University
May is Asian Heritage Month and in support of it the dance troupe of the College of Indigenous
Studies at National Dong Hwa University is touring the United States. This is the tenth year
anniversary of the group...
The Mills 50 Dumpster Art Project Phase II
The Mills 50 Dumpster Art Project Phase II is underway. Thirty submissions were received from numerous local artists and eight were selected for this phase of the project. The dumpsters will be transformed into...
“Hina-matsuri” —Doll Festival (Girls’ Day)
Girls’ Day = Doll Festival is called Hina-matsuri which is celebrated on March 3rd.
In old times, people displayed peach blossoms to purify the environment (to get rid of evil spirits) in the peach blossom...
When tradition meets modernity
While some aspects of Japanese food culture, like sushi, and ramen have become more main stream around the world, there are still many traditions and cultural aspects which remain relatively unknown to the general...
My Life in China
Independent film director, Kenneth Eng, recently graced our Central Florida for the East Coast Premiere of his documentary film, “My Life in China,” at the 2015 Florida Film Festival. During the festival, we received...
Central Florida Dragon Parade welcomes the year of goat
Watch the Dragon Parade Lunar New Year Festival videos at Youtube.com/AsiaTrend
On February 22, 2015, Orlando’s Fashion Square Mall hosted the 4th-Annual Central Florida Dragon Parade and Lunar New Year Festival, welcoming in the year of the goat....
Dreams will come true if you believe
I admit that the Central Florida Dragon Parade and Lunar New Year Festival is the biggest thing I have ever done so far in my life.
This crazy idea came into life four years ago...
Orlando Downtown Library hosts Chinese New Year event
Orlando downtown library-goers got a chance to celebrate the Chinese New Year through a one-hour program presented by the Chinese School of CAACF on February 21, the third day of the Lunar New Year.
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The Development of Chinese Character Scripts
Since its establishment in October 1988 in Coral Gables―“The City Beautiful,” the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Miami (TECO in Miami, formerly the Coordination Council for North American Affairs, Miami Office) has devoted...