Iowa, China and Ethiopia: How One Couple Built Their Family through Birth, Adoption and...
When I first set out to interview Jane and Dave Jensen of Decorah, Iowa, I envisioned walking away from our interview with a story about how the international adoption process has changed over the...
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...
Asia Trend / YESS Center hosts “Heart to Heart” Seminar
Asia Trend / YESS center hosted the first free monthly health seminar <Heart to Heart Talk> with Dr. Puxiao Cen on May 17. Over 70 attendees received valuable information about heart disease prevention. Dr Cen also answered many questions...
Central Florida Commission on Homelessness
2014 was a tremendous year for the Central Florida Commission on Homelessness. In keeping with our mission to identify long-term sustainable solutions for those who are homeless in Central Florida, we are bringing the...
Orlando community celebrates 4th Annual Asian Cultural Festival
To end Asian Heritage Month, the Asian community of Orlando celebrated the 4th annual Asian Cultural Festival at the Orlando Fashion Square Mall on Saturday, May 30. Hosted by the Asian American Heritage Council of...
Filling in the Blanks: The Story of a U.S. Soldier Searching for His Birth...
Major Tim Walker won’t forget the day he made a 1-star South Korean Navy Admiral and an Army Special Forces Colonel dissolve into tears. It was 2004 and Walker, then a U.S. Navy Lieutenant...
ClearOne Sports Center hosts the U.S. Junior National Badminton Championships 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-A1mxsIc1s&feature=youtu.be Over 320 players, majority coming from California, Illinois, Massachusetts and Washington are entered in 25 different events. The event features five age groups contesting boys and girls singles and boys, girls and mixed doubles....
Embracing Our Interconnectedness —Go for Green—
On a festive spring day last month, Orlando celebrated its 10th annual Central Florida Earth Day, an exciting day of fun and educational exhibits and vendors at Lake Eola Park downtown. A vegetarian restaurant,...
Celebration of Culture at Orlando City Hall kicks of Heritage Month
More than 200 Central Floridians gathered in Orlando City Hall on May 6 as City Commissioner Patty Sheehan read the proclamation by Mayor Buddy Dyer declaring the month of May 2015 as Asian Pacific...
AVG Flying Tigers 74th Annual Reunion
May 15th and 16th were special nights for attendees of the 74th annual reunion honoring WWII heroes, the American Volunteer Group (AVG) Flying Tigers. The Flying Tigers Association (FTA) held their annual reunion in Tampa. The association was formed...
