New book targets cultural and language barriers in Taiwan
August 28, 2015 - Tainan City, Taiwan – For a small island, Taiwan attracts its fair share of international visitors. According to the Taiwan Tourism Bureau, in 2014, there were 4,687,048 foreign visitors to...
Hundreds in Orlando marked and celebrated the first International Day of Yoga!
Hundreds of yoga enthusiasts bent, twisted, meditated and learned breathing techniques. The festivity, which was conceived on Dec 11th of 2014, was officially declared by the U.N. General Assembly to take place annually on...
Taipei Youth Folk Sports Group in Orlando
Want to experience the Chinese culture and sports in Orlando? Come and enjoy the fun and talent of Taiwanese Folk Art with your family and friends at Orlando Fashion Square!
26 outstanding youth folk sports...
Orange County Celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Orange County Update Third Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Month And Proclamation Ceremony
Mayor Teresa Jacobs and Orange County’s Board of County Commissioners (BCC) marked Asian Pacific Heritage Month in May by attending a festive...
Orlando Young Lions
Lion Dancing - A simple, but unique term given for something that envelops so much in history and is still with us today. By the sight and sound of it, you can picture a...
PHILFEST 2015 – three-day non-stop cultural celebration
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The 20th anniversary of PhilFest, one of the country’s largest outdoor Philippine festivals and the trademark three-day fundraising event of the Philippine Cultural Foundation, Inc., in Tampa, Florida,...
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...
Discover This Drink: Makgeolli
Makgeolli is traditional Korean rice wine that is gaining its popularity in Korea among Generation X and Millennials (those who are born in 1965-1993). The native drink to Korea, has been around since...