10th Annual Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration
On May 8th, the Orange County Government’s Asian Committee to celebrate the 10th Annual Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPI). This year’s theme is Advancing Leaders Through Collaboration. Festivities was held at...
PHILFEST Now On It’s 26th Year
Now in its 26th year and despite of the pandemic scare, PHILFEST 2022 took paced as planned last Aprils 1st, 2nd, and 3rd at the Philippine Enrichment Complex located at 14301 Nine Eagles Road...
The Society for Friendship with Dragon Boat
The Chinese American Association of Central Florida (CAACF) was founded in 1969 with the mission of promoting and preserving Chinese culture in Central Florida, in 1980 CAACF established a Chinese language school and also...
FSA’s 17th Annual Sayaw Show
The Filipino Student Association held their annual cultural event called “Sayaw” located at UCF’s Pegasus Ballroom on March 20th. Sayaw showcased the various traditional dances within Filipino culture and a Filipino modern dance group...
Mei’s Supermarket Lunar New Year Celebration
Having moved to live near Orlando, Florida since 2009, I have been to a few of CNY celebration shows. However, I find this year’s CNY celebration presented by Mei’s Supermarket on East Colonial Drive...
Enjoy the Warmth of Nabemono Hotpot in Winter
Apart from clothes and the ubiquitous “kotatsu”, hot-pot or “nabe” is a common way to stave off the cold of the Japanese winter months. A “nabe” could mean a pot (often earthenware) or meal...
What’s The Story Behind Japan’s Lucky Cats and Inari fox?
Animals often appear in Japanese cultural motifs and traditions. The Inari fox and Maneki-neko (beckoning cat) are two animal symbols known to natives and visitors alike. The Inari fox is usually seen near shrines...
Where To Celebrate the Lunar New Year 2022?
In accordance with the Lunar Calendar, the Year of the Tiger begins on February 1, 2022 and ends on January 21, 2023. You can enrich your festival experience with the Central Florida Lunar New Year...
Yokote Snow Festival Kamakura
One lovely winter tradition in Japan's colder regions is the "Kamakura”, which is a snow-house. It is said that the city of Yokote, Akita prefecture, has been celebrating a "Matsuri" or festival, featuring these...
Japan’s Handicrafts: Tomari-nata
Japan's handicrafts may seem like distant traditions, but they are actually much closer than you might think!
The Consulate-General of Japan in Miami's very own Consul Okubo has a special connection to one of Toyama...