Monday, May 22, 2006

Asian American Festival 2006 at the Daley Center

I received the following press release and I thought it might be of interest to you all. If you are in the Chicago area, please check it out, it looks to be a good time. In addition, there is a food court, cultural performances, and daily dance performances including many Indian ones such as bhangra and dandiya-raas. Please click on the link at the bottom of the page for more information. Unfortunately, being the working stiff I am, I can't make it out there, but if you can, please let us know how it went!
From the official press release:
The 8th Annual Asian American Festival 2006, is proudly presented by the Asian American Coalition of Chicago and hosted this year by Chicago's Chinese American Community in the heart of Chicago's Loop, May 22nd-26th at Daley Center Plaza. This year's weeklong celebration features Cultural Immersion Performances, a Food Court and Chef Demos, a Dynasty Marketplace, and fun activities for various ages.

The Asian American Festival celebrates approximately 16 different cultures. Over the years, our Coalition has included representatives of the Bangladeshi, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Indonesia, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Nepalese, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Thai and the Vietnamese communities. Each year, the Festival is hosted by a different Asian community. This year, the Chinese American community proudly takes this special leadership role.

Our theme, "Celebrating Asians in America" ushers attendees into Chicago's Loop with a positive and vibrant beat, showing us the beauty of many ethnicities of Asia, but of one culture. This year, we have set aside Tuesday, May 23rd as Seniors' Day to honor our elders. Wednesday, May 24th is the annual CPS Day, when Festival-goers will enjoy performances from Chicago Public Schools.
Dignitaries scheduled (as of presstime) to appear at Monday's 12 Noon ribbon-cutting ceremonies include: Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan; Cook County State's Attorney Richard A. Devine; Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas; and Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois Dorothy Brown
The following popular celebrity broadcast personalities are scheduled to appear as emcees at the 8th Annual Asian American Festival:

* Judy Hsu, Morning Anchor/Reporter, ABC 7 Chicago News;

* Ellee Pai Hong, Morning Anchor/Reporter, NBC 5 Chicago News;

* Nesita Kwan, Weekday 4:30 p.m. Anchor/Health Watch Reporter/Editor, NBC 5 Chicago News;

* Nancy Loo, Morning and Noon Anchor/Reporter, FOX Chicago TV News;

* Joanie Lum, Reporter, CBS 2 Chicago News;

* Alpana Singh, Host of "Check, Please!" seen on PBS WTTW 11; and Master Sommelier;

* Judy Wang, Weekend Morning Anchor/Reporter, CLTV News; and

* Linda Yu, 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Anchor/Reporter, ABC 7 News.

Also appearing as celebrity emcees will be:

* Cheryl Hamada, Equity Actress and Pledge Host, PBS WTTW 11; and

* Lisa Tejero, Equity Actress, Currently Appearing in Lookingglass Theater Company's Adaptation of
Charles Dickens' "The Old Curiosity Shop"

For more information and the latest schedule information, please visit the website www.aacchicago.org.

posted by payal @ 3:12 PM

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