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2017 Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration
May 7, 2017 @ 11:45 am - 5:00 pm
FREE ADMISSION • FAMILY-FRIENDLY
Join us on May 7th to celebrate Asian Pacific Islander (API) Heritage Month! Come see your favorite local performing groups and fill up on dishes from food trucks! We also have children’s activities, a hum bow eating contest, and a cultural display of nations!
OF COURSE, DON’T MISS The Filharmonic!! We’re excited to have them join us and support the many diverse cultures and communities in Seattle.
Follow and tag the event on social media: #apifestal #apiseattle
Instagram & Twitter: @apiheritage
PERFORMANCES BY:
-Filipino Actitivies Youth Drill Team
-Fraggle Rock Crew
-Huraiti Mana
-International Lion Dance Team
-Interplay Improvisation
-Kaze Daiko Seattle
-Khmer Dance Troupe
-Kinnaly Lao Music & Dance Troupe
-Lu Mien Dance Troupe
-Morning Star
-Seattle Chinese Community Girls Drill Team
-Seattle Thai Classical Music and Dance Club
-Shiori, Belly Dancer
FOOD TRUCKS:
Yummy Box
Have An Ice Day – Seattle
TukTuk Mobile Feast
Alan Sugiyama HUM BOW EATING CONTEST:
-KOMO 4: Ryan Yamamoto TV News & Morgan Chesky
-KING 5: Lori Matsukawa & David Espinosa-Hall
-KIRO 7: Natasha Chen KIRO 7 & Patranya Bhoolsuwan
-KCTS 9: Enrique Cerna & Florangela Davila
-Q13: Aaron Levine & Annie Andrews
CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES:
-Lei booth (Huraiti Mana)
-Button booth
-Child IDs (New York Life)
-Crafts
CULTURAL DISPLAY OF NATIONS:
Asia Pacific Cultural Center
LOCALLY SPONSORED BY:
Amerigroup • APICAT • Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) • Asia Pacific Cultural Center • CISC • Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs • Executive Development Institute (EDI) • G3 & Associates • Keiro Northwest • Kin On Community Health Care • King County Sheriff’s Office • Neighborhood House • New York Life Greater Seattle Office • Nisei Veterans Committee • Northwest Asian Weekly • OCA-Greater Seattle • Overnight Printing • Puget Sound Clean Air Agency • Seattle Center Foundation • Seattle Goodwill • Seattle Police Department • University of Washington’s Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity • Willa Playschool
MEDIA SPONSOR: Crossings TV
MAIN SPONSORS: Coca-Cola, T-Mobile, & Alaska Airlines
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