Saturday, May 7, 2011
8pm - midnight
(Mother's Day Weekend)
Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront
Downtown Jacksonville
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month to recognize, appreciate, and celebrate the vibrant and diverse culture of Asian Americans. This event is a nationally recognized celebration designated by former U.S Presidents and Congress. It is intended to mark the importance of Asian Americans within our communities.
PREMIERE EVENT CELEBRATING ASIAN AMERICANS
Celebrate Asia 2011 will be a night of entertainment filled with celebrities from various Asian countries, flying to Jacksonville, Florida, especially to support this inaugural event. It will be a fun-filled festivity showcasing dancing lions and dragons, Asian celebrities, live Asian music, traditional Asian cuisine, ballroom dancing and more… all in Jacksonville, Florida. We party with our Asian celebrities from as far as Loas, Vietnam, Philippines, Cambodia, Singapore!
Celebrity appearances by:
Julia Nickson
Bee Vang
Fe Delos Reyes
Prach Ly
Brooke Demetri
Gumby a.k.a Pryce
Ketsana
Gary Perez
Sarah Liu
Alex San Dinero
Amy Chanthaphavong
Jack Ong
The Experience:
Several hundred people will be dressed up in the many flavors of colors, designs, and varieties of traditional Asian attires like : Khmer dresses, Filipino Barongs, Saris, Hanbok, Ao Dais, Song Koks, Emperor & Empress costumes, Kimonos, Geishas , Thai dancers with long nails and more!
Food:
The evening will be filled with a lot of cuisine that you would not find in a traditional Asian restaurant. Taste the “authentic home cooking” ect. Whole pigs (Filipino and Chinese style), Peking Duck, Sticky Rice, Papaya Salad etc.
Dancing:
We will have Ballroom Dancing in Asian style!!!
*Tango
*ChaCha
*Rumba
*Hustle
*Salsa
For more information: http://www.celebrateasia.net
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