![]() OCA Greater Cleveland Partners With CIFF47 Film Nurse Unseen.2023 Asian ServSafe April Classes CANCELED.OCAGC 2023 Service Project: BigHearted Blooms.Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2023.OCA Greater Cleveland Marks Fifth Annual National AAPI Day Against Bullying and Hate.OCA Community Day of Service: Delivering Joy in AsiaTown.It has been a great way to highlight Asian culture and diversity and the audience of the evening sold-out events have been some of the most gracious and appreciative in Cleveland. Some of the great attractions they recruited to perform at the Zoo includes: OCA Greater Cleveland Dragon Dance, Kwan Lion Dance Team, Shojoji Japanese Dancers, Westlake Chinese School, LingYun Rising Star Gymnastics School, Janice Liu Erhu Studio, Spartan Bhangra Dance Team, and more. For the Asian Lantern Festival, these True Community Partners worked quietly to help bring authenticity to the cultural activities and performances. Zoo officials reached out to Johnny Wu to discuss the program over a year ago, and he and leaders Lisa Wong, Asim Datta, and Oanh Loi-Powell have been helping to plan and coordinate special Asian attractions for the events for months in advance. The Zoo has been working with the AsiaTown and Cleveland Asian Festival leadership to ensure a respectful and authentic Asian-themed experience for the many Zoo guests. (Above Photo – OCA Cleveland Dragon Dance Team with Giant Dragon Lantern – Photo: Ed Wong). ![]() ![]() While stunning at any time, the 40 giant sized exhibits are especially magical and beautiful after the sun goes down. The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo continues the Asian-themed celebration that was started with the June Grand Opening of the Asian Highlands exhibit, by featuring a gorgeous limited engagement Asian Lantern Festival with displays distributed through the Zoo during the weekends for much of the summer. ![]()
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