Five Ways To Support Local Business During the Pandemic
As we’re staying at home to flatten the curve and do our part to stop the spread, we’re seeing many ways that small businesses (especially in AsiaTown!) are getting hit particularly hard. Here are some creative ways to support small businesses while keeping your distance.
OCA Greater Cleveland to Produce Documentary on History of AsiaTown and Chinese Immigrants
The OCA Greater Cleveland (OCAGC) is moving forward with plans to create a documentary film on Chinese immigrant history in Cleveland, after receiving $15,000 from the Cleveland Foundation’s Minority Arts and Education Fund.
恭喜發財! Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, celebrates the beginning of the lunar calendar and is one of the most celebrated holidays in East and Southeast Asian countries. Celebrate in AsiaTown with firecrackers, the lion dance, and the dragon dance, which chase away evil spirits and usher in good luck for the new year.
This annual volunteer-run festival highlights Cleveland’s AsiaTown and the diversity of Asian culture in Northeast Ohio each May, honoring Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. The festival features live entertainment with dozens of performances, a World Marketplace with food, artisan goods, and other vendors, a Health Pavilion, activities and games, fashion show, and pop dance competition.
