2013 Cleveland Asian Festival
AsiaTown Entertainment May 18-19, 2013
A broad spectrum of acts representing many Asian , and non-Asian, cultures performed on two stages at the 2013 Cleveland Asian Festival.
Saturday morning began with a performance from Tone Lockers, representing the Philippines, on one stage and Cleveland Contemporary Chinese Culture Association (CCCCA) on the other.
Even sound checks are fun at the Cleveland Asian Festival as in this video of dancing with the Panda during a sound check for the Tone Lockers.
In this video, Filipino American band the Tone Lockers performed the Cranberries 1994 protest song Zombie.
CCCCA Dancers
After the opening announcements, the Kwan Family performed the Lion Dance.
Another very popular performance was traditional Hmong dances. Paj Tawg Tshiab (which directly translates to "blooming flower" in Hmong) is a traditional dance group focused on preserving the performing arts of the Hmong people. Paj Tawg Tshiab is based in Akron, Ohio.
The Hmong are an Asian ethnic group from the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. Hmong are also one of the sub-groups of the Miao ethnicity in southern China.
