Tag Archives: arts

AAPIs at the Smudge Expo for Comic Arts

Just in case you can’t get your annual fix from Small Press Expo (link: www.spxpo.com) in September, or can’t make it out to some of the other comic conventions around the country, Smudge Expo offers a smaller, intimate venue still jam-packed with indie comics (over 50 local artists!) and hands-on workshops (design your own characters!). On March 14, Asian Fortune …

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7 Places in DC to…Take a Crash Course in Asian Culture

by Suchi Rudra For Asian Americans seeking to deepen their understanding and connection to their roots, or non-Asian Americans interested in Asian culture, here’s a round up of organizations and institutions in the Washington, D.C. area offering classes in various Asian languages, arts, dance and more.   1. Chinatown Cultural Community Center 616 H St. NW Suite 201, Washington, DC …

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Hai Hua’s 10th

  Hai Hua Community Center, Inc., staged its 10th Chinese New Year program at Fair Oaks Mall, Fairfax, VA. The two-day celebration Feb. 9th and 10th was a multicultural affair, with Chinese, Indian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, and Filipino groups presenting cultural performance, demonstrations, and arts & crafts activities. The Hai Hua Community Center, founded in 1989, is located in …

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