Asian Heritage Programs Combine Cuisine, Performing Arts
Photos by Bill and Ernie Branson
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Janet Nguyen (l) and Ihsia Hu demonstrate the art of calligraphy. |
| Customers pore over selections from the Korean Corner restaurant. Dishes from a variety of Asian traditions were available to a large lunch-hour crowd. |  |
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A Balinese dancer in traditional headdress balances a cup. |
| Indian dancer crouches during dance. |  |
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Performing a traditional Japanese tea ceremony are members of Urasenke Tradition of Tea, Washington Branch. Proceeds from the luncheon were donated to the Children's Inn at NIH. |
| Employees of Bethesda's Tako Grill serve Japanese food at the lunch-hour event on May 11. |  |
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A Chinese dancer performs with veils during the Asian Heritage evening program. |
| A member of the Cambodian dance troupe strikes a dramatic pose. |  |
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Filipino dancers gesture toward the audience. |
| In the Filipino dance segment, a swordsman comes to the aid of a princess. |  |
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