Most of us associate lion dancing with Chinese culture, expecting to see the fuzzy lion heads bobbing around in parades celebrating Chinese New Year. However, lion dancing is also in integral part of ...

The drumbeats filled the Linh Son Temple in northwest Houston. A Vietnamese Buddhist monk blessed the paper-mâché lion and watched it rise and shake and twist across the rugged grounds. On a recent ...

“Mommy and I are taking a ballroom-dancing class,” my father announced to me over the phone. “Are you serious?” I asked. I was living in Iowa at the time, in graduate school. “Yes,” he said. “And I am ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- For nearly 15 years, the Soaring Phoenix Dragon & Lion Dance Association has provided a place for vulnerable Asian American youth in the Greater Houston area to call home and ...

Honolulu (KHON2) – The Asian Lion Dance team is ringing in the Chinese New Year with its traditional lion dance. As February begins, the Asian Lion Dance Team of Honolulu is preparing to celebrate ...

As a little girl watching those old, Hollywood musicals on television with her parents, Joyce Lien Kushner remembers running to find any dress or skirt that would unfurl when she twirled, and proceed ...

Two years ago, Justin Phung and his friends decided they wanted to create a dance crew at San Diego State University. They started small, practicing with their close group of friends. To get exposure ...

A pair of doors opens and three elegantly dressed dancers step out onto the veranda of Whig and Clio Halls. After some sweeping shots, the dance begins: Twirling dresses, sparkling jewelry, and ...

The performing arts have become an important way for students to connect with their culture, make friends and express themselves in unique ways across ASU. As the University celebrates Asian/Pacific ...

The Southeast Asian Spring Festival created a space where Southeast Asian students at Yale could celebrate, share and learn from each other’s cultures. Over 50 students, faculty, staff and family ...

I woke up last Sunday to the news of the shooting in Monterey Park, and my head spun — this was a predominantly Asian American community. In fact, my parents had frequented the Lai Lai Ballroom and ...