Arts Activities Support

We have successfully attracted 5,000+ festival goers in 2 series of events, with at least 60% are people of color. Secondly, we presented various Pan Asian folk arts will be exhibited through dance, music, story-telling, jewelry making and other folk arts demonstrations, etc. Additionally, we have 92% of audience satisfaction rate for the Pan Asian Arts Festival event. We have achieved our artistic goals, reached more than 5,000 people. Our project highlights the rich diversity of our Pan Asian Arts components that have artfully blended into a rich tapestry of cultural and artistic delight. We used the performing arts as 1) a creative platform to promote collaboration among different ethnic groups within the Asian American/Pacific Islander community; and 2) presented the highest quality of Pan Asian arts. In addition, we have created forums that transcend social and cultural barriers by encouraging collaboration among disparate groups. Event: Pan Asian Arts Festival. Date: May 14, 2016, from 11-8pm. Location: Mall of America. Overview: The festival is to foster collaboration among Asian American and Pacific Islanders performing arts/cultural groups and expose more cultural and arts activities during May Pan Asian Heritage Month with Pan Asian arts/cultural demonstrations free of charge, to support the communities with better access to diverse Pan Asian Arts/Customs and Cultures. While promoting a sense of unity, this festival had celebrated the rich cultural diversity within the vibrant local Asian American/Pacific Islander community with the Public. At the event, 56 enthusiastic group demonstrated various Asian performances including Cambodian, Indian, Chinese, Hmong, Japanese hip-hop, Korean hip-hop, Thai and African American rap singers at the Rotunda in Mall of America. There were 12 different booths to explore what is available in the Asian community. Over 2,000 people gathered to catch a glimpse of the collections of performances as well as enjoyed the different arts and crafts, carnival games, and educational enrichment from the community. Activities included origami crane making, henna tattoo, Asian games, and other related Asian activities that the attendees enjoyed very much. Over 150 attendees commented that the event was amazing and the various cultural performances were spectacular. Attendees get to engage in the cultural exchange and try on Asian costumes as well as write in Chinese and Japanese. “We need to see more of this cultural enrichment in our community. My children get to experience different cultures in one day.” School Administrator. Comments from attendees, volunteers, Asian Media Access/Pan Asian Arts Alliance staff, Mall of America personnel’s, vendors and performers: The performance was great. There were different, various kinds of dances from the different region in Asia. Performing at Mall of America was a great way to show cased the different Asian culture. Performers love the experience in showing their dedication to dance at the Rotunda. The 9 hours of performance is too long. There were not enough staff and volunteers to help the event. Educational demonstration was too short and fast to gain anything from it. Some activities such as henna tattoo and the game booth were popular. The long hours demand too much time from the AV people. The simple decoration is good. It doesn’t distract the audience. We have successfully reached intended communities. 56 Minnesota Pan Asian Arts Groups have presented their cultural arts throughout the Festival, along with their international counter parts in variety of Arts fields. Presenting various Pan Asian folk arts have been exhibited through dance, music, story-telling, jewelry making and other folk arts demonstrations, etc. Successfully attracted 5,000+ festival goers in 2 series of events, with at least 60% are people of color. The project venue - Mall of America has been selected in part for their complete accessibility to individuals with physical disabilities. The handicap access signs will be posted throughout the promotional materials, such as: websites, flyers, event postcards, posters. Through skillful promotional efforts, we strived to reach a wide audience. We made arrangements to accommodate different-ability and language needs. We passed out flyers to local schools and grocery stores around 7 metro counties. We used various ethnic language newspapers, and radio programs to better promote and outreach to Limited English Proficiency members, and with pre-show arrangements to accommodate different - abilities and language needs. This unique project has below performers: 1) M3C Dance Troupe, 2) 2060, 3) 18 Xeem, 4) 3C Dance Group, 5) A. Bradshow, 6) Angel Eyes, 7) ZX-Asian Media Access Dancers, 8) Bollywood Dance Scene, 9) Boua Xiong, 10) BV Untamed, 11) C.L.E.M Formation, 12) CENOS Dance School, 13) Century College, 14) Chef Dellaqwha, 15) Dance with Us America, 16) Dao Lan Dance Studio, 17) Eboni Amora, Ekata, 18) Electric Soda, 19) Eye Doc, 20) Fina, 21) Garrett Sour, 22) Halau Hula 'O Napunaheleonapua, 23) Hmong Cultural Center and performers, 24) Hong De Lion Dance Association, 25) India association of Minnesota, 26) Iny Asian Dance Theatre, 27) Jenny Xiong, 28) K.infires, 29) Kajsiab Dance Studio, 30) Legacy Performing Art, 31) Majesty, 32) Mariya Ya, 33) Maximus Vue Jennings, 34) Mia Vue Jennings, 35) Minnesota Chinese Opera, 36) MKDC, 37) MN2Seoul, 38) MNDS-MN Dancing Stars, 39) Mokka Fashions, 40) Nkauj Hmoob Ci lab, 41) Ntxhais Fwj Chim, 42) Piyush Khandelwal, 43) PT, 44) R4L, 45) Sansei Yonsei Kai, 46) School of India for Languages and Culture, 47) Seanny Thao, 48) Shalee, 49) Shenba Vocal Academy, 50) Sheng Vang, 51) Shinparam, Shubhangi, 52) Watt Munisotaram, 53) Wattanak Dance Troup, 54) XuFeng Lee, 55) YangChee Yang, and 56) Zephonix.