Asian-American Lion Dance - Drunken Lion 醉獅 @ Asian Heritage Month 2024

Organizers : Asian American Alliance, Inc. Indiana
Event : Asian Festival - Celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, USA
Date: May 11, 2024
Venue : Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis, IN
PERFORMERS:
Cheerleader : Melody Meng (student of Carmel High School, Carmel, IN)
Lion : Kelvin Quang (graduate of Indiana University Indianapolis), Quan Nguyen (student of Indiana University Indianapolis)
Percussion : Kwan Hui
VIDEOGRAPH : Zander
CHOREOGRAPHY & PRODUCTION :
Kwan Hui, Ph.D., IACA Council Member and Past President
Member of City of Carmel Mayor’s Advisory Commission on Human Relations
Recipient of 2024 Indiana Heritage Fellowship Award Traditional Arts Indiana
Past President of Nationalities Council of Indiana www.nationaliti...
Board Member of former Asian Arts Society, Indianapolis Museum of Arts-Newfields
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Mission of IACA Lion Dance Program:
To promote the awareness of Chinese and Asian American performing arts enriching the cultural diversity in Indiana
IACA, Indiana Association of Chinese-Americans ( 印州華美協會, 501c3 since 1973, iacaindiana.org/)
PROCLAMATION: IACA has been recognized in a Proclamation made by City of Carmel Mayor James Brainard in September 2023 for promoting awareness and appreciation of Chinese culture in Indiana.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT :
IACA Lion Dance Program is funded by the City of Carmel Arts Grant Award and the Indiana University (Bloomington) Traditional Arts Apprenticeships Grant.
Special thanks to Lars Magnusson and Kristy Thompson, Senior Digital Media Lab Specialist, Carmel Clay Public Library for her generous help in editing the video