A record crowd of almost 50,000 people attended the 2016 Cleveland Asian Festival on the weekend of May 21 and 22 in Cleveland's AsiaTown neighborhood on Payne Avenue.
Kwan Family Lion Dance at 2016 Cleveland Asian Festival
The Kwan Family Lion Dance Team kicked off the 2016 Cleveland Asian Festival.
MC Wayne Wong introduced the Executive Board of the Cleveland Asian Festival: Lisa Wong, Johnny Wu, Vi Huynh, Deborah Yue, Mike Mendoza, Yin Tang and Siu Yan Scott.
Then Wayne Wong introduced the mascot CAF Panda.
Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson spoke at the 2016 Cleveland Asian Festival and presented co-founder Lisa Wong with a proclamation from the City.
Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson
Brunswick Mayor Ron Falconi spoke at the 2016 Cleveland Asian Festival. He is the first Ohio mayor of Filipino heritage. Mayor Falconi then posed with Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson in a CAF hashtag frame.
Brunswick Mayor Ron Falconi
Brunswick Mayor Ron Falconi and Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson
Nepali American Organization of Ohio at Cleveland Asian Festival
Young ladies from the Nepali American Organization of Ohio performed traditional Nepali dances in beautiful costumes at the 2016 Cleveland Asian Festival.
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