Here is a dance from The Sho-Jo-Ji Dancers who are a Japanese dance group consisting of 2nd- through 4th-generation Americans of Japanese ancestry. The group was organized in 1955 under the sponsorship of the Japanese American Citizens League, Cleveland Branch, in order to preserve the traditional dances of Japan. Mistress of Ceremonies Jennifer Auh introduced the Sho-Jo-Ji Dancers
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Sho-Jo-Ji Dancers
There was a variety of Chinese dances such as this graceful Chinese Ladies Dance.
Graceful Chinese Ladies Dance
The youngsters had fun with their big hands dance.
Young girls Chinese dance with big gloved hands
Young girls performed a traditional Chinese Peacock Dance.
Traditional Chinese Peacock Dance
Jumario Simmons is a world class yo yo artist. He gave a demonstration of the various yo yo techniques and skills at the 2018 Cleveland Asian Festival.
Yoyo artist Jumario Simmons
Anjan Ghose and his wife Kathy gave and Asian Cooking demonstration and tasting featuring the Indian dish Rajma. It is a popular Indian vegetarian dish consisting of red kidney beans in a thick gravy with many Indian whole spices and usually served with rice.
Anjan Ghose
Kathy Ghose, Asim Datta and Anjan Ghose
Plate of Rajma
Sampling the Rajma
Anjan and Kathy Ghose and family members
One of the most popular street food stands at the 2018 Cleveland Asian Festival was Ball Ball Waffle from Hong Kong. They made regular and chocolate chip and other flavor waffles in a waffle maker that produces little balls to eat. The authentic Hong Kong style Egg Waffle is also called a Bubble Waffle.
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