Lunar New Year was celebrated with a large crowd at a special gala that also marked the 10th Anniversary of the Greater Cleveland Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Note: As always, we reduced the resolution of the photos for speedy web loading so if you want high-resolution copies, let us know.
During the cocktail and networking hour, young people displayed their talents.
The event was emceed by Su He, Executive Director of the Chinese Chamber and Obie Okuh, Producer of the Music-Food-Dance series.
The Kwan Family Lion Dance Team brought good luck to the festivities.
Kwan Family Lion Dance
Cuyahoga Council's Meredith Turner
Cleveland Museum of Art received the Global Impact Award
CMA awardees Clarissa von Spee and Andria Derstine with Su He
CWRU Law School Dean Paul Rose
Oakwood Village Mayor Erica L. Nikolic
with CWRU Law School Dean Paul Rose
Gloria Zhang, Cleveland Clinic and CWRU
Gloria Zhang, East Cleveland Mayor Sandra Morgan and Su He
Obie Okuh presents award to Cleveland Heights teacher representative
Su He and Obie Okuh present Lifetime Service Award to Chia-Min Chen
Dan Hanson and Ying Pu accept award for Chia-Min Chen who was ill
During the dinner buffet, there were performances from the Cleveland Glory Waist Drum Team and opportunities to network, visit resource and vendor tables and pose for photos.
Cleveland Glory Waist Drum Team
Here are some more pictures from the Chinese Chamber Gala.
Ying Pu, Su He and Johnny Wu
Siu Yan and Dorian Scott
Ewyn Pokras and John Cosma
Mei Liu (on right) with DGPerry colleague
Posing with the Drum Team
Johnny Wu and Nicky Sulandari
Producer Obie Okuh and daughter
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