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Lunar New Year
February 4, 2019
Oregon Asian Celebration to hold its 34th annual
event highlighting Asian cultural heritage
The Eugene/Springfield Asian Council is ringing in the
Year of the Pig with its 34th annual Oregon Asian
Celebration. The event, themed “Year of the Pig — Get
Spirited Away,” takes place February 16 and 17 at the
Lane Events Center. Doors open at 10:00am on both days
with a roaring welcome of Chinese lion dancers and taiko
drummers to usher in a day of good fortune and ward off
evil spirits.
The weekend features colorful nonstop entertainment
and dance on multiple stages, a fine arts exhibit, an Asian
food court, craft and cooking demonstrations, a market-
place of more than 60 vendors, children’s activities,
carnival games for kids, demonstrations of various
martial arts, and Kumoricon and cosplay for teens.
For young attendees, the festival offers a “Treasure
Map to Adventure,” which allows children to ask
questions and learn about the diversity of Asian cultures.
Treasure seekers visit various locations throughout the
festival to have their map stamped. Once the map is
completely stamped, children can turn it in at the Asian
American Foundation of Oregon booth to collect their
treasure.
Young people may also visit the Youth Room to make
their own artistic creations such as masks, origami, fish
prints, and Tibetan woodblock prints. Youth also may
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34TH ANNUAL CELEBRATION. The Eugene/Springfield Asian
Council is ringing in the Year of the Pig with its 34th annual Oregon Asian
Celebration. The event features entertainment and dance (pictured), an
Asian food court, cooking demonstrations, and more. (Photos/Matt
Koenig, courtesy of the Oregon Asian Celebration)
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Japanese Carnival hosted by the Yujin Gakuen Public
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In the crafts demonstration area, festival-goers can
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Mahatma Gandhi-style bamboo spinning wheel in a box,
Barbara Setsu demonstrate traditional Japanese book-
binding, and more.
When the aroma of Asian delicacies call, hungry
attendees can head over to the Asian Food Court where
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