Young girls dance in front of the stage to the Indian Bollywood demonstration performed by the Kurukulam Center for Indian Arts. Linh Tran offers a tip to the dragon during the dragon dance, which was performed by the Asian Community and Cultural Center Lion/Dragon Dance Group to commemorate the Year of the Dragon. Lincoln Butterfly Dance Group members perform a Tibetan dance.
Lincoln Afghan Men's Group members perform "Atan," an Afghan traditional dance. Lincoln Taekwondo Academy students provide a demonstration at the AAPI heritage celebration. Alina Pestushko (left), originally from Kherson, Ukraine, talks about items at the Ukrainian cultural demonstration table with Sabrina Salrin of Lincoln.
Dina Mabu of the Omaha Central High School Asian Culture Club volunteers to paint a young girl's face at the AAPI heritage celebration. More than 1,000 people mingled and learned about each other’s cultures at the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) heritage celebration May 19 at the Sandhills Global Event Center, 84th and Havelock Avenue. “The Asian Center puts on this event to build a mutual understanding between the immigrant community and local Lincoln residents,” said Rebecca Reinhardt, cultural program coordinator for the Asian Community and Cultural Center of Lincoln.
“Our mission at the Asian Center is to support all immigrants and refugees, and to provide cultural services to the community. “This AAPI Heritage Month is a nationwide celebration, and our even.