NOW Live from the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center

Join us for a two-part celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month on Friday, May 8, 2009. Craft Demonstrations: Chinese paper folding, Indian rangoli designs, Japanese doll making, Korean calligraphy and fiber art, Mongolian watercolor work and mask making, Philippine weaving, and Thai soap and fruit carving. Dance Performance: Dancing through the Asian American Experience, Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Company.

Activities include:

Craft Demonstrations
Time:
Friday, May 08, 2009, 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Location:
Rotunda
National Museum of Natural History
10th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW
Metro:
Smithsonian (Orange or Blue lines)

Dance Performance
Time:
Friday, May 08, 2009, 6 p.m.
Location:
McEvoy Auditorium, Lower Level
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Eighth and G streets, NW
Metro:
Smithsonian (Orange or Blue lines)

Craft Demonstrations
Chinese paper folding, Indian rangoli designs, Japanese doll making, Korean calligraphy and fiber art, Mongolian watercolor work and mask making, Philippine weaving, and Thai soap and fruit carving.

Dance Performance
Dancing through the Asian American Experience, Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Company.

For a full event calendar, visit SmithsonianEducation.org/Heritage