Went to The big Asian festival at the fairgrounds on a cloudy day with some menacing looking rain clouds hanging over my head. Inside I am transported to Asia with music, art, food, martial art demos and a very colorful dragon running around.
Main Stage had Waka Daiko or young adult Taiko drumming which is hypnotizing both in sound and visual. Next wandered the booths looking at lovely water colors and chinese brush painting. The Asian Heritage Exhibits were interesting to see as they showed ol photos about early Asian loggers and farmers. One of our most famous Oregonians was Bhagat Singh Thind who helped plan India's rebellion against Britain from Astoria.
Did you know that men from Hawaii and Tahiti were at Ft. Umpqua in 1836 or ever wondered why eastern Oregon has so many places named Owyhee? I can only wonder what they thought about a dark and rainy and cold Oregon Winter.......
The food court was great......live cooking demos going on and learned about lemongrass chicken..... I ended up making a tough choice on food as there were so many good ones. Yakisoba noodles and teriyaki chicken worked really well. Had to buy money vouchers as the food folks decided they didn't want to handle the money exchanges and I thought that was a great idea to keep the food much cleaner.
Saw nothing but smiles on folks who were happy to see the sights and sounds of Asia...........I will return next year! I even enjoyed the martial arts display.
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