The Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Celebration was held at the Seattle Center Amory with 13 cultural Asian performances. The Alan Sugiyama Hum Bow Contest and Filharmonic a capella group were the highlights of the celebration. There were also food trucks outside, children’s activities and a display of nations. Throughout the day, there were 4,600 attendees. The API Heritage Celebration serves as a kick off for API Heritage month.
10 contestants from local TV stations compete to eat 5 hum bows the quickest. (Photo by John Liu/NWAW)
The winners of the Alan Sugiyama Hum Bow Contest: KOMO 4’s Ryan Yamamoto & Morgan Chesky. They finished all 5 hum bows in under 1 minute. (Photo by Vivian Huang/NWAW)
KOMO 4’s Ryan Yamamoto & Morgan Chesky hold up the Hum Bow Winner’s plaque. They are flanked by Alysa Sugiyama and Mari Sugyama. (Photo by John Liu/NWAW)
Peter Tsai has helped organize the API Heritage Celebration for over 10 years. (Photo by John Liu/NWAW)
John Chen and Tammy Le emceed for the celebration. (Photo by John Liu/NWAW)
The Seattle Chinese Community Girls Drill team marches through the crowd. (Photo by John Liu/NWAW)
The Filharmonic dazzles the crowd with a capella versions of famous pop songs. (Photo by John Liu/NWAW)
Shiori spreads her wings before belly dancing to the music. (Photo by John Liu/NWAW)
Morning Star, Korean Cultural Dance
Spectators gather for the lion dance performance on stage. (Photo by John Liu/NWAW)
UW Khmer Dance Team perform a traditional Khmer dance. (Photo by George Liu/NWAW)
Northwest Wushu demonstrate a few ways to kick butt! (Photo by George Liu/NWAW)