What better way to celebrate summer than to fly a kite, and how fitting that the kite festival at the Seattle Chinese Garden was hosted by Boeing volunteers, experts in building flying aircraft.
Boeing Asian American Employees Association (BAAPA) and Microsoft Chinese Employees Association (CHIME) hosted our first annual Kite Festival at the Seattle Chinese Garden Saturday, August 10. The festival included a full afternoon of cultural entertainment and activities.
Flying a kite, watching it drift across the deep blue sky is such a joyful, exhilarating exercise. Children and adults raised their kites to the skies, enthralling onlookers with their energy and glee.
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| The Melody Institute girls dancing "Little Yellow Ribbon" |
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| (Aurora Santiago photo) |
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| Owls and Angry Birds and Popsicles |
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| Fashion models from the Everlasting Yong Group with male models Jon Geiger and Jim Dawson |
The festival included a fashion show by the Everlasting Yong Group and singing and dancing by the Seattle Chinese Arts Group, the Singing & Dancing Happy Group and the Huayin Performing Arts Group. Chinese painting demonstrations were given by artist Jiang Yiqiao of Luoyang. The Melody Institute girls performed over 10 dances, swirling and dancing with colorful ribbons and scarfs. One particular dance, the Happy Birthday with red long-tailed fans was in honor of BAAPA Mentoring Committee Chair Xiuling Su who organized the event and celebrated her birthday that day.
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| Lauren and Joy from the Huayin Performing Arts Group playing "When the Gold Wind Blows" with Chinese flutes |
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| Most assuredly the youngest kite flyer on the ridge |
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| Relaxing in front of the mountain, watching the entertainment |
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| The Singing and Dancing Happy Group |
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| BAAPA and CHIME volunteers |
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| Finding a cool spot beneath a tree in the Courtyard |
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| BAAPA mentoring committee chair Xiuling Su (Hannah) with SCG President Jon Geiger |
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| "Spring Morning with Flowers" |