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monday, march 5, 2001
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Dancing dragons fight on stage at Taste of Asia, which was sponsored by the Asian American Student Union. The Dragon Dance was one of several performances Saturday night at the Kansas Union Ballroom.
Taste Asia
photos by selena jabara
Budhi Pariyesan, Jakarta, Indonesia, graduate, conducts a group of Angklung players as they play "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." The Angklung is a traditional Indonesian instrument made from bamboo with a musical range from a low C to a high D.
Members of the Vietnamese Student Association use silver fans to make butterfly wings for Jessica Xie, Shemang, China, freshman, during a fance dance.
Shawn Ng, Leawood senior, sings a song he reflected on his four-year membership in the Asian American Student Union while John Tran, Overland Park freshman, plays the bongos.
Warding off evil spirits, Spirits Ikri Kennan, Musqat, Oman, junior, participates in the Diya Dance along with other members of the KU Cultural India Club. It is a tradition in India for dancers to hold clay oil lamps while they dance.
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