The drumbeats filled the Linh Son Temple in northwest Houston. A Vietnamese Buddhist monk blessed the paper-mâché lion and watched it rise and shake and twist across the rugged grounds. On a recent ...

It was cold and rainy on a recent evening, but the weather didn't stop the Rising Dragon Lion Dance Team from practicing their routine for an upcoming Vietnamese Lunar New Year celebration. Surrounded ...

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — For Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, WHAS 11 is highlighting the Vietnamese community in Kentuckiana. The AAPI community doesn't make up a large portion of Metro ...

Hiep Thi Nguyen nodded an enthusiastic hello as she sat outside her beloved church, bundled in a puffy red winter coat. She has trouble hearing and doesn't speak English, but her friendliness is ...

Most of us associate lion dancing with Chinese culture, expecting to see the fuzzy lion heads bobbing around in parades celebrating Chinese New Year. However, lion dancing is also in integral part of ...

When Emily Hoang was little, she was frightened by the lion dancers that leap and weave wildly at the Vietnamese-American new year celebration in eastern New Orleans. Now she’s 8, and on a recent ...

Growing up, Kristina Nguyen, 21, would celebrate the Lunar New Year making bánh chung with her family, then sharing the traditional Vietnamese dish with friends and neighbors. This year, her New Year ...

Part of the Vietnamese community in Iowa City joined to celebrate their culture and share it with others. The University of Iowa Vietnamese Student Association took time to celebrate the culture with ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- For nearly 15 years, the Soaring Phoenix Dragon & Lion Dance Association has provided a place for vulnerable Asian American youth in the Greater Houston area to call home and ...