Shift in cultural attitudes – From Chinatown to AsiaTown

Leaders of the Cleveland Indian, Vietnamese and Chinese community spoke on a panel run by the Maltz Museum and Global Cleveland titled Begin the Conversation: Cleveland's Immigrant Communities Today: Pan-Asian Community. Asim Datta said it used to be that all Asians were seen as Chinese but it is different now. Gia Hoa Ryan prefers the Chinatown name and Johnny Wu explained why Cleveland’s Chinatown was rebranded as AsiaTown.

More of the Asian Community Panel

Night Market Cleveland

Night Market CLE is a summer event series the Final Friday of every month through September. Modeled off of the historic night markets that would "pop up" in Asia, Night Markets will have street food, shopping, and entertainment. It will be authentically Asian and uniquely Cleveland.

Imagine a warm summer evening. The fusion of ethnic food, wares and entertainment. The enjoyment of visitors exploring the ethnic and cultural attractions of the area. Roving food carts. Music playing while shoppers weave through the marketplace. Join us under the stars on Rockwell and E. 21st street and experience local arts, crafts, produce, food and entertainment!

#NightMrktCLE is the result of a strong collaboration between St Clair Development Corporation and the Campus District.

Here are a few photos from the 9-25-15 Might Market.

Johnny Wu and Ava Reiss

Octopus

Debbie Hanson, Ewyn Tsang Oanh and Mike Powell

Unicorn Dog