Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander owned business
Night Market
FRee Admission - Open to the community
Friday, February 9, 2024 | 5-8 pm
Culver CIty High School Cafeteria
4401 Elenda St. Culver CIty 90230
Goods & services
pamana kali & Bruce’s 3D
printed creations
food
Dapoer Bunda:
indonesian food
El Marino Room 8:
Lemonade & Cookies
Filipino Food & Fruit
Girl Scout Troop 35056
Spam musubi & Sweet Treats
resource & activity partners
cchs asian cultural union cchs aanhpi parent affinity
el rincon aapi club
Thank you for a successful event!
2024 Night Market 🐉🐉🎉🧧🏮
CCHS APA + 29 organizations
100+ Event Partners + Volunteers
400+ Guests
Art as community building and cultural education tool - see how this project touches 7 school sites in joy and collaboration #culvercreates
Our program focused on movement and beats - check out photos and videos of Pamana Kali, Them Kids, and Los Angeles Mugen Taiko
About Our Dragons
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Night Market was an opportunity to uplift Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) owned businesses, showcase career pathways, provide space for community building, and demonstrate the contributions of AANHPI community members in celebration of intersectional identity and culture. Although the event coincides with Lunar New Year, we must be also aware that not all AANHPI identifying folks celebrate Lunar New Year and this event was inclusive of all AANHPI community members interested in partnering and open to the entire community to enjoy. We’re very grateful to everyone who participated, especially to those who helped to make it a success behind the scenes.
The mission/vision of CCHS APA is as follows:
Recognizing and honoring the rich ethnic, cultural, and social diversity of Culver City High School’s Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community, the mission of AANHPI Parent Affinity Organization (APA) is to:
- Create space for safe, open, and productive dialogue to recognize the unique challenges the AANHPI community faces, provide a forum for the diverse intellectual, social, cultural, and political perspectives and experiences while celebrating each other’s personal journeys
- Foster understanding and camaraderie so families feel supported, find strength in their own voices and become better advocates for themselves and those around them by providing opportunities for social networking and community building
- Increase education and dialogue on issues affecting AANHPIs such as racism, discrimination, immigration, and mental health
- Empower one another, champion broader AANHPI leadership in the community, work in collaboration with other CCUSD organizations to build a diverse, inclusive, engaging, intellectual and social learning environment for all at CCHS & CCUSD
#CulverPride #CulverCreates district-wide collaboration
Betty Dragon: The Magic of Participatory Art
In 2019, Irene Yu created Joan, a red and gold fabric body dragon for a few participants to use in their classroom celebration at Linwood E. Howe Elementary, whose mascot is the seadragon. Since then, Joan’s body evolved to accommodate an entire class of students - the main feature of their all school Lunar New Year Parade beginning in 2020. In 2024, Yu, now a parent at both Lin Howe and Culver City Middle School, wanted to include even more students. To achieve this goal, a collaborative participatory art project began. Students from each of the five elementary schools in Culver City Unified School District decorated upcycled discarded comic book board from The Comic Bug, an Asian American owned business and Culver City and Night Market partner. Yu then laser cut the boards into scale shapes to create Betty. Debuting at Night Market, she is an approximately 100ft long dragon. At Night Market, middle schoolers, high schoolers, and family members marched Betty into the new year to the awe of hundreds of guests. A labor of love, sharing of culture, celebration of Lunar New Year, and good luck, this collaborative project will then be paraded at each elementary school and Culver City Middle School. Thank you to Irene Yu, Connie Wong, Julie Lo, and so many other hands that have brought Betty to life and joy to our Lunar New Year celebrations.
Night Market Performances
Them Kids
Them Kids: Sei & Kai are a hip-hop group from Culver City
Pictured with Mayor Yasmine-Imani McMorrin, Council Member Freddy Puza, and School Board Vice President Triston Ezidore
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Night Market in the press:
Night Market/Lunar New Year Celebration @ CCHS Debuts Betty the Dragon
Vol. 1, Issue 5 February 14, 2024
Lunar New Year Night Market
