This will be the first in-person festival since 2019.
CLEVELAND — Driving by the parking lot outside of the plaza at East 27th Street and Payne Avenue Thursday, you wouldn't know there was something big in the works for the upcoming weekend, but the space will soon be transformed into a festival of culture, fresh food and plenty of entertainment as Cleveland Asian Festival is set to kick off Saturday.
Kounglavong had just spent the afternoon loading her cart up with Asian delicacies from the Park to Shop Supermarket, making sure her pantry was replenished with the ingredients to make authentic Asian cuisine for her children to enjoy as well.One of the places Kounglavong frequents is Li Wah, an authentic Chinese restaurant owned by the Hom family, as is the plaza and several other locations in the area.
"It's our traditional thing, we always come here every weekend, sometimes weekdays,” said a diner leaving the restaurant Thursday afternoon. "They’ve actually put in a lot to help us," said Lisa Wong, co-founder of the Cleveland Asian Festival."They feed our volunteers, they do whatever we ask, they’re very, very helpful."
For those looking to explore the neighborhood, a walking tour has been laid out through the area with notable places to explore shared with visitors.While Li Wah remains a staple in the community and will of course be serving up the food it's so proud to create for diners over the weekend, there is a bigger goal than just seeing a rush of diners enter the restaurant. For Hom, it's about getting the entire community involved—putting Asian cultures in the spotlight.
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