{"id":3183,"date":"2025-02-04T08:36:28","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T18:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/se-asiacenter.org\/?p=3183"},"modified":"2025-02-06T08:20:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T18:20:23","slug":"highlights-of-lunar-new-year-2025-year-of-the-snake-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/se-asiacenter.org\/index.php\/2025\/02\/04\/highlights-of-lunar-new-year-2025-year-of-the-snake-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlights of Lunar New Year 2025 Year of the Snake Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dN9P7YEoYEk?si=pQwldtmopJk4Wtz6\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lunar New Year Celebration\u2014Year of the Snake <\/strong><strong>Saturday, February 1, 2025 11:30 AM <\/strong><strong>Furama Restaurant, 4936 N. Broadway, Chicago<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Masters of Ceremonies:\u00a0 Mr. Mike Blasi, \u00a0Dr. Jili Sun <\/strong><strong>and Ms. My Tran<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lion Dance by Freddie\u2019s Modern Kung Fu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEAC Students Presentation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mandarin Songs by SEAC Alum, Vinh Le<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>New Year Greetings from Board of Directors<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cantonese Songs by On Leong Musical Ensemble <\/strong><strong>\u5b89\u826f\u66f2\u85dd\u5718<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ms. Jingying Chen &amp; Mr. Shi Yan Mei<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vietnamese Songs by Ms. My Tran <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Recognition of Celebration Sponsor: Choose Chicago<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Recognition of Community Partners<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Indonesian Dances:\u00a0 Jejer Gandrung Banyuwangi Dance &amp; Jaripah Dance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Surprise Presentation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chiapas and Jalisco by Mexican Folkloric Dance Company of Chicago<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Recognition of Event Supporters, Donors &amp; Volunteers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>*****<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Special Appreciation<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bronze Sponsor: Choose Chicago<br \/>\nEvent Supporters: Walsh-Fluor Design-Build Team, Phoenix Bean, Chicago Board of Election Commissioners<br \/>\nEvent Friends: Ms. Run-Hao Hu, International Bank<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Table Sponsors:<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nDr. Ashish Sen &#8211; Dr. Zhigang Wu &#8211; Reno Lovison Marketing &#8211; Ms. Tiffany Co &#8211;\u00a0 Mr. Walter Moy &#8211; Mr. Yamki Chan &#8211; Ms. Thinh Pham<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Supporters :<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nTaipei Economic and Cultural Office &#8211;\u00a0 Aetna Better Health &#8211; Mr. &amp; Ms. CW &amp; Heidi Chan &#8211; Mr. Fai Yan Fong &#8211; Dr. Xi Zhao Chow &#8211; Mike Blasi &#8211; Anita Lau- Ernest Wong &#8211; Stephen Ngo &#8211; Danny Ho<\/p>\n<p>Red Carnations from Truman &amp; Elvy Chua &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; Dried Shiitake Mushrooms from Tai Nam Market &#8211; New Year Cake from La Patisserie<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Door prize sponsors:<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nGrand Prize: Honkee Restaurant \u6f22\u8a18\u9910\u5ef3<br \/>\nMrs. Sui Lan Tong-Chan\u00a0 \u5f69\u8776\u8ed2 Cai Fine Dining and Banquet<br \/>\nLao Sze Chuan<br \/>\nSun Wah BBQ Restaurant \u65b0\u83ef\u71d2\u81d8\u9910\u5ef3<br \/>\nPho 888<br \/>\nPho Nam Lua<br \/>\nCaf\u00e9 Hoang<br \/>\nPho Viet<br \/>\nHai Yen Restaurant<br \/>\nTank Noodle<br \/>\nImmm Rice &amp; Beyond<br \/>\nHoneymoon Caf\u00e9\u00a0 \u65b0\u6210\u7f8e\u98df<br \/>\nPho Loan<br \/>\nVietnam Restaurant<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lunar New Year Celebration\u2014Year of the Snake Saturday, February 1, 2025 11:30 AM Furama Restaurant, 4936 N. 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