The 11th annual Pride ASIA Festival was celebrated on Sunday, May 28 at Hing Hay Park in Seattle’s Chinatown International District (CID.) The festival was hosted by Pride ASIA founder Aleksa Manila with Miss Gay Washington Dutchess Drew and Seattle drag legend Gaysha Starr.
Hing Hay Park was crowded from noon to evening to celebrate the ANHPIA LGBTQIA+ community and to see colorful and amazing performances. Drag queens like Whisper Watershadow, Kung Pow Meow, musicians like Kince de Vera and David Leong’s Northwest Kung Fu & Lion Dance and many more made the 11th Pride ASIA Festival an attractive one.
City of Seattle Councilmember Tammy Morales, Seattle LGBTQ Commissioner Victor Loo, Rep. My-Linh Thai, and Dominique Stephens from the Seattle Mayor’s office also joined the event. Community partners from Asian Trance Sisters Community Space, The QLAW Foundation of Washington, GenPride, UTOPIA Washington, and Wing Luke Museum were also present at festival.
Pride ASIA’s mission is to celebrate, empower and nurture the multi-cultural diversity of the LGBTQ communities through the Asian Pacific Islander lens.
Hing Hay Park in Seattle’s Chinatown International District is ready to kick off the 11th annual Pride ASIA Festival • Indunil Usgoda ArachchiCity of Seattle Councilmember Tammy Morales speaks at the 11th annual Pride ASIA Festival • Indunil Usgoda ArachchiVictor Loo, Seattle LGBTQ Commissioner speaks at the 11th annual Pride ASIA Festival, Pride ASIA founder Aleksa Manila holding the City of Seattle’s proclamation • Indunil Usgoda ArachchiA member of David Leong’s Northwest Kung Fu team performs at Hing Hay Park • Indunil Usgoda ArachchiTwo twin kids of David Leong’s Northwest Kung Fu group perform at Hing Hay Park • Indunil Usgoda ArachchiRep. My-Linh Thai speaks at the 11th annual Pride ASIA Festival • Indunil Usgoda ArachchiLeiyomi Preciado and Aleksa Manila embrace each other after Preciado’s speech • Indunil Usgoda ArachchiAudience claps on Leiyomi Preciado’s speech at Hing Hay Park • Indunil Usgoda ArachchiWhispurr Watershadow performs at the 11th annual Pride ASIA Festival • Indunil Usgoda ArachchiMichele Wylen performs with Mozaia and Sandy Flores • Indunil Usgoda ArachchiRylee Raw performs at the Hing Hay Park on Sunday • Indunil Usgoda ArachchiKince de Vera sings while playing the guitar • Indunil Usgoda ArachchiJay Bhateja performs an Indian classical dance called kathak • Indunil Usgoda ArachchiKung Pow Meow holds a phone from one of the audience who was recording her performance • Indunil Usgoda ArachchiAtasha Manila performs at the 11th annual Pride ASIA Festival • Indunil Usgoda ArachchiAleksa Manila gives a memento to an audience who joins the pride for the first time • Indunil Usgoda ArachchiPride ASIA embroiders at 11th annual Pride ASIA Festival. (Left to Right- Kince de Vera, Aleksa Manila, Dutchess Drew, Quyen Luu, Ro Yoon, Atasha Manila, Gaysha Starr, Nhan Thai, Jack Mozie) • Indunil Usgoda Arachchi
