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Korean cultural heritage celebrated in Annandale


Hundreds of people converged on Ossian Hall Park in
Annandale Aug. 9 for Korean Cultural Heritage Night, featuring music, dance,
drumming, a martial arts demonstration, and food. It was also an early celebration of Korean
Independence Day on Aug. 15, which commemorates Korea’s
liberation from Japanese rule.

The International New Praise Academy youth orchestra, based in Centreville.

Leon Kim, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School, and Jason Lee, a senior at Fairfax High School, performed in a traditional drumming group.
These students won an essay contest about Korean independence activist An Chang-Ho.

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