Here, young people dedicate their after-school hours and weekends to practicing the traditional folk art of lion dancing. An ancient art dating back to the Han Dynasty, lion dance is more than ...

(SOUNDBITE OF DRUMS) HUANG: Two people dressed in a long, colorful lion costume are dancing in lockstep with high-energy choreography. It's an art that dates back to the Han Dynasty and is said to ...

Young people at the East Wind Foundation dedicate their after-school hours and weekends to practicing the traditional folk art of lion dancing. Why it matters: An ancient art dating back to the ...

For the past two years, I've been documenting the lives of youths at the East Wind Foundation, a nonprofit organization in the heart of Los Angeles' Chinatown, at the Alpine Recreation Park.