00:55 - Thing everybody.

00:57 - Doctor coming out.

00:59 - My name is raven Clark and the satellite program coordinator at

01:02 - the Jefferson society.

01:04 - So tonight we're here to celebrate Asian American pacific

01:07 - islander heritage month.

01:09 - With a super fun cultural fare

01:11 - so this is the first time the jeffersons ever done something

01:14 - like this before so.

01:15 - Yeah

01:16 - be patient with US and we thank you for your Patience but we're

01:19 - going to have a lot of fun tonight.

01:21 - This program isn't partnership but that you're Asian pacific

01:24 - American association.

01:26 - Which is a volunteer led nonprofit organization whose mission

01:29 - is to promote awareness of the diverse Asian pacific cultures

01:33 - to the erie community through educational and cultural events

01:36 - such as the Asian festival taste of Asia

01:38 - multicultural Asia day and activists ease up schools and

01:41 - organizations.

01:43 - It also provides opportunities for Asian pacific Americans.

01:47 - And their friends in the area in the eerie area to network and

01:50 - share experiences.

01:51 - Erie Asian pacific American association was formed in two

01:54 - thousand and five

01:55 - as a collective effort between the erie regional chamber

01:58 - and leading businesses in the local community.

02:01 - We are a nonprofit or they are not a nonprofit organization

02:05 - whose board comprises representatives

02:08 - from several Asian countries

02:09 - erie arts and culture is the fiscal agent of erie a p a

02:13 - so tonight we are going to have as you can see

02:16 - in the back of the room on the side.

02:17 - There are various cultural displays that you can walk around.

02:21 - If you want to start

02:22 - back there where Ken is can wave your hand.

02:25 - Thanks Ken

02:26 - yeah Ken has bookmarks where you can write your name on the top

02:29 - and you can take it around to the different displays and people

02:31 - will write your name in different languages which I think is

02:34 - super cool.

02:35 - So.

02:37 - First off I'm just giving my

02:38 - few introductory remarks

02:40 - and then we're going to have a dance performance

02:43 - and then after the dance performance you're welcome to walk

02:45 - around and see all.

04:42 - Thank you for joining US tonight.

04:47 - Can you tell US your name and what country are

04:49 - you representing.

04:50 - My name is Sophie tan and represented

04:53 - representing China.

04:55 - Okay could you tell US something that you really love sharing

04:58 - with people about your culture.

05:00 - So we have

05:01 - performance dance performance today so

05:04 - I wanted to share our music our and then see

05:08 - an average traditional dress we have Dan stress the nozzle

05:12 - and our.

05:14 - Those decorations so pretty

05:16 - and also our language we're writing

05:20 - the hands writing the wording.

05:22 - People's name in Chinese that's very cute.

05:25 - Well I have to say I love your dress so much and your earrings

05:28 - are whole outfits very.

05:30 - Amazing and your fan.

05:33 - The whole fit.

05:35 - Well thank you for coming today

05:36 - thank you.

06:09 - So could you tell US your name and the country you're

06:11 - you're representing.

06:12 - I'm from all

06:13 - the time and my name is Michael Bristol.

06:17 - Thank you.

06:18 - Could you tell US one thing that you really love sharing about

06:21 - your culture.

06:22 - So one thing a.

06:24 - Very

06:24 - good part of my culture is

06:27 - like we are.

06:28 - Most more sosial like if anything happens to one.

06:33 - House if

06:33 - there's death in one house then

06:36 - the whole community abused that bin

06:37 - and

06:38 - ghost of invited

06:39 - guests are welcome at anytime no need to make calls and don't

06:43 - and

06:44 - and if there is

06:45 - some sort of ceremony anything

06:47 - the whole community

06:48 - is engaged.

06:50 - So there's the good part of our culture

06:52 - and we always

06:53 - love to live in extended family.

06:55 - And.

06:57 - Thus the good part of our culture.

06:59 - Okay my last question what is your favorite food from Bhutan.

07:03 - Oh

07:04 - Emma modality

07:05 - and the red rice is the

07:06 - best food

07:07 - I ever enjoyed.

07:09 - Well thank you for joining US tonight.

07:34 - Thank you for being here with US tonight

07:35 - could you tell US your name and the country you're representing

07:38 - my name is karim Hussein I came.

07:40 - From Bangladesh.

07:41 - Okay

07:42 - what could you tell US a little bit about yom how you came to

07:45 - america.

07:46 - In america is everybody's dream.

07:49 - I remember when I was a young.

07:51 - He wanted to come to america so I told my mom.

07:55 - Would you

07:56 - write something on my backpack.

07:58 - So she wrote down

07:59 - a group called america

08:01 - and they had a song called I need you america.

08:05 - So I remember my backpack always a candidate it was in the

08:08 - eighth grade.

08:10 - So I've been

08:10 - wanting to come to america since eighth grade.

08:13 - So.

08:14 - It is

08:14 - I think I'm bliss

08:16 - I can tell myself I'm the true

08:18 - American dream come true.

08:20 - Could you tell US.

08:22 - Your favorite thing that you love to share about your culture.

08:25 - I think.

08:26 - The culture if you look around

08:28 - everybody we have one thing in common to share with people.

08:32 - Some of them are a little bit different some of them are wrong

08:35 - some other way we can

08:36 - share our.

08:38 - Like

08:38 - hand gesture.

08:40 - It says one people use it one different fingers one we use a

08:44 - different finger but

08:45 - one overall the

08:46 - just shared is what we always talked about it

08:49 - and I like about Bangladesh is because if you look at it.

08:52 - We all.

08:54 - Try to help each other

08:56 - and

08:56 - we have

08:57 - different style of food different style of walking different

09:01 - types of clothing.

09:03 - That's mix at.

09:04 - A unified.

09:06 - Ward people.

09:07 - I think that's how we should be all remember

09:10 - that we are from a different

09:11 - part of the world

09:13 - but we have one thing in common

09:14 - yeah and it's nice to come together and share our backgrounds

09:17 - and come together

09:18 - as just humans.

09:19 - So thank you cream thank you for having me.

09:37 - Thank you for joining US tonight and thank you for coordinating

09:39 - this whole program

09:41 - very welcome my pleasure.

09:43 - It's

09:44 - always good.

09:46 - For the world to become smaller.

09:48 - We understand each other better

09:51 - and respect each other.

09:53 - By knowing

09:54 - who we are

09:55 - you know.

09:55 - What was your favorite part of tonight.

10:00 - I enjoy all of this.

10:02 - But my best was seeing my daughters.

10:05 - My favorite performance that same

10:07 - university of California San Diego.

10:10 - On the big screen I love that one

10:12 - could you tell US a little bit about your daughter's dancing.

10:14 - Oh my gosh.

10:16 - She was raised.

10:18 - Since three she had fifteen years ballet.

10:21 - Your tap and jazz.

10:23 - But in.

10:24 - Middle school

10:25 - we found there was a tamil.

10:29 - Teacher.

10:30 - Of one of the six.

10:31 - Classical

10:32 - Indian dances.

10:35 - Her temple dance comes from tamil which is south India.

10:40 - And so.

10:41 - We contacted her.

10:44 - Our daughter Lorraine had three and a half years with her.

10:48 - Almost four years.

10:51 - Before

10:52 - the teacher moved to Boston.

10:54 - Trained our daughter to be.

10:56 - The teacher for the younger.

10:58 - Girls

10:59 - and.

11:01 - She teaches others.

11:09 - Story.

11:12 - Thank you this has been such an

11:14 - exciting night in such a great way

11:15 - to celebrate Asian American and pacific islander heritage month

11:18 - so thank you bye.