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For Immediate Release:
May 14, 2018

Media Contact:
Griselle Marino
[email protected]
305-297-3139



Miami-Dade County Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month Kick-off Celebration May 15 from noon to 1 p.m.

 

MIAMI – The Asian-American Advisory Board (AAAB) under the Office of Community Advocacy will kick-off the Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month celebrations on Tuesday, May 15 from noon to 1 p.m. at the west patio of the Stephen P. Clark Center, 111 NW 1st Street in Miami.

The hour-long celebration will include Japanese and Chinese martial arts demonstrations, an Iranian musical selection and a Chinese Zither performance. The following dignitaries will be attending:

· Consul General Ken Okaniwa, Consulate General of Japan in Miami
· Consul General Burc Ceylan, Consulate General of the Republic of Turkey in Miami
· Adolfo Sun, Vice Consul, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Miami
· Ms. Hoda Masmouei, President of Iranian American Foundation
· Mr. Thavorn Phadungpund, President of Thai-American Association of South Florida
· Director Sandra Sun, Taiwan Trade Center
· Director Nithina Siriphokakij, Thai Trade Center Miami

After the presentation, guests will be invited to visit the food trucks parked outside the building as a scholarship fundraising effort. For more information, please contact Asian-American Advisory Board Director Joshua Ho at 305-375-1570.

The Office of Community Advocacy is charged with making Miami-Dade County "One Community" that embraces our diverse and unique population. Follow us on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @AdvocacyMDC and follow the Asian-American Advisory Board at @mdcaaab.


 
Who: Asian-American Advisory Board, Office of Community Advocacy

What:Miami-Dade County Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month Kick-off

When: May 15, 2018, 12:00 p.m.- 1:00 p.m.

Where:West patio, Stephen P. Clark Center, 111 NW 1st Street, Miami, FL 33128



 

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