Asian/Pacific Islander American Heritage Program Set,
May 14, 28
This year, the NIH Asian/Pacific Islander American Heritage Program will celebrate its 27th anniversary. Everyone is invited to join in festivities including a lunchtime program of Asian food and demonstrations of Asian arts and crafts on Friday, May 14, and an evening program of Asian music and dance on Friday, May 28.
On May 14, the lunchtime festivities will take place between 11:30 a.m and 1:30 p.m. on the patio of Bldg. 31A. There will be demonstrations of bonsai, calligraphy and martial arts (Taekwondo and Aikido), and sales of Asian handicrafts. Luncheon sales will consist of food from China, India, Japan, Korea, the Philippines and Thailand. A percentage of the proceeds will be donated to the Scholarship Fund of the NIH Asian/Pacific Islander American Organization. Details of the evening program on May 28 will be provided in the next issue of the NIH Record.
The program is sponsored by the NIH Asian/Pacific Islander American heritage committee, the NIH Asian/Pacific Islander American Organization, NCI, NHLBI, NIAID, NICHD, NIDCR, NINDS, NLM, NIHFCU and OD/NIH. For more information, contact Victor Fung by email: vf6n@nih.gov or Nancy Wright, 496-6766.
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