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ULCD, in collaboration with the Lao Heritage Foundation, proudly presents the following events for April and May 2006. April 1-30, 2006 Prince Somsanith will be demonstrating four forms of art at the San Francisco Museum of Art as part of the Asian Alive program. Each week he will showcase a different type of art: April 1–9: stenciling for architectural decorations and gold-thread embroidery Lao New Year Ceremony of Prayers and Good Wishes (Baci) Join the Bay Area Lao community in this important annual New Year celebration. In the morning, museum visitors may observe AsiaAlive artist Prince Nithakhong Somsanith preparing the centerpiece of the ceremony with flowers and other offerings. The ceremony starts at 1:00 pm with a Lao elder leading a chant. Other elders in attendance will receive honors and gifts from the community; then all participants will receive blessings. For more information, please visit http://www.asianart.org/asiaalive.htm April-May 2006 With help from the local Lao community, Prince Nithakhong Somsanith decorated the Richmond temple with motifs that he had brought from Luang Prabang. The project involved educating the community the art of creating and applying stenciling to temple walls using gold-leafs and lacquer. The success of this project was evidenced by the overwhelming support and assistance that the community provided to the artist. He instilled an increased sense of pride not only in the temple itself, but also in Lao culture and art. With only a few weeks' work, the temple was not completely decorated. As a result, Prince Somsanith will return to Richmond in 2007 to complete the decoration. Connecting Communities: Empowering Laotian Youth Through Collaboration United Laotian Community Development, Inc. is proud to present: You are cordially invited to join representatives of the United Laotian Community Development, Inc. from the San Francisco Bay Area and community leaders from the greater Washington, DC area for a dialogue on issues related to Laotian American youths of today. The reception will highlight the work of Laotian youth in the San Francisco Greater Bay Area and their efforts to stop violence in their communities. The event will feature a screening of “Tell it like it is”, a short documentary produced by the Laotian community of Richmond, California as well as a silent auction. We look forward to meeting you.
For more information, contact mzhongvilay@yahoo.com or phoumy@comcast. |
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