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Bethany Stansell and Gwen Robinson watch as our special
guests (Wang YuMei and her daughter) as are introduced by Sarah Sim,
Captain of the Asian and Asian-American cultures sub-committee
These Terracotta warriors were made thousands of years ago
Participants listen as they are given a tour of China
Sarah Sim translates as our guest talks about
significant landmarks and scenery in China.
Did you know that a part of the bow, used to
play the ErHu, is made from horse’s tail?
Our guest talked about significant landmarks and scenery in China
Teasing their brains on a quiz about the Cultural
diversity within the Asian Cultures
Learning lots of fun facts about Asia
Participants enjoy the variety within the cultural display
A traditional Chinese hat
The captivated audience
A Japanese doll in the traditional Kimono
Participants listen as Sarah Sim, translates our guest’s
presentation from Chinese to English.
The Asian cultures display included pictures of landmarks, national birds and animals, currency, clothes and jewelry, wall hangings and other handicrafts, books, crockery and cutlery.
A painting of a Chinese villager playing a flute
Clay dolls in traditional Chinese outfit, called QiPao
A calligraphy set (Calligraphy is an art of Chinese writing
using a paint brush (on the right)
A traditional way to show hospitality to your house guests is to serve tea
Clay dolls from China
A catalog of Chinese fine porcelain items
A beautiful hand-painted fan from China
A typical Chinese outfit for little girls
Wang YuMei our guest musician introduces the ErHu,
a Chinese instrument very similar to the violin
Wang YuMei plays the ErHu
A captivated audience as Wang YuMei plays her music
José Villarreal, Nilia Jiménez and Sarah Sim
enjoying YuMei's
performance
China has many of its mountain ranges still
untouched by modern civilization
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Mushira Shamsi, shares a beautiful folk song in Hindi,
her native language in India
(Read it and
listen to it here performed by Raj Sareen)
A sample of the beautiful Indian jewelry-
necklace and earrings
What an engaged audience!!!
The Taj Mahal- A mausoleum in Agra, India, built by emperor Shah Jahan for his beloved wife Mumtaz
and represents one of the ancient seven wonders of the world
The Punjabi suit –a traditional dress in India
Information about Indian dances, demography
and the national anthem.
Indian currency- Rupees and paise
Two AVANCE Beauties, Nydia Mercado and
Mushira Shamsi, both modeling Indian outfits.
Fans, calendar, tea set, dolls, drums, coins, gemstones and wall hangings from China, Japan and India
Shiva as Lord of the Dance (Shiva Nataraja),
c. 1000 (Chola Dynasty). India
The Punjabi suit- another traditional and
popular dress for Indian women
The Brahmi Plant -- Bacopa monnieri.
Detail from an Indian Postal Stamp
The Bombay Times, a newspaper form the city of
Bombay in India
Authentic Indian art, fabric paintings
Glass bangles are part of an Indian bride’s adornments
Presenting the many moods of Saraswati, the goddess of art and literature, the mother of wisdom and knowledge, image courtesy Exotic India Art Gallery, New Delhi
Books about Indian cooking and life in India
Christiana Bekie and Mushira Shamsi are
enchanted by the beautiful music!
Chinese, Japanese and Indian items
A Saree – graceful traditional women’s wear in India. The trick is in the draping!
Beautifully crafted Chinese and Indian wall hangings
Ajanta Caves (ca. 500 AD) (India)
The traditional Japanese Geisha, image courtesy
of the University of Oregon
Though Western-type spray chrysanthemums (yogiku) are becoming popular as cut flowers and garden plants, respect is still attached to
Japanese traditional, disbudded types, known generally as "kotengiku" or antique chrysanthemums,
(image courtesy of Webshots)
José Villarreal, AVANCE Executive Director poses with Sarah Sim, YuMei
our gracious guest and her little girl
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