Arlington County Government, VA / Multicultural

Program Information
Emcee
Loan Hoang, AHA Vice-President

Welcome
Aruna Minhas, AHA President
Presentation of the Colors: Arlington County Combined Honor Guard
National Anthem performed by Minh-Ha Hoang
Reading of the Proclamation: Christian Dorsey, County Board Chair

Key Note Speaker
Uyen Dinh, Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security

Performance by Children of ACG Employees
Bollywood Dance performed by Arjun Modi

Performances by Wakefield High School Asian Club
Symphony Quartet, Taiwanese folk song called Spring Breezes performed by Abena Fosuah Konadu, Shainoor Khan and Isabella Devita

Classical dance from Bangladesh performed by Tasnim Ahmed

Kpop Dance, Modern pop dance from Korea performed by Kim Nguyen, Kailah Doles and Abena Fosuah Konadu

Bollywood, Modern classical dance from India performed by Tasnim Ahmed and Aarati Tandukar

Ahrirang, folk song from South Korea performed by Grace Kalfatovic and George Whichard

Performances by Virginia Peking Opera Group
Chinese Opera performed by Wendy Li, Guan Xu and Jennifer Gong

Closing Remarks
Loan Hoang, AHA Vice-President

Public artist Donald Lipski discusses his proposed sculpture, "The Pike", at the Arlington Public Library in Arlington VA. "The Pike" will be part of the west Columbia Pike Gateway project and is sponsored by Arlington County Cultural Affairs.

Holocaust Survivor Monique Saigal discusses her book, "French Heroines: 1940-1945: Courage, Strength and Ingenuity" at the Arlington Public Library on Sept. 6 2017.

A presentation of the Arlington County Human Rights Office, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Arlington TV. Recorded in the Arlington Public Library on July 13 2017.

Arlington County Virginia's Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month celebration was held on May 18 2017 in the Arlington County Board room. The proclamation was read and signed by Jay Fisette, Chairman of the Arlington County Board.

ATV's regular round up of news and notes. In this edition we celebrate Black History Month with a historic marker commemoration in Hall's Hill and the launching of Project DAPS, an online exhibit examining the history of school desegregation in Arlington and Virgina. Also, JFAC is having a series of roundtables in March which you can register to attend at commissions.arlingtonva.us

ATV's regular roundup of news and notes. In this edition, we check in with the Street Beat team to learn about upcoming SafeTrack Surge plans and we visit the annual Women of Vision awards. We also take a look at the County Board's recent statement that Arlington is an inclusive and welcoming community. We visit a rare Magnolia Bog, meet a new Police Chief for a Day and check out a great new piece of public art.

An Around Arlington news story about the Arlington County Human RIghts Commission Mongolian Community Outreach Event. Recorded at the Arlington County Public Library on July 25 2015.