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East and Southeast Asian (ESEA) Heritage Month – Cambridge

Celebrate ESEA Heritage Month with us at this vibrant event organised by ESEA Cambridge, with support from the Cambridge Ethnic Community Forum, besea.n, Cambridge City Council, and the UK Education Garden. Highlights: Culinary Delights: Savour diverse cuisines on offer from Hong Kong, Korea, the Philippines, Indonesia, China and others. Cultural Performances: Enjoy East Timorese cultural dance, Southeast Asian martial arts, and musical performances by the Cambridge Chinese Academy. Panel Discussion: Join a discussion on generational trauma and healing with speakers Natalie Hung, Vina Fernandes, and Angelina Wong Jardin. Workshops & Activities: Participate in dumpling making, calligraphy, origami, healing music for kids, and more.

  • 15th September 2024 - 15th September 2024
  • 10:30 am - 2:00 pm

Join us for a vibrant celebration of East and South East Asian (ESEA) Heritage Month, organised by ESEA Cambridge, supported by the Cambridge Ethnic Community Forum, besea.n, Cambridge City Council, and the UK Education Garden.

 

Event Highlights:

 

Culinary Delights: Enjoy an exciting lineup of food trucks and vendors offering cuisines from across the ESEA region, including HK HitWrap, Manna Seoul Korean Corn Dogs, Filipino Kuya’s Catering & Takeaway, steamed bao from Cambridge Chinese Academy, Indonesian snacks from Dapur CUK and, and Hong Kong pastries from the Tzu Chi Foundation UK.

 

Cultural Performances: Experience captivating performances such as East Timorese cultural dance by the East Timorese Community in Cambridge, Southeast Asian traditional martial arts demonstrations by Cambridge Pencak Silat, and dance and poetry by the Cambridge Chinese Academy.

 

Engaging Panel Discussion: Participate in an engaging panel on collective generational trauma and healing, hosted by expert Natalie Hung, a Taiwanese American clinical psychologist, accompanied by Vina Fernandes, president of the Cambridge East Timorese community, and Angelina Wong Jardin, a British Chinese creator of bilingual music sound books.

 

Workshops and Activities: Families can enjoy a variety of activities, including play-doh dumpling making, calligraphy and origami workshops, a healing music workshop, Mandarin taster sessions, and face painting. 

 

Explore other exciting stalls from Noralisa, Chorus Music, Henna with Hannah, Nail Sandy, and the UK Education Garden.

 

Facilities

  • wheelchair access
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First World War poet Rupert Brooke studied at King’s College, Cambridge, and spent time living in Grantchester. He was so enamoured with the Cambridgeshire village he penned one of his most famous works, The Old Vicarage, about his home there.