Kaohsiung to holdTaiwan-Indonesia multicultural exchange day in August

高雄將於8月舉辦台印多元文化交流日

A series of events will kick off in celebration ofIndonesia's Independence Day


TAIPEI (Taiwan News) - The Kaohsiung City Government is going to hold a multicultural exchange day on August 19to celebrate Indonesia’s Independence Day which falls on August 17.

The event is going to be held at Luzhu New Immigrant, Women, and Family Service Center in Kaohsiung and will be mainly focusing on the cultural exchanges between Taiwan and Indonesia. Moreover, there will be some games, danceperformances, traditional costume shows, and last but not least, introduction to Indonesian cuisine.

Besides, children's drawing classesare offered during the summer vacation at the same location.The children of the new immigrants and locals starting from kindergarten tothird year of elementary school are all welcome to apply for the classes. There will be Chinese and English picture bookreading sessions, story props making, and also music classes in August. The exhibition of the kids'creations will take place on August 10and 11.

The classes and activities are funded by the National Immigration Agency of the Ministry of the Interior, the Social Affairs Bureau of the Kaohsiung City Government, and the Kaohsiung City Public Welfare Lottery Surplus Foundation.