Vietnamese booth at the event (Photo: VNA)New York (VNA) – Vietnamese culturalproducts were showcased at the Asia-Pacific American Heritage Month Celebrationheld at Stony Brook University, Sufolk county in New York City on May 13.
Vietnam’s permanent mission to the UN and otherVietnamese representative agencies in New York brought to the festival imagesof the country’s famous landscapes, the beauty of ao dai and traditional artperformances, along with key exports such as tea and coffee.
The festival offers an opportunity for Vietnamto introduce its traditional values and diverse culture to internationalfriends, said Nguyen Phuong Nga, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to theUnited Nations (UN).
The Vietnamese permanent representativedelegation to the UN will donate the proceeds collected from the exhibition tosupport Syrian children as part of charities activities of the UN.
Besides Vietnam, 10 other countries andterritories participated in the Asia-Pacific Heritage Month Celebration, whichis held annually by the Suffolk County Asian American Advisory Board tointroduce cultural identities of Asia-Pacific countries to the US andinternational friends and provide them with cultural exchange opportunities.
May is the Asian-Pacific American HeritageMonth in the US with festivals honouring the cultures of Asian-Pacific nationsand territories.-VNA
