Passport to Taiwan: The Street Fair 5/27 11AM-5PM @ Upper West Side!

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“Passport to Taiwan” celebrates Taiwanese American Heritage

 

This Memorial Day Sunday, the Taiwanese American Community of Greater New York brings traditional arts, beautiful orchids, environmental art, and authentic handicrafts to the spotlight, celebrating Taiwanese American Heritage Week at Broadway and 84^th Street (Upper West Side) on May 27^th from 11pm to 5pm. The month of May is also the nationwide “Asia Pacific American Heritage Month”, signed into law in 1992.

 

The event, named “Passport to Taiwan: The Street Fair”, is the extension of the festival that just took place on Mother’s day at Union Square that drew thousands to the park.  Now in its 11th year, the event is expanding to upper west side to entice New Yorkers to discover the abundance in Taiwanese American heritage.

 

Ten talented Taiwanese traditional craft masters will be on site to demonstrate skills ranging from creating curious creatures out of melted sugar, to rolling and shaping of edible dough figurines. Some of these skills are rare to find even in Taiwan today.  Orchids with Taiwan origin will be in the event as well.

 

Any Taiwanese event is not complete without Taiwan’s most famous highlight of all; food. There will be several Night Market style food stalls to satisfy everyone’s appetite. Cool off with a shaved ice or bubble tea, and tickle your taste buds with a grilled sausages or pig blood pudding. 

 

For more information, please check www.p2tw.org