[Applause] when I first moved to America with seven
when I first moved to America with seven
when I first moved to America with seven years my first few years here were spent
years my first few years here were spent
years my first few years here were spent in midwest college town bloomington
in midwest college town bloomington
in midwest college town bloomington indiana it’s actually not as Midwestern
indiana it’s actually not as Midwestern
indiana it’s actually not as Midwestern as itself because Bloomington was home
as itself because Bloomington was home
as itself because Bloomington was home to a prestigious university so it
to a prestigious university so it
to a prestigious university so it attracted scholars from all around the
attracted scholars from all around the
attracted scholars from all around the world and my time there I made friends
world and my time there I made friends
world and my time there I made friends with people from places like wait New
with people from places like wait New
with people from places like wait New Zealand Siberia even Argentina I
Zealand Siberia even Argentina I
Zealand Siberia even Argentina I remember my first few years in
remember my first few years in
remember my first few years in Bloomington people were telling me what
Bloomington people were telling me what
Bloomington people were telling me what a melting pot Americans how it was a
a melting pot Americans how it was a
a melting pot Americans how it was a country built by immigrants from all
country built by immigrants from all
country built by immigrants from all over the world and it was true but it’s
over the world and it was true but it’s
over the world and it was true but it’s not like going up you really care about
not like going up you really care about
not like going up you really care about where you or your parents came from when
where you or your parents came from when
where you or your parents came from when you really cared about it’s not the
you really cared about it’s not the
you really cared about it’s not the better yugioh deck would you about your
better yugioh deck would you about your
better yugioh deck would you about your frigid pool party thing like that more
frigid pool party thing like that more
frigid pool party thing like that more importantly though you cared about
importantly though you cared about
importantly though you cared about fitting it so it wasn’t really cool to
fitting it so it wasn’t really cool to
fitting it so it wasn’t really cool to talk about what kind of pig that the
talk about what kind of pig that the
talk about what kind of pig that the haka knees would roast for chinese new
haka knees would roast for chinese new
haka knees would roast for chinese new year or once i know what type of
year or once i know what type of
year or once i know what type of holidays are around Mesoamerica so when
holidays are around Mesoamerica so when
holidays are around Mesoamerica so when it makes you wonder that maybe by
it makes you wonder that maybe by
it makes you wonder that maybe by adapting to new cultural landscapes we
adapting to new cultural landscapes we
adapting to new cultural landscapes we sometimes lose story along the way so as
sometimes lose story along the way so as
sometimes lose story along the way so as I approached my twenties I started
I approached my twenties I started
I approached my twenties I started questioning more that idea of identity
questioning more that idea of identity
questioning more that idea of identity you know especially in light of recent
you know especially in light of recent
you know especially in light of recent events in modern America what exactly
events in modern America what exactly
events in modern America what exactly does it mean to be Asian to be any color
does it mean to be Asian to be any color
does it mean to be Asian to be any color for at this
for at this
for at this because hashtag mrs. or that’s 2016 and
because hashtag mrs. or that’s 2016 and
because hashtag mrs. or that’s 2016 and well if that is so broad of a question
well if that is so broad of a question
well if that is so broad of a question that what exactly does it mean to be
that what exactly does it mean to be
that what exactly does it mean to be taiwanese i realized that despite having
taiwanese i realized that despite having
taiwanese i realized that despite having a very multi-ethnic circle of friends I
a very multi-ethnic circle of friends I
a very multi-ethnic circle of friends I knew very little about their people and
knew very little about their people and
knew very little about their people and at the same time I realized how very
at the same time I realized how very
at the same time I realized how very little thank you about my own but still
little thank you about my own but still
little thank you about my own but still the potential because of this diversity
the potential because of this diversity
the potential because of this diversity for cultural exchange in America is
for cultural exchange in America is
for cultural exchange in America is limitless you could be rapping you know
limitless you could be rapping you know
limitless you could be rapping you know banana leaf namaz with a watermelon
banana leaf namaz with a watermelon
banana leaf namaz with a watermelon indigenous deal one week and in the next
indigenous deal one week and in the next
indigenous deal one week and in the next we could be like roasting the hoff of
we could be like roasting the hoff of
we could be like roasting the hoff of these papers so but I think more
these papers so but I think more
these papers so but I think more important than racial or ethnic
important than racial or ethnic
important than racial or ethnic representation in the video or in our
representation in the video or in our
representation in the video or in our country what we really need for its
country what we really need for its
country what we really need for its society to thrive is cultural exchange
society to thrive is cultural exchange
society to thrive is cultural exchange right so using myself as an example
right so using myself as an example
right so using myself as an example let’s first identify how other Americans
let’s first identify how other Americans
let’s first identify how other Americans would define an individual like me here
would define an individual like me here
would define an individual like me here in America like five point six percent
in America like five point six percent
in America like five point six percent of the country’s population I am Asian
of the country’s population I am Asian
of the country’s population I am Asian grouped into an example graphic of maybe
grouped into an example graphic of maybe
grouped into an example graphic of maybe three-point-eight billion my ethnic
three-point-eight billion my ethnic
three-point-eight billion my ethnic makeup is what you would call Chinese
makeup is what you would call Chinese
makeup is what you would call Chinese but did you know in China there are over
but did you know in China there are over
but did you know in China there are over 50 ethnic minorities there are two job
50 ethnic minorities there are two job
50 ethnic minorities there are two job meow reader Tibetans Mongolians and
meow reader Tibetans Mongolians and
meow reader Tibetans Mongolians and trillions so on and among 358 thousand
trillions so on and among 358 thousand
trillions so on and among 358 thousand year
year
year I am also Taiwanese but did you know
I am also Taiwanese but did you know
I am also Taiwanese but did you know that in Taiwan there are hotties there
that in Taiwan there are hotties there
that in Taiwan there are hotties there are mean that there are 16 unique
are mean that there are 16 unique
are mean that there are 16 unique indigenous ethnic tribes that have more
indigenous ethnic tribes that have more
indigenous ethnic tribes that have more in common with the rest of Oceania
in common with the rest of Oceania
in common with the rest of Oceania across the Pacific to link you with each
across the Pacific to link you with each
across the Pacific to link you with each other there are on hiya ghumu amazed
other there are on hiya ghumu amazed
other there are on hiya ghumu amazed blue blue blue kite sake Isaiah human
blue blue blue kite sake Isaiah human
blue blue blue kite sake Isaiah human Iowa so in some way Taiwan has been a
Iowa so in some way Taiwan has been a
Iowa so in some way Taiwan has been a melting pot for thousands of years so
melting pot for thousands of years so
melting pot for thousands of years so how could you group thousands of human
how could you group thousands of human
how could you group thousands of human experiences into one name the point that
experiences into one name the point that
experiences into one name the point that I’m trying to get at is that there is a
I’m trying to get at is that there is a
I’m trying to get at is that there is a value to exposing ourselves to cultural
value to exposing ourselves to cultural
value to exposing ourselves to cultural diversity and in my travels last year in
diversity and in my travels last year in
diversity and in my travels last year in 2016 in Taiwan I learned about through
2016 in Taiwan I learned about through
2016 in Taiwan I learned about through the indigenous cultures there our
the indigenous cultures there our
the indigenous cultures there our connection with the land our connection
connection with the land our connection
connection with the land our connection with each other and ultimately i learned
with each other and ultimately i learned
with each other and ultimately i learned how people are starting to take that
how people are starting to take that
how people are starting to take that their histories explore their roots and
their histories explore their roots and
their histories explore their roots and recreate a new type of modern identity
recreate a new type of modern identity
recreate a new type of modern identity so carrying the culture in its most
so carrying the culture in its most
so carrying the culture in its most traditional and purest form are people
traditional and purest form are people
traditional and purest form are people like the town folk ballinger’s this
like the town folk ballinger’s this
like the town folk ballinger’s this picture was taken last year and tied on
picture was taken last year and tied on
picture was taken last year and tied on taiwan where they perform traditional
taiwan where they perform traditional
taiwan where they perform traditional taiwan dollars vozle today tom has
taiwan dollars vozle today tom has
taiwan dollars vozle today tom has performed an over a dozen places
performed an over a dozen places
performed an over a dozen places worldwide from Luxembourg and Berlin to
worldwide from Luxembourg and Berlin to
worldwide from Luxembourg and Berlin to London here in Los Angeles so in the
London here in Los Angeles so in the
London here in Los Angeles so in the strictest sense of traditional
strictest sense of traditional
strictest sense of traditional culture they pass on old stories and
culture they pass on old stories and
culture they pass on old stories and transmit them through salt but not all
transmit them through salt but not all
transmit them through salt but not all traditions are as lucky there is an old
traditions are as lucky there is an old
traditions are as lucky there is an old elementary school in the village of long
elementary school in the village of long
elementary school in the village of long Tong in taiga it’s school yard is
Tong in taiga it’s school yard is
Tong in taiga it’s school yard is unkempt and its classrooms are dusty and
unkempt and its classrooms are dusty and
unkempt and its classrooms are dusty and empty for many years long tom was
empty for many years long tom was
empty for many years long tom was actually famous for is a nice style
actually famous for is a nice style
actually famous for is a nice style leaving using materials like hemp cotton
leaving using materials like hemp cotton
leaving using materials like hemp cotton rayon leaves straw and other organic
rayon leaves straw and other organic
rayon leaves straw and other organic materials that meteor could weave
materials that meteor could weave
materials that meteor could weave anything imaginable answers to questions
anything imaginable answers to questions
anything imaginable answers to questions like what plant produces this material
like what plant produces this material
like what plant produces this material and what type of users to ihop for this
and what type of users to ihop for this
and what type of users to ihop for this type of braid can all be down here but
type of braid can all be down here but
type of braid can all be down here but some years ago the children of bodom
some years ago the children of bodom
some years ago the children of bodom began leaving the village in pursuit of
began leaving the village in pursuit of
began leaving the village in pursuit of what people believed to be a higher
what people believed to be a higher
what people believed to be a higher education they left the education of the
education they left the education of the
education they left the education of the tribe so in this way a unilateral school
tribe so in this way a unilateral school
tribe so in this way a unilateral school system standardized as a nation of many
system standardized as a nation of many
system standardized as a nation of many traditions thus depriving locals of an
traditions thus depriving locals of an
traditions thus depriving locals of an education that they would otherwise not
education that they would otherwise not
education that they would otherwise not be able to gain anywhere else in the
be able to gain anywhere else in the
be able to gain anywhere else in the world so out of desperation perhaps and
world so out of desperation perhaps and
world so out of desperation perhaps and at a heartbreaking generational divide
at a heartbreaking generational divide
at a heartbreaking generational divide with their youth Oh town’s elders
with their youth Oh town’s elders
with their youth Oh town’s elders decided to host a week in contests
decided to host a week in contests
decided to host a week in contests pozvonish at the abandoned elementary so
pozvonish at the abandoned elementary so
pozvonish at the abandoned elementary so they invited their youth back of the
they invited their youth back of the
they invited their youth back of the city and if those three days hi notice
city and if those three days hi notice
city and if those three days hi notice as the boys have really attentively as
as the boys have really attentively as
as the boys have really attentively as his grandmother was leaving the basket
his grandmother was leaving the basket
his grandmother was leaving the basket with her train heads she narrating in
with her train heads she narrating in
with her train heads she narrating in between unease and Madrid shakes linked
between unease and Madrid shakes linked
between unease and Madrid shakes linked to them you know in the old days were
to them you know in the old days were
to them you know in the old days were useless leave
useless leave
useless leave everything see how strong it is you
everything see how strong it is you
everything see how strong it is you can’t buy this app market so in their
can’t buy this app market so in their
can’t buy this app market so in their exchange I realized that there was a
exchange I realized that there was a
exchange I realized that there was a different model an older model of
different model an older model of
different model an older model of learning what that stress is a
learning what that stress is a
learning what that stress is a connection with the land with your
connection with the land with your
connection with the land with your environmental resources and when I
environmental resources and when I
environmental resources and when I server connection with your family and
server connection with your family and
server connection with your family and community this type of learning that’s
community this type of learning that’s
community this type of learning that’s actually practiced in local cultures all
actually practiced in local cultures all
actually practiced in local cultures all around the world that also includes the
around the world that also includes the
around the world that also includes the towel people the fourth island which is
towel people the fourth island which is
towel people the fourth island which is off the east coast of Taiwan this right
off the east coast of Taiwan this right
off the east coast of Taiwan this right here is a towel try on you many
here is a towel try on you many
here is a towel try on you many anthropologists agree that it’s over
anthropologists agree that it’s over
anthropologists agree that it’s over world heritage aviso oceanic history the
world heritage aviso oceanic history the
world heritage aviso oceanic history the Tau adolescent how a young age fill it
Tau adolescent how a young age fill it
Tau adolescent how a young age fill it with their bare hands before being
with their bare hands before being
with their bare hands before being recognized by the villages at the man so
recognized by the villages at the man so
recognized by the villages at the man so having been maritime encouraged for
having been maritime encouraged for
having been maritime encouraged for hundreds of years that’s how successful
hundreds of years that’s how successful
hundreds of years that’s how successful was entirely on the ocean so as a result
was entirely on the ocean so as a result
was entirely on the ocean so as a result of this lifestyle their language is
of this lifestyle their language is
of this lifestyle their language is loaded with words and analogies that
loaded with words and analogies that
loaded with words and analogies that described pelagic fish birds plant
described pelagic fish birds plant
described pelagic fish birds plant species in ways that many other
species in ways that many other
species in ways that many other languages and on so like a long time the
languages and on so like a long time the
languages and on so like a long time the base your knowledge in language now also
base your knowledge in language now also
base your knowledge in language now also faces the threat of unilateral education
faces the threat of unilateral education
faces the threat of unilateral education well there is an even more imminent
well there is an even more imminent
well there is an even more imminent threat facing the towel cancelled out
threat facing the towel cancelled out
threat facing the towel cancelled out and 1982 state utility company type
and 1982 state utility company type
and 1982 state utility company type power stroke and filled with the
power stroke and filled with the
power stroke and filled with the unsuspecting tell people they said that
unsuspecting tell people they said that
unsuspecting tell people they said that they were going to
they were going to
they were going to canning factory and in just a few years
canning factory and in just a few years
canning factory and in just a few years hi under their noses they had an ascent
hi under their noses they had an ascent
hi under their noses they had an ascent constructed a nuclear waste facility on
constructed a nuclear waste facility on
constructed a nuclear waste facility on the south side of the island but the
the south side of the island but the
the south side of the island but the thing is orchid island is a migratory
thing is orchid island is a migratory
thing is orchid island is a migratory stop it’s like a train station for
stop it’s like a train station for
stop it’s like a train station for hundreds of fish and pelagic species in
hundreds of fish and pelagic species in
hundreds of fish and pelagic species in the Pacific dish things that we consume
the Pacific dish things that we consume
the Pacific dish things that we consume as humans all around the world so to
as humans all around the world so to
as humans all around the world so to dump your nuclear waste there is stupid
dump your nuclear waste there is stupid
dump your nuclear waste there is stupid so already in the past 30 years we have
so already in the past 30 years we have
so already in the past 30 years we have already seen birth defects as other
already seen birth defects as other
already seen birth defects as other severe ramifications so addressing this
severe ramifications so addressing this
severe ramifications so addressing this issue is orchid island native pay you
issue is orchid island native pay you
issue is orchid island native pay you who painted this in 1995 title where to
who painted this in 1995 title where to
who painted this in 1995 title where to we’re from to artwork features Lumumba
we’re from to artwork features Lumumba
we’re from to artwork features Lumumba thighs how can you in the backdrop with
thighs how can you in the backdrop with
thighs how can you in the backdrop with neon colored spillage running through
neon colored spillage running through
neon colored spillage running through the ocean a sickly looking elderlies the
the ocean a sickly looking elderlies the
the ocean a sickly looking elderlies the hem of a deformed child holding them
hem of a deformed child holding them
hem of a deformed child holding them vulnerable top of you so the word
vulnerable top of you so the word
vulnerable top of you so the word addresses such initiative that systemic
addresses such initiative that systemic
addresses such initiative that systemic oppression environmental degradation and
oppression environmental degradation and
oppression environmental degradation and the breakdown of generational connection
the breakdown of generational connection
the breakdown of generational connection to break down a cultural identity so
to break down a cultural identity so
to break down a cultural identity so these are all elements not faced alone
these are all elements not faced alone
these are all elements not faced alone by the top people for happy people all
by the top people for happy people all
by the top people for happy people all around the world more and more
around the world more and more
around the world more and more increasingly now an example of course as
increasingly now an example of course as
increasingly now an example of course as we all know is a recent Standing Rock
we all know is a recent Standing Rock
we all know is a recent Standing Rock Sioux tribe recently they’ve also big
Sioux tribe recently they’ve also big
Sioux tribe recently they’ve also big scaring these similar situation
scaring these similar situation
scaring these similar situation here in the whole thing so they are also
here in the whole thing so they are also
here in the whole thing so they are also garnered unprecedented support on a
garnered unprecedented support on a
garnered unprecedented support on a worldwide scale from artists activists
worldwide scale from artists activists
worldwide scale from artists activists and tribes all around the world and some
and tribes all around the world and some
and tribes all around the world and some of the world’s most powerful form of
of the world’s most powerful form of
of the world’s most powerful form of support comes in the form of
support comes in the form of
support comes in the form of contemporary indigenous art this type of
contemporary indigenous art this type of
contemporary indigenous art this type of bart has the ability to draw upon
bart has the ability to draw upon
bart has the ability to draw upon traditional tribal motifs old stories
traditional tribal motifs old stories
traditional tribal motifs old stories values and combine them with
values and combine them with
values and combine them with contemporary expression whether through
contemporary expression whether through
contemporary expression whether through painting poetry music or dance so an
painting poetry music or dance so an
painting poetry music or dance so an example of an identity which is being
example of an identity which is being
example of an identity which is being recreated right now is to newer Dance
recreated right now is to newer Dance
recreated right now is to newer Dance Theatre who in life that I will vote
Theatre who in life that I will vote
Theatre who in life that I will vote Bellator they are also Taiwan but
Bellator they are also Taiwan but
Bellator they are also Taiwan but instead of Cosmo tradition in this
instead of Cosmo tradition in this
instead of Cosmo tradition in this motion trick this original form they
motion trick this original form they
motion trick this original form they draw upon that original culture and
draw upon that original culture and
draw upon that original culture and combine it with contemporary expression
combine it with contemporary expression
combine it with contemporary expression they combine it with dance jazz original
they combine it with dance jazz original
they combine it with dance jazz original make it something that’s very uniquely
make it something that’s very uniquely
make it something that’s very uniquely modern and also at the same time that
modern and also at the same time that
modern and also at the same time that seat in rich cultural roots so in
seat in rich cultural roots so in
seat in rich cultural roots so in November they came together with New
November they came together with New
November they came together with New Zealand Auckland black race Pacific
Zealand Auckland black race Pacific
Zealand Auckland black race Pacific temporary dance group together hate
temporary dance group together hate
temporary dance group together hate perform at the Lima arts by an old and
perform at the Lima arts by an old and
perform at the Lima arts by an old and gong show both groups have performed
gong show both groups have performed
gong show both groups have performed internationally and despite vast
internationally and despite vast
internationally and despite vast cultural differences one commonality was
cultural differences one commonality was
cultural differences one commonality was clear that they were recreating the type
clear that they were recreating the type
clear that they were recreating the type of identity in the modern in diverse
of identity in the modern in diverse
of identity in the modern in diverse society that we live in that could only
society that we live in that could only
society that we live in that could only be found in the balance between
be found in the balance between
be found in the balance between Tim culture and individual expression so
Tim culture and individual expression so
Tim culture and individual expression so across the Pacific and all around the
across the Pacific and all around the
across the Pacific and all around the world today ethnic minorities and
world today ethnic minorities and
world today ethnic minorities and indigenous are starting to take back
indigenous are starting to take back
indigenous are starting to take back their history they’re starting to
their history they’re starting to
their history they’re starting to redefine what it means to live in a
redefine what it means to live in a
redefine what it means to live in a diverse and for holistic society so one
diverse and for holistic society so one
diverse and for holistic society so one example is tika which is high paced
example is tika which is high paced
example is tika which is high paced first indigenous contemporary art
first indigenous contemporary art
first indigenous contemporary art gallery in November a cook columns
gallery in November a cook columns
gallery in November a cook columns indigenous artists and put them on the
indigenous artists and put them on the
indigenous artists and put them on the world stage with 47 other participating
world stage with 47 other participating
world stage with 47 other participating countries at the annual art ik so we can
countries at the annual art ik so we can
countries at the annual art ik so we can see here that culture is in stagnant and
see here that culture is in stagnant and
see here that culture is in stagnant and although some traditions are lost people
although some traditions are lost people
although some traditions are lost people adapt and stories are retold and the
adapt and stories are retold and the
adapt and stories are retold and the stories which are being retold by
stories which are being retold by
stories which are being retold by indigenous voices in Taiwan and all
indigenous voices in Taiwan and all
indigenous voices in Taiwan and all around the world today share lessons
around the world today share lessons
around the world today share lessons about our modern and diverse world now
about our modern and diverse world now
about our modern and diverse world now we might not be able to see with the
we might not be able to see with the
we might not be able to see with the conventional set of eyes so when I hope
conventional set of eyes so when I hope
conventional set of eyes so when I hope that we can all learn from from title or
that we can all learn from from title or
that we can all learn from from title or to New York or anywhere else around the
to New York or anywhere else around the
to New York or anywhere else around the world of those people that are trying to
world of those people that are trying to
world of those people that are trying to straddle the balance between original
straddle the balance between original
straddle the balance between original culture and a modern identity is that
culture and a modern identity is that
culture and a modern identity is that through tribal connection through
through tribal connection through
through tribal connection through learning about our land learning about
learning about our land learning about
learning about our land learning about each other we stand to gain a more
each other we stand to gain a more
each other we stand to gain a more elevated perspective on how to treat
elevated perspective on how to treat
elevated perspective on how to treat ourselves and how to treat each other
ourselves and how to treat each other
ourselves and how to treat each other and there’s not
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