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Kentucky Bhutanese perform cultural program

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 09:05 AM PDT

Bhutanese Society of Kentucky, Inc. has organized a cultural program as a part of society’s activity to keep live the cultural values of Bhutanese community in a post resettlement period. 

Young Artist Yasodha Phuyel rocks floor with a single dance. Photo/Jiban Bista.

Young Artist Yasodha Phuyel rocks floor with a single dance. Photo/Jiban Bista.

The program was marked with Nepali dances and songs along with poems recitations by emerging talents. According to the Society, they organized the program amidst a huge gathering of Bhutanese and the Americans. Welcoming the gathering, Ram Adhikari expressed the need of hour to continue such cultural elements in a new environment. ‘The society is attempting to harmonize the values expressed by the cultural elements of each ethnic group of the Bhutanese society.”  

The participants of the program mainly consisted of the young students of county schools who attempted to harness their budding talents.  

Bishnu Pokhrel and Jiwan Bista, the board members of the society, highlighted on the various activities successfully completed by the society since 2009. They also expressed the concern for making the future programs realize and called for the larger participation of members of the community in future.   

By Buddhamani Dhakal/BNS

New arrivals welcomed in Minnesota

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 08:41 AM PDT

Bhutanese youths in Minnesota organized an interaction program on Friday to welcome the fresh arrivals.

Participants of the program.

Participants of the program.

According to the organizers, a friendly volleyball match along with a short cultural show was part of the program to entertain the participants.

More than 120 people attended the program which was held at Lauradel Park. The organizers further informed that the program was aimed at introducing new comers in the community.

 So far an estimated 250 Bhutanese have been resettled in Minnesota.

Reported by Barun Dhakal for BNS