Gokseong-gun to Hold 2021 Multicultural Family Harmony Festival Online

Only 50 Performers from 9 Teams Participate, Multicultural Families YouTube Live Broadcast

[Gokseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cha Jongseon] Gokseong-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that it held the 2021 Gokseong-gun Multicultural Family Harmony Festival at the Seomjingang Train Village Rose Hall on the 11th.

Organized by the Gokseong-gun Family Center, this event was conducted using a non-face-to-face online method. Only 50 performers from 9 teams participated on-site, while multicultural families joined the event by watching the live broadcast on YouTube and interacting through chat.

The event featured a family center project report video, a home fashion introduction video, and performances by participants in the center’s programs. First, elementary and middle school children from multicultural families showcased a variety of performances including Nanta drumming, rap and singing, broadcast dance, and traditional Vietnamese rhythmic dance. The participants proudly displayed the performances they had prepared since the beginning of the year. In particular, the dance team of Filipino marriage immigrants, ‘PPS,’ received great acclaim both on-site and online with their stylish costumes and dynamic broadcast dance performance.

Following the performances, a bilingual class achievement presentation was held. Three children spoke about themselves and their families in Tagalog, Vietnamese, Thai, and Korean. Park Sejong, who spoke Tagalog, had previously won the grand prize in the storytelling category at the 3rd Jeollanam-do Multicultural Family Grand Festival held last September.

During the YouTube live broadcast, over 200 multicultural families joined the chat, sending enthusiastic cheers and applause. Viewers actively participated in games and comment events, easing their disappointment at not being able to attend in person.

Meanwhile, Gokseong-gun is home to 219 marriage immigrant women from 10 countries including Vietnam, China, the Philippines, Cambodia, Japan, and Thailand. The Gokseong-gun Family Center operates Korean language classes, interpretation and translation services, and employment certification courses to support early adaptation and socio-economic independence of immigrant women. Next year, new programs will be launched to promote the healthy growth of multicultural family children, including emotional and career counseling and language communication skill enhancement.

Gokseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cha Jongseon cha6960@asiae.co.kr

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