DC Restaurants Ukrainian Refugees USAGM
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- DC Restaurants Ukrainian Refugees USAGM
- March 31, 2022
- Content Type Package
- Language English
- Transcript/Script English USAGM SHARE ((TITLE: TV DC Restaurants-Ukrainian Refugees– Moskalkov HEAD: Washington DC Restaurants Team Up to Help Feed Ukrainian Refugees PUBLISHED AT: 03/31/2022 at 1:40pm BYLINE: Maxim Moskalkov CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Washington VIDEOGRAPHER: Dmytri Shakhov VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA PLATFORMS: TV only SCRIPT EDITORS: KE(1ST), MAS TRT: 2:59 VID APPROVED BY: KE TYPE: TVPKG UPDATE: Zoom interviews done on a personal PC and cleared for use)) ((INTRO:)) [[Washington’s hospitality industry quickly stepped up to help Ukrainian refugees after Russia invaded Ukraine in late February. In the US capital, bars and restaurants are actively raising funds to help. Maxim Moskalkov has the story.]] ((NARRATION)) Washington DC restaurateurs looking for a way to raise money to support Ukrainian refugees decided to do what they do best: cook. They organized a charity dinner, with all proceeds going directly to the refugees. Some of the 120 people who paid $500 a person to attend the event have a personal connection to Ukraine. ((Heather Tombs, Charity Dinner Guest)) “I had a friend in high school who was in my volleyball team, and I still keep in touch with her – she is from Ukraine.” ((NARRATION)) The dinner was held at the Moon Rabbit restaurant. Owner Kevin Tien is a first-generation American whose parents are from Vietnam. ((Kevin Tien, Restaurant Owner)) “…the best thing I thought I could do is find a way to cook here, raise money – the things I know how to do best.” ((NARRATION)) Tien’s colleague – chef Tim Ma – says other chefs immediately stepped up. ((Tim Ma, Chef)) “We started gathering these chefs together and got this dinner together quickly. We knew we could raise a ton of money. We determined what the price would be, we put the tickets out there, but we weren’t sure if it was too high of a price tag, but they sold out immediately.” ((NARRATION)) The organization called “Chefs Stopping AAPI Hate” organized the fundraiser. The organization initially formed after the start of the COVID pandemic to fight the rise of violence against the Asian American and Pacific Islander – or AAPI – community. Its role has expanded since then. ((Pamela Yee, Chefs Stopping AAPI Hate)) “We’re here to raise awareness and amplify voices in the API community against API racism and really for social justice movements.” ((NARRATION)) The dinner raised $70,000 with the proceeds going to the World Central Kitchen, a humanitarian organization founded by renowned Chef Jose Andres. ((Nate Mook, World Central Kitchen)) “World Central Kitchen is providing meals tor refugees at all of the border crossing points and beyond, in cities like Warsaw, Krakow and even as far as Madrid. We’re also providing meals within Ukraine. Our restaurant partners in 14 cities are providing tens of thousands of meals to Ukrainians still in the country.” ((NARRATION)) Representatives from the Ukrainian Embassy in the US joined the charity dinner. ((Ruslan Falkov, Assistant to the Ukrainian Ambassador in the U.S.)) “When we stand shoulder to shoulder, we will surely win. Russian can destroy our schools, our hospitals, kindergartens, our cultural heritage sites; but it will never kill our nation, it will never kill our dream.” ((NARRATION)) Corporate sponsors are matching private donations, so the funds raised for Ukrainian refugees has continued to grow. ((Maxim Moskalkov, for VOA News, Washington))
- Transcript/Script USAGM SHARE ((TITLE: TV DC Restaurants-Ukrainian Refugees– Moskalkov HEAD: Washington DC Restaurants Team Up to Help Feed Ukrainian Refugees PUBLISHED AT: 03/31/2022 at 1:40pm BYLINE: Maxim Moskalkov CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Washington VIDEOGRAPHER: Dmytri Shakhov VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA PLATFORMS: TV only SCRIPT EDITORS: KE(1ST), MAS TRT: 2:59 VID APPROVED BY: KE TYPE: TVPKG UPDATE: Zoom interviews done on a personal PC and cleared for use)) ((INTRO:)) [[Washington’s hospitality industry quickly stepped up to help Ukrainian refugees after Russia invaded Ukraine in late February. In the US capital, bars and restaurants are actively raising funds to help. Maxim Moskalkov has the story.]] ((NARRATION)) Washington DC restaurateurs looking for a way to raise money to support Ukrainian refugees decided to do what they do best: cook. They organized a charity dinner, with all proceeds going directly to the refugees. Some of the 120 people who paid $500 a person to attend the event have a personal connection to Ukraine. ((Heather Tombs, Charity Dinner Guest)) “I had a friend in high school who was in my volleyball team, and I still keep in touch with her – she is from Ukraine.” ((NARRATION)) The dinner was held at the Moon Rabbit restaurant. Owner Kevin Tien is a first-generation American whose parents are from Vietnam. ((Kevin Tien, Restaurant Owner)) “…the best thing I thought I could do is find a way to cook here, raise money – the things I know how to do best.” ((NARRATION)) Tien’s colleague – chef Tim Ma – says other chefs immediately stepped up. ((Tim Ma, Chef)) “We started gathering these chefs together and got this dinner together quickly. We knew we could raise a ton of money. We determined what the price would be, we put the tickets out there, but we weren’t sure if it was too high of a price tag, but they sold out immediately.” ((NARRATION)) The organization called “Chefs Stopping AAPI Hate” organized the fundraiser. The organization initially formed after the start of the COVID pandemic to fight the rise of violence against the Asian American and Pacific Islander – or AAPI – community. Its role has expanded since then. ((Pamela Yee, Chefs Stopping AAPI Hate)) “We’re here to raise awareness and amplify voices in the API community against API racism and really for social justice movements.” ((NARRATION)) The dinner raised $70,000 with the proceeds going to the World Central Kitchen, a humanitarian organization founded by renowned Chef Jose Andres. ((Nate Mook, World Central Kitchen)) “World Central Kitchen is providing meals tor refugees at all of the border crossing points and beyond, in cities like Warsaw, Krakow and even as far as Madrid. We’re also providing meals within Ukraine. Our restaurant partners in 14 cities are providing tens of thousands of meals to Ukrainians still in the country.” ((NARRATION)) Representatives from the Ukrainian Embassy in the US joined the charity dinner. ((Ruslan Falkov, Assistant to the Ukrainian Ambassador in the U.S.)) “When we stand shoulder to shoulder, we will surely win. Russian can destroy our schools, our hospitals, kindergartens, our cultural heritage sites; but it will never kill our nation, it will never kill our dream.” ((NARRATION)) Corporate sponsors are matching private donations, so the funds raised for Ukrainian refugees has continued to grow. ((Maxim Moskalkov, for VOA News, Washington))
- NewsML Media Topics Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
- Network VOA
- Embargo Date March 31, 2022 13:46 EDT
- Byline Maxim Moskalkov
- Brand / Language Service Voice of America