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News Words For You: Asian Pacific American Celebration, VOA Lao
October 27, 2023
Content TypeEpisode
LanguageEnglish, ລາວ (Lao)
Transcript/ScriptNEWS WORDS Asian Pacific American Celebration
ສະບາຍດີທ່ານຜູ້ຟັງທີ່ເຄົາລົບ, ຂໍຕ້ອນຮັບທ່ານເຂົ້າສູ່ລາຍການຮຽນຄຳສັບພາສາອັງກິດໃນຂ່າວຂອງວີໂອເອ. ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຊື່ວ່າ ພຸດທະສອນ ຫຼື ເອີ້ນຊື່ຫຼິ້ນວ່າ ຕຸ້ຍ ກັບຄູ່ຮ່ວມຈັດລາຍການຂອງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຊື່ວ່າ ເຄທີ.
ຢູ່ ສະຫະລັດ, ເດືອນພຶດສະພາແມ່ນເດືອນແຫ່ງການສະເຫຼີມສະຫຼອງມູນເຊື້ອຊາວອາເມຣິກັນເຊື້ອສາຍເອເຊຍ ແລະ ປາຊີຟິກ. ການສະເຫຼີມສະຫຼອງແມ່ນຖືກຈັດຂຶ້ນຢູ່ລັດຄາລິຟໍເນຍ, ເຊິ່ງເຂົາເຈົ້າກໍຈະມີການສະແດງວັດທະນະທຳພື້ນເມືອງຂອງຄົນເຊື້ອທີ່ມີເຊື້ອສາຍຈາກເຂດດັ່ງກ່າວ. ແລະ ມື້ນີ້ພວກເຮົາຈະມາຮຽນຄຳສັບໃນຂ່າວນັ້ນນຳກັນ.
Toui: Sabaidee Caty!
Caty: Sabaidee Toui!
Caty: Toui, how do Lao people celebrate Lao New Year?
Toui: Oh, we splash water at each other, as you may know..
Caty: Yeah, it’s very hot there, right? What else?
Toui: There are beauty contests, parades and concerts.
Caty: Wait, what is the beauty contest for?
Toui: The beauty contest is to select Miss Lao New Year and later they will join the Parade in Luangrabang province.
Caty: I see. That sounds like a fun festival.
Toui: I heard there’s a big festival in California. Shall we watch the video?
Caty: Yeah, let’s watch.
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This celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month takes place at the park’s House of Pacific Relations, which is made up of cottages representing 31 countries. The House of China is one of the oldest here -- founded in 1935 – and presents a traditional lion dance and Chinese calligraphy. Weiwei Swartz is a member of the House of China.
Celebrations here also featured performances of Indian, Japanese, Filipino, Vietnamese and Hawaiian heritage. House of Pacific Relations President Inki Welch says it is an opportunity to share culture.
Toui: That’s a big festival. What does heritage mean?
Caty: It means something that is handed down from an earlier time. Cultural traditions are part of a person’s heritage.
Toui: How about represent?
Caty: Represent means to speak, act or be present for another person or people.
Toui: And the last word is performance?
Caty: Performance here means the act of entertaining people by dancing, singing, acting or playing music.
Toui: Thank, Caty. Now it’s time for pronunciations.
Toui: That’s all for today. Thank you, Caty!
Caty: You’re welcome!
