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Taiwan

Dance/Performance

Hawaii

2012(18th) 2011(17th) 2010(16th) 2009(15th)

The members of “Taiwan” are Taiwanese students and local American-Taiwanese. The students attend Brigham Young University, Hawaii Pacific University, Kapiolani Community College, and the University of Hawaii. The locals are artists, doctors, professors, and retirees within the community.
In Daoism culture, heaven sends their “som-tie-tzu” – their third princes – to walk on earth and promote peace and harmony. Their third princes dance for you today to bring best wishes to you and help chase way lurking evil. The song and dance you will see performed comes from the (AH-may) Amei tribe, one of the fourteen tribes of Taiwan. They bring you wishes of peace to Waikiki with their song and dance.

Teachers from the Council of Indigenous Peoples, skilled in dance, song, and culture for all 14 tribes of Taiwan. Taiwanese students in Hawaii from University of Hawaii, Hawaii Pacific University, Brigham Young University, Kapi’olani Community College, and local Hawaii Taiwanese.
Their goal is to share, educate, and promote preservation of indigenous culture.

Taiwanese in Hawaii – Doctors, professors, business people, students from University of Hawaii and Pacific University, tourists, retired.

Taiwanese in Hawaii – Doctors, professors, business people, students from University of Hawaii and Pacific University, tourists, retired. When we hear the music, we dance!

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