09/24/2021: Mid-Autumn Festival Party

The George Washington University is pleased to present the 2021 Mid-Autumn Festival Virtual Celebration in special partnership with the GW Asian and Pacific Islander Alumni Network. Grab a few mooncakes and a cup of tea this lunch break and ZOOM into our celebration of the largest Asian holiday in the fall! This Mid-Autumn Festival, we will learn about how GW students celebrate this large traditional holiday as well as have the treat of seeing them showcase their talent.

This free virtual event will be held in English and is open to the public.

Program:

• Opening Remarks by Patrick Realiza, Chair of the GW Asian and Pacific Islander Alumni Network
• Presentation from Immanuel Kim, Korea Foundation and Kim-Renaud Associate Professor of Korean Literature and Culture Studies, and Angela Kim of the Gangwon Province Dance Troupe
• Chinese Presentation by Gabriel Young, Chair of the GW Chinese American Student Association
• Japanese Presentation by Jennifer Swanson, Practitioner of Omotesenke Japanese Tea Ceremony for 8 years

The program begins at 12:00pm EDT on Friday, September 24th. Registered guests will receive an email with instructions for joining the webinar prior to the event. Registration closes at 12:00pm EDT on September 24th, 24 hours before the event begins. Media inquiries must be sent to gwmedia@gwu.edu in advance. If you need specific accommodations, please contact gsigur@gwu.edu with at least 3 business days’ notice.

This event will be jointly hosted by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies, CCAS Global Initiatives, the GW Institute for Korean Studies, the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, and the East Asia National Resource Center.

Patrick Realiza is a strategic communications and public relations professional based in the Washington, DC area. He is the current Chair of the GW Asian and Pacific Islander Alumni Network, where he actively leads and facilitates in the development and creation of programs and initiatives, overall administration, and communications strategies on behalf of the alumni network. Aside from his role in the GW Alumni Association, Mr. Realiza also is an active leader in the arts, serving as the Executive Director and Editor-in-Chief of the Mid Atlantic Foundation for Asian Artists, Inc. (MAFFAA), a regional-based arts foundation aimed at the presentation and preservation of Asian and Asian-American arts and culture in the United States. Mr. Realiza also concurrently holds various other leadership posts within the Government of the District of Columbia and the United Nations Association of the National Capital Area (UNA-NCA).