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Washington State Senator Paull Shin has a remarkable story acrossing two continents and two cultures to inspire our life. Orphaned at the age of four, he lived on the streets of Seoul begging for food until the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950. Being brought in by a group of U.S. Army officers, he became a houseboy. In 1954, a U.S. Army dentist named Ray Paull, adopted Shin and took him home to Salt Lake City, Utah. Despite never having been educated in Korea, and knowing little English, Shin completed a GED in 18 months. Shin went on to earn a BA in political science from Brigham Young University, an MPIA from the University of Pittsburgh, and an MA and PhD from the University of Washington.

After being elected to the Washington State House of Representatives in 1992, Shin ran for the United States House of Representatives in Washington's 2nd district in 1994 and for Washington lieutenant governor in 1996, losing by a thin margin in each race. He was elected to the Washington State Senate in 1998.

1. Taiwanese Folks Song String Trio -
Performed by Eastman school of music students, the string trio will play lovely melody depicts the conversation between a loving couples and other Taiwanese folk songs.

2. Samulnori (Korean Drum dance) -
Samul nori is a Korean traditional percussion music. It means playing "four traditional Korean musical instruments which are Kkwaenggwari (a small gong), Jing (a larger gong) , Janggu (an hourglass-shaped drum) and Buk (a barrel drum similar to the bass drum). With roots in nong-ak ("farmers' music"), a Korean folk genre comprising music, acrobatics, folk dance, and rituals, which was traditionally performed in rice farming villages in order to ensure and to celebrate good harvests.

3. Chinese Striking Bangles dance -
Young girls show off the gift bangles from their lovers - gold, silver, jade... . Cheerfully striking their bangles, young girls show desire to long for their lovers. With lively and auspicious rhythm, this dance vividly brings the life scene of the Hui tribe girls, as well as the abundant appeal of the multi-colors national minority characters and styles.

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	ASIAN-PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE CELEBRATION Date: Thur, 5/21/2009 Location: Theater on the Ridge, 200 W Ridge Road, Rochester, NY 14615 Program 5:00 pm Registration & Dinner 6:30 pm Cultural Program 7:00 pm Keynote Speaker Pricing Entire program w/ dinner - Kodak - $20/ppl, non-Kodak - $25/ppl Cultural performance and speech only - Adult - $5, kids under 12 free when accompanied by adult Registration and questions Shu-Yi Yang (tel) 585.724-6491 (email)shu-yi.yang@kodak.com Registration Deadline May 14, 2009 Keynote Speech Senator Paull Shin, Washington State Topic: Asian American of United States in 21st century Brief - Washington State Senator Paull Shin has a remarkable story acrossing two continents and two cultures to inspire our life. Orphaned at the age of four, he lived on the streets of Seoul begging for food until the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950. Being brought in by a group of U.S. Army officers, he became a houseboy. In 1954, a U.S. Army dentist named Ray Paull, adopted Shin and took him home to Salt Lake City, Utah. Despite never having been educated in Korea, and knowing little English, Shin completed a GED in 18 months. Shin went on to earn a BA in political science from Brigham Young University, an MPIA from the University of Pittsburgh, and an MA and PhD from the University of Washington. After being elected to the Washington State House of Representatives in 1992, Shin ran for the United States House of Representatives in Washington's 2nd district in 1994 and for Washington lieutenant governor in 1996, losing by a thin margin in each race. He was elected to the Washington State Senate in 1998. Cultural Performances 1. Taiwanese Folks Song String Trio - Performed by Eastman school of music students, the string trio will play lovely melody depicts the conversation between a loving couples and other Taiwanese folk songs. 2. Samulnori (Korean Drum dance) - Samul nori is a Korean traditional percussion music. It means playing "four traditional Korean musical instruments which are Kkwaenggwari (a small gong), Jing (a larger gong) , Janggu (an hourglass-shaped drum) and Buk (a barrel drum similar to the bass drum). With roots in nong-ak ("farmers' music"), a Korean folk genre comprising music, acrobatics, folk dance, and rituals, which was traditionally performed in rice farming villages in order to ensure and to celebrate good harvests. 3. Chinese Striking Bangles dance - Young girls show off the gift bangles from their lovers - gold, silver, jade... . Cheerfully striking their bangles, young girls show desire to long for their lovers. With lively and auspicious rhythm, this dance vividly brings the life scene of the Hui tribe girls, as well as the abundant appeal of the multi-colors national minority characters and styles.
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