The Asian Pacific Heritage Festival is a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in Second Life. In the month of May, we will come together for this vibrant festival to celebrate and share our vast culture, diversity and history with the entire Second Life community through live music, photography exhibitions, traditional food, the parade of countries, discussion panels and more.
We invite virtual residents of Second Life to showcase their Asian and Pacific Island heritage. This festival will take place on a full sim with the center area for the Open Air Market, as well as an event stage. This will be surrounded by parade floats and the art exhibition.
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Pre-Event Schedule
♦ APRIL 7, 2022 - Deadline to Register
♦ APRIL 7, 2022 - Floats Sent Out to Parade of Countries Decorators
♦ APRIL 10, 2022 - Recipes Due for Recipe Book
♦ APRIL 15, 2022 - Photographs Due For Photography Exhibition
♦ APRIL 22, 2022 - Welcome Package Sent for Open Air Market Creators
♦ APRIL 24, 2022 - Parade of Countries Set-Up Begins
♦ APRIL 25, 2022 - Open Air Market Set-Up Begins
♦ APRIL 28, 2022 - Parade Float Set-Up Deadline @ NOON SLT
♦ APRIL 29, 2022 - Open Air Market Set-Up Deadline @ NOON SLT
♦ MAY 1, 2022 - Asian Pacific Heritage Festival Opens at 8AM SLT
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▶▶ The Parade of Countries
A person or a group of people can sign up to decorate a float that is reflective of their country of ancestry. The base floats will all be the same; however, residents will be given free rein to decorate as much and as elaborately as they wish.
▶▶ Art Exhibition
Photographers will be invited to create work inspired by their own experience growing up Asian/Pacific Islander, photographs showcasing their cultural traditions or images reflective of the work of poets or writers from their shared ancestry.
▶▶ 3D Art Exhibit
Artists will be invited to create a 3D exhibit inspired by their country of ancestry. This can be reflective of their own experiences, cultural traditions, pivotal moments in history, etc.
▶▶ Open Air Market
The Open Air Market is for original mesh content creators to sell items that are reflective of their heritage, whether it is traditional food, clothing, accessories, etc. There is no cost to join; however, we do ask that you provide a free gift for visitors to share and celebrate your culture with others.
▶▶ Live Music & Entertainment
Throughout the course of the month, we will have live singers of Asian/Pacific Islander heritage to share their talent on our stage. We will also have various parties because the festival is a celebration.
▶▶ Discussion Panels & Presentations
There will be a range of topics.
Discussion panels to discuss things like: "Growing Up Asian and Pacific Islander," "Increased Racism, Violence and Discrimination Against Asians," "The Appropriation and Fetishization of Asian Culture," etc.
Presentations from successful Asian or Pacific Islander content creators, residents sharing cultural traditions, etc.
▶▶ Recipe Book
We will invite residents to submit their favorite traditional food, and we will create a recipe book available online. In addition, if the food item exists in Second Life, we will photograph it to include as part of the book. The layout will be similar to this:
https://issuu.com/eclipsemagazinesl/docs/cookie_swap_recipe_book