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Asian Moon Festival is Sunday, Oct. 29

Since 1994 the Wisconsin Chinese Chamber of Commerce has celebrated its culture in Milwaukee

Asian Moon Festival is Sunday, Oct. 29

Since 1994 the Wisconsin Chinese Chamber of Commerce has celebrated its culture in Milwaukee

TODAY. WELL. SINCE 1994, THE WISCONSIN CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAS CELEBRATED THEIR CULTURE IN MILWAUKEE. NEXT WEEK, THEY’RE INVITING THE ENTIRE CITY TO CELEBRATE THE MILWAUKEE ASIAN MOON FESTIVAL. AND I HAVE THE PLEASURE THIS MORNING TO BE JOINED HERE BY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING. AND I WANT TO START OFF WITH TALKING ABOUT WHAT IS THE WISCONSIN CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OR WISCONSIN CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS ACTUALLY OFFICIALLY STARTED. IN 2017, SIX YEARS AGO. TRY TO PROMOTE THE CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE ASIAN CULTURE AND ALSO TRYING TO PROMOTE THE TRADE AMONG THE MEMBERS AND CREATE A A KIND OF A PHYSICAL AND VIRTUAL HOME FOR THE MEMBERS TO TO ENJOY THE NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES. AND ALSO WE GOT A WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIONS GRANT TO USE DIGITAL MARKETING POWER TO PROMOTE OURSELVES AND TO PROMOTE AT THE BUSINESS -- THAT ARE ENJOYING OUR SAME MISSION. THAT IS, TO CREATE CULTURAL ALLUSION, CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING, AND ALSO TO PROMOTE MULTILATERAL OR BILATERAL TRADE. WAS THE ASIAN COUNTRIES, INCLUDING CHINA, BECAUSE IT’S AN IMPORTANT TRADING PARTNER FOR US. SO WE’RE TRYING TO FACILITATE THAT PROCESS. MEANWHILE, PROMOTE THE CHINESE CULTURE, UNDERSTANDING AND EXCHANGES WITH OTHER ETHNIC GROUPS. AND WE’RE NOT ALL CHINESE TO START WITH. WE HAVE A WHEN WE STARTED, WE HAVE MANY DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES AND THEY’RE NOT ALL COMING FROM CHINA. THEY’RE FROM MANY DIFFERENT REGIONS LIKE KHERSON. HE’S FROM MALAYSIA AND MANY OTHER NON-CHINESE MEMBERS IN OUR GROUP. SO WE ARE INCLUSIVE. WE WELCOME WHOEVER WHO SHARES OUR MISSION TO COME TO JOIN US. WONDERFUL. THAT SOUNDS GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND WE’RE OBVIOUSLY HERE TALKING ABOUT IN A WEEK FROM NOW, THE ASIAN MOON FESTIVAL. TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THAT IS. WELL, THE ASIAN AND HALLOWEEN ACTUALLY IS ASIAN MOON AND HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL WHERE WE CELEBRATE WISCONSIN FOR THE STATE OF WISCONSIN IN THE MORNING. WE HAVE 10:00 TO 130 IS ACTUALLY THE BUSINESS NETWORKING. SO IF YOU ARE A SMALL BUSINESSES YOU YOU WANT TO START OR START A SMALL BUSINESS OR WANT TO KNOW SMALL BUSINESS, YOU CAN COME TO THE BUSINESS NETWORKING. SO WE HAVE THE HMONG CHAMBER, THE EDC, THE DOOR, EVERYBODY IS THERE. SO YOU ALSO HAVE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL HAS OUR SPONSOR, TRI-CITY NATIONAL, ETCETERA. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COME TO THE BUSINESS NETWORKING AND YOU GET TO KNOW THE PEOPLE AND WE ALSO HAVE AWARD AND RECOGNITION CEREMONY IN THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON OR SOMETHING EVEN MORE EXCITING IS GOING TO HAPPEN. SO AT 1:30 P.M., WE WOULD HAVE THE TRADITIONAL LINE DANCE. WE WOULD HAVE THE JAPANESE DRUMS. WE HAVE A KOREAN MARTIAL ART, THE HAWAIIAN DANCE. THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE AZTEC DANCE, MEXICAN DANCE AND AFRO-AMERICAN DANCE. THERE ARE SO MANY WONDERFUL STUFF OVER HERE. YOU HAVE IT ALL. I LOVE IT. YEAH. AND THE TICKET PRICES IS REASONABLE. JUST FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU’RE GOING TO SEE A HAWAIIAN DANCE IN HAWAII, HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST? YOU GO TO SEE A JAPANESE DRUM. HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST FOR US? WE GIVE YOU EVERYTHING, INCLUDING FINGER FOOD, INCLUDING BUSINESS WEBINAR FOR THE ADULTS IS JUST $30 FOR THE EARLY BIRDS, FOR THE KIDS AND FOR THE TEACHERS. AND WE EVEN HAVE A FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR IT. SO WE WANT TO SEE. WE ALSO HAVE 26 DIFFERENT VENDOR WAS DOWN THERE PROMOTING THE STATE OF WISCONSIN BECAUSE THIS IS A PLACE THAT WE CALL IT OUR HOME. THIS IS A PLACE WHERE WE WELCOME NEW BUSINESS AND INVESTORS. SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ALL DIFFERENT ASIAN CULTURES OR EVEN AFRO-AMERICAN CULTURES, COME AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT, BECAUSE THIS IS THE DAY THAT YOU WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER. I LOVE THAT YOU HAVE IT ALL COVERED. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I’M WONDERING, YOU KNOW, WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT TO BE CELEBRATING THE ASIAN CULTURE AND REALLY BRINGING THE ASIAN CULTURE TO ALL OF WISCONSIN? YES. SO THE MISSION OF WISCONSIN, CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS TO EMPOWER THE MINORITY OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES IN WISCONSIN REGION. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW, TO HAVE THE FUSION OF THE THE COMMUNITY CULTURE AND COMMERCE, YOU KNOW, TO MEET THEM TOGETHER AND TO TO LET PEOPLE KNOW BETTER, UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT ASIAN CULTURE TO THIS EVENT. SO THAT’S IMPORTANT FOR US, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE TO JOIN US AT. AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF PERFORMANCES, LIKE CHRIS MENTIONED, AND THERE’S ALSO OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH VIP SPEAKERS, YOU KNOW, TO TO GET MORE INSIGHT, YOU KNOW, ABOUT WHAT THEY’RE GOING TO SAY. SO SUCH A GREAT COLLABORATION OF BRINGING SO MUCH TOGETHER NEXT SUNDAY. WELL, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING. AND THE FESTIVAL TAKES PLACE NEXT SUNDAY AT THE ITALIAN ITALIAN COMMUNITY CENTER IN MILWAUKEE. IT’S RIGHT NEAR CHICAGO AND JACKSON STREET AND IS CE
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Asian Moon Festival is Sunday, Oct. 29

Since 1994 the Wisconsin Chinese Chamber of Commerce has celebrated its culture in Milwaukee

Since 1994 the Wisconsin Chinese Chamber of Commerce has celebrated its culture in Milwaukee. On Sunday, they are inviting the entire city to celebrate the Asian Moon Festival.

Since 1994 the Wisconsin Chinese Chamber of Commerce has celebrated its culture in Milwaukee. On Sunday, they are inviting the entire city to celebrate the Asian Moon Festival.

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