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The World Affairs Council of Central Florida (WACCFL) is a part of the largest national non-partisan network of local councils, known as the World Affairs Councils of America, dedicated to fostering grassroots understanding and engagement in international affairs and seeks to involve as many citizens as possible in an exchange of ideas, knowledge and understanding of global issues. The World...

College websites can be valuable tools for students seeking information about colleges or graduate schools. However, because college websites are marketing vehicles for universities, they cannot be taken at face value. Students must learn to read between the lines to understand what a college is really like. The first thing to realize is that colleges and universities create websites for...

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month proclaimed in 1978.  It celebrates the culture, traditions, and history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States.  The Asian American Heritage Council, also known as AAHC, is an organization of Asian American organizations in Central Florida established in 1980.  The groups are ranging from social, cultural, business,...

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On April 30th, 2017, The Vietnamese Community of Central Florida hosted an annual Black April Commemoration ceremony for those military officers sacrificed they lives for the freedom of Vietnam.  The ceremony crucially  important to the Vietnamese American community abroad, and every Vietnamese communities must hosted their own events to tribute for millions of innocent Vietnamese died during Vietnam War. The ceremony...

One of the largest Japanese festivals in Florida took place on November 13, 2016. Presented by the Japan Association of Orlando, the 16th Annual Orlando Japan Festival at The Village at Hunter’s Creek drew over five thousand festival-goers in celebration of the Japanese culture. Throughout the event, Japanese music, artists, food, and community were showcased. At the start of...

The tree, intended to be 73 m (238 ft) tall in the capital Colombo. Making a Guinness World Record.  The tree's steel-and-wire frame is covered with a plastic net decorated with more than 1 million natural pine cones painted red, gold, green and silver, 600,000 LED bulbs and topped by a 6-meter (20-foot)-tall shining star. The tree costs $80,000 and...

“There is great magic in words. Words have power that can give life and that can take life. Words have the power to change your destiny.”   A note: Young ladies, your life can change as in a dream after reading this tale…   NINE TAILED FOX (九尾狐)    An ancient story from ‘the middle kingdom’ tells of a young lady, whom one day went...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwnYv-UF_Lc ~Make Your VOTE Count! The AAFF - Asian American Federation of FL, a statewide 501(c)(3) non-profit and non-partisan coalition set the goal for this year to focus on voter registration in the Asian American communities in Florida. We seek to educate the Asian American communities on the importance of the involvement in the political processes of the United States; whether...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz79iSBzdV4 ASIAN AMERICAN: Get Out and VOTE! - NOV 8th, 2016 ~Make Your VOTE Count! PLEASE VOTE! Mangyaring Bumoto! कृपया वोट करें! 请投票！Hãy Bầu cử! 投票してください！투표하세요! กรุณาเลือกตั้ง! AYO MEMILIH! 請投票！ Like and share this video to encourage Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) voters to get out the votes. #APIAVote #iamasianamerican #asianamerican #earlyvote #electionday #AAPI Agnes - Cantonese, Kannan - Indian Tamil, Val - Filipino...