The "Dream-Building Project for New Residents and Their Children" organized by the National Immigration Agency has entered its 10th year. Since its inception, the program has been dedicated to helping new residents and their children realize their dreams. The passion and resilience shown by the participants on their journey to achieving their dreams have inspired countless people. We will introduce the outstanding awardees of this year's "Education, Learning & Arts Group" and explore how these new residents understand, share, preserve, and promote various aspects of educational culture and art across regions.
"Artistic Therapy and Brave Companionship for Life Warriors" - Lin Ziyang, Wu Shouzhen, Ye Bocheng, Huang Xiaorou, & Wu Yuhan
Lin Ziyang has been passionate about art from a young age and was diagnosed with brain cancer at the age of ten, requiring long-term treatment. His family introduced him to art therapy, which helped alleviate his pain and inspired his creativity. Through the Dream-Building Project, Ziyang hopes to plan a series of art therapy sessions to help more children battling illness find hope and strength through art. He invited Cambodian new resident child Shouzhen, as well as his art class friends Bocheng, Xiaorou, and Yuhan, to jointly hold an art exhibition. With the support of their teachers, they secured exhibition spaces in various hospitals, with members taking turns leading tours and engaging with visitors, drawing attention through the media. Encouragement and messages from the audience strengthened their creative commitment, believing their art could bring warmth to others.
Lin Ziyang (left 1), Wu Shouzhen (left 2), Huang Xiaorou (left 3), Ye Bocheng (right 2), and Wu Yuhan (right 1) hold an art exhibition (Photo / Sourced from NIA FB)
"Nomadic Community Art of Mongolia" - Lin Feng, Lin Bingcheng, & Li Yipei
Lin Feng, an artist from Inner Mongolia, specializes in metalwork, pyrography, and seal carving, and once won the world championship in a Japanese pyrography competition. Lin Feng and his family have long been dedicated to promoting Mongolian culture and are actively involved in community development projects. Through art education, he hopes to share Inner Mongolian culture with the community and has also planned specialized art-learning programs for people with disabilities, allowing diverse groups to experience the culture of the Mongolian steppe together. During the Dream-Building period, he held a cultural sharing session showcasing traditional Mongolian attire and daily items and invited everyone to taste unique Mongolian milk tea, letting participants appreciate the diversity and charm of Mongolian culture. Source: NIA Facebook
Li Yipei (left), Lin Bingcheng (center), and Lin Feng (right) promote Inner Mongolian culture (Photo / Sourced from NIA FB)
More Information: Registration for the 11th Dream-Building Project for New Residents and Their Children has started. Pursue your dreams!
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