{"id":20196,"date":"2023-11-01T00:15:29","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T00:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/?p=20196"},"modified":"2023-10-31T20:16:41","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T20:16:41","slug":"honoring-chinese-heritage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/01\/honoring-chinese-heritage\/","title":{"rendered":"Honoring Chinese Heritage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>BY Monica Carrillo<\/em><\/p>\n<p>OUR VOICE COUNTS<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Oct. 25, a Chinese sculpture was placed just minutes away from the China Gardens subdivision and next to Hailey Coffee Company, in Hailey.<\/p>\n<p>Hoping to bring more representation in to the community, a Chinese sculpture was placed on Main Street near Hailey Coffee Company. Joan Davies and Gemma Daggatt, residents of the Wood River Valley, both brainstormed and proposed this project to hopefully address the importance of the Chinese culture and hardships.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very important to understand their presence and know that they contribute a lot of diversity to this valley,\u201d Herbert Romero, community organizer and commissioner of the Hailey Arts and Historical Preservation Commission, stated.<\/p>\n<p>Romero said that the commission gave an invitation to the community to propose a project that would address this matter \u2014 being the hardships of the Chinese community in the valley.<br \/>\nJoan Davies was already brainstorming when this invitation was said, but with Gemma Daggatt\u2019s proposed idea, that\u2019s when everything became a reality.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs commissioners, we are more than ever talking about that and how essential this will be to the community. It\u2019s key,\u201d Romero said. \u201cI would like to thank Gemma Daggatt, her partners and my colleagues, for supporting this and their commitment to the importance of our diverse cultures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Special thanks to Robyn Davis and Cece Osborn, Hailey City Staff.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a1CLUB UNIDO NOSOTROS!<\/p>\n<p>El mi\u00e9rcoles 25 de octubre, se coloc\u00f3 una escultura china a pocos minutos del China Garden y al lado de Hailey Coffee Co.<\/p>\n<p>Con la esperanza de brindar m\u00e1s representaci\u00f3n a la comunidad, se coloc\u00f3 una escultura china en Main Street cerca de Hailey Coffee Co. Joan Davies y Gemma Daggatt, residentes de Wood River Valley, intercambiaron ideas y propusieron este proyecto para, con suerte, abordar la importancia de su cultura. y dificultades.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEs muy importante comprender su presencia y saber que aportan mucha diversidad a este valle\u201d, Herbert Romero, organizador comunitario y comisionado de la Comisi\u00f3n de Preservaci\u00f3n Hist\u00f3rica y de Artes de Hailey.<\/p>\n<p>Romero dijo que la comisi\u00f3n invit\u00f3 a la comunidad a proponer un proyecto que abordara este asunto, las dificultades de la comunidad china en el valle.<\/p>\n<p>Joan Davies ya estaba haciendo una lluvia de ideas cuando se dijo esta invitaci\u00f3n pero con la idea propuesta por Gemma Daggatt fue cuando todo se hizo realidad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cComo comisionados, estamos hablando m\u00e1s que nunca de eso y de lo esencial que ser\u00e1 para la comunidad. Es clave\u201d, dijo Romero. \u201cMe gustar\u00eda agradecer a Gemma Daggatt, sus socios y mis colegas por apoyar esto y su compromiso con la importancia de nuestras diversas culturas\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Un agradecimiento especial a Robyn Davis y Cece Osborn, personal de la ciudad de Hailey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY Monica Carrillo OUR VOICE COUNTS On Wednesday, Oct. 25, a Chinese sculpture was placed just minutes away from the China Gardens subdivision and next to Hailey Coffee Company, in Hailey. Hoping to bring more representation in to the community, a Chinese sculpture was placed on Main Street near Hailey Coffee Company. 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