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2008 Twin Cities World Refugee Day Program
Featuring performer, IBé, and host of Somali Voices KFAI Radio, Mukhtar Gaaddasaar, as the event emcees
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Entertainment Schedule |
| 2:00 PM |
Red Hot Peppers (Hmong Dancers) |
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| 2:15 PM |
Oromiya Youth Association Cultural Dancers |
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| 2:30 PM |
Hoang Anh Dance Group (Vietnamese Dancers) |
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| 2:45 PM |
MN African Women's Association (MAWA) West African Dancers |
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| 3:15 PM |
Cultural Society of Filipino-Americans Dance Troupe |
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| 3:30 PM |
Hmong Cultural Center Dancers & Qeej Players |
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| 3:45 PM |
Lerxeng Hmong Kong Chue (Hmong Martial Arts) |
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| 4:00 PM |
Tenzin Ngawang (Tibetan Musician) |
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| 4:15 PM |
Karen Community of Minnesota Dancers |
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| 4:30 PM |
Universal Dance Destiny |
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(Hip Hop and West African Dance) |
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| 5:00 PM |
Sima Shumilovsky and Mark Stillman |
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(Traditional Russian/Ukrainian Music) |
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| 5:30 PM |
Ka Joog: "The Last Poets" (Somali Youth Poets) |
| 5:45 PM |
Main Program Set-up Time |
| 6:00 PM |
Main Program |
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IBé (West African Spoken Word Artist) |
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Somali Pan African Dancers |
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| 6:30 PM |
Mukhtar Gaaddasaar (Emcee) |
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Refugee Community Speakers: |
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Dr. Osman Harare (Somali Community Representative) |
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Mao Thao (Hmong Community Representative) |
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Williametta Saydee (Liberian Community Representative) |
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Eh Taw Dwe (Karen Community Representative) |
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Elizabeth Namarra (Ethiopian/Oromo Community Representative) |
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Motion Crew (Hmong Breakdance) |
| 7:30 PM |
Band Set-up Time |
| 7:45 PM |
SUNplugd |
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| 8:45 PM |
Band Set-up Time |
| 9:00 PM |
International Reggae All-Stars |
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Sound engineering provided by Mike Ries & Mark Kayser of Tiny Robots
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