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FEAST of Southeast Asian culture took over Oxford Town Hall this week as locals
met to celebrate their common - and wildly varied - heritage.
Students such as Nudiario Fernandes, 13, from St
Gregory School, Zana Maria, 11, from St John Fisher School and Libertaria
Maria, 13, from St Gregory school, met with Lord Mayor Rae Humberstone and
community representatives on Wednesday to launch a new Southeast Asian festival.
Those
present were treated to a talk from Jose Ramos-Horta, who won the Nobel Peace
Prize in 1996 and was once the president of the East Timor Students in Oxford
society.
Co-organiser
Enia Quadros, 34, said: "This was initially organised by St Anthony's
College and we organised for the community to come along.
"It
was amazing. We are so happy that our ex-president actually came and we had a
chance to meet him."
Photographs
and pictures were brought along by visitors hailing from Thailand and Malaysia,
who displayed them and explained what they meant to them.
The
Festival of Southeast Asia in Oxford 2016 will run until April 24 and includes
museum and library exhibits, talks, dance and film nights.
For
more information visit tinyurl.com/zyvj62g
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