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Bangladesh celebrates 50 years of Independence!
Bangladesh Independence Day commemorates 50 years since the country’s Declaration of Independence from Pakistan on 26 March 1971 by founding President Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
The nation’s founding father, affectionately titled Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was a politician, statesman and leader of the Awami League, who
One man’s search for his Filipino mother!
Check out the CulturalPulse vodcast featuring CEO of CulturalPulse, Reg Raghavan, in conversation with French Teacher, Matthieu Heimel and Filipino Community Leader, Melba Marginson:
Matthieu discovers his birth mother's Filipino ancestry and is informed she went missing in 1987 from the Melbourne Club Australia.
Matthieu
Hanagatami – Japanese Film Festival 2020/ 2021
Hanagatamai/花筐
Hanagatami caps off Nobuhiko Ōbayashi’s “war trilogy” with a film that was in development for 40 years.
Click to watch the trailer bellow:
The Japanese Film Festival Programmer, The Japan Foundation and the Japanese Film Festival 2020/ 2021, Susan Bui said:
"The Japan Foundation, Sydney is very proud
MINARI is the story of a Korean family chasing the American dream!
MINARI follows the touching story of a Korean-American family that moves to Arkansas in the hope of fulfilling the American dream.
Click below to watch the trailer.
Writer and Director, Isaac Chung’s coming-of-age film, Minari, originally premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and has been highly
Lunar New Year 2021 – It’s the Lantern Festival!
Part 5 of a CulturalPulse 5-part series on Lunar New Year highlighting the beauty of the lantern festival.
China Global TV Network (CGTN's) Lantern Festival - It's all about the lamps
Part 5 - Its the Lantern Festival!
The Lantern Festival or Yuan Xiao Festival (元宵节 yuán xiāo jié)
Lunar New Year 2021 – It’s lion and dragon dancing!
Part 4 of a CulturalPulse 5-part series on Lunar New Year highlighting the traditions around lion dancing and dragon dancing.
Maxis Chinese New Year video 2021
Part 4 - Lion and Dragon Dancing!
The Lion dance is a form of traditional dance that originated in China where performers mimic
Lunar New Year 2021 – Food is Heaven!
Part 3 of a CulturalPulse 5-part series on Lunar New Year
Panda Express TV have released its Chinese and Lunar New Year video. This is one of our favourites that shows the importance of food when reuniting families during the 15 days of festivities.
Part 3 -
Korean Independence Movement Day!
Samiljeol (삼일절) or Independence Movement Day is a public holiday in Korea dedicated to the March 1st Movement marking the earliest protests against Japanese Imperial rule and was a catalyst for events that ultimately led to the National Liberation Day on 15 August 1945.
It was
Lunar New Year 2021 – Connection through gifts!
Part 2 of a CulturalPulse 5-part series on Lunar New Year highlights the importance of gift giving.
The Lego Group have released its Chinese and Lunar New Year video. This is one of our favourites that shows both the value of gift giving.
Part 2 - Connection through
Seven Weeks – Japanese Film Festival 2020/ 2021
Seven Weeks 野のなななのか
'Seven Weeks', the second of Nobuhiko Ōbayashi’s trilogy created after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami is characterised by flashbacks, fragmented scenes, as Ōbayashi skillfully uses the microcosm of one man to examine the wider social psyche of Japan and the devastating impact
Casting Blossoms to the Sky – Japanese Film Festival 2020/2021
Casting Blossoms to the Sky この空の花―長岡花火物語
Released after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, 'Casting Blossoms to the Sky' is the first film in the late Director Nobuhiko Ōbayashi’s “war trilogy.”
The Japanese Film Festival Programmer, The Japan Foundation and the Japanese Film Festival 2020/ 2021, Susan
Chinese and Lunar New Year – Its a Family Affair!
Part 1 of a CulturalPulse 5-part series on Chinese and Lunar New Year highlights the importance of the annual family Reunion Dinner and the key elements of this global tradition.
Every year Singtel puts out an annual CNY/Lunar New Year video. This is one of our