Amy Wang
Amy is the Vice President of Wokai’s NY Chapter .
Curry fish balls. Fresh steamed dumplings. A collection of skits, cultural dances and martial artist performances. Wokai. All these factors boiled together made for great presentation by Wokai at a dazzling cultural show, NYU’s Hong Kong Student Associations (“HKSA”) Sensations 2K9!
Wokai-NY has always been fortunate to have a great standing relationship with NYU, having co-sponsored events such as Wokai’s Film Screening of “Young & Restless in China” earlier this year.
Yet it was still an unexpected delight to discover that NYU’s HKSA had chosen Wokai as the charity organization of choice for their annual cultural event: Sensations 2k9. The event showcased a NYU original production of “Trouble on Temple Street”, in addition to live performances by singers, dancers and martial artists. And all proceeds of the night were donated to Wokai.
Wokai Impact
With that, I along with several other NY-Wokai reps, Sarah Miller, Ji Li and Ophilia Chow embarked to the event on April 24, 2009 at the NYU Kimmel Center to help spread awareness on microfinance and Wokai.
What I found to be most exciting about this event, were the participants themselves. It was great to see that people at such a young age becoming so interested and involved in microfinance. What was particularly stimulating; was that these young adults were incredibly eager to jump past learning about microfinance just as a theoretical topic. These students were ready to delve into the world of microfinance on a real world basis and roll up their sleeves in a working capacity. Theirs was a level of enthusiasm I hadn’t seen in quite some time. And something I look forward to in the coming years.
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