Marianne “Mimi” George Principal Investigator, The Vaka Taumako Project Around four thousand years ago, Austronesian-speaking people sailed from Taiwan into the greater Pacific. A thousand years
San Phalla Deputy Director, Books and Reading Department, Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts Chhay Davin Researcher, General Department of Cultural Technique, Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts
Anil Gandharba Musician, Gandharba Cultural Art Organization Bhansar Village in the Tanahun District, 140 kilometers west of Kathmandu, is home to the Gandharba Community, a musician
Vinod Nambiar Director, Vayali Folklore Group A History of Mat Weaving The Kurava community migrated from Tamil Nadu and settled along the banks of the Nila
Pham Cao Quy Expert, Department of Cultural Heritage, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism The painting industry and paint products in Vietnam have a long
Shrabana Datta Consultant, Social Inclusion and Tourism AJIYER Fair Trade Ltd. began working as a social business enterprise for the betterment of Bangladesh communities
Aminath Abdulla Chairperson, Maldives Authentic Crafts Cooperative Society Thundukuna is a special mat woven from reeds indigenous to the marshlands of Maldives. The reed is locally known
Monalisa Maharjan Researcher, entro Interdisciplinar de História, Culturas e Sociedades da Universidade de Évora Manandhar guthi during the Bahumata processions. Manandhars traditionally made oils
Bastien Varoutsikos, PhD International Cultural Heritage Advisor, Turquoise Mountain Shoshana Stewart CEO, Turquoise Mountain Torn apart by decades of conflict, post-2003 Afghanistan was on the
Cai Yinghong Manager, Intangible Cultural Heritage Team, National Heritage Board, Singapore Felicia Toh Assistant Manager, Intangible Cultural Heritage Team, National Heritage Board, Singapore Hawker culture
