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Afro Asian Fusion

As you all know, the Africa Center is located in the heart of Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui region. By virtue of the work that is done by the center in Hong Kong and in Asia as a whole, we are bound to facilitate fusions between African and Asia culture on every level of our work. Fusions, in our understanding, facilitate an exchange and take up aspects of both cultures to create something new, exciting and beautiful.

Image via Essence Afro-Asian Fusion | Pattern & Texture by Essence (patternandtexturebyessence.blogspot.com)

We recently had a group of university students come to the Africa Center and exchange ideas with our team for an upcoming service learning project. One student who is originally from Hong Kong, suggested that we create events at the Center that help Africans and other ethnic minorities learn more about the culture of Hong Kong. Although, we believe that our community has ample chance to be in contact with Hong Kong culture in the city, the suggestion did show us that even this local student, felt free and open to share something as personal as her culture in the space we have created. This for us is the first step to creating a meaningful exchange and fusion.