MGY Sets Up Booth at Maryland Asian Night Market to Showcase Taiwanese Culture
MGY 於馬里蘭大型亞洲聯合夜市市集設攤介紹臺灣文化
Taiwanese Night Market Games Captivate Crowds at the Event
臺灣夜市遊戲吸引眾多遊客駐足
FASCA DC Students Showcase Taiwan to the Mainstream Community
FASCA DC 學員向主流社會介紹臺灣
FASCA 學員於暑假即將結束前夕，參與由 Millennial Global Youth 臺頑青少年基金會於馬里蘭大型亞洲聯合夜市市集的臺灣夜市攤位。活動現場共有25,000人參加，FASCA DC是唯一一個臺灣文化攤位，近期推廣臺灣文化已經在 DMV 打亮聲響，主辦單位特別邀請加入本此次大型盛會；由FASCA 進行設攤介紹正港臺灣味夜市遊戲，將臺灣最有魅力最好玩最好逛的夜市遊戲介紹給主流民眾。
本次夜市遊戲包括「棒球九宮格」、「撈金魚」、「臺灣小吃戳戳樂」。「棒球九宮格」為臺灣夜市重點特色遊戲，深受民眾歡迎，這次特別綁上氣球棒球棒，令人有身處臺灣夜市之感。「撈金魚」則採用塑膠五彩金魚而不是真的金魚，展現對環保和愛護動物意識。「戳戳樂」的部份，FASCA 學員，事先將六個臺灣小吃圖片貼在轉輪上，包括小籠包、珍珠奶茶、刈包、滷肉飯、剉冰、肉圓，現場民眾在轉輪之後必須要讀出這些臺灣小吃的名稱；許多美國當地民眾對於搓搓樂的禮物內容充滿了好奇心，也表示第一次認識到，原來臺灣的夜市遊戲這麼有趣。
夜晚臺上的樂團繼續熱情表演，微風搭配著各類夜市串燒和珍珠奶茶，也讓現場更添傳統亞洲夜市的風味。最近在美國十分流行亞洲夜市風味和各類小吃，不少美國民眾也對臺灣夜市遊戲的趣味度相當讚賞，華府FASCA學員也在現場邀請大家未來有機會要來臺灣福爾摩沙旅遊觀光。
僑務電子報報導 (2022-08-31)
On the eve of the end of summer vacation, FASCA members participated in the Taiwan Night Market booth at a large-scale Asian Night Market festival in Maryland, organized by the MGY Foundation. The event drew 25,000 attendees, and FASCA DC stood out as the only booth dedicated to Taiwanese culture. Having built a strong reputation for cultural promotion in the DMV area recently, the chapter was specially invited by the organizers to join this major event. FASCA set up stalls to introduce "authentic Taiwanese-style" night market games, bringing the most charming, fun, and popular aspects of Taiwan's night markets to the mainstream public.
The featured games included "Baseball Nine-Square Grid," "Goldfish Scooping," and "Taiwanese Snack Poke-a-Prize" (Chuo-Chuo-Le). The Baseball Nine-Square Grid, a staple of Taiwanese night markets, was highly popular; the addition of inflatable baseball bats gave participants the feeling of being right in the heart of a Taiwanese night market. For Goldfish Scooping, colorful plastic fish were used instead of live ones, demonstrating environmental awareness and animal welfare. For the Poke-a-Prize game, FASCA members prepared a spinning wheel featuring images of six famous Taiwanese snacks: soup dumplings (Xiao Long Bao), pearl milk tea, pork belly buns (Gua Bao), braised pork rice, shaved ice, and meat brawls (Ba-Wan). Participants were required to read the names of these snacks after spinning the wheel. Many local residents were curious about the prizes inside the Poke-a-Prize boxes and remarked that this was their first time realizing how entertaining Taiwanese night market games can be.
As the night progressed, bands continued their energetic performances on stage. The evening breeze, combined with various night market skewers and pearl milk tea, added to the traditional Asian night market atmosphere. With Asian night markets and street foods becoming highly popular in the U.S. recently, many Americans expressed great appreciation for the fun nature of Taiwanese games. FASCA DC members also took the opportunity to invite everyone to visit the beautiful island of Taiwan, Formosa, in the future.
OCAC News (2022-08-31)
