The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday announced that it will hold a song contest for children focusing on Southeast Asian languages.
The preliminary competitions, which begin on Sept. 4, are to be held in New Taipei City, Taipei, Yilan, Taichung, Yunlin, Tainan, Kaohsiung and Pingtung Couty.
The top two finishers from each competition will compete in the finals on Dec. 11.
Participants must sing one song in a Southeast Asian language and another in Mandarin or Taiwanese, the DPP said.
Children could perform the songs with one or both parents, but may also enter on their own.
The goal of the contest is to encourage the children of Southeast Asian immigrants to take pride in their mother tongues and showcase the diversity of Taiwan’s culture, DPP Secretary-General Hung Yao-fu (洪耀福) said.
The top three winners in each contest as well as in the finals will receive cash prizes, DPP Department of Women’s Development Director Tsai Wan-fen (蔡宛芬) said.
First-place winners in the preliminary contests will receive NT$10,000, second-place winners will receive NT$6,000 and the third-place winners NT$3,000. The winners in the finals will receive NT$30,000, NT$20,000 and NT$10,000 respectively, the DPP said.
Applications for the contests are being accepted this week. The deadline is Friday.
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