"Facial Equality" Hakka Language Video Contest: Using Images to Speak Out for Appearance Differences
National Central University's Department of Hakka Language and Social Sciences, in collaboration with the Sunshine Social Welfare Foundation, launched the "It's Okay to Be Different" (無共樣乜做得) Hakka language video contest. University students are invited to create videos in Hakka to advocate for facial equality and speak out against appearance-based discrimination, with a top prize of NT$20,000.
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(Central News Agency reporter Hsu Chih-wei, Taipei, 11th) National Central University's Department of Hakka Language and Social Sciences, in collaboration with the Sunshine Social Welfare Foundation, launched the "It's Okay to Be Different" (無共樣乜做得) Hakka language video contest. With a top prize of NT$20,000, the contest invites university students to create videos in Hakka to use images to speak out for appearance differences.
National Central University announced today in a press release that the Sunshine Social Welfare Foundation is dedicated to advocating the concept of "facial equality," deeply rooted in campuses for a long time, and continuously conducting social education. It hopes that "appearance characteristics" will no longer be a reason for exclusion or discrimination for people with facial disfigurements, and that an inclusive generation where every face can receive fair treatment and equal respect will arrive.
National Central University is located in Taoyuan City, which has the largest Hakka population in Taiwan. In 2003, it established the world's first Hakka College, dedicated to deepening academic research in Hakka language, literature, history, society, and culture, while actively engaging in exchanges with international Hakka academic communities, gradually becoming an important base for international Hakka studies.
The Department of Hakka Language and Social Sciences at National Central University, in collaboration with the Sunshine Social Welfare Foundation, is launching the "It's Okay to Be Different" (meaning "It's okay to be different") facial equality Hakka language video contest for the first time. It hopes to cultivate students' awareness of equality through video creation, jointly speak out for justice, and jointly build a friendly society where everyone can freely be themselves without being limited by their appearance.
The organizers stated that "It's Okay to Be Different" is not only a call for entries but also an action to gather the creativity of the younger generation to narrate in Hakka language, to work towards reducing inequality caused by appearance, and to speak out for differences. The event also plans two empowerment lectures, from issue recognition to practical video creation, accompanying students to gradually develop ideas and implement them, transforming ideas into impactful works.
The "It's Okay to Be Different" contest is open for submissions from now until May 26. University and college students can register individually or as a team. Participants must produce videos centered on promoting facial equality and create them in Hakka language, with a top prize of NT$20,000. (Editor: Chen Jen-hua) 1150511
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(Central News Agency reporter Hsu Chih-wei, Taipei, 11th) National Central University's Department of Hakka Language and Social Sciences, in collaboration with the Sunshine Social Welfare Foundation, launched the "It's Okay to Be Different" (無共樣乜做得) Hakka language video contest. With a top prize of NT$20,000, the contest invites university students to create videos in Hakka to use images to speak out for appearance differences.
National Central University announced today in a press release that the Sunshine Social Welfare Foundation is dedicated to advocating the concept of "facial equality," deeply rooted in campuses for a long time, and continuously conducting social education. It hopes that "appearance characteristics" will no longer be a reason for exclusion or discrimination for people with facial disfigurements, and that an inclusive generation where every face can receive fair treatment and equal respect will arrive.
National Central University is located in Taoyuan City, which has the largest Hakka population in Taiwan. In 2003, it established the world's first Hakka College, dedicated to deepening academic research in Hakka language, literature, history, society, and culture, while actively engaging in exchanges with international Hakka academic communities, gradually becoming an important base for international Hakka studies.
The Department of Hakka Language and Social Sciences at National Central University, in collaboration with the Sunshine Social Welfare Foundation, is launching the "It's Okay to Be Different" (meaning "It's okay to be different") facial equality Hakka language video contest for the first time. It hopes to cultivate students' awareness of equality through video creation, jointly speak out for justice, and jointly build a friendly society where everyone can freely be themselves without being limited by their appearance.
The organizers stated that "It's Okay to Be Different" is not only a call for entries but also an action to gather the creativity of the younger generation to narrate in Hakka language, to work towards reducing inequality caused by appearance, and to speak out for differences. The event also plans two empowerment lectures, from issue recognition to practical video creation, accompanying students to gradually develop ideas and implement them, transforming ideas into impactful works.
The "It's Okay to Be Different" contest is open for submissions from now until May 26. University and college students can register individually or as a team. Participants must produce videos centered on promoting facial equality and create them in Hakka language, with a top prize of NT$20,000. (Editor: Chen Jen-hua) 1150511
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