Pop Up Multicultural Market

"Personally, it was impactful in a sense that I see people who have similar cultural backgrounds as me. As for my community, it makes my heart full to see my community come and visit us personally and support us and they also get to explore other food." Jamaica Colipapa, Filipino

"This was very entertaining and me and my family too much enjoyed it. It was very well organized. I also want to have stall next year and it's also very good opportunity to meet people from different communities. I want to thank all the people who work really hard to organize this thank you all." Shakeel Ahmad, Ahmadiyya Community

"I appreciate the opportunity to participate and be able to present songs, my English is very basic, so being able to express myself through singing is a gift that I was able to share on the day of the event thanks to you." Domingo Quijada

"We are really enjoyed and we can see and learn other culture and traditional arts including foods and songs and dances." Deih Cin ZAM (Theresa)

"I really enjoyed to see people from different cultures and their performances." Shakeel Ahmad, Ahmadiyya Community

“From the event organizer themselves, they were really hands-on and approachable. They will even drop by our booth to check if we are doing okay or if we need any help. As a first timer, they made it easier for us to set our stall given that the organizer lend us free gazebo, table and a chair. Now that we have experienced it, we now know what things to prepare, what went bad and good. This became an opportunity for us to interact with others outside our circle, opportunity to learn new things and most importantly, opportunity to create a multicultural community.” Jamaica Colipapa, Filipino

Photography - Kat Beyle www.wiphala.co.nz