Bhutanese seniors honored in Washington

Bhutanese Community Resource Center (BCRC), Washington  honored 88 seniors from five different cities amidst a special function today in Sylvester Middle School auditorium in Burien, WA.

The BCRC board members honored seniors with khada and a light refreshment during  the ‘cultural cum senior honor program’ to mark the Nepali New Year 2069 B.S.

Meanwhile, famous Nepali singer Aim Baral released his new music album saman jointly with BCRC and the Bhutanese audience in the program. All the lyrics in the album are penned by young Bhutanese lyricist Mani Sharma (Rizal).

Rizal was born in Tashidin, Dagana Bhutan and had lived in Beldangi I in Nepal. Rizal now lives in Seattle, Washington. Baral sang five of his songs including two from the new album.

The BCRC also felicitated Baral for his commitment to Nepali music and for encouraging young Bhutanese writers to bring their talents to the larger Nepali audience. Baral assured to promote Bhutanese artists and lyricists in future.

Meanwhile, a 30 minute documentary film sawadhan, produced by BCRC, was also screened with an objective to increase awareness about the telephone scams targeting the resettled Bhutanese in the US.

“This movie will prove useful to the seniors and people with limited English to know how scammers brainwash the victims,” said BCRC Chairman, Tanka Dhital. According to him, a few families have been already victimized in Washington.

Yug Dabadi, the BCRC Vice-Chair, informed the audience during the program about the Centre’s achievements and the future plans. He requested seniors to bear zero tolerance to domestic violence and suggested to seek legal help whenever situation arises.

More than five hundred resettled Bhutanese, American guests including school teachers, social workers, volunteers and friends from Nepal attended the program, funded by Seattle Neighbor to Neighbor Grant and insured by the New Future, a local charity organization.