Don't Miss Indonesian Street Festival in New York!

TheIndonesia.id - The Indonesian Consulate General in New York held the annual cultural festival, Indonesian Street Festival (ISF), as the 76th Indonesian Independence event series. The theme was 'Indonesia Tangguh Indonesia Tumbuh,' which means 'Indonesia to grow and be strong.'

The event was held both offline and online. It started by giving awards to the New York Government and Indonesian business partners, such as the American-Indonesian Chamber of Commerce, US-ASEAN Business Council, US Chamber of Commerce, Freeport, FedEx, UPS, Deloitte, and Gojek Indonesia, for donating and delivering personal protective equipment (PPE) consisting of 176 ventilators and more than 50 containers PCR Test Kits and medical gowns.

In a written statement received in Jakarta, Wednesday, by Antara news agency, the Indonesian Consul in New York, Arifi Saiman, gave his remarks.

It was followed by Major General TNI Agoes Joesni's remarks and appreciation to the New York City Government and US business circles.

The Indonesian Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Foundation Chairman, Harjawan Balaningrath, also gave his remarks.

Many things were shown in the ISF 2021, such as music, culture, and cuisine. The participants were the Indonesian Consulate General in New York, the Indonesian Gastronomy Association (IGA), Indonesian Culinary Enthusiasts (ICE), and virtually from Swara Mahardhika Indonesia, Nusantara Kreasindo, Saung Budaya, and DWP PTRI New York (the Dancing Queens).

All participants who came to the offline event performed Angklung music instruments together and danced Poco-poco.

In addition, there was also an exhibition that showed a variety of Indonesian products and cuisines from various business groups, restaurants, and the Indonesian Diaspora community on the east coast of the United States. There were also Indonesian creative products such as jewelry and Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (UMKM) products.

The ISF 2021 activities were held in collaboration with the Indonesian Consulate General in New York, Indonesia Permanent Representative for United Nation in New York, the Indonesian Embassy in Washington DC, and the Indonesian people in New York, particularly Perwakrin USA, IDN Greater New York, and the Nusantara Foundation.