Celebrating the Chinese and Indian culture in Milwaukee

TMJ4 News is celebrating Chinese and Indian culture with a special!

GOOD AFTERNOON, I'M CHARLESBENSON.

THANK YOU FOR JOININGUS FOR ANOTHER 3-30 SPECIAL...AND I'M CAROLE MEEKINS.

WE ARECONTINUING WITH OUR SERIES OFHIGHLIGHTING MILWAUKEE'SETHNIC FESTIVALS.

TODAY WECELEBRATE CHINESE AND INDIANCULTURE... BY BRINGING THEDRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL AND INDIAFEST INTO YOUR HOME.EVERY SUMMER, THE MILWAUKEEDRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL IS PACKEDFULL OF BRIGHT COLORS --CULTURAL DANCES -- AND OFCOURSE -- DRAGON BOAT RACINGTO TELL US MORE ABOUT THEEVENT IS FESTIVAL PROGRMDIRECTOR LYNNETTE LE CLAIR.THIS IS THE CHINESE FLAG...RED WITH FIVE YELLOW STARS.THE COLOR RED REPRESENTSREVOLUTION... WHILE THE FOURSMALL STARS SYMBOLIZE THESOCIAL CLASSES.

THE BIG STARSTANDS FOR THE GOVERNING PARTY.DID YOU KNOW... IN CHINESECULTURE... EVERY YEAR ISREPRESENTED BY ONE OF 12ANIMALS -- OR ZODIACSIGNS.THIS YEAR IS THE CHINESEYEAR OF THE RAT.EACH ANIMALHAS A DIFFERENT MEANING.

IT ISBELIEVED THAT EACH ZODIACDETERMINES YOUR FORTUNE FORTHE YEAR.TURNING NOW TO THE SECONDFESTIVAL WE'RE SPOTLIGHTINGTODAY.FOR THE LAST SEVERALYEARS INDIA FEST MILWAUKEE HASTAKEN OVER HUMBOLDT PARK INBAYVIEW TO CELEBRATEEVERYTHHING INDIA -- FROMDANCE TO CULTURE TO FOOD.PURNIMA NATH JOIN US NOW TOTELL US MORE ABOUT THE SUMMERFESTIVAL.THIS IS THE INDIAN FLAG --THREE EQUAL HORIZONTAL BANDSOF SAFFRON -- WHITE -- ANDGREEN WITH A BLUE CHAKRA -- A24-SPOKE-WHEEL -- CENTERED INTHE WHITE BAND.

THE WHEELSYMBOLIZES THE WHEEL OF LIFE.DID YOU KNOW -- INDIA GAINEDITS INDEPENDENCE FROM BRITISHRULE IN 19-47.

IT IS THESECOND MOST POPULOUS COUNTRY-- BEHIND CHINA -- WITH MORETHAN 1-POINT-3 BILLION PEOPLE.CHESS WAS INVENTED IN INDIA.THE ORIGINS OF YOGA CAN BETRACED TO THE INDUS VALLEYCIVILIZATION AND HAS EXISTEDFOR MORE THAN 5-YEARS.COMING UP -- WE'LL GET YOURMOUTH WATERING-WE'LL FEATUREINDIAN AND CHINESE COOKING.HERE'S A LIVE LOOK ATBOLLYWOOD GRILL DOWNTOWN.THAT'S NEXT, AS WE CONTINUE TOEXPLORE OUR CITY'S ETHNICFESTIVALS.ACROSS ALL CULTURES, COOKINGAND EATING MEALS IS A WAY FORFAMILIES TO COME TOGETHER.FOOD PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE--WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LOOKAT INDIAN AND CHINESE FOOD...WE'LL START WITH AN INDIANRESTAURANTNOW WE'RE GOING TO TURN TOCHINESE CUISINE....JOINING USNOW IS GEOFFREY XUE WITH THEMILWAUKEE CHINESE COMMUNITYNOW TURNING TO INDIANDISHES....GODWIN FERNANDES ANDBOBBY SINGH JOINS US LIVEFROM BOLLYWOOD GRILL ONJACKSON STREET IN MILWAUKEE.IT'S SERVING UP INDIAN CUISINE.COMING UP -- WE'RE GOING TODIVE INTO THE HIGHLIGHT OFDRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL: THEDRAGON BOAT RACES!

PLUS --WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LIVEPERFORMANCE.

ALL THAT'S NEXT.ONE OF THE MOST NOTABLE EVENTSAT DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL: THEDRAGON BOAT RACES!

PEOPLE LINETHE LAKESHORE IN THE SUMMER TOWATCH THE PADDLERS PUT THEIRBEST EFFORT FORWARD IN HOPESOF HAROLD FALLAK WITHROCKWELL AUTOMATION... ONE OFTHE EVENT'S SPONSORS..

JOINSUS NOW TO TALK ABOUT THOSECOLORFUL BOATS AND COMPETITIVERACES.harold fallick with rockwellfallick with haroldfallick with rockwellautomation rockwell fallickwith rockwell automationthanks for joining usNOW TO A LIVENOW TO A LIVE PERFORMANCE BYPERHAPS A LESSER KNOWNACTIVITY IN THE CHINESECULTURE: CHINESE YOYO.JOININGME AGAIN IS GEOFFREY XUE WITHTHE MILWAUKEE CHINESECOMMUNITY CENTER... AND THECENTER'S YOYO PERFORMANCETEAM.

THEIR AGES RANGE FROM 11TO 16.

THEY'RE GOING TO PUT APERFORMANCE ON HERE FOR US.WHILE THEY'RE SHOWING USCHINESE YOYO.... GEOFFREY CANYOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUTIT?AND AS WE SAID -- BOTH DRAGONBOAT FEST AND INDIA FEST WILLRETURN IN 20-21.ALL THISSUMMER WE WILL BE HIGHLIGHTINGTHE DIFFERENT ETHNIC FESTIVALSTHAT HAVE BEEN CANCELED DUE TOTHE CORONAVIRUS.MAKE SURE YOUTUNE IN ON FRIDAY TO SEETHANKS FOR JOINING US TODAY AT3: