11/09/2026
【✨ 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗻𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗣𝗛𝗘𝗡-𝗜𝗖𝗛 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲】
As a founding member of the Asia-Pacific Higher Education Network for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage (APHEN0ICH), the Centre’s representative Daisy Yeung, recently attended the APHEN-ICH International Forum in Hanoi. The forum brought together heritage practitioners, researchers, and community innovators from across the Asia-Pacific to explore the vital intersection of intangible cultural heritage, community, and cultural industries.
The field trip to Đông Hồ and Bát Tràng villages were truly inspiring. We watched young and old artisans thoughtfully blending traditional wisdom and skills with contemporary innovation. We visited a community-initiated museum where a villager of the newer generation was passionately introducing visitors to heritage practices in fluent English. We visited in artisans' homes hearing their honest reflections on sustaining their craft in today's world.
Three things we're taking away:
✊ 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴. When young people see viable futures in heritage work, transmission happens naturally.
🎓 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀. We can't study heritage from a distance. We need to be embedded in communities, supporting practitioners and amplifying their voices.
🤝 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. Heritage communities need economic viability and cultural integrity.
We're committed to deepening CCSG's engagement with heritage communities and networks across the Asia-Pacific. Heritage work is community work—and it demands partnership and creativity.
