ELDORADO AAPI MUSICAL CELEBRATION!

 

4/5                The First Emperor

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3                   How Far I'll Go

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1/2                Count on Me

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K                   Salvalivali

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            "The First Emperor"

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Qin Shi Huangdi was the first emperor of China.

He lived nearly 23 centuries ago.

 

What was happening before?

7 kingdoms were at war.

When Qin Shi Huangdi was thirteen,

His father died and made him king.

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Qin Shi Huangdi was the first emperor of China.

He lived nearly 23 centuries ago.

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One by one the kingdoms fell,

His army grew more powerful,

In one kingdom there was a quake

That left it weak for Qin to take.

 

Qin Shi Huangdi was the first emperor of China.

He lived nearly 23 centuries ago.

 

Under the unification,

No one got an education.

Reading was against the rules,

So were books and having schools.

 

Qin Shi Huangdi was the first emperor of China.

He lived nearly 23 centuries ago.

 

Though he ruled by brutal force,

Qin Shi Huangdi set the course,

For using common currency,

And standard ways of measuring.

 

Qin Shi Huangdi was the first emperor of China.

He lived nearly 23 centuries ago.

 

During the first emperor’s days,

Canals were built and new highways,

The first Great Wall of China too,

Evidence of what was true.

 

Qin Shi Huangdi was the first emperor of China.

He lived nearly 23 centuries ago.

 

In nineteen seventy four,

Farmers digging found a door

Into ancient history

With a great discovery.

 

Qin Shi Huangdi was the first emperor of China.

He lived nearly 23 centuries ago.

 

In a tomb under the ground,

A Terracotta army found,

Life-sized soldiers, horses too,

Made of clay for you know who?

 

Qin Shi Huangdi, Qin Shi Huangdi, Qin Shi Huangdi.

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                      "Citizen of the Universe"

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Ruth Asawa:      "I hold no hostilities for what happened;

                          I blame no one.

                          Sometimes good comes through  adversity.

                          I would not be who I am today

                          had it not been for the Internment,

                          and I like who I am."

        

My name is Ruth Asawa,

I was born in California,

And my parents were born in Japan.

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I am female, yes.

And I am Japanese-American,

But first I am an artist in the world,

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My name is Ruth Asawa,

Citizen of the Universe.

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Her family leased a farm in Norwalk,

Outside of L.A.,

Ruth came along in 1926,

January 24th was her birthday,

The fourth of seven children,

They all would lend a hand,

Growing fruits and vegetables,

On someone else’s land.

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My Name is Ruth Asawa.

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Her name is Ruth Asawa,

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Citizen of the Universe.

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Haiku:              We break the rich earth,

                        And lay the seeds in their beds,

                        Working to make life.

 

​When Ruth was in the third grade,

Her artwork was displayed,

Her teacher Mrs. Morrison,

Praised the drawings she made.

She even won a contest,

With a picture of Miss Liberty,

Saturdays she went to Japanese school,

Studying language and calligraphy.

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My Name is Ruth Asawa.

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Her name is Ruth Asawa,

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Citizen of the Universe.

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Haiku:              Her arm reaches up,

                        To heavens from the nation,

                        Through the air we share.

 

Japan bombed Pearl Harbor,

In 1941,

USA involvement,

In WWII was begun,

People who were Japanese,

Were taken by the FBI,  

Her daddy was sent to New Mexico,

They didn’t even have a chance to say “good-bye.”

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My Name is Ruth Asawa.

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Her name is Ruth Asawa,

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Citizen of the Universe.

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Haiku:              They fell from the sky,

                        And changed our world just like that,

                        Why must there be bombs?

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Thousands of people were taken,

to the Santa Anita Racetrack,

They were forced to live in

stables, that's a fact.

For six months they were held there,

Without any question of law,

Ruth met other prisoners,

Artists who helped improve her skill to draw.

 

My Name is Ruth Asawa.

 

Her name is Ruth Asawa,

 

Citizen of the Universe.

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Haiku:              Freedom state of mind,

                        Our imagination is,

                        A real salvation.

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They were moved to Arkansas,

Where they spent the next few years,

Ruth made art whenever she could,

Smiling when there could’ve been tears.

She edited the paper,

For the high school in intern camp,

When Ruth earned a scholarship,

She felt just like a champ.

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My name is Ruth Asawa,

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Her name is Ruth Asawa,

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I was born in California,

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She was born in California,

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And my parents were born in Japan.

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I am female, yes.

And I am Japanese-American,

But first I am an artist in the world,

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My name is Ruth Asawa,

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                     "My Last Farewell"

                            José Rizal

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Farewell, my adored Land, region of the sun caress'd,

Pearl of the Orient Sea, our Eden lost,

With gladness I give thee my Life, sad and repress'd;

And were it more brilliant, more fresh and at its best,

I would still give it to thee for thine welfare at most.

 

This is the final farewell,

Of a hero named José Rizal,

Novelist, artist, naturalist, 

Teacher, ophthalmologist as well,

Whose light was eclipsed by imperialists,

José Rizal.

 

Pinipintuho kong Bayan ay paalam,

Lupang iniirog ng sikat ng araw,

mutyang mahalaga sa dagat Silangan,

kaluwalhatiang sa ami'y pumanaw.

 

This is the final farewell,

Of a hero named José Rizal,

Revolutionary of the late Nineteenth Century,

From Calamba, Laguna,

Whose light still shines bright at the heart of a country,

José Rizal, José Rizal, Doctor José Rizal.

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Festival of Lights

By Kiah

 

 

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Diwali, a festival of lights!

 

There are fire crackers,

 

Rangoli,

 

Henna,

 

5 Days of Diwali, 5 Days of Diwali!

 

 

There are diyas everywhere on all 5 nights,

 

Goddess Lakshmi comes to bless our home,

 

And Rama comes back with his wife Sita and brother to Diwali.

 

wali.

 

A festival of lights!

A festival of lights!

A festival of lights, Diwali.

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     "Savalivali means Go for a Walk"

 

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Savalivali means go for a walk

Tautalatala means too much talk

Alofa ia te oe means I love you

Take it easy, faifai lemu

 

Teine manaia means pretty girl

Ta’amilomilo means around the world

Whisper to me means musumusu maia

Oi aue, means my, oh my

 

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E ua malie o, avane i le malo

E le faia so’u loto

A e tu’u lou finagalo

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"Savalivali means Go for a Walk"

 

 

Savalivali means go for a walk

Tautalatala means too much talk

Alofa ia te oe means I love you

Take it easy, faifai lemu

 

Teine manaia means pretty girl

Ta’amilomilo means around the world

Whisper to me means musumusu maia

Oi aue, means my, oh my

 

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E ua malie o, avane i le malo

E le faia so’u loto

A e tu’u lou finagalo

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"Count on Me"

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OOh-oh

If you ever find yourself stuck in the middle of the sea
I'll sail the world to find you
If you ever find yourself lost in the dark and you can't see
I'll be the light to guide you

We'll find out what we're made of
When we are called to help our friends in need

You can count on me like one, two, three
I'll be there
And I know when I need it, I can count on you like four, three, two
And you'll be there
'Cause that's what friends are supposed to do, oh, yeah
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, yeah, yeah

If you tossin' and you're turnin' and you just can't fall asleep
I'll sing a song beside you
And if you ever forget how much you really mean to me
Every day I will remind you, oh

We'll find out what we're made of
When we are called to help our friends in need

You can count on me like one, two, three
I'll be there
And I know when I need it, I can count on you like four, three, two
And you'll be there
'Cause that's what friends are supposed to do, oh, yeah
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, yeah, yeah

You'll always have my shoulder when you cry
I'll never let go, never say goodbye
You know

You can count on me like one, two, three
I'll be there
And I know when I need it I can count on you like four, three, two
And you'll be there
'Cause that's what friends are supposed to do, oh, yeah
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh

You can count on me 'cause I can count on you

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                         How Far I'll Go

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I've been staring at the edge of the water
Long as I can remember
Never really knowing why
I wish I could be the perfect daughter
But I come back to the water no matter how hard I try

Every turn I take, every trail I track
Every path I make, every road leads back
To the place I know where I cannot go
Where I long to be

See the line where the sky meets the sea?
It calls me
And no one knows how far it goes
If the wind in my sail on the sea stays behind me
One day I'll know
If I go, there's just no telling how far I'll go

I know everybody on this island seems so happy on this island
Everything is by design
I know everybody on this island has a role on this island
So maybe I can roll with mine

I can lead with pride, I can make us strong
I'll be satisfied if I play along
But the voice inside sings a different song
What is wrong with me?

See the light as it shines on the sea?
It's blinding
But no one knows how deep it goes
And it seems like it's calling out to me, so come find me
And let me know
What's beyond that line, will I cross that line?

See the line where the sky meets the sea?
It calls me
And no one knows how far it goes
If the wind in my sail on the sea stays behind me
One day I'll know how far I'll go

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