2 Brothers Marry 2 Sisters in Seattle's Bhutanese Refugee Community

A few months ago, I filmed this story http://www.youtube.com/lendavis#p/u/9/k9Mhb6DBo2c that traced the path of Bhutanese Refugees leaving Nepal to be resettled here in Seattle Washington. Over time I've maintained my relationship with the community and recently attended this wedding ceremony with 2 brothers marrying 2 sisters. The Bhutanese Refugee community from Kent to Everett came to join the festivities. http://www.PangealityProductions.com

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[coolnepali00]

nice job, Len. you did an amazing job capturing the wedding ceremony and telling the heartfelt stories of Bhutanese living in that area. so refreshing to see people like you who go above and beyond while performing selfless acts of kindness. god bless you!

[lendavis]

Thanks for your kind comments. Glad you are enjoying. This piece is actually nominated for an Emmy award which is great. More exposure. Check out this article insidebayarea. com/news/ci_14970244

[lendavis]

You'll have to remove that space in the middle of the address, then paste into a new browser window

[fenix9885]

Dude, Len, you are the MAN! Its so awesome to see how you fuse seamlessly with these cultures and makes friends almost without effort. You do such a great job of letting people in on these cultures that people would have never been able to see. Your friendly demeanor shines from Kathmandu to Seattle :)

[lendavis]

Thanks for such positive feedback, glad you enjoy my work. Stay fresh.

[tsherique]

@kumarsa108 Our identity is Bhutanese and it is shaped by our religion, culture and our traditions. If some1 feels they should consider wearing sarees they most welcome to be in india or nepal. We are just trying to protect our sovereignity and indepence, and we will keep doing it without harming any1, but if they feel they should intrude and malign our society/principles etc of centuries old, we will stand our ground to proctect our place.

[DaCatOnTop]

cool video!

[kumarsa108]

@tsherique Actually 25% of Bhutanese do wear saris and other dress found in India and Nepal. It is only the dominat ethnic group of Bhutan that does not. It is also the government of Bhutan that tried to impose Kira and Gho on the whole population.

[tsherique]

@MsSamari ic...but we bhutanese don;t wear sarees or indian dress...we wear our national dress called Kira and Gho and we are proud to dorn these dresses.

[g7198]

well mr . whatever : its glade to hear your abeyable comment thank you :  you did a great job that we cannt do it

[MsSamari]

@tsherique its worn by nepalese people as well.