{"id":308792,"date":"2019-09-26T06:01:32","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T20:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=308792"},"modified":"2019-09-26T06:01:32","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T20:01:32","slug":"tsl-foundation-applauds-company-promoting-local-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/tsl-foundation-applauds-company-promoting-local-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"TSL Foundation applauds company promoting local culture"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Vicente, third right, and Tanya Salas, second right, join TanHoldings executives and employees and Tahine\u2019s TV Production models for a group photo during the awards presentation in last month\u2019s inaugural Saipan Chamber of Commerce Pitchfest at the Hyatt Regency Saipan. (Contributed Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Tan Siu Lin Foundation selected Tahine\u2019s TV Production as the winner of the Champion Investor Award at the inaugural Saipan Chamber of Commerce Pitchfest for promoting the local culture.<\/p>\n

Owned by the husband-and-wife tandem of Vicente and Tanya Salas, Tahine\u2019s TV Production was among the eight finalists in last month\u2019s Pitchfest, which the chamber organized to give entrepreneurs an opportunity to share their ideas with a panel of judges and an audience and win seed money to grow or launch their business. <\/p>\n

Vicente Salas said Tahine\u2019s services include having clients wear indigenous\/cultural outfits and immersing themselves in role-playing scenes about the traditional day-to-day life unique to the Marianas. The experience, which is available for both tourists and residents, is documented in photos and videos.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is an absence of a cultural experience tourism service in the local market that specifically allows customers to immerse themselves in Marianas culture by dressing up in indigenous cultural attire for photo shoots. This type of tourism experience is prevalent in many other countries in the Pacific, Middle East and the continental U.S., particularly the southwestern states, where they are referred to as \u2018old timey\u2019 or \u2018old Western\u2019 themed photo shoots,\u201d Vicente said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s high time we have an \u2018antes na tiempo\u2019 (Chamorro phrase for ancient times)themed photo and video service out here in the Marianas. We created a platform for locals and tourists alike to capture and eternally relive in pictures the timeless and priceless experience of authentic indigenous Chamorro and Carolinian cultures, and even elements of contemporary Marianas culture,\u201d added Tanya Salas, who also owns a fashion company that makes and sells traditional jewelry and accessories.<\/p>\n

The TSL Foundation, the charitable arm of TanHoldings, believes that Tahine\u2019s TV Production not only offers tourists a unique cultural experience in the Marianas, but also encourages the promotion and preservation of the islands\u2019 local culture.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a very rich culture and it\u2019s a great concept integrating models in indigenous attire into video footage and photographs to highlight our local heritage,\u201d said TanHoldings Corporate Affairs\u2019 Community Relations director Carline Sablan.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe congratulate Tahine\u2019s TV Production for winning the Champion Investor Award. We hope that this award will help take the business to the next level,\u201d she added. \u201cIt was quite evident from the presentations that the finalists have the energy and passion to pursue their dreams of becoming entrepreneurs. We look forward to next year\u2019s great business ideas.\u201d (PR)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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