GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (May 11, 2018) – The Marshall Center’s Equal Opportunity Diversity Observances Committee hosted the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Observance May 11 at the Pete Burke Community Center on Artillery Kaserne. The event was done as a cooking show with Matei Niculae, head chief at the Marshall Center Dining Facility, encouraging volunteers and guests to learn how to cook Asian and Pacific Islander food. They cooked Filipino pancit, tofu fried rice, sweet and sour shrimp with vegetables. Other items on the menu were South Pacific wiki waki woo juice, kona spiced coffee. This event was for members of the Marshall Center, U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria – Garmisch Community, and NATO School, and Edelweiss Lodge and Resort, and their family members. Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month is a celebration of the history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States. It celebrates the cultural traditions, ancestry, native languages, and unique experiences represented among more than 56 ethnic groups (speaking more than 100 languages) from Asia and the Pacific Islands who live in the United States.