Monday, March 13. 2000
The University Daily Kansan
Section A·Page 7
Asian gala gives taste of cultures
By Mike Hoffman
writer@konsan.com
Kansan staff writer
The Asian-American Student Union and other multicultural student organizations held the third annual Taste of Asia event Saturday night, which also was the conclusion of the Asian-American Festival at the University of Kansas.
Soebur Razzaque, president of the Bangladesh Students Association and Dahka, Bangladesh, graduate student, said attendance was down this year. Between 400 and 500 people attended. "It wasn't as grand as last year," he said.
Still, the event, which was held at the Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave., featured a variety of Asian food. Members of the AASU, the Bangladesh Students Association, the Chinese Student and Scholar Friendship Association, the Korean Student Association, the Taiwanese Student Association and the Indonesian Student Organization provided foods from their respective countries.
"This was a time to bring American friends to a different culture that they may not see every day," said Nathan Chou, a Springfield, Mo., senior who attended the event.
The food varied from white rice to a Bangladeshi dish called samosa, which is a deep-fried dumpling filled with beef, potatoes and other vegetables.
Following the culinary exhibition at the ECM, the organizations gathered at the Kansas Union Ballroom and demonstrated customs including martial arts demonstrations and fashion and dance shows.
Lindy Ruble, a member of the Korean Student Association and a Lenexa freshman, said the festival was a good way for various Asian cultures that were represented on campus to get together and show aspects of their heritages.
The Korean Student Association put on the martial arts demonstration. Dustin Smoot, Chanute senior, was a participant.
"It was an opportunity to show people the different techniques we get to learn as black belts in tae kwon do," he said.
As part of the demonstration, the grand master broke a block with his head.
"That was most impressive," Smoot said. "But if you really understand tae kwon do, you would not really be shocked."
Weili Wu, Lawrence junior, models a Taiwanese dress at the Asian-American Festival. Saturday's events at the Kansas Union Ballroom and Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave., included a dinner that offered Vietnamese, Korean, Indian and other cuisines. Photo by Jamie Roper/KANSAN
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