Monday, March 9.1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section A·Page 3
Students taste culture at Asian celebration
Music, fashion presentations draw 200 people
The Daizu Girls perform a traditional dance from the Dai ethnic group in Southwest of China. Saturday, the Asian Action Alliance held its festival, the "Taste of Asia," at Ecumenical Christian Ministries. Staff photographer/KANSAN
By Sara Anderson sanderson@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
Individual expression created a feeling of Asian unity during Saturday's Multicultural Night.
The presentation, the final event of the week-long Asian-American Festival, took place Saturday night at the Ecumenical Christian Ministries. While the festival was in its seventh year, Saturday marked the club's first Multicultural Night.
The event, "A Taste of Asia," included an Asian fashion show, song and dance presentations, information tables highlighting different Asian groups and samplings of Asian cuisine.
Two hundred people attended and eight Asian organizations participated.
John Werhoa, public relations chair for the Asian American Student Union and Lawrence senior, said the attendance was terrific.
"We only expected about 100-150 people, so it exceeded our expectations," he said. "It went really well and people had a fun time. They laughed and learned and it was a good ending to a good week."
Yen Zeng, president of the Asian American Student Union and Winfield junior, said that Multicultural Night would become an annual event.
"It was a great success," she said. "Every group contributed to make it successful. We hope that more groups will participate in the future."
Weroha said the night allowed each group a chance to display their own traditions while being part of the cohesive Asian community.
"It's important to hold on to our own culture while appreciating others," he said. "The event went really well and people had fun. We laughed and learned; it was a good ending to a good week."
Sridhar Sunderam, Madras,
India, graduate student and president of the Cultural India Club,
said he was glad the club was asked to participate.
"The idea was to focus attention on your club or organization while being part of the group," he said.
Kate Fanning, Cheyenne, Wyo., freshman, said the Multicultural Night was informative and intriguing.
"I thought it was a really interesting experience to be able to experience all the different cultures in one setting," she said. "We always see them as the same but they're really quite unique."
The Multicultural Night was
"We only expected about 100-150 people, so it exceeded our expectations. It went really well and people had a fun time. They laughed and learned and it was a good ending to a good week."
John Weroha
public relations chair for the Asian American Student Union
sponsored by the Asian-American Student Union, Chinese Student Association, Scholars and Friendship Association, Vietnamese Student Association, Malaysian Student Association, Cultural Indian Club, Indonesian Student Association and Hong Kong-Macau Association.
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