2008 Woodie Awards
Asian Heritage Month starts by spreading the word
By: Edward Schutter
Issue date: 3/19/08 Section: News
Illinois freshman Amanda Hong was excited to help others see how diverse Asian culture is from American culture.
On Monday, she got to do that as a volunteer who handed out information and answered questions during CMU's Asian Heritage Month kickoff celebration in the lower level of the Bovee University Center.
"For me, it is helping other students understand our culture," Hong said. "They can celebrate with us while we hopefully teach them a thing or two about our culture."
Minority Student Services and the Asian Cultural Organization handed out information regarding the upcoming events during Asian Heritage Month.
Students who came by the table were given candy, information regarding the upcoming events and had any questions they might have had for the volunteers answered.
"It is important for people in America to take interest in other cultures. This especially goes for Asian culture," said Nou Her, an Auburn sophomore. "People tend to think that most Asians are from China or Japan and all look alike. In actuality, that is not right at all."
During the event, Hong and Her promoted events that are intended to teach students about the diverse number of Asian cultures. Her was extremely excited for the upcoming Soup and Substance luncheon at noon on April 2 in the UC's Maroon and Gold Room.
"Many people think that all Asian people are geeks and look like, and that is offensive," Her said. "Soup and Substance is there to show students how to distinguish differences between the cultures."
The first event taking place for the month is Iron Chef at 5 p.m. March 26 in the UC Rotunda. Hong is looking forward to it.
"It will be all of these different types of Asian foods," Hong said. "It is a taste of what Asian cultures are really like."
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On Monday, she got to do that as a volunteer who handed out information and answered questions during CMU's Asian Heritage Month kickoff celebration in the lower level of the Bovee University Center.
"For me, it is helping other students understand our culture," Hong said. "They can celebrate with us while we hopefully teach them a thing or two about our culture."
Minority Student Services and the Asian Cultural Organization handed out information regarding the upcoming events during Asian Heritage Month.
Students who came by the table were given candy, information regarding the upcoming events and had any questions they might have had for the volunteers answered.
"It is important for people in America to take interest in other cultures. This especially goes for Asian culture," said Nou Her, an Auburn sophomore. "People tend to think that most Asians are from China or Japan and all look alike. In actuality, that is not right at all."
During the event, Hong and Her promoted events that are intended to teach students about the diverse number of Asian cultures. Her was extremely excited for the upcoming Soup and Substance luncheon at noon on April 2 in the UC's Maroon and Gold Room.
"Many people think that all Asian people are geeks and look like, and that is offensive," Her said. "Soup and Substance is there to show students how to distinguish differences between the cultures."
The first event taking place for the month is Iron Chef at 5 p.m. March 26 in the UC Rotunda. Hong is looking forward to it.
"It will be all of these different types of Asian foods," Hong said. "It is a taste of what Asian cultures are really like."
news@cm-life.com
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