2008 Woodie Awards
WPU Celebrates Asian Culture Month
Students Celebrate Heritage
JENNIFER ESPAILLAT
Issue date: 11/12/07 Section: News
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Diversity has been said to be one of the highlights of an education at William Paterson University. With more groups celebrating their culture and heritage, Asian Americans were not likely to fall behind. For the second consecutive year, the rich traditions and beliefs of the world’s largest continent were on display for everyone to enjoy.
The Asian Cultural Month committee, along with the office of Campus Activities and Student Leadership, joined forces to celebrate the traditions and culture of the Asian American community at WPU during November.
The celebrations, which took place over the course of three weeks, began with a traditional dragon dance. Those who witnessed the performance were glad to see the Asian community at WPU celebrated and acknowledged.
The festivities offered a variety of educational and recreational programs, everyone could participate in. Some of the programs included karaoke night, bubble tea tasting, cultural dancing and discussion forums.
One of the many highlights during the month thus far was the performance of “I’m Asian, American and Angry,” featuring LeLa Lee, actor and creator of Angry Little Girls, a show on the PBS national network about life from the receiving end of stereotyping.
Students can also look forward to another program before the celebrations end. Ruthie, from Real World, Hawaii visits WPU. She will talk about her cultural background and how it created conflicts during the show as she coped with her sexual orientation and her addictions.
Asian Cultural month will close on Nov. 15 with a Martial Arts exhibition in the Student Center ballroom.
The Asian Cultural Month committee, along with the office of Campus Activities and Student Leadership, joined forces to celebrate the traditions and culture of the Asian American community at WPU during November.
The celebrations, which took place over the course of three weeks, began with a traditional dragon dance. Those who witnessed the performance were glad to see the Asian community at WPU celebrated and acknowledged.
The festivities offered a variety of educational and recreational programs, everyone could participate in. Some of the programs included karaoke night, bubble tea tasting, cultural dancing and discussion forums.
One of the many highlights during the month thus far was the performance of “I’m Asian, American and Angry,” featuring LeLa Lee, actor and creator of Angry Little Girls, a show on the PBS national network about life from the receiving end of stereotyping.
Students can also look forward to another program before the celebrations end. Ruthie, from Real World, Hawaii visits WPU. She will talk about her cultural background and how it created conflicts during the show as she coped with her sexual orientation and her addictions.
Asian Cultural month will close on Nov. 15 with a Martial Arts exhibition in the Student Center ballroom.
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