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Making connections around the world with food
International Student Organization tries new theme for annual festival
Rose Obita
Issue date: 4/4/07 Section: News
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The food festival is organized annually by the International student organization on campus. It will be held this April 15 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Teres Shrestha, a graduate assistant for the International Student Services Office and also part of the ISO board is one of the students actively participating in the event.
"This time we are having a different theme. Before we had a formal buffet system, but this time we will have a street festival theme," Shrestha said.
There will also be entertainment that the studnets hope will be enjoyable to the public.
"We are having two bands playing their native songs, but they will sing English songs too," Shrestha said.
Culture always entails some form of artwork and the international community on campus wishes to display some form of their art.
"There will be few stalls selling stuff from home like ornaments and handicrafts," Shrestha said.
The festival has received various supports from the international community.
"We have around 80 volunteers out of 230 international students," Shrestha said.
Getting involved in such activities always opens up other doors to many students from all races and cultures. Navin Pokhrel, a sophomore computer science student and part of the I.S.O board is excited about the festival.
"I think that the Marshall community and SMSU should know who international students are, where they are from, what their culture is and tradition and should truly get to know the meaning of diversity," Pokhrel said.
Luya Sodmandakh a freshman political science student also agrees with Pokhrel.
"It is a very important opportunity to share our culture, what we eat and the way we live. It is also a very knowledgeable experience for both international, native students and community members," Sodmandakh said.
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