[Vcsa-announcements] Lunar New Year Festival

[William Caganap]

LUNAR NEW YEAR FESTIVAL

Featuring Victor Kim of Quest Crew 

Presented by Asian Pacific Student Programs




Tuesday, February 1
UCR Belltower
6pm-9pm



 

Lunar New Year is the most important of many
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_holidays> traditional
Asian holidays. In China, this day is called
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lantern_Festival> Lantern Festival. Numerous
Asian countries celebrate Lunar New Year, some including China, Vietnam,
Laos, Korea, and Indonesia. This year the Lunar New Year of 2011 falls on
February 3, 2011 and marks the Year of the Rabbit in China and the Year of
the Cat in Vietnam.  The Rabbit is the fourth position in the Chinese zodiac
and is known to be a lucky sign.  


Student Clubs & Organizations performing or tabling at the Festival include:
alpha Kappa Delta Phi, Anthropology Club, Alpha Phi Omega, Bengali Student
Alliance, Chinese Martial Arts Club, Chinese Student Association, Filipinos
in Health Science, Korean American Student Association, KSA Hanoori, Hmong
Student Association, Katipunan,  Pi Delta Psi, Pacific Islander Student
Alliance, Riverside Origami, Senryu Taiko, Social Justice Alliance, Students
for Chinatown, Taiwanese American Student Association, Teo-Cheew
Association, Thai Student Union, Vietnamese Student Association

Food being sold by groups:  samosas, pizza, Thai tea, Spam masubi, Korean
BBQ, Lumpia, fried bananas and more!!!

 

Open to UCR students, faculty and staff only!!!

 

For more information contact Asian Pacific Student Programs   244 Costo Hall
* 951.827.7272 * www.apsp.ucr.edu

 

 

William Caganap

Program Coordinator

Asian Pacific Student Programs

244 Costo Hall

University of California, Riverside

Riverside, CA  92521

 

 

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