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Experience Continental Culture with Asian Night

by EMMA GABBERT, CSU Public Relations Assistant

Ten countries from across Asia will be featured at this year’s Asian Night hosted by the Kearney Center for International Students and the International Student Association i

The festival will be Saturday, Nov. 9, from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The beginning of the festival will be in the Centennial Student Union Hearth Lounge where food from various Asian countries will be served.

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The evening’s program will be at 6 p.m. in the CSU Ballroom with studenta performers from eight different recognized student organizations (RSOs) providing cultural entertainment.

Stephanie Gonzalez, the Assistant Director for the Kearney Center for International Student Services shares why students should consider emerging themselves into international festivals and events.

‘The focus of the International Center is to promote diversity and inclusion. These events can help us learn about different cultures and countries people otherwise wouldn’t know anything about.‘

– Stephanie Gonzalez, the Assistant Director for the Kearney International Center

Currently about 1300 international students from more than 90 different countries attend Minnesota State University, Mankato.

“These opportunities offer the chance for students to experience and appreciate cultures other than their own,” Gonzalez said.

Kearney International Center hosts two cultural events – one single country and one continent – each semester called “signature nights.” This semester’s signature nights were Japan Night and Asian night. Next semester, signature nights will be Sri Lanka and Africa.

Tickets are currently being sold online. They cost $10 with a complimentary meal that includes a wide variety of cuisine from several Asian cultures. You may also buy tickets at the door.

As with most events hosted by the international center, the festival is open to all students and the surrounding Mankato community. Tickets are still available and can be obtained in the link below.

https://secure2.mnsu.edu/eventsconferences/login.aspx?EventID=2530

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Published by Emma Gabbert

Emma Gabbert is a junior with a major in Mass Communication and a double minor in Political Science and Marketing. She started working for the CSU Communications team in September 2019 as the Public Relations Assistant and now works as a media consultant for the Centennial Student Union. She has been involved with media since high school where she was a member of her high school news and video production team. She is currently a College of Arts and Humanities Senator for Student Government at Minnesota State Mankato and also serves as the Media Manager for Student Government. Emma G. is involved in a large number of organizations such as; Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA), Maverick Machine Pep Band, Women for Global Leadership Board, SAGE, Women of Action, College Democrats and iGNiTE MNSU: Women in Politics. In March 2020, Emma G. started working for Whisker Media, a pet public relations agency, as a Digital Content Specialist. She plans to continue this job after graduation. Her ideal future career is to be the Public Relations Director for a political campaign or a Public Relations Manager at a large corporation in the Twin Cities or Washington D.C.

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