October 27, 2004 >> photo by Belinda Li Yu Kikuchi, a Japanese Fan Dancer was one of the performers at the Multicultural Extravaganza by Genevieve Young >> Stalf Writer Once again, UNBC hosted the annual Multicultural Extravaganza. This event repre- sents a mirage of cultures that gives an overall appreciation of cultures around the world. There where many booths set up for stu- dents and members of the public to view this year, as. well as live entertainment. “There are a lot of interesting sites to see. Several different foods from different cultures are a mouth-watering experience, and the different shows being put of are eye-openers,” said Johnny, a ~the Caribbean,” student who was among the many that attended. Among the fun activities for stu- dents was the diversity table set up by the UNBC International Centre. Students and members of the community could come and answer questions and choose from several pre-determined answers, and each different answer would have a corresponding bead. When the questions were finished, a per- son would walk away with a multi-colored bracelet, demon- strating that everyone is different. “The community gets a better understanding of international cultures on campus, and University gives back to the com- munity,” said Carolyn Russell, Director of International Operations, when asked about the table. Fun activities were balanced with a variety of delicious ethnic foods being sold by a variety of community groups. J Booths from the community included the Sons of Norway and a booth selling traditional Filipino food. The popular treat at this booth was the Krumkaker (mean- ing crumb cake) - a cone made of eggs, butter, sugar and flour with a touch of vanilla. It’s filled with whipping cream and topped with jam; people had their choice of Blackcurrant, Saskatoon, Apple jelly, or Raspberry. There was also an African table selling African’ Caribbean cuisine such as Caribbean rice, curry chicken, and Cassava _ cake (Cassava is a root that is ground up, mixed in with coconut and pineapple. “All money raised by this table ‘goes to help support Black History Month, and hurricane victims in said Keisha Morong, who was explaining her culture at the table. The entertainment at_ the Multicultural Extravaganza UNBC hosts Multiculturalism Extravaganza included a Kimono fashion show, courtesy of the Japanese Club, which also invited people to come into the Women’s center to partici- pate in a traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony. “It's a pleasure to help in this event, and let people experience the different cultures of the world,” Said Ami Hagiwara, the Kimono fashion show organizer, and Professor of Japanese lan- guage here at UNBC. Other entertainment included a Mexican Folkdance, a performance from the UNBC Choir, a tradition- al East Indian Dance by Dimple — Joshi, as well as a combination of Indian/Hiphop preformed by ‘It’s a pleasure to help in this event, and let people experience the dif- ferent cultures of the world,” Said Ami Hagiwara Misha Bahnwani, Herpreet Minhas, Attajaan Ramji (a, choreo- grapher with 16 years experience), Karima Damji, Aisha Damji and Nabila Damji. According to the dancers, it only took a couple of days to come up with the dance and learn it because they are all experienced dancers, who have years of experience and have loved to dance from childhood. Everyone in attendance agreed that the Multicultural Extravaganza was a great idea because not only does a person walk away with a better under- standing of the cultures around the world, they walk away with a bet- ter understanding of the cultures that are right here on our campus. 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