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By Sarah Wolper
© 2007 BoUNCe Magazine
September 2007
The 9th annual Multicultural Awareness Fair, held last week in the Student Union, was deemed a great success by all in attendance, despite the fact that next to no multicultural awareness actually resulted from the event. Much delicious food, however, was consumed.
“Mmph. Oh god, these are soooo good,” said sophomore Janice Corrigan, as she devoured a samosa at the Indian Student Association table. “I don’t know what’s in these or how you people make them, but wow.”
Corrigan did not take a pamphlet on the upcoming Indian cultural festivals on campus, although she did take a fourth samosa and a plate of saffron rice.
Other campus cultural groups in attendance reported similar success stories, saying that the general interest was overwhelming.
“Well, nobody seemed very excited about hearing about the customs of Tet, the Vietnamese new year,” commented Hmong Tran Ngo, president of the Vietnamese Cultural Club. “But we ran out of banh bao dumplings almost immediately. Clearly, there is a strong interest in the rich cultural heritage of Vietnam.”
When interviewed, the attendees’ responses only served to reiterate the fact that cultural interest is alive and well at UNC.
“I mean, of course I’ve had Kung Pao chicken,” said junior Matt Wesley, “but I never knew that China had so many other awesome foods, like these green onion pancakes and soup dumplings. China rocks!”
“Aaarrghmmphergh,” added Wesley unintelligibly, cramming half a rice wrap in his mouth.
See also: Asian American Heritage Month? Get Real
