Photos from the Desi Day celebration organized by Consol’s Girl Up club on November 17. Photos by Emily Chen.
Tag: culture
Q&A: Senior Mattie Lightfoot on growth, appreciation for culture through foreign exchange experience
“It was kind of a shock at the beginning to see how little I did know.”
Q&A: Celeste Aucoin discusses love for Korean pop music, experience with culture
We’d like to K-pop the question.
Learning to love heritage kindles greater appreciation of Hindu culture
“My culture is my identity and personality. It gives me spiritual, intellectual, and emotional distinction from others and I am proud of it.” -M.F. Moonzajer
Frequent traveler promotes different perspective of traveling
According to Webster’s, traveling is to move or go from one place or point to another. But to me, it’s to talk to the people and immerse in their experiences rather than visiting tourist sites.
Valuing diverse culture: slow, illuminating process
“When I first started elementary school, I always ate the lunch my mom made, neatly packaged Korean food, placed in little plastic Hello Kitty boxes. The smell of rice and seaweed was comforting because it was identical to that of our kitchen. I loved wearing my hair in a messy bun high atop my head with a cute pin through it, Korean style. My mom used to call it my “princess hair.”
Desi Day celebrates South Asian cultures
This semester’s biannual celebration of Desi culture started with music between classes and ended with food, board games and good company.
