By Victoria Hock
On Saturday from 7-9 p.m., in the Center for the Arts Atrium, the Intercultural Student Association (ISA) will host their annual “Around the World in a Night” event.
ISA Cabinet Member and Junior Christianna Fisk notes that “ISA’s mission is to help students of various cultural backgrounds form strong relationships built on healthy cross-cultural communication.”
According to Fisk, “This event [Around the World in a Night] is a celebration of international cultures, especially focused on those represented here on campus.” She further adds, “We have gathered a group of intercultural students and faculty who hope to share some impressions of their culture with the larger Houghton community.”
At Around the World in a Night, Fisk says attendees can expect participants to share various activities and snacks from continents throughout the world.
Junior Grace Vuolo is one of the students who will participate in this event. She will represent Columbia, where her Grandad, a first-generation immigrant to America, was born.
Vuolo remarked that she is “proud” of her Grandad’s “tenacity in searching out and working hard for a new life,” and is excited to represent her and her Grandad’s heritage.
She also feels that this event is an important one because “it helps educate and inform other University students of different cultures that they may not be familiar with in sheltered and privileged America, and two, it helps the University students representing their heritage to remember and be proud of where their family comes from, all geographically, culturally, and historically.”
Fisk expressed similar sentiments, saying, “Around the World in a Night is meant to foster awareness of multiculturalism and be a time of joyful engagement with people whose stories are meant to be valued.”
Those who want to learn about the different cultures at Houghton while experiencing various activities and enjoying snacks should stop by Around the World in a Night this Saturday evening. ★
