SLIDE groups organize Multicultural Fair to celebrate cultures with various activities

By Connor Tang

Student Leaders for Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (SLIDE) hosted the annual Multicultural Fair on the Quad on May 19 during lunch. During the event, affinity groups set up tables to share food and culture with the school community.

Various clubs participated in the fair, including Armenian Club, Asian Students in Action (ASiA), Babel Magazine, Black Leadership and Culture Club (BLACC), Jewish Family Alliance (JFA), Japanese Language and Culture Club, Latin American and Hispanic Student Organization, Muslim and Jewish Alliance, Middle Eastern Student Association, South Asian Student Association and Nigerian Club: The African Diaspora.

Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Janine Jones said she enjoyed seeing different cultures interact on campus.

“It’s just an important opportunity for us to recognize the diversity of our community in a really celebratory way,” Jones said. “That’s why I think the multicultural fair is an amazing event every year.”

ASiA leader Glory Ho ’24 said because ASiA is not hosting another event for Asian American and Pacific Islander month, the club sought to highlight many cultural traditions at the fair.

“We have bunnies because it is the Lunar New Year of the Rabbit,” Ho said. “We’re representing Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese cultures, since they all celebrate the Lunar New Year. We also have a Kogi Truck, and