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The Light of Asia comes to Mankato Asian Night, held every two years, promotes recognition and understanding. YUSEONG JEON Staff Writer 2015 Asian Night – The Light of Asia will take place Saturday, April 4 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Centennial Student Union Ballroom at Minnesota State University, Mankato. In the event, cultural performances, ethnic foods, and raffle prizes will be provided. Pa Zao Moua, vice president of Asian Pacific Student Organization (APSO), said Asian Night event takes place every two years. “We only host the event every two years. This year in the Light of Asia event, we want to focus on various Asian cultures. Aside from other cultural events that happened on campus, our Asian Night event is different because instead of just focusing on one culture, we focus on various cultures,” Moua said. “I feel that Asian culture is not well-recognized in Mankato community so this event is to promote Asian cultures to peo-

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ple of Mankato,” she continued. According to Moua, traditional performances for the event will be provided from

many students representing different types of cultural Recognized Student Organizations on campus such as Hmong dance

Student Senate Report RAE FRAME News Editor The Minnesota State Student Association convened in the Nickerson Conference Room #238 to conduct regular senate business with several presentations regarding the budget. The senate and many related committees have been working for the past few months to create the budget for next year. Budget recommendations were presented by representatives of the Student Allocations Committee (SAC). Bryan Schneider presented a budget and spending report for the Tech Fee at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Currently, MNSU’s technology fee is about average when compared to other area universities.

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President Haffield and Vice President Wolf’s report included an announcement that they would be walking to the capital at the end of the semester. Plans for this are still underway and will be announced at a later date. Reports also included updates on the new dining hall, which will break ground May 15, the upcoming Quidditch tournament May 3, and the

Greek Week cookout in April that will feature free food to any students who make an appearance -- for once, there is such a thing as a free lunch. The debates for president and vice president will be held April 8, with voting taking place April 14. All students are encouraged to vote.

group and Nepalese, Vietnamese and Thai multi-cultural organizations. She said participants will be able to see modern Asian hip-hop performances as well. Thang Vang, co-chair of Hmong Men’s Circle (HMC), said ethnic foods will be also authentic. “As food wise, we tried as diverse as possible. We have five dishes and they will be set up as a buffet style,” Vang said. He also said that there will be photo booths and fashion show in the event so that participants can enjoy different Asian cultures apart from foods and performances. “We hope to be able to promote diversity on campus. We want to show people that we are not just working for domestic students but also for international students on campus. We are here to help everybody,” Vang said. As a coordinator of the event, Moua said it was difficult to gather all performers from different Asian countries. Ticket purchase is available for $8 in advance and $10 at the door. Seniors over 65 and children under five can enjoy the event with free admission. Asian Night, coordinated by two student organizations,

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Asian Pacific Student Organization and Hmong Men’s Circle, is open to not only MSU students but also community members in Mankato area. Vang said Asian Night is a significant event and the two organizations participated in the collaboration to help each other to grow and make their members of the organizations be student leaders. “We want to help each other as much as possible,” Vang said. APSO is an organization set out to recruit and retain Asian Pacific Islander students by promoting Asian Pacific Islander’s culture and focusing on their perspectives. HMC aims to provide extraordinary support for Hmong Males in pursuit of higher education in America. Both organizations are a part of Asian Americans Affairs, which is a subdivision of Institutional Diversity. Institutional Diversity actively promotes a campus-wide cross-cultural understanding and appreciation of differences. For more information, please contact APSO Vice President Pa Zao Moua at pa-zao.moua@ mnsu.edu or HMC Co-Chair Thang Vang at thang.vang@ mnsu.edu. ED/OP

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