Recap: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Story and Photos by Rickey Portis

April is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, a time of year set aside for us to celebrate the culture and Heritage of many of the students at CMU that are of Asian and Pacific Islander decent.

Every year, organizations like the Asian Cultural Organization (ACO), International Student Organization (ISO) and the Center for Diversity and Inclusion put on several events every year celebrating this month. Some of those events were ACO’s Extreme Cuisine, a fear factor-like competition and “Celebrasia” where they put on a show complete with performances, speeches and a fashion show, showcasing different clothing from Asian and Pacific Islander cultures.

Students compete in the Extreme Cuisine fear factor competition at the Kulhavi classrooms

Rapper and spoken word artist, G Yamazawa speaks on his experiences as a Japanese American artist in the Plachta Auditorium at Central Michigan University, March 28, 2018.

Members of the Lansing Buddhist Youth Group Preforms a Traditional Lion Dance at Celebrasia

Sophomore, Brianna Lee, displays a Traditional Korean Dress for the cultural fashion show. 

Members of the Lansing Buddhist Youth Group perform a Traditional Vietnamese Dance