Northwest Missouri State University - Tower Yearbook (Maryville, MO)

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Hg (M¥3s An internatioanal look at Northwest pride FFSTIVAI OF rmTllRFS ry rft.;y iff Snapping in the brisk northeast wind, two rows of flags flew at half-mast, ready to he raised with pride and celebration. Crowds gathered at the International Plaza Nov. 1 to celebrate the fifth-annual Flag Raising Day. Preceding the flag raising ceremony, the eighth- annual Festival of Cultures featured tables of multicultural displays. Various cultural groups displayed trinkets, food and other items available for purchase. At one table, students from Mexico marketed homemade chips and salsa. Authentic wares from Korea covered another table. I bought a fan from Korea as a souvenir, Angela Wood said. You just don ' t see these things in America. Multicultural tables were set up from noon to 4 p.m. along the sidewalk adjacent to the International Plaza. Representing his home country of Kenya, John Kasoa showed students a sandal made from cut-up tires. Feel, they are comfortable, Kasoa said. The Alliance of Black Collegians set up a table for face paintings. Bume ' a Gnhrine painted the Indian flag on Akshay Kamath ' s check before he raised his country ' s flag. The painting ' s orange and black colors complemented the vibrant turban Kamath wore to symbolize pride in his country. Kamath said the day was very special for him because his home city, Bombay, was also celebrating a festival of flags. We are a very diverse people, and it ' s a symbol of how we can coexist together, Kamath said. While crowds mingled through the tables, music from different ethnic backgrounds blared through loudspeakers centered at a ptxlium in front of the Martindale Gymnasium. When the flag raising ceremony began at 2 p.m.. International Student Organization President Mamiko Noda addressed onlookers before intrixlucing University President l ' an L. Hubbard. TTie very fact that Northwest cares enough to display ixir flags makes us feel welcome, Nixla said. Hubbard emphasized that the International Plazii was a symbol of Northwest ' s commitment to diversity. We want to remind everyone on this campus that wc are a multicultural communiry, I lubbard said. We are a divctse aimmunity and we iire pn ud of thit . Hubbard turned the microphone over to the founder of the International Plaza, Harvey White. The goal of the plaza, according to White, was to give international students a place of their own. Each flag is unique, White said. And when you see your flag you feel like you ' re home. Many students planning to raise their flags echoed White ' s statements. This is so special because it ' s a way to feel close to my country when though I am here, Nadin Novoa, from Ecuador, said. Student Monica Knapp took the podium after White, announcing each 55 countries represented in alphabetical order. When representatives heard the announcement, they hoisted their flag up gleaming silver poles. I felt like crying, Laeyoung Kim, from Korea, said. I ' m so glad to be raising my country ' s flag in America. Shouts, clapping and laughter sounded throughout the plaza as each flag was raised into the air. Novoa couldn ' t help but express her happiness while she used the thin rope to pull her flag up the pole. We were shouting ' Ecuador... Ecuador... Ecuador ' while we raised our flag, Novoa said. After the flag raising concluded. Amnesty International caught Hubbard ' s attention. Amnesty International attended to protest the fact that the Tibetan flag was not raised in honor of a Tibetan student. According to Jed Murr, President Hubbard took a flier from the group and gave a verbal commitment that the flag would be raised in the future. While Hubbard spoke with Amnesty representatives, international students returned to their tables for the continuation of the Festival of Cultures. A group from China played Mahjong, while interested students tried to catch a glimpse of the colorfiil pieces. In Hong Kong they play a lot, three to four times a week, Shean Chan, from China, said. TTicy will play the whole night if they have time. TTie annual Rag Raising and Festival of Cultures gave international students an outlet to share their culture and patriotism. Raising my country ' s flag with all the other countries hcre-it means integration, it means diversity, Gasim Ibrahimkhan, from Saudi Arabia s;iid. We ' re bringing the world to them. Students, faculty and rominunity iiictnbcn gather tor the rit ' th-.iniiii.il rl.i(; R jisingt crcmuiiy in honor of Northwc t intornjtiotui stmlciils. InlcriLKioiul suijcnts h.iJ lo c» ntJir SlmltMit AlVjirv to rjiw thfir IIjj;. Jk- .- hy Mmi ij» 2g:| Events

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