APIA Holds First Lunar New Year Celebration
Students, faculty, and staff welcomed the Year of the Horse during the Asian and
Pacific Islander Association’s (APIA) first-ever Lunar New Year event.
Attendees wrote down new year’s wishes and goals, colored pages with zodiac animals and other Asian-inspired images, took photos with Blue, and enjoyed fortune cookies, Asian candy, fruit, and dumplings. Lunar New Year, which officially started February 17, follows the Chinese lunar calendar and is a time for those who celebrate to put up red decorations, enjoy big meals, clean their homes, and visit family.
Student Engagement Specialist Marie Maghuyop hopes the APIA event will become an annual celebration.
“It’s the centennial year,” she said. “I wanted to see how we could make this happen.”
Attendees wrote down new year’s wishes and goals, colored pages with zodiac animals and other Asian-inspired images, took photos with Blue, and enjoyed fortune cookies, Asian candy, fruit, and dumplings. Lunar New Year, which officially started February 17, follows the Chinese lunar calendar and is a time for those who celebrate to put up red decorations, enjoy big meals, clean their homes, and visit family.
Student Engagement Specialist Marie Maghuyop hopes the APIA event will become an annual celebration.
“It’s the centennial year,” she said. “I wanted to see how we could make this happen.”
