Chinese American Student Union celebrates growth
Jackie Boulavong was president of the Chinese American Student Union for three years, and said she remembers the revival of the group during her sophomore year.
The Chinese American Student Union, previously known as the Chinese Culture Appreciation group, had changed their name to target a broader range of Towson students, Boulavong said.
Looking back, Boulavong said she is impressed by the group’s radical growth, and is excited by the enthusiasm of the current members.
“The group has grown a lot since my sophomore year,” Boulavong said. “The majority of the group isn’t Chinese or even Chinese American, but they are interested in learning more about Chinese culture.”
The Chinese American Student Union celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival, which marks the middle of the eighth month of the lunar calendar Friday, Sept. 28. This tradition, which is over three thousand years old, became a Chinese public holiday in 2006, and is a celebration of cultural heritage for the Chinese as well as Chinese-Americans in the United States.
The Chinese American Student Union served a traditional dinner to the attendees of the celebration, and entertained them a lively Chinese line dance. The association’s current president, junior Isis Wang, coordinated the eventWang said that today the Chinese American Student Union stands for unity.
“CASU is founded upon the common interest of learning and sharing our experiences with the Chinese and Chinese-American cultures. We cover a wide variety of topics, including history, martial arts and holidays such as the Mid-Autumn Festival and Chinese New Year.”
Wang became involved with the Chinese American Student Union when it was still the Chinese Culture Appreciation group, after meeting Boulavong at the 2010 involvement fair.
Through the Student Government Association, the Chinese American Student Union hosts events at least once a semester that are open to all of Towson’s students. The Chinese American Student Union meets every Wednesday, from 5 to 7 p.m., in University Union’s conference room 305, and is followed by an hour study session.
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Chinese American growth GOOD. European American BAD. Say NO to White Student Union.
You people are such self haters and such hypocrites.
China will own you and rule you one day. Then you will be begging for a White Student Union.
I think this is great.
We should have a white student union as well. Isn’t it racist for universities to stand in the way of student unions servicing the majority demographic here in the US?
A white student union will stand for unity as well.
White unity.
Is the prospect of white unity frightening?
A White student Union?
Nope. That would be racist!
Whites are guilt-ridden, and non-Whites are taking advantage.
who has stolen the racial consciousness of Whites? Cultural-Marxism.
Who invented cultural-marxism??
We all know who.
When will Whites wake up and find some pride?
Instead of a “White” Student Union why not have individual heritage groups? Italian-American Student Union, Irish-American Student Union, German-American Student Union. Are these not more accurate in desciption of ethnic heritage for those interested in celebrating their backgrounds? A Black Student Union makes sense due to the wide variety of locations from which African-Americans came.
Besides, we are all immigrants in the USA, except for Native Americans. Look what we did to them.
I’m delighted that there is a Chinese Student Union! And nobody protested? No campus meeting to oppose the group!
Wow! We should start a White American Student Union or White Student Union!
Oh wait…
Congrats to this group, ignore the trolls
You assholes aren’t really for appreciating real European culture, so just knock it off. You aren’t even in the same league as the CASU.
@Poor Richard
The Solutrean Hypothesis, the theory that is currently most widely accepted, and which is supported by genetic, linguistic and archaeological evidence, considers the American continent to have been populated from Asia and Europe either via the Bering land bridge or by sea in the Northern Hemisphere.
So what “Native Americans” are you talking about? The first occupants of North America were from Europe and Asia.
Also, if one believes the “out of Africa” theory then how, pray tell, did these “Native Americans” get here?
Further, the individual heritage groups such as Italian, German, Irish Europeans sound White or Caucasian to me. So what would be incorrect about saying “White Student Union”?
Admit it, Towson University has an animus against White people. Towson University is occupied by White students (of European descent) that are ethnophobes and xenophiles.
You’re self pride has been hijacked.
If you think Italian, German and Irish are all the same, you’re an idiot and know nothing about those cultures.
@Towson Resident I am Italian sir! Did you read what I said? Italy is part of the European continent as are other countries that you mention. Why not a union of European cultures?
I read what you wrote. You’re still an idiot.
And, btw, I’m a woman.
There are over 500 African tribes that vary much more than the European tribes. Did you know the A Towson WOMAN resident. NOPE. And Chinese. Many tribes there also, well there used to be till Mao, a HAN, killed 10 of millions of Non Han.
Various Indo-European cultures can be appreciated.Learning the various tribes would be most important because most white people know nothing about a Lombard, a Pict or a Saxon, but due to PC they know all about an Apache.
What to Latino, Black, Chinese and other such groups really do .. POLITICS. They exist so that they can use politics to exert their right to exist. By people not wanting a WHITE student union you are telling whites they have NO right to exist.
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