The Betty and Hiro Ogawa Award is open for applications! Here is Rica Mackert, one of the recipients of last year's award, recounting where she came from and where she plans on going in promoting the relationship between Japan and the USA…
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The Betty and Hiro Ogawa Award is open for applications! Here is Ryan Brill, the recipient of last year's award, recounting where he came from and where he plans on going in promoting the relationship between these two countries…
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Less than three days to go until the CulturalFest Performance Showcase! Read about one of this year’s CulturalFest performers, Awaaz, a talented a capella group that combines Indian and Western music…
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CulturalFest Performance Showcase is less than a week away! Our Performance Committee has been hard at work with our performers and the showcase. Here's Joey Liao, reflecting on her experience as a part of this awesome group of students…
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Daniel will sing two popular ranchera Mexican songs, contemporary and classic. Less than two weeks to go until the CulturalFest Performance Showcase, featuring eleven performing artists who will share cultures from around the world on the Meany Hall stage…
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Wushu is contemporary Chinese martial arts, a modern exhibition sport that is derived from traditional Chinese fighting systems. Learn more about one of this year’s CulturalFest performers, Husky Wushu Team…
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Ornwipa Thamsuwan will perform Thai classical music from a period when such music was banned on the Khim (hammered-dulcimer)…
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The group will present the traditional fisherman dance of Sōranbushi from Japan in an energetic and powerful performance. Only three weeks to go until the CulturalFest Performance Showcase, featuring eleven performing artists who will share cultures from around the world on the Meany Hall stage…
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Dear Students and Community,
We would like to say a heartwarming happy holidays from all of us here at FIUTS! Our office will be closed Wednesday, December 23 to Sunday, January 3rd. We will be back, rested and ready to roll, to welcome our new students at the Winter Orientation on Monday, January 4th, 2016! It will be followed shortly by our first Wednesday Lunch of the new year on January 6th! …
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Hi, my name is Changning Chen and I come from Chengdu, China, which is famous for spicy Sichuan food, like hot-pot. My classmate Chiaki and I were very lucky to be invited by Jon and Noreen to celebrate Thanksgiving together with their family. They picked us up on campus and drove us to Bellevue…
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Normally, going north means going home. My last class ends and I join the daily exodus out of Seattle back to my house in Everett. Go past Everett, however, and my heart quickens. Suddenly I've crossed the Snohomish River, Cascades on my right, and adventure somewhere on the road ahead…
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Each November, FIUTS connects students with hosts from around the Seattle area who open their homes to share Thanksgiving with UW international students. For many students, the opportunity to eat turkey, stuffing, and pumpkin pie with an American family or group of friends is a new and exciting cultural experience…
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Each week, as a part of our Explore the World Program, FIUTS volunteers deliver a lesson about their home culture in local elementary schools! Check out Guan's experience in the classroom: painting masks with the children, teaching them about the Forbidden City, and, ultimately, what shocked her and what she would remember the most…
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Twenty students from around the world enjoyed a relaxing weekend on a FIUTS trip to Frog Creek Lodge. Guest post by FIUTS Facilitators Minhtu Nguyen, Joslyn Cal and and Jacky Chen…
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FIUTS Facilitators are student leaders from all over the world who welcome new international visitors, help organize events, and lead activities for hundreds of students each quarter. Read on to find out more about the FIUTS facilitator experience from Ang Li and join us today! …
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In the spirit of Thanksgiving service in the community, we wanted to re-post a fantastic blog from our international student and FIUTS facilitator Jiaqi (Kyki) Li to get you in the giving mood! Around this time last year, Kyki was a part of the FIUTS group that volunteered at Food Lifeline in Shoreline. FIUTS will be going to serve again this Saturday. Here's Kyki, recounting her meaningful experience…
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We are excited to announce that we have received an awesome number of CulturalFest Performance Showcase applications. The deadline is today (get yours in!), and we start auditioning next week. But there is still time to apply to host a booth at CulturalFest Expo! Show off your country and culture! The FIUTS CulturalFest is the biggest multcultural student event on campus - and we invite you to be a part of it! …
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We love our homestay hosts and are proud to have a big and diverse hosting community! FIUTS hosts come from around the world, live all over the Puget Sound region, and range from first-time volunteers to hosts who have been welcoming students to their homes for decades…
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FIUTS Facilitators are student leaders from all over the worldwho welcome new international visitors, help organize events, and lead activities for hundreds of students each quarter. Read on to find out more about the FIUTS facilitator experience from Zehua (Wedward) Wei and join us today! …
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FIUTS is very excited to have two new friendly faces in our office working on our education prorams, community outreach and CulturalFest. Manjot and Mary Kathleen are our work-studies -- say hi when you see them around! Here they are, introducing themselves to our community…
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