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Beginning
When FIUTS began, there were 274 international students from 37 nations enrolled at the UW. The introduction of FIUTS to the community took place at the Seattle Art Museum on January 20, 1949 at a simple Welcome Tea event for international students.
(Pictured on the left) Five women dressed in different cultural clothing are photographed at a Welcome Tea event for International Students at the Seattle Art Museum in 1949.