MUNCIE, Ind. — Young students from all different types of backgrounds gather in the Multicultural Center at Ball State University to learn about “Chuseok,” a type of Korean Thanksgiving. Usually, in the region of South Korea, this event spans over three days, and it is about making platefuls of food and coming together with friends and family members to remember ancestors to show gratitude for both the past, and the future.
While some students made presentations, others brought food and specific clothes to the meeting to help teach students at Ball State about their cultures. With the intent of spreading Korean culture throughout Ball State, president Isaac Jonathan Franco and vice president Christian Avila did an outstanding job of giving out as much information as possible about the Korean holiday while at the same time making it as fun as possible. This event brought in nearly 100 people from different backgrounds to celebrate this fun and engaging activity.
“We hope here we can highlight this culture and bring it into a main vocal point on campus, so that some people can feel as they have a semblance of family and home here at Ball State,” Franco said.
Young students at Ball State are certain that with the creation of the Asian Student Union it will bring more of a cultural balance to Ball State.
Contact Trey Lawrence with comments at trey.lawrence@bsu.edu
