Party showcases tastes ofVietnam
By Sarah Baker
Senior staff writer
In the South, fried chicken and
grits are a cultural mainstay, and the
East Coast is recognized for its crab
legs and lobster.
But on the other side of the world,
namely Vietnam, the cuisine is a little
different.
Saturday night, students can get a
taste of it
The Sixth Annual Saigon
Enchantment cultural program takes
place Saturday night
Celebrated through a variety of
foods and dance, the Vietnamese
Student Association cultural program
focuses this year on “The Three
Regions ofVietnam.”
Ngoc Bui, a spokeswoman for
VS A, said the association hopes to
educate as well as entertain.
“A lot of people don’t know that
Vietnam has three distinct regions,”
Bui said. “We wanted to focus on that
because we have students from all
parts ofVietnam in our group.”
Bui said the differences in the
regions are hard to describe without
going into a lot of history, but some
surface differences are easily attain
able.
The northern region, Bui said, was
the first part of the country to be devel
oped. Because of Chinese invasions in
the country, die region is heavily influ
enced by the culture of its larger north
ern neighbor.
Bui said the central region is dis
tinctly unique, and the people speak
with a different accent, marking their
ethnicity.
In sharp contrast,the southern
region is heavy with French architec
ture, and the Romance language is still
taught in schools as a secondary
tongue.
The Western influence is a result of
French colonization and then U.S.
invasions in the 20th century.
Bui said this region of Vietnam
Patrick Trinh, president ofVSA, said
he hopes to capture the country’s
unique culture in the program.
He said the event includes three
main meals, one from each region,
three cultural dances and one other
dance encompassing all three regions.
The program also will feature a
group song dedicated to the orphans in
Vietnam, a skit and storytelling of
some of the country’s legends.
“We generally have over 200 peo
ple attend the banquet each year,” Trinh
«-—
We would like people
to take the time and
come and see more
about our culture!’
NgocBui
Vietnamese Student Association
spokeswoman
said. “I think it’s interesting for them to
experience a new culture. It’s some
thing different.”
Bui agreed, saying it is hard for stu
dents to learn about different cultures.
“We would like people to take the
time and come and see more about our
culture,” she said. “There is a whole,
wide range of places out there for us to
learn about”
Saigon Enchantment takes place
Saturday at 5:30 p.m. in the Nebraska
Union Centennial Room.
Tickets are $3 for children under 3
years old, $8 for students and $10 for
general admission.
For more information, call (402)
730-3629.
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