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■The University Hawaii Club
is providing authentic food
and entertainment at its
annual luau on Saturday
By Caron Alarob
for the Emerald
Each movement, each word,
each rock of swaying hips — they
all have meaning in the hearts of
dancers who do the hula.
Hula dancers from the Universi
ty Hawaii Club will have the op
portunity to share their love for the
dance, culture, food and music
with the rest of campus at the 27th
annual Hawaii Club Luau on Sat
urday at McArthur Court.
Following a traditional Hawai
ian dinner, club members will
present a story told through
dance about a young Hawaiian
woman who brings her Oregon
born boyfriend back to the islands
to show him the beauty and ro
mance of the culture, freshman
Jennifer Chee said.
One of the dances will be to a
“cheesy” song in order to help re
veal and dispel incorrect stereo
types about Hawaiian culture,
she said.
“Most of the time people think
grass skirts and coconut bras,”
Chee said. “We call that ‘Waikiki
Hula,’ and we want to give a con
trast to that image.”
Chee, who has 12 years of expe
rience in Hawaiian dance, helped
teach three of the 10 dances for
the luau. The music and organiza
tion of Saturday’s show have a lot
to do with the experience of this
year’s performers.
“Most songs are based on
dancers’ abilities and how it fits in
the program,” she said.
Luau coordinator Candance
Imouye said dancers have been
practicing since late January “try
ing to get to perfection.” She said
she hopes the luau sells out, at
which point more than 1000 peo
ple would occupy the court.
Adam Amato Emerald
Sophomore Nikki Castillo works on her dance moves with other members of the Hawaii
Club in preparation for their annual luau Saturday at McArthur Court.
What she is excited about most
this year, she said, is the concert
scheduled after the dance show,
featuring a band flown all the way
from Hawaii for the performance.
“We are all so excited that we’re
actually going to have a band this
year,” Imouye said.
Ho’onu’a, as they are known to
fans back home, consists of two
front men and some instrumental
back up. According to freshman
Christina Chun, one of the luau
dancers, their music tends to be
called "Jawaiian," as it resembles a
mix between Hawaiian and Ja
maican reggae and rap.
"They are one of the bigger
bands in Hawaii," Chun said.
"They’re really good."
Food for the luau will be pre
pared by University Catering ac
cording to student recipes and un
der supervision during the process,
Imouye said. The menu will in
clude lomi lomi Salmon, teriyaki
chicken, rice and haupia, a co
conut gelatin dessert.
Chee and Chun agree that the
Kalua pig tends to be the all-time
favorite, but they both enjoy the
acquired taste of a more native
dish, poi.
"It looks like tapioca but it feels
like glue ... like tapioca glue,"
Chun laughed.
Chee summed up her fixation
with the food by saying, "You gotta
have poi."
Tickets are available at the Erb
Memorial Union Ticket Office —
$18 with students I.D. and $20 for
the general public for the whofe
evening, or $10 for just the concert.
The luau will consist of dinner at
5:30 p.m., a show at 6 p.m. with 10
dances, and the live band at 9 p.m.
Doors open at 4 p.m., and aloha at
tire is essential.
Caron Alarab is a freelance reporter
for the Emerald.
Month-Ions holiday calls for celebration
■APASU will be providing
entertainment in conjunction
with Asian-Pacific American
Heritage Month throughout May
By Danielle Gillespie
Oregon Daily Emerald
A dancing lion followed by a
stream of hula dancers and mem
bers of the Asian-Pacific American
Students Union will march from
the University Bookstore down
13th Avenue to the EMU Am
phitheater today to kick off this
year’s Asian-Pacific American Her
itage Month celebration.
“The lion dancers are traditional
ly for good luck and are used for
New Year’s and other celebrations
to scare away the bad,” APASU
member Aaron Lee said.
The idea of designating a time to
celebrate Asian and Pacific Island
culture started in 1978, when former
President Jimmy Carter proclaimed
the first week of May to be Asian Pa
cific Heritage Week. In 1990, former
President George Bush expanded the
holiday further, designating the en
tire month to be Asian Pacific Amer
ican Heritage Month.
After the march, APASU will hold
opening ceremonies in the am
phitheater from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.,
which will include a speech from
APASU member Mark Padoongpat
and Office of Multicultural Affairs
Associate Director Randy Choy.
Padoongpat will be speaking about
APASU’s stance on Abercrombie &
Fitch’s controversial T-shirt slogans.
APASU will also have a game for,
students to participate in similar to
the television show “Fear Factor.”
APASU programs co-coordinator
Jeanne Ebuen said what the stu
dents will have to do for the game
will be a surprise.
“Let’s just say, it is eating some
thing different,” she said.
Turn to Heritage Month, page 8
Schedule of bands
playing attheASUO
Spring Street Faire
All bands wifi play in the EMU
Amphitheater—those performing
between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. will be
playing acoustic sets
Friday, April 26
10a.m. The Jeffersons
11a.m. Papa’s Soul Kitchen
noon Nature Boy Saints
1 p.m. C.C.S.
2 p.m. Miami Airlines
3 p.m. Cober
4 p.m. Opening ceremony
for Asian Heritage Month lillll
For more information,
call ASUO at 346*3724
orKWVA Radio at 346-4091 '
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