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6 the clackamas print arts çultun Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010 New Lunar Year rises Top ten best things about being a womai Annemaries Lydia Burris and Savanah Cannard, from Clackamas Community College Associated Student Government, tend the table at the Lunar New Year celebration last Thursday. By Mark Sunderland The Clackamas Print The rising of the sun is heralded by the roar of the tiger with eyes of gold and green that gleam in the new day. The Associated Student Government of Clackamas Community College hosted an event on Feb. 17 and 18. ASG had a set up of tables with red tablecloths, an informational poster and material to make a bookmark with one’s zodiac sign. A bowl of Oriental candies and little red packets (called hong bao) hanging off the branches of a little tree people passed the booth in curiosity. Quyen Thoi, head of ASG public affairs, stated, “The reason why we started doing the Lunar New Year this year was because I am in charge of the public affairs department and part of the public affairs department is awareness. We thought Lunar New Year would be great to reach out to students and let them know how other cultures are working and cel ebrate Lunar New Year.” ASG is seeking to increase the awareness of other cultures and give students at CCC a chance to get a taste of something new. They haven’t done anything like this before. “This is a testing of the waters kind of thing. See how students react to Lunar New Year, and as the years proceed, we would like to increase more activities. This is just a two- day event, just letting students know, ‘Hey we’re doing this,”’ confirmed Thoi. It seemed to be an event that did interest students, as there were those that would stop, read and then make a bookmark. When queried about the possibil ity of doing more for the Lunar New Year, such as hiring a lion dance team or such activities of that ilk, Thoi said, “I don’t know about a lion dance or hiring such expensive events. We’re just trying to have students aware. However, if the students response is great and a lot of students are asking for it, we are able to definitely see it as an alternative or different avenue.” Thoi hopes to continue doing this next year. She hopes that the one to follow her into the office will con tinue to do these kinds of events. What was the driving force behind all qf this? Thoi said that it was part of what she called “Origin Week,” which is something ASG is work ing towards. Origin Week is where ASG seeks to cover a different culture each day of the week. So, it seems this isn’t the last we have seen of such events held by the ASG. Perhaps ASG will do more next time for the Lunar New Year more than a booth and informational poster. It was a good way to introduce something new to students with two days for this event The first day, Feb. 17, they held a BBQ and on Feb. 18, it was a day to read and understand the Lunar New Year better. If one cannot afford a trip to China for the Lunar New Year and one missed the chance to see ASG’s Lunar New Year event, there is Portland Lee’s Association Chinese New Year Banquet on Feb. 27 at 6:30 p.m. at the Ocean City Restaurant at 3016 SE 82nd Ave. in Portland. There’s also a chance to experience Chinese heri tage while celebrating the Lunar New Year at the Lan Su Chinese Gardens. The student discounts and their Lunar New Year events are held until the end of this month. If one does not have money or time to attend any event, but still wishes to learn more about the Lunar New Year, check out this Web site: www.herongyang.com/ chinese/festivals/new_year.html. By Annemarie Schulte Arts & Culture Editor 1. Not having to touch a single door handle all day. 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