Spring Break
Holiday traditions in Japan
ISOSU
Issue date: 1/8/08 Section: Forum
Message from ISOSU
Happy New Year from International Students of Oregon State University. We are an organization of international students on campus with 13 affiliates, including the Association of Latin American Students, African Student Association, Chinese Student Association, European Student Association, Filipino Student Association, Indian Student Association, Japanese Student Association, Indonesian Student Association, Taiwanese Student Association, Turkish Student Association, Vietnamese Student Association and Saudi Arabian Student Association.
Although not all international student associations on campus are registered members of our organization, we are working on representing international students on campus as much as we can. We have a great opportunity to meet international students coming to the English Language Institute and the International Studies Program.
Through organizing our cultural events and educational workshops, and by supporting our affiliates in their events on campus, we encourage international students and American students to get involved, and therefore have the opportunity to learn about unique international cultures. We also express international students' opinions and concerns about their life on campus, and provide resources to international students to help them feel at home during their stay at OSU.
Our executive team includes five students and is working on maintaining the ISOSU website, organizing events and workshops, assisting affiliate events and providing resources to international students.
On Tuesdays we will get a chance to express our messages and discuss our diverse cultures. Each week ISOSU will have one affiliate and international students write about their experiences at OSU and in the United States.
- Phuong Nguyen, ISOSU coordinator
The New Year celebration in Japan is from Jan. 1-3 and is celebrated in a different way from the United States. On New Year's Eve, we often eat toshikoshi soba (buckwheat noodles). It is thought that by eating the noodles it will bring good luck and wishes for a long life. This is because of the length of the noodles, which are very long.
Happy New Year from International Students of Oregon State University. We are an organization of international students on campus with 13 affiliates, including the Association of Latin American Students, African Student Association, Chinese Student Association, European Student Association, Filipino Student Association, Indian Student Association, Japanese Student Association, Indonesian Student Association, Taiwanese Student Association, Turkish Student Association, Vietnamese Student Association and Saudi Arabian Student Association.
Although not all international student associations on campus are registered members of our organization, we are working on representing international students on campus as much as we can. We have a great opportunity to meet international students coming to the English Language Institute and the International Studies Program.
Through organizing our cultural events and educational workshops, and by supporting our affiliates in their events on campus, we encourage international students and American students to get involved, and therefore have the opportunity to learn about unique international cultures. We also express international students' opinions and concerns about their life on campus, and provide resources to international students to help them feel at home during their stay at OSU.
Our executive team includes five students and is working on maintaining the ISOSU website, organizing events and workshops, assisting affiliate events and providing resources to international students.
On Tuesdays we will get a chance to express our messages and discuss our diverse cultures. Each week ISOSU will have one affiliate and international students write about their experiences at OSU and in the United States.
- Phuong Nguyen, ISOSU coordinator
The New Year celebration in Japan is from Jan. 1-3 and is celebrated in a different way from the United States. On New Year's Eve, we often eat toshikoshi soba (buckwheat noodles). It is thought that by eating the noodles it will bring good luck and wishes for a long life. This is because of the length of the noodles, which are very long.
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