| Asian Heritage Month conclusion event offers sumo wrestling, other activities |
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| Written by Sarah Lutz, The Shorhtorn staff | ||||
| Tuesday, 17 November 2009 09:37 PM | ||||
  Business freshman Chris Cheek sumo wrestles as part of the Most Awesome Extreme Challenge on Tuesday in the University Center Bluebonnet Ballroom. The event was hosted by Multicultural Affairs and was the last event of Asian Heritage Month. (The Shorthorn: Meghan Williams) About 150 attendees took part in games and listened to music during the final Asian Heritage Month activity - the Most Awesome Extreme Challenge. The Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is celebrated in May, but the university observes it in November due to spring’s finals week and graduation. Organizers had activities such as sumo wrestling complete with fat suits and head gear that resembled chonmages, a chopstick challenge where competitors had to hold a fortune cookie with chopsticks while running an obstacle course, and an inflatable obstacle course with walls to climb over and holes to jump through. The event is a program sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs and hosted by the Multicultural Mavericks. Teams like Asian Invasion, Latin American Student Organization Lunatics and Team Bamfers competed against each other to win a sumo wrestling contest. Throughout the event a slideshow was displayed with Asian Americans who have made notable contribution to American society like Olympic figure skater Michelle Kwan, Yahoo! co-founder Jerry Wang and current U.S. Secretary of Veteran Affairs Eric Shinseki. Multicultural Affairs director Leticia Martinez thanked Asian Heritage Month committee and participants that she felt went the extra mile, like business sophomore Phillip Truong, were given certificates of appreciation. Those who participated in the month’s planning felt that it was significant to have a helping hand. “It was important for me to be involved,” Truong said. Month chair Marie Padua said she was happy to see a diverse attendance at all events. “This year all of the events were successful,” she said. “There were professors here, young children and we’re happy that everyone enjoyed the activities.” Graphic design junior Nick Billalba works at All Star Party Service in Fort Worth, the company that rented out the sumo wrestling suits. He said in the two years he’s worked there no one else has ever rented the costume before. The costume goes on like over-stuffed overalls, he said. “Me and one of the guys that I was working with put them on at the shop,” he said. “We were just kind of messing around before.” Views: 529 | E-mail
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