Spring Break
EASA hosts second annual Night Market
Stephen Lu, Staff writer, sjlu@smu.edu
Issue date: 4/9/09 Section: News
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The idea for Night Market was derived from the famous night markets in Taiwan, where vendors hawk their wares to passersby and every imaginable food can be eaten. Although EASA's Night Market isn't on quite the same scale, there was still plenty to see and do.
EASA brought in two local bands from the University of Texas at Arlington to provide the music, and the runner-up from EASA's Dance Festival, The Anybodys, performed as entertainment.
Vendors from different parts of Dallas brought all types of Asian cuisine for students to purchase. Some of the restaurants that participated were Bangkok City, Fadi's, Fat Straws and Bistro B.
Participants also had much more to do than just eat. There were several tents that featured a number of various activities, some traditional and others modern. Various prizes could be won at any of the booths, and these prizes could often be upgraded by trading in lesser prizes for a larger one.
The activity booths were manned by the many other multicultural organizations, including the organizations under the Multicultural Greek Council: Omega Delta Phi, Kappa Delta Chi, Sigma Lambda Gamma and Sigma Phi Omega. And, of course, there was plenty of help from Asian Council and its umbrella organizations, which include the Indian Students Association, the Asian American Leadership and Educational Conference, and the Vietnamese Student Association.
"I'm really happy about all the support from the multicultural Greek clubs, as well as Asian Council and the other Asian organizations," said Chloe Chen, president of EASA.
Students could buy food and play games by purchasing punch cards from the EASA desk. However, the punch cards also doubled as raffle tickets, and EASA gave away prizes, including two iHomes and a mini HP laptop.
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