My Weekend Plans
Last Saturday, I participated in the APSU + MEChA Lunch and Ice Skating Event, which were hosted by two groups of the Multicultural Center. Eating at Taiwan Restaurant (yes, that’s the real name of the place) with a table of 25 Asian, Caucasian, and Latino kids proved to be more fun than I ever thought. Making jokes and bonding over things like ice cream rolls and going to Japan led to connections with people I would’ve never met otherwise. Next, we went to Shark’s Ice in San Jose for a fun-filled hour of ice skating (but mainly seeing everyone fall). Both APSU and MEChA peeps clung onto the walls, joined the little kid section for bucket supports (see the pic below) and sped gracefully across the ice.
We concluded the outing with the sweet taste of boba milk tea at Gong Cha and a little car race among the drivers (don’t tell the police).
So What Does This Have To Do With Anything?
Well, I’m glad you asked, subtitle. It’s proof of the progress that’s been made due to the efforts of UNITY in the past. If you’re not familiar with the UNITY group and movement, you can refer to the link at the bottom of my previous post, “Archival Research. Who knew?”. But if you’ve been keeping up with me, you’ll know that this shows how useful and beneficial the MCC has been in the present. It allows student organizations like APSU and MEChA to spend time together and learning about each others’ cultures (i.e. Taiwan Restaurant’s food). More than that, it allows us to exit the bubble that is Santa Clara University and express multiculturalism in the real world, unlike what FTP! had to say about it. Overall, I had fun watching people slip and slide while appreciating befriending people of a different cultural club.
Thanks for reading!
P.S. If you’d like to look into these groups, check our their Facebook pages! ~ MEChA ~ APSU ~