Vivian Truong
KSJC hosted its third Lunar Year Year festival on January 24, 2020, inside the Independence High School C Commons room. It started at 5 p.m. and ended at 7 p.m. This event happens once a year and features traditionally Asian cuisine and activities and is held by the Asian and Pacific Islander (APIA) club. The entry and activity booths were free, but tickets for buying food were $1 each, sold at the entrance. Additionally, students that attended the event were able to earn extra credit for participating. Food from many different Asian countries, such as India, Vietnam, the Philippines, China, and many more, were being sold. Some dishes included fried banana, sold for 1 ticket, and fried mochi, sold for two tickets, both popular among customers. Volunteers also made phở and pandan waffles (also known as green waffles), served hot. Scattered around the room were booths with activities that attendees could participate in. One activity was Bầu Cua, a Vietnamese gambling game. Another was folding origami, where there were instructions for folding different origami on the table. There were two different performances by dancers during the festival. One was the traditional Chinese lion dance. There were three “lions,” each performed by two dancers. Lion dancers mimic a lion’s movements, which is meant to bring good luck and fortune. There were also performers in the back, playing loud instruments like cymbals that match the beat of the dance. The tables with activities or selling food had QR codes taped on them, which participants could scan. These QR codes would open a Google Forms link with trivia questions about the food or activity that students could answer for extra credit. If the student was a performer or worked a shift at the festival, they would get extra credit without having to fill out these forms.
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