
Attendees of the Lunar New Year karaoke celebration on Tuesday, Jan. 28 were greeted with friendly faces, light refreshments, and Chinese New Year scratch-off cards that offered students and staff good fortunes.
The Asian Student Union (ASU) held this special karaoke event in the Simpson Intercultural Center (SIC) to celebrate the Lunar New Year. The event went from 2-5 p.m. and there were somewhere between 20-30 people in attendance, with many signing up to participate in the karaoke portion of the event.
One of those who participated in karaoke was Bryan Tomorivera, who stated his favorite part of the event was getting to hang out with new friends. Tomorivera gave high praise to others who performed, stating “a lot of people are very talented.” Tomorivera was just one of many who signed up to sing a couple of songs.

Many members of the ASU also participated in singing, including Wenkai Sun and Abigail Dormire. Sun and Dormire both talked about how much fun the event was as well as how fun it was to participate in karaoke.
Dormine talked about how as a Filipino American, karaoke is an integral part of her culture.
Sun spoke to the personal importance of this event, bringing up how close this club has become, stating “it just feels like a family and a big diverse community.”
Both Co-Presidents of the ASU, Mariam Mohd and Ace Ngo, were present and performed for the special event. They seemed pleased with the turnout for the event after months of planning and preparing for a way to celebrate the Lunar New Year.

Mohd mentioned how cool it was that not only ASU members attended, but general members of the community as well.
Ngo emphasized the event’s importance for him: “having this event here is huge, because New Year’s is a big part of my culture.”
The event went for around 3 hours, with much laughter, singing, and conversation that brought the community closer together. New friends were made, memories were created, and the potential groundwork for an annual tradition at WCC was laid in place.
ASU meetings, where students can “celebrate and connect with Asian culture, identities, and backgrounds,” are on Tuesdays at 3 p.m. in the SIC.