{"id":2626,"date":"2024-06-12T19:38:27","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T19:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/studentvoices\/?p=2626"},"modified":"2024-06-12T19:38:27","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T19:38:27","slug":"multicultural-potluck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/studentvoices\/2024\/06\/12\/multicultural-potluck\/","title":{"rendered":"Multicultural Potluck"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>By Emerson Krause<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the University of Michigan, we observed that many students do not have meaningful<br>opportunities to engage with other cultures, leading to cultural isolation and a lack of appreciation. Our<br>project group understands the importance of cross-cultural interaction as research shows that cultural<br>interaction can be an indicator of student performance and well-being; further, cultural exposure is a way<br>to help students prepare for a more diverse future. Our project sought to create an opportunity for students<br>to interact with other cultures in a productive setting through a multicultural potluck. We reached out to<br>many on-campus support groups, such as MESA, Trotter, and the BLI, to gain insight into what an event<br>like this might look like. Using the advice of our stakeholders, we landed on Jerusalem Garden, Curry On,<br>and the Jamaican Jerk Pit as caterers, as each restaurant has a rich cultural history and a connection and<br>involvement with the campus. Our event garnered a very large turnout! Every single seat was filled at<br>points, and we had no leftover food. Most pertinently, so many people made new connections and met<br>various new people through this event, which fulfilled our overarching goal! We are very thankful for the<br>support provided by the BLI to support us both financially and in planning this event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Emerson Krause At the University of Michigan, we observed that many students do not have meaningfulopportunities to engage with other cultures, leading to cultural isolation and a lack of appreciation. 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