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GALLERY: Boston University South East Asian student clubs host Across the SEA event

by Clare Ong

Four Boston University South East Asian cultural student clubs organized the first “Across the SEA” event held April 10 in the George Sherman Union Back Court. The event allowed BU students to visit booths to learn about different countries and collect stamps in makeshift passports to receive free traditional South East Asian food. The event also included a raffle where AirPod Pros and two Polaroid cameras were given away as prizes.

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Nai Duro (left) and Sydney Papitchaya Kiatkamolwong speak to Thanakorn Phattharaboorapha and Mill Dhiranusornkit about their booth at the Across the SEA event April 10. CLARE ONG/DFP STAFF
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A crowd of students line up to take turns playing a cup pong game at the Thai Student Association booth during the Across the SEA event April 10. CLARE ONG/DFP STAFF
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“Country erasers” at the Malaysian Cultural Association booth during the Across the SEA event April 10. CLARE ONG/DFP STAFF
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Karina Saw shares some fun facts about Singapore during the event April 10, such as how Singaporeans are the fastest pedestrians in the world. CLARE ONG/DFP STAFF
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Nicole Gouw (left), Josh Alvarez, Elizabeth An and Lianne Spencer at the photo booth for the South East Asian culture event April 10. CLARE ONG/DFP STAFF
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A beloved game across South East Asia is “five stones,” which the Singapore Students Association had at its booth during the Across the SEA cultural event April 10. It is played by throwing one “stone” in the air, then picking up another from the ground and catching the first stone with the same hand. It is played until you accumulate all five stones in one hand. CLARE ONG/DFP STAFF
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A student is handed back their “passport” at the Malaysian Cultural Association booth April 10 during the Across the SEA event. Students were given “passports” to receive free food once they collected all four stamps from each of the four countries at the event. CLARE ONG/DFP STAFF
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Thanakorn Phattharaboorapha (left) and Mill Dhiranusornkit from the Thai Student Association. CLARE ONG/DFP STAFF
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Attendees Essa Zhang (left), Nicholas Chong and Nicholas Papayoanou chat during the Across the SEA event at the George Sherman Union Back Court April 10. CLARE ONG/DFP STAFF
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Vegetable curry puffs were served at the buffet during the Across the SEA cultural event April 10. CLARE ONG/DFP STAFF
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Kalani Kwan, events coordinator for Boston University’s Singapore Student Association, hangs up the Singapore flag at the Across the SEA event April 10. CLARE ONG/DFP STAFF
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