{"id":2799,"date":"2024-05-04T21:47:05","date_gmt":"2024-05-05T02:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/?p=2799"},"modified":"2024-05-06T10:14:59","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T15:14:59","slug":"long-awaited-iso-festival-of-nations-returns-to-bemidji-state-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/2024\/05\/04\/long-awaited-iso-festival-of-nations-returns-to-bemidji-state-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Long awaited ISO Festival of Nations Returns to 91探花"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2799 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-gallery-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href="https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/2K4A7798-scaled.jpg"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"657\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/2K4A7798-657x423.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-large size-gallery-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/2K4A7798-657x423.jpg 657w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/2K4A7798-560x360.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2811'>\n\t\t\t\tFrom left to right, Di Wang, Muhammad Hasnain and Yeonwoo Kim helping at the event.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href="https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/2K4A7757-scaled.jpg"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"657\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/2K4A7757-657x423.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-large size-gallery-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/2K4A7757-657x423.jpg 657w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/2K4A7757-560x360.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2844'>\n\t\t\t\tAssistant Director of IPC serves food at FON\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href="https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0893-scaled.jpg"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"657\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0893-657x423.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-large size-gallery-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0893-657x423.jpg 657w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0893-560x360.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2832'>\n\t\t\t\t91探花 50th Festival of Nations\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href="https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/2K4A7735-scaled.jpg"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"657\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/2K4A7735-657x423.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-large size-gallery-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/2K4A7735-657x423.jpg 657w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/2K4A7735-560x360.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href="https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0791-scaled.jpg"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"657\" 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https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/2K4A7762-560x360.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href="https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/IMG_3137-scaled.jpg"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"657\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/IMG_3137-657x423.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-large size-gallery-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/IMG_3137-657x423.jpg 657w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/IMG_3137-560x360.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href="https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0924-scaled.jpg"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"657\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0924-657x423.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-large size-gallery-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0924-657x423.jpg 657w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0924-560x360.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2829'>\n\t\t\t\t91探花 50th Festival of 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Nations\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href="https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0899-scaled.jpg"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"657\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0899-657x423.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-large size-gallery-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0899-657x423.jpg 657w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0899-560x360.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2831'>\n\t\t\t\t91探花 50th Festival of Nations\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href="https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0886-scaled.jpg"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"657\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0886-657x423.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-large size-gallery-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0886-657x423.jpg 657w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0886-560x360.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2833'>\n\t\t\t\t91探花 50th Festival of Nations\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href="https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0872-scaled.jpg"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"657\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0872-657x423.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-large size-gallery-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0872-657x423.jpg 657w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0872-560x360.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2834'>\n\t\t\t\t91探花 50th Festival of Nations\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href="https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0866-1-scaled.jpg"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"657\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0866-1-657x423.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-large size-gallery-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0866-1-657x423.jpg 657w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0866-1-560x360.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2835'>\n\t\t\t\t91探花 50th Festival of Nations\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href="https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0859-scaled.jpg"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"657\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0859-657x423.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-large size-gallery-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0859-657x423.jpg 657w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0859-560x360.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2836'>\n\t\t\t\t91探花 50th Festival of Nations\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href="https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0840-2-scaled.jpg"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"657\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0840-2-657x423.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-large size-gallery-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0840-2-657x423.jpg 657w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0840-2-560x360.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2837'>\n\t\t\t\t91探花 50th Festival of Nations\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href="https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0826-scaled.jpg"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"657\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0826-657x423.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-large size-gallery-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0826-657x423.jpg 657w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0826-560x360.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2838'>\n\t\t\t\t91探花 50th Festival of Nations\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href="https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/2K4A7838-scaled.jpg"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"657\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/2K4A7838-657x423.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-large size-gallery-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/2K4A7838-657x423.jpg 657w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/2K4A7838-560x360.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Juliana Nixon is a BSU international student from Nigeria, she is a third year studying Computer Information Systems and the President of International Student Organization (ISO). When she came to BSU, she came with memories and stories from her aunties, who have graduated BSU, about the Festival of Nations. This grand ISO celebration of different cultures brought the whole community out and together. <span style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: 1rem\">She joined ISO under the leadership of then president Muhammad Hasnain, a graduate student in Environmental Studies in 2023, when the organization was just reactivated after being dormant for three years during the pandemic. They took time to rebuild the base and reconnect with campus partners. When Juliana took up the baton from Muhammad, she had the ambition to bringing back the beloved Festival of Nations for BSU and the community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Fast forward to Spring 2024, ISO&#8217;s Festival of Nation&#8217;s planning committee was busy meeting and getting every details in place in preparation for the 50th Festival of Nation. With guidance from mentor Ashley Gomez, Interim Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Associate Campus Diversity Officer, ISO were sprinting forward with a huge undertaking of making and serving authentic food that represent the students&#8217; culture, the taste of home and family tradition.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2800\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2800\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2800 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/IMG_3139-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/IMG_3139-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/IMG_3139-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/IMG_3139-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/IMG_3139-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/IMG_3139-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2800\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students having a fun moment making food together<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2803\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2803\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2803 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/IMG_3138-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/IMG_3138-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/IMG_3138-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/IMG_3138-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/IMG_3138-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/IMG_3138-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2803\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">International students at Wally&#8217;s kitchen are about to begin their long day of food preparation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On April 12th, an early afternoon in Wally&#8217;s commercial kitchen, international students started chopping, marinating and preparing different ingredients for the big rush the next day, getting over 20 dishes ready for Festival of Nations. The next morning, the day of the event, students got up bright and early, and started at the kitchen by 8 o&#8217;clock. The spirit was high as they are passionate about sharing something they love. Some were calling home to ask for cooking advice, some were following a grandma&#8217;s recipe, and some were tag teaming with another student from the same region. At times, the kitchen was quiet as everyone is concentrating on their task in hand, other times, there were loud communication across the room as one shouts to another to turn down the heat or to flip the food. They all tried to stay calm and orderly, but they were also racing against the clock as the event would open its door at 4pm. The news about the return of the 50th Festival of Nation has already been sent out through local newspaper and radio; the stake was high and there was no room for mistake.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2801 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/Steve-serving-food-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/Steve-serving-food-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/Steve-serving-food-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/Steve-serving-food-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/Steve-serving-food-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/Steve-serving-food-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the end, this team of amazing international students came through. When you walked into the door at 4pm, you would have no idea of the busy rush less than an hour ago. Attendees could pick up a passport, collect stamps of nation flags, enter a raffle ticket for lucky drawing and go through the line of amazing food from around the world, brought to you by the students that came to BSU from around the world. Total of thirty six food and beverages from East Asia, Europe, Africa, Middle East, and the Americas were served.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2823\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2823\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2823 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0843-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0843-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0843-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0843-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0843-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0843-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2823\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ashley Gomez introduced band &#8220;Just in Time&#8221; with Faith and Juliana.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: 1rem\">You may have heard the story afterwards from <\/span><a style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: 1rem;background-color: white\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjipioneer.com\/news\/local\/festival-of-nations-makes-long-awaited-return-to-bemidji-state#:~:text=Attendees%20enjoy%20food%20from%20around,in%20the%20Beaux%20Arts%20Ballroom.&amp;text=Upon%20his%20arrival%2C%20Hasnain%20found,turned%20dormant%20throughout%20the%20pandemic.\">Bemidji Pioneer&#8217;s coverage\u00a0<\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: 1rem\">of the event; the 50th Festival of Nations was an event full of smiles, laughers, music, lovel<\/span><span style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: 1rem\">y conversations and full bellies! DJ Micah was in the house, keeping up a global groove. Violinist and a graduate student in Music Education, Julia Anderson played some lovely Irish fiddles for the audience. Turns out Juliana Nixon is also a great singer, her sang with the band &#8220;Just in Time&#8221; with singer Maggie Kienetz , Faith Adedeji on the keyboard, Sam Kienetz on the guitar and Jonny Fraser on the drum. They performed song after song as attendees celebrated well into the night. Psychology professor John Gonzales as seen in the photo below shared a sweet story of how he and his wife originally met at the then &#8220;Feast of Nations&#8221; twenty years ago.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2818\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0882-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0882-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0882-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0882-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0882-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/020A0882-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Countries have borders, the world seems divided when you tune into the news these days, but BSU&#8217;s Festival of Nations brought people together as we celebrated diversity in culture and bridged our differences over a community meal.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2810\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2810\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2810 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/2K4A7827-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/2K4A7827-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/2K4A7827-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/2K4A7827-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/2K4A7827-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/2K4A7827-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/services\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/05\/2K4A7827-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2810\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The group of international students and staff members involved in putting this amazing event together<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Juliana Nixon is a BSU international student from Nigeria, she is a third year studying Computer Information Systems and the President of International Student Organization (ISO). When she came to BSU, she came with memories and stories from her aunties, who have graduated BSU, about the Festival of Nations. 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