International Street Fair

Introduction

The International Street Fair is organized every year on a Saturday at early April by the Council of International Student Organizations with the support of the Cranwell International Center. In 2011 the 52nd International Street Fair was held inside the Squires Student Center due to inclement weather.

Premise

Blacksburg has a large international population due to Virginia Tech. The Street Fair gives the opportunity to internationals to showcase their culture both to the local community and other international members of the Virginia Tech communities. Many of the small organizations participate in order to show that they exist. The International Street Fair is for many organizations their main fundraising event of the year, through the sale of food and artisanal products to the community. The event is preferably held outside Squires, at College Avenue, Draper and Otey Roads but is held inside Squires if the weather is not good.

52nd International Street Fair Participants

African Student Association (ASA) Alpha Kappa Delta Phi Asha for Education Association for Bangladeshi Students (ABS) Association for India’s Development (AID) Association of Chinese Students and Scholars Bamboom Dance Crew Bhangra Team at VT Blacksburg Chinese School Brazilian Association at VT Bridges International Caribbean Students Organization (Caribso) Cedars of Lebanon Cercle Francophone Chinese American Society (CAS) Coalition for Refugee Resettlement Council of International Student Organizations (CISO) Cranwell International Center (CIC) Filipino American Student Association (FASA) Filipino Students Association (FSA) German Culture Club Hellenic Student Association of VT Hill and Veil Hillel at VT Hokies United Indian Classical Fusion Indian Students Association (ISA) International Club International Women in Need (IWIN) Iranian Society at VT Japanese Cultural Association (JCA) Korean American Student Association (KASA) Latin American and Iberic Grad Student Association (LAIGSA) Lambda Phi Epsilon Malaysian Student Association Mayan Beadwork Mixed Emotions Model United Nations/Int’l Relations Nepalese Student Association (NSA) OIRED - general OIRED - peace corps OIRED - Education Abroad Pakistani Student Alliance (Paksa) PERMIAS Salsa Tech Saudi Student Club Sigma Psi Zeta Sorority Society of Asian Scientists & Engineers Students Helping Honduras Sue Dille Designs Teach for Jamie Thai Student Association The Morrocan Club Turkish Student Association Vietnamese Student Association (VSA)