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 PhiAsha for EducationAssociation for Bangladeshi Students (ABS) Association for India’s Development (AID) Association of Chinese Students and ScholarsBamboom Dance CrewBhangra Team at VTBlacksburg Chinese SchoolBrazilian Association at VTBridges InternationalCaribbean Students Organization (Caribso) Cedars of LebanonCercle FrancophoneChinese American Society (CAS) Coalition for Refugee ResettlementCouncil of International Student Organizations (CISO) Cranwell International Center (CIC) Filipino American Student Association (FASA) Filipino Students Association (FSA) German Culture ClubHellenic Student Association of VT Hill and VeilHillel at VTHokies UnitedIndian Classical FusionIndian Students Association (ISA) International ClubInternational 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 EpsilonMalaysian Student AssociationMayan BeadworkMixed EmotionsModel United Nations/Int’l RelationsNepalese Student Association (NSA) OIRED - general OIRED - peace corps OIRED - Education Abroad Pakistani Student Alliance (Paksa) PERMIASSalsa TechSaudi Student ClubSigma Psi Zeta SororitySociety of Asian Scientists & EngineersStudents Helping HondurasSue Dille DesignsTeach for JamieThai Student AssociationThe Morrocan ClubTurkish Student AssociationVietnamese Student Association (VSA)