Photo Gallery: Chinese, Vietnamese New Year’s celebrations

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Students from Madison Elementary School Chinese Immersion Program sing Happy New Year in Chinese.

Campus cultural festivals celebrated the culture, traditions and entertainment of Chinese and Vietnamese New Year’s celebrations Feb. 13.

The evening featured “Chinese New Year” the Chinese Spring Festival put on by the Confucius Institute and “Chuc, Mung, Nam, Moi” (Happy New Year) the Vietnamese Cultural Night presented by the Vietnamese Student Association.

Both events featured song and dance. The Twin Cities Chinese Dance Center performed along with the Chinese Student and Scholars Association and students from Madison Elementary School’s Chinese immersion program during the Confucius Institute event.

Vietnamese Cultural Night is part of the cultural festivals series at St. Cloud State.

Cultural festivals are one way the university is providing a transformative educational experience for students to help prepare them to be global citizens at home, at work and in their communities. More than 1,000 students from 90-plus nations attend St. Cloud State, and cultural festivals give them an opportunity to share elements of their culture with the campus community.