Photos: UH Hilo celebrates United Nations Day with Parade of Nations

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The annual event, held during International Education Week, celebrates United Nations Day and the university’s geographic and ethnic diversity.

Samoan Club walks to library lanai with sign.

The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo held its annual Parade of Nations last week as part of International Education Week. The event celebrated United Nations Day and the university’s geographic and ethnic diversity. United Nations Day honors and promotes human rights, social progress, and world peace. Students from different parts of the world also shared displays about their countries on the Library Lanai.

A group of international journalists attended the event. The Study Hawaiʻi Press Tour, a media tour of seven journalists from key press outlets in Asia, Latin America, and Europe, visited campuses throughout the state. Their visit was purposefully timed to coincide with International Education Week.

Photos of the festivities, displays, and special guests by Kimiko Taguchi.

Parade

Students with the flags of their countries on the steps of campus center.

Celebration

Samoan dancers in red cloth on the library lanai.

Taiko drummers.

Displays

International doll display with woman standing in traditional attire.

Special guests

The event honored special guests from the Study Hawaiʻi Press Tour, a media tour of seven journalists from key press outlets in Asia, Latin America, and Europe. The group spent time visiting campuses on Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island to get a sense of the breadth of educational opportunities for international students in Hawaiʻi.

Group photo of international journalists.
Members of the press from the Study Hawaiʻi Press Tour stand with UH Hilo staff and state officials on United Nations Day. (Left to right, front row) Eri Hall, Hawaiʻi Community College; Christine Quintana, Hawaiʻi CC; Huiyuan Wang, Studying Abroad Online; Claudia Civinini, EL Gazette; Yukari Kato, Ryugaku Journal; Patrick Atack, PIE News; and Amanda Sadamoto, UH Hilo student. (Back row): Jiaqi Wu, UH Hilo student; Igor Skibickij, Student Marketing; Jim Mellon, UH Hilo (Executive Director, Global and Intercultural Education Programs and Director, International Student Services and Intercultural Education); Aaron Baldwin, Mainichi News; Allan Mitelmao, E! Magazine; Todd Shumway, UH Hilo (Director, Global Exchange); Timothy Tiu, State of Hawaiʻi Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism. Click photo to enlarge.

Members of the group visiting UH Hilo:

  • Allan Mitelmao, Ei! Magazine, Brazil.
  • Claudia Civinini, EL Gazette, England.
  • Yukari Kato, Ryugaku Journal, Japan.
  • Huiyuan Wang, Studying Abroad Online, China.
  • Aaron Michael Baldwin, Mainichi Newspapers, Japan.
  • Patrick Rhys Atack, PIE News, England.
  • Igor Skibickij, Student Marketing, China.

About the photographer: Kimiko Taguchi (senior, geography and environmental studies) is a photography intern in the Office of the Chancellor.

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