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 with sign.

The University of Hawai‘i 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 Hawai‘i 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—click to enlarge.

Parade

Students on steps of campus center.

Celebration

Samoan dancers

Taiko

Displays

Doll display

Special guests

The event honored special guests from the Study Hawai‘i 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 O‘ahu and Hawai‘i Island to get a sense of the breadth of educational opportunities for international students in Hawai‘i.

Group photo of international journalists.
Members of the press from the Study Hawai‘i Press Tour stand with UH Hilo staff and state officials on United Nations Day. (Left to right, front row) Eri Hall, Hawai‘i Community College; Christine Quintana, Hawai‘i 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 Hawai‘i 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.

Read more about the tour and the impact of international students on the state’s economy.

 

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

-UH Hilo Stories

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