FSA celebrates Filipino culture in Dunn Meadow

The IU Filipino Student Association promoted Filipino culture Sunday in Dunn Meadow through a fundrasier with food, music and more. The festival included a moon bounce, dunk tank, corn hole and a “fish pong” table.
“The FSA is about promoting Filipino cultural awareness in the community,” FSA Secretary and sophomore Rochelle Chang said. “Today’s festival is about getting all of IU, hopefully, to recognize our organization. Hopefully people will know us after today and a little bit about our culture.”
The festival attracted Bloomington families as well as IU students.
FSA member and senior Jason Dilay said he was happy with the events turnout.
“I like that a lot of families came,” Dilay said. “It’s good for people to have the chance to know more about our culture, heritage and values.”
At the front of the festival, FSA President Carlos Querijero manned an information booth while a food tent set up near the moon bounce offered free Filipino cuisine, such as lumpia and pancit.
Sitting at the food tent, senior and FSA member Rodelyn Lipumano said that free food is always a good way to help raise cultural awareness.
“IU prides itself on diversity, and I think this event helps make people, especially incoming freshman, more aware of what cultures are here that you can get to know,” she said.

— Jake New