I visited UW for their annual night market, which was Taiwanese culture, on Saturday, May 11. It was my first time to visit UW. I was surprised by how huge and beautiful the campus was. On the same time, I was surprised by a number of Asian-look students. It seemed that the majority of students on the campus was Asian and Asian American. Since I don’t often see Asian American students on this Evergreen campus and even in Olympia compared to Seattle, it made me more surprised. And, I felt that I still didn’t know how the Asian community outside of here was like.
The market runs for one night and offers entertainment such as live music and games as well as food from over 30 shops in the Seattle area, showcasing a diverse array of cuisine from Taiwan and other Asian countries.
The night market is held by The Taiwanese Student Association (TSA). There’s an Asian Community in UW. And now, that night market has become an annual Seattle tradition. Taiwanese American brought Taiwanese culture into Seattle. I thought that this is also one of the achievements of Asian American.
There are a lot of delicious and cheap foods! Also, I enjoyed the music and dance of Asian culture. Also, the smell of stinky tofu reminded me of the night market in Taiwan. If you have time next year, I highly recommend visiting there 🙂
I have never heard of the night market at UW before but it sounds awesome and I would love to experience it. Also, that is cool that they have a Taiwanese Student Association that schedules huge events like this.