Correction: An initial version of this story contained a misspelling of the name of Candace Dickerson. It has been corrected.
A Filipino treat called Halo-Halo, which is a dessert consisting of crushed ice, evaporated milk or coconut milk was given to students and faculty for an event celebrating Filipino Heritage Month.
The event took place at the LAC at the A building from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Oct. 24.
The event started with people going outside to make their own halo-halo. There were also dark chocolate cookies to enjoy.
While people were enjoying their halo-halo, people could do crafts for Christmas like making ornaments.
“It builds community and you get to learn something new. It’s introducing me to new foods, but it’s very similar to Mexican style foods. We see a lot of similarities through celebrating our differences,” Candace Dickerson, attendee and transfer counselor said.
A lot of people came to this event, most of them coming for the free food, but some came to learn about Filipino culture.
“It’s a good thing to have these events since it teaches people the culture through these kinds of events,” Jay Thom, attendee and LBCC employee said.
The treats at the event smelled fresh and ready for people to enjoy at the event.
Even though the event started with a lot of people, once everyone got their treats people started leaving and only a handful of people stayed for the rest of the event.
It was still great that people came to the event so that they could learn more information on the Filipino culture and how these treats are important to Filipino culture.
Most people felt that this event was very good at interpreting Filipino culture but felt like that the event could have been better.
“There hasn’t been any explanation on what this is and what it represents. Give more information like maybe a sheet that would be helpful to know what they are and what they are used for.” Julie Daniels and Susan Fintland both said.
Everyone enjoyed the Filipino treats and got a piece of Filipino culture