{"id":780,"date":"2013-12-04T15:20:40","date_gmt":"2013-12-04T20:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/?p=780"},"modified":"2013-12-04T15:21:25","modified_gmt":"2013-12-04T20:21:25","slug":"kaleidoscope-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/2013\/12\/04\/kaleidoscope-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaleidoscope 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<script>fsg_json['fsg_post_780'] = [\n{id: 784, image: 'http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1582.jpg', extlink: '', thumb: 'https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1582-290x290.jpg', permalink: '<div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/2013\/12\/04\/kaleidoscope-2013\/img_1582\/#0\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>', layer: '<div class=\"galleria-infolayer\"><div 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class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/2013\/12\/04\/kaleidoscope-2013\/img_2104\/#0\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><\/div>'},\n{id: 785, image: 'http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1978-1.jpg', extlink: '', thumb: 'https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1978-1-290x290.jpg', permalink: '<div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/2013\/12\/04\/kaleidoscope-2013\/img_1978-1\/#0\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>', layer: '<div class=\"galleria-infolayer\"><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><h1>IMG_1978 (1)<\/h1><p class=\"galleria-info-description\">Performers from Dutchess Community College come to Vassar for World\\'s Got 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extlink: '', thumb: 'https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1577-290x290.jpg', permalink: '<div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/2013\/12\/04\/kaleidoscope-2013\/img_1577\/#0\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>', layer: '<div class=\"galleria-infolayer\"><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><h1>IMG_1577<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/2013\/12\/04\/kaleidoscope-2013\/img_1577\/#0\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><\/div>'},\n{id: 789, image: 'http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1591.jpg', extlink: '', thumb: 'https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1591-290x290.jpg', permalink: '<div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/2013\/12\/04\/kaleidoscope-2013\/img_1591\/#0\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>', layer: '<div class=\"galleria-infolayer\"><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><h1>IMG_1591<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/2013\/12\/04\/kaleidoscope-2013\/img_1591\/#0\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><\/div>'}\n];<\/script>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">On Wednesday, November 20 the Office of International Services (OIS) and the Vassar International Student Association (VISA) hosted the 7th edition of Kaleidoscope, Vassar\u2019s annual international food and cultural festival. For the first time in memory, crowds were gathering and lines were forming as early as 4:45pm, a reflection of how Kaleidoscope has become an established campus tradition. This year the event drew in over 400 people, who came together to enjoy food, song and dance and celebrate Vassar\u2019s amazing cultural diversity . Kaleidoscope was first conceived in 2006 in order to fill what OIS and VISA felt was a gap on campus. \u201cWe wanted to create the space for students to celebrate their culture and invite the entire campus to participate. There hadn\u2019t been an event like this before,\u201d said Andrew Meade, director of OIS. The name Kaleidoscope, Andrew also mentioned, was proposed by Debbie Pahm, the first Vietnamese student to come to Vassar, during a long brainstorming session at the Retreat.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_784\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-784\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-postid=\"fsg_post_780\" data-imgid=\"784\" href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1582.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-784 \" alt=\"Andrew welcomes everyone to Kaleidoscope 2013\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1582-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1582-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1582-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1582-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-784\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andrew welcomes everyone to Kaleidoscope 2013<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Although the event has a distinct feel each year, many of the elements of today\u2019s Kaleidoscope were already in place in 2006: the unbelievable amounts of food representing different regions of the world, the flag ceremony, the dessert cook-off and the photo contest. Nine years on, what has changed the most has been the entertainment component. The first few years Hudson valley groups were invited to Vassar to perform a variety of cultural acts, from Chinese to Bavarian dances. Recently, World\u2019s Got Talent\u2019s, an all-campus talent show which seeks to represent the diversity of culture at Vassar, has become the main entertainment aspect at Kaleidoscope. And it never fails to disappoint!<\/p>\n<p>This year the variety of acts was remarkable. Watching everything from belly dancing, to original singer-songwriter pieces, to African dance, to martial arts, to acapella, the crowd was enthralled. \u00a0The winners for World\u2019s Got Talent 2013 were:<strong> Nik Srinivasan \u201815, performing his original R&amp;B track \u201cLookin\u201d for Most Inspiring, Tianqi Zhu \u201817 and company performing Chinese martial arts as Most Original, and Vassar\u2019s oldest all-male acappella group, The Axies in the \u201cMost likely to go viral on Youtube\u201d category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_781\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-781\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-postid=\"fsg_post_780\" data-imgid=\"781\" href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_2104.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-781\" alt=\"IMG_2104\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_2104-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_2104-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_2104-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_2104-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-781\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chinese Martial Arts at World&#8217;s Got Talent<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_785\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-785\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-postid=\"fsg_post_780\" data-imgid=\"785\" href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1978-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-785\" alt=\"IMG_1978 (1)\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1978-1-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1978-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1978-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1978-1-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-785\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Performers from Dutchess Community College visit Vassar for World&#8217;s Got Talent<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The Annual International Photo Contest was also a huge success, with over 200 photos submitted, a record number of submissions! The photos were exhibited at ACDC for several weeks and then displayed in UpC the day of Kaleidoscope, during which the winners were announced. The winners for each category were as follows:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left\">LANDSCAPE:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Boardwalk at Krafla &#8211; Morgan Williams<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">PEOPLE &amp; CULTURE<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Gaze &#8211; Benjamin Xiong<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">PEOPLE\u201dS CHOICE<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Power &#8211; Sharon Lee<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As the Photo Contest winners were being announced, the Dessert Cook-Off entries were being judged by longtime dessert judges, David Kennett and Susan Correll. This year\u2019s competition boasted over 30 entries from all parts of the world, from a classic Latin American favorite, the Tres Leches cake to more gourmet concoctions such as black pepper, dark chocolate chip scones and an assortment of French macaroons. This year\u2019s winner were: \u00a0<strong>Hanna Wintz and Kennedell Amoo-Gottfried&#8217;s Chocolate Mousse in Edible Chocolate Cups in 1st place, Kiersta Hsi, Nikki Wong, Dahlia Sharps, and Tatum Fitzgerald&#8217;s Kladdkaka in 2nd place, and Apoorva Natarajan &amp; Dushyant Naresh&#8217;s Kesari in 3rd place.<\/strong> Congratulations for all the master cooks!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_782\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-782\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-postid=\"fsg_post_780\" data-imgid=\"782\" href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1536.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-782 \" alt=\"IMG_1536\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1536-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1536-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1536-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1536-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-782\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some of the many delicious entries for the Dessert \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Cook-off<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_791\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-791\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-postid=\"fsg_post_780\" data-imgid=\"791\" href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1534.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-791\" alt=\"Director of International Programs Susan Correll judges the dessert cook-off\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1534-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1534-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1534-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1534-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-791\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Director of International Programs Susan Correll \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0judges the dessert cook-off<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">As is always the case, the flag ceremony was a beautiful, at times funny and overall extremely poignant display of the huge range of countries and cultures Vassar students hail from and identify with. The flags of over 50 countries were represented in the ceremony. Furthermore the food, which is always the largest, most visible and most logistically daunting aspect of Kaleidoscope, was pulled off flawlessly. For this we owe a great deal of thanks to the ACDC team, who have been important partners in orchestrating this event since its inception.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a data-postid=\"fsg_post_780\" data-imgid=\"790\" href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1677.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-790\" alt=\"IMG_1677\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1677-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1677-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1677-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1677-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-783 aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1709-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1709-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1709-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1709-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It was a pleasure to see so many of you there and we are already looking forward to Kaleidoscope 2014!<\/p>\n<p>OIS &amp; VISA<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_786\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-786\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-postid=\"fsg_post_780\" data-imgid=\"786\" href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1564.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-786\" alt=\"IMG_1564\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1564-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1564-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1564-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1564-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-786\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beautiful faces of Kaleidoscope<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_787\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-787\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-postid=\"fsg_post_780\" data-imgid=\"787\" href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1568.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-787\" alt=\"IMG_1568\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1568-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1568-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1568-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1568-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-787\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beautiful faces of Kaleidoscope<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_788\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-788\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-postid=\"fsg_post_780\" data-imgid=\"788\" href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1577.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-788\" alt=\"IMG_1577\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1577-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1577-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1577-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1577-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-788\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beautiful faces of Kaleidoscope<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_789\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-789\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-postid=\"fsg_post_780\" data-imgid=\"789\" href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1591.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-789\" alt=\"IMG_1591\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1591-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1591-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1591-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2013\/12\/IMG_1591-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-789\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beautiful faces of Kaleidoscope<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday, November 20 the Office of International Services (OIS) and the Vassar International Student Association (VISA) hosted the 7th edition of Kaleidoscope, Vassar\u2019s annual international food and cultural 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