Fusing cultures at Buffalo State

The International Student Organization is an on-campus club that brings together people from different parts of the world.

ISO allows students on the Buffalo State to come together through the use of language, music, food, and culture.

ISO hosted a Latin American and Caribbean event that brought together students from all over.

Bruna Reis is a 21 year old junior at Buffalo State and she is in charge of public relations for ISO. Reis came from Brazil and she enjoys being a part of ISO.

“It’s an amazing experience to learn about other cultures and it kind of opens your mind and your perspective on people and it broadens your horizon and it’s really such an amazing experience.”

            Bringing people together is a part of ISO plan to teach people at Buffalo State about the different types of people that attend the school.

“Every semester we have events for the Middle-Eastern and now, we had to do the Latin American and Caribbean one so it’s a way to reach out to every part of the world,” said Reis.

“We do have a large number of Latin-American and Caribbean students on campus, so we kind of had to do it to make them feel welcomed.”

During the Latin American and Caribbean program, there was a dance performers and Puerto Rican food from the Niagara Café. There was yellow rice and peas, pastelillo, and chicken.

“It’s really nice to order from an actual restaurant that can make the type of food that pertained to the program,” said Reis.

            Takisha Morancy, biology major, was exposed to the different cultures at Buffalo State during this program. Her family is of a Haitian decent, so this was somewhat of a new cultural experience for her.

“Even though I’m biology major, I like to consider myself as somebody who likes different things. My friend is on e-board of ISO, so it gave me a chance to come and experience the cultural diversity the program has to offer,” said Morancy.

The program also allowed Morancy to meet new people. “I met two new people that were Hispanic. There were Brazilians there, also Trinidadians there. There were a lot of different people there.”

ISO allows students to embrace their culture and to share it with the people around them.

Being a part of the international family, you kind of miss your culture and country so being a part of such an organization helps you feel welcomed,” said Reis.

“I want to make others feel welcomed when they come here so they can have a good time while they are here in America.”

To find out more about ISO, visit https://www.bengalconnect.com/organization/ISO/

 This is the Ulma Alma Dance Organization performance.