CulturalFest in the News
Local and international news coverage of CulturalFest 2014 from The Daily, The Seattle Times, and a news program in Bulgaria!
CulturalFest 2014 was a huge success! We're still working our way through the many photos and videos from the International Expo, the Performance Showcase, and the Benefit Reception & Silent Auction and will share them on the blog and our Facebook album soon. In the meantime, here's some news coverage of the event. Thanks to all who participated!
Big news: The Seattle Times featured some amazing photos of the performers on their Picture This blog!
And check out the front page article in The Daily from Monday, February 10:
When Lia Shartava tells people she’s from Georgia, she often receives confused looks and questions about why she doesn’t have a Southern accent.
“And I’m like, ‘No, Georgia in Europe,’” she said.
However Shartaya, a representative from the Pacific Northwest Georgia Women’s Association, said she welcomes the misunderstanding.
“In a way, it’s nice because it triggers the conversation for me to tell them more about my country,” she said.
Georgia was one of the many countries that members of the UW and Seattle community had the opportunity to learn about at the Foundation for International Understanding Through Students’ (FIUTS) annual CulturalFest over the weekend.
And for international coverage, the Expo was even featured on the news in Bulgaria!
Have photos or video of CulturalFest that you'd like to share with FIUTS? Email ellen@fiuts.org.