Extra Credit Assignment

I recently attended the CSA culture show and i felt that overall, the show was a success in that it taught the audience a lot about asian culture yet at the same time kept the atmosphere comedic and entertaining. The two emcee's brought comedy into the set yet what they taught the audience rang true even though all the laughter. the tai-chi that was taught to the audience as "make the watermelon, cut the watermelon, this is your half and this is mine" seemed very funny but was real tai chi. And as always, the dancers showed a more tradition style of dance infused with a taste of modern hip hop. The skits were comical and seemed to poke fun at depictions of asian culture in modern media, with parodies of Bruce Lee's "the game of death" and disney's "mulan". Halfway through the performance, we also learned about a program that is seeking to help chinese orphans in China. Tufts China Cares went onstage and showed a brief clip of orphans in china and went though the programs goals and aims. The skits, movies and presentations all combined together to create an experience that was entertaining, yet still carried strong messages.