Recap

As more and more Chinese students come to Michigan State University, the Chinese New Year has become more and more popular, which also spreads the Chinese culture as well as develops the multi-culture environment in MSU.

Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival, is one of the most typical intermediaries of Chinese culture. Chinese students held many big events on this day, which attract some American students as well.

Ye Song, a supply chain management major sophomore in MSU, said that her parents came to America to spend the big day with her during Chinese New Year.

"I took them to see the Spring Festival Gala" Song said, "which is held by CUSA."

On the other hand, for native students like Justine Brunett, an international relations junior, events that held during Chinese New Year are ways to know more about the culture.

"I think it will be a really good way to get, um, like the American native students to learn more about Chinese culture, " she said.

Brunett also said that she thinks the events are very interesting and she will participate in them if she has chance.

There is a reason for the popularity of Chinese culture in MSU.

According to the data on OISS website, the growth of Chinese students is dramatically fast, which is from 891total in 2008 to 3712 total in 2012.

As for this phenomenon, Peter Briggs, the director of OISS, seems to be really surprised.

“We’ve got one country (China) that is dominating in ways that we’ve never seen this before,” he said.