Asian Culture Club: Why Asian Students and Students of Other Ethnic Backgrounds Should Join

By: Madina Faizi and Amir Sabitov '26
Feeling connected in your community is a great feeling. It can be positive, educational, and interesting. But most importantly, you feel a sense of belonging and union from the other students you are with. At Wethersfield High School, in the world of clubs, there is one club that stands out like the rest.
The Asian Culture Club expresses Asian culture to the Wethersfield High School community. It is led by the 2025–2026 officers: Sylvia Lin, president; Isabel Dee, vice president; Chang Liu, secretary; treasurers Jada Guadez, operator, and Nasima Faizi, financer; and social media managers Haily Nguyen and Vivian Huynh. The adviser of the club is Ms. Wang, who holds the meetings in Room 103.
“Asian Culture Club stands out from other clubs because we strive to educate, explore, and excite (EEE). We aim to educate the Wethersfield community about the diverse cultures and backgrounds of many of their Asian peers by giving them a platform to speak about their experiences and heritage, encouraging multicultural understanding and discussion,” Sylvia Lin says. The club is the first cultural club to exist at Wethersfield High School, according to student Isabel Dee.
“We inspire the Wethersfield community to explore the richness of Asian cultures foreign to them and appreciate them. More importantly, we hope to excite our members to take pride in their culture while exciting interest as the community immerses in our fun events and activities,” Sylvia Lin says.
Every other Wednesday, the club holds meetings for which they come up with future plans such as fundraisers, potlucks for the holidays, workshops, and other fun activities. “In the future, we are currently working on partnering with neighboring businesses to host a Boba Tea Social. During this event, all students and staff members will be invited to play various games while enjoying time with their friends and drinking boba tea. We are also considering hosting a calligraphy event where guests can practice using brushes and ink to practice traditional Chinese calligraphy. Overall, the Asian Cultural Club is excited to host more fun events for members and guests at Wethersfield High School!” Sylvia Lin explains.
The club’s recognition has grown over the past few months, as it has already held a couple of events. From the “A Taste of Asia” Dumplings Workshop to the Moon Festival Potluck, Asian culture can be translated through ethnic dishes. “The Asian Cultural Club recently finished hosting a dumpling workshop where over 50 students and staff members participated in folding and making hundreds of dumplings,” Sylvia Lin supports.
It is open to all students, and all are encouraged to join as recommended by the club’s officers.
It enforces a feeling of closeness and familiarity with the Asian students. Although, the club wasn’t designed for just that. It also allows students to be educated in the idea of Asian culture. “To learn about other cultures and to do fun stuff. Trust me, Sylvia and I do not want to make a boring club with short meetings where we do basically nothing useful. We want to have the club fun and exciting for its members, and the more backgrounds the better. Just because we’re the Asian cultural club doesn’t mean we just allow Asians in. Everyone’s invited!” Isabel Dee explains.