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Compassion

According to Wikipedia, "Compassion is an emotion that is a sense of shared suffering, most often combined with a desire to alleviate or reduce the suffering of another."

The Dalai Lama's upcoming visit to Seattle for Seeds of Compassion will inspire tens of thousands of people to come together to explore ways to build compassion in children, families, and communities. A group of more than 150 FIUTS students representing 30 countries will attend Seeds of Compassion, and have an opportunity to dialog and reflect on the event and explore the role of compassion in their own lives and communities.

Seeds of Compassion will be an extraordinary opportunity for individuals who care about building compassion to learn about FIUTS, and for our students to share a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Being a part of the FIUTS community, whether as a host family, an international student, a volunteer, or a supporter of our programs, is a powerful way to play a role in creating a more peaceful, compassionate world.

Era Schrepfer,
FIUTS Executive Director
era@fiuts.org

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FIUTS has been building understanding and compassion in our community for sixty years. Please consider making a contribution to FIUTS' Annual Campaign this year and help us reach our goal of $30,000!

FIUTS inspires individuals to share thier culture, learn from others, and build bonds of friendship that cross international boundaries. Giving to FIUTS is a meaningful way to show your commitment to promoting peace and international understanding in our community.

FIUTS is a 501c3 community nonprofit organization that was founded on the University of Washington campus in 1948. Our mission is to inspire lifelong engagement in experiences that build global understanding.
A limited number of tickets are still available for the Seattle Mariner's game on Monday, April 14. The M's will play the Kansas City Royals at 7:10 PM. Join a large group of FIUTS students to cheer on our team!
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Join FIUTS for the Spring Quarter Community Potluck on Thursday, May 1, from 6:30 - 8:30PM at the UW Waterfront Activities Center.

Bring a dish to share and spend the evening talking with students, alumni, and members of the FIUTS community.

Parking is available in lot E12. Mention FIUTS as you enter at the gate to receive a parking permit.
Pico Iyer
Join Seattle Arts & Lectures and incisive cultural reporter Pico Iyer as he speaks on "The Literature of Discovery"--the meaning of journeying in today's shrinking world--and hear more about his book of travels with Tibet's spiritual and political leader, The Open Road: The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama.

Date: Tuesday, April 29
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Benaroya Hall, 200 University Street, Seattle
Tickets: $10 student tickets or general admission tickets can be purchased from www.lectures.org or by calling (206) 621-2230, extension 10.

A limited number of "patron tickets" are being made available to FIUTS community members for $36. These tickets include front section seats and a post- lecture wine reception with Pico. Call the SAL box office and mention FIUTS to reserve these tickets at (206) 621-2230, extension 10.
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FIUTS will have a table at this year's Cherry Blossom Festival to promote FIUTS and recruit potential host families. Consider joining us as a volunteer to tell others about your experience as a FIUTS host, student, or community member!

The Seattle Cherry Blossom and Japanese Cultural Festival at Seattle Center celebrates Seattle's deep connections with Japan and the beauty of spring. The festival features taiko drumming, food and tea ceremonies and commemorates Japan's gift of 1,000 blossoming cherry trees to Seattle in 1976.

The festival takes place Apr. 18 - 20 at the Seattle Center Fisher Pavilion. FIUTS will be there Saturday April 19 and Sunday April 20. Please contact Alicia van der Veen if you are interested in signing up for a shift.
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Do you know an individual or organization that has been instrumental in promoting peace in our community? Submit your nominations now for the 2008 FIUTS Awards Program.

Each year, FIUTS recognizes five individuals or organizations in our community who exemplify the FIUTS mission to inspire lifelong engagement in experiences that build global understanding.

The five awards are:
  1. The Shigemura Award for International Understanding, awarded since 1951 to a student, community member, or organization that has been instrumental in building peace in our community.
  2. The Gordon Sweany Award to a University of Washington staff or faculty member for promoting international understandig at the UW.
  3. The FIUTS Lifetime Acheivement Award for an individual or partner organization that has demonstrated longtime commitment to FIUTS' mission and programs.
  4. The Elizabeth Gould Award, to an international student who has demonstrated outstanding commitment to promote peace and international understanding.
  5. The James Davis Award, to an American student who has demonstrated outstanding commitment to promote peace and international understanding.

The deadline to submit nominations is May 12, 2008.
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Three Cups Chicken


This Taiwanese recipe was submitted by Annie Lin for the 1992 edition of the FIUTS Cookbook, At Home in Seattle. FIUTS is working on a new edition of the Cookbook as part of the 60th Anniversary Celebration. If you would like to submit a recipe for the 60th anniversary edition of the FIUTS cookbook, please send it to FIUTS by email or by mail to:

FIUTS, University of Washington, Box 352233, Seattle, WA 98195

  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 10 slices ginger
  • 1/2 c. sugar
  • 10 chicken legs
  • 1 c. wine
  • 1 c. soy sauce
  • 1 c. black sesame oil
  • fresh basil or scallions, optional

  1. Pour sesame oil into a deep pan; add garlic and ginger.
  2. Heat over high heat, stiring gently until oil steams
  3. Add chicken to pan and stir for 2-3 minutes.
  4. Add soy sauce, wine, and sugar; mix and reduce heat to medium.
  5. Cover and cook for 15-20 minutes, until chicken is uniform color; stir in basil or scallions if desired.
  6. Serve over rice.
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When FIUTS Homestay and Community Outreach Coordinator Alicia van der Veen agreed to attend a friend's wedding in South Africa last month, she reached out to FIUTS alumni living in South Africa and arranged to meet with them during her visit.

In Cape Town, she met with Johann Lutjeharms, who earned his PhD from the UW in Oceanography in the 1970s. He is now a Professor at the University of Cape Town and gave Alicia a tour of campus.
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In Johannesburg Alicia met up with Tracey Bourne, who came to UW on an MBA exchange in 2004.

Thanks to both alumni for showing Alicia such a great time and sharing their FIUTS stories!
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According to a recent Seattle Times article, Universities in Washington state have seen a dramatic increase this year in applications from international students.

Applications from abroad are up 40 percent to join next fall's UW freshman class, and at WSU foreign student applications have increased 32 percent.

At the intersection of the University of Washington and the community, FIUTS inspires lifelong engagement through activities that build global understanding.
Era Schrepfer
Foundation for International Understanding Through Students (FIUTS)

email: ed@fiuts.org
phone: 206-543-0736
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