By Roberto Kampfner
Assistant Business Manager
The Manhattan Beach Unified School District held its first-ever International Day yesterday at the district office, where Manhattan Beach families of different nationalities came together to showcase their cultures through food.
Approximately 100 residents attended the event and represented their different countries with a display table of each country’s main symbols and traditional food. According to Teacher on Special Assignment for English Language Learners Jim Hands, the goal of the event was to connect all of the different cultures and nationalities represented in Manhattan Beach and the South Bay to create a support network.
“Imagine going somewhere and not speaking English with anyone else besides your family, so what I wanted to do was to see if we could get everybody together,” Hands said. “If nothing else, an informational hub.”
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