Malaysian Night

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Malaysian Night is a show that filled with the passion and spirit of the unique Malaysian culture. It is a show that is usually done by a Malaysia-related society within many tertiary-education institutions outside of Malaysia, to promote and introduce the Malaysian culture to the international community. It is also commonly known as Malaysia Night, Malaysia Country Night, and Malaysia Culture Night.

1 History
2 See Also
3 References
4 External Links

[edit] History

There is no exact definition as to what Malaysian Night is really about. While most of it are called as such, or with a variance in name, some others are called something different entirely - but they are all, nevertheless, fit to be called a Malaysian Night. It can be in any form that conform to the theme of promoting Malaysia and its culture. It has been in the form of a play or a series of plays, Dikir Barat, Wayang Kulit, fashion show, formal dinner, musical show, and Malaysian food festival, among others. It is also usually happens at night, hence the Malaysian Night name.

Malaysian Night is especially popular in the United Kingdom, where it is the most important function after Malaysian Games that brings Malaysian together - either it be internally (in that particular institution) or regionally (involving students from other institutions). It can also be seen in Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, and the United States, especially in institutions that have a large number of Malaysian students studying there.

[edit] Australia and New Zealand

Known Malaysian Night in Australia and New Zealand
University	Society	Theme	Date

[edit] United Kingdom and Eire

Malaysian Night is the most important function for almost all Malaysia-related socieites within the United Kingdom, after Malaysian Games. While almost all societies have their own kind of Malaysian Night, only quite a few number of them are open to the participation of members from other socities.

Known Malaysian Night in the United Kingdom and Eire
University	Society	Theme	Date
University of Bristol	Malay Cultural Society	Malaysia Night	2007-01-20
University of Cambridge	Cambridge University Malaysia Society	Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet	2007-02-24
Cardiff University	Malaysian Students' Society of Cardiff	Festival of Diversity IV	2007-02-17
Imperial College London	Imperial College Union Malaysian Society	A Silent Cacophony	2007-03-03
King's College London	King's College London Malaysian & Singaporean Society	MERDEKA: THE ROCK MUSICAL	2007-02-28
University College London	UCL Malaysian Society	Sell Out! - Jual Kawan, Jual Kampung, Jual Ketam?	2007-02-10
University of Nottingham	Nottingham Malaysian Society	Mythical Malaysia	2007-03-10
University of Oxford	The Oxford University Malaysia Club	ROJAK	2006-03-04
Queen's University of Belfast	Malaysian Student Society of Northern Ireland	?	2007-03-10
University of Warwick	University of Warwick's Malaysian Students' Association	The Pelita Affair... an illumination of life	2007-02-03

[edit] United States and Canada

Known Malaysian Night in the United States and Canada
University	Society	Theme	Date
University of British Columbia, Canada	Seri Malaysia Club	Malaysia-Singapore Night	2007-02-03
Cornell University, USA	Cornell Malaysia Association	Interactive Malay Wedding	2004-02-06
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA	Nebraska University Malaysian Students Association	Malaysian Night	2006-03-04
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA	Malaysian Students Association of Rensselaer	Malaysian Night: A Heritage	2002-10-25
Stevens Institute of Technology, NJ, USA	Malaysian Student Association [1]	Batik Night [2]	2006-09-29
Winona State University, USA	Malaysian-American Chapter	Malaysian Dinner	2006-10-21
Drake University, IA, USA	Malaysian Students Association	1001 Malaysian Night	2006-03-31

[edit] Other Places

Known Malaysian Night in other places
University	Society	Theme	Date
Tohoku Prefecture universities, Japan	Malaysian Student Association in Tohoku Prefecture	Malaysian Night	2002-01-19