Labor of Love in Student Organization
Photos and Writing by Cheuk Hang Ng
By the meaning of “labor of love,” I define it as the people who work for pleasure, not reward. In this project, I am glad to be here to introduce a group of people who work for students at Washington State University. They are registered student organization. After I finalized my topic, I started to find different registered student organizations on campus. I finally reached Hong Kong Student Association, and they gave me the permission to take photo during one of the biggest event over the whole year, The Washington State University Night Market.
They told me that the event is cooperated with Taiwanese Student Association, Chinese Students and Scholars Association, and Japanese Student Association. In Asian country, night market is one of the symbol of its local culture. People can usually find traditional food in the night market with a cheaper price. This event is also non-profit for the student workers, and all the profit is for the student organization itself. Over 50 student workers was only for pleasure and the heart of serving others, so I chose this event as the topic of “labor of love”.
Colorful toppings of Egg Waffle from Hong Kong Student Association.
A freshly baked egg waffle and the egg waffle maker from Hong Kong Student Association.
The promoter with a charming bunny ear from Hong Kong Student Association.
A worker from Japanese Student Association who is enjoying to serve and smiling to every customers he served.
A worker (left) is serving her customer with the heart of happiness.
A Teruterubozu, as known as sunny doll, was made by the Japanese Student Association to wish for a good weather.
A corner of the event. There are the total of four student organizations over there at Reaney Park.
Taiwanese Student Association is barbecuing Taiwan sausage which is one of the most famous food in Taiwan Night Market.
A worker from Hong Kong Student Association who covered in mud because of the event preparation. He said he is glad to become a part of the student association because he would like to train himself become a servant leader.
A bowl of braised pork on rice. According to the worker from Taiwanese Student Association, they woke up at 5 in the morning to prepare their food for the event.