Nevada Guard Diversity Day delivers 'cultural buffet'

The Nevada National Guard's Diversity Day event Thursday drew a record crowd of more than 450 people at the Nevada Air National Guard Base firehouse in Reno and highlighted the state's commitment toward creating a more inclusive force.

"It's a cultural buffet for the senses," said Alicia Nyland, the state equal employment manager. "Nevada's (Diversity Day) event has become the standard that other states now emulate."

The third annual Diversity Day featured Polynesian music, Taiko drummers, Irish dancers, 19 food booths and even German beer -- non-alcoholic beer, of course. A total of 23 booths represented cultures from around the world, up from 14 the first year in 2013 and 16 in 2014.
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