By MARY TAN
AAP staff writer
Jin Xing means “golden star” in Chinese and is quite fitting for the name of China’s most celebrated dancer. Jin Xing and her dance company will perform at the Orpheum Theater in downtown Minneapolis this weekend. She and her artists are ready to showcase “a blend of east and west cultures in dance, costumes and music,” according to promoters.
By Carlos Gallego
AAP staff writer
CHANHASSEN, Minn. (Jan. 28, 2012) — Chanhassen High School served as venue for the first major Chinese celebration in Carver County.
Minnesota International Chinese School and Chanhassen School District celebrated the Year of the Dragon is considered the luckiest of years on the Chinese zodiac. This, along with continued growth of Chinese calling Minnesota home has led to an increase of celebrations this year.
Business, Chinese, Government, International, Opportunities
ST. PAUL (Jan. 27, 2012) — The Minnesota Trade Office is accepting applications for a trade mission to China led by Gov. Mark Dayton on June 8-17.
Delegates will travel with the governor to Shanghai, Beijing and Xian, meet with high ranking business leaders and government officials, attend networking events, and explore trade and investment opportunities.
Business, Chinese, International
Rodney Hiel
U.S. – China Business Connections will hold its next Networking and Breakfast Meeting on Wed., Feb 1, 2012, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. in the McNamara Center of Dunwoody College, 818 Dunwoody Blvd., Minneapolis, MN 55403.
The February Guest Speaker is Rodney Hiel, Managing Director of Asia Business Consulting in St. Paul, Minn. His topic will be “Central China — The New Frontier, Challenges or Opportunities: Which will you find?”
Chinese, Government, International
WASHINGTON (Jan. 23, 2012) — At the invitation of Vice President Joseph Biden, Vice President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China will visit the White House on Feb. 14.
Books, Chinese, Events, Lecture, Writing
Yale Prof. Amy Chua
The eleventh annual Bob and Kim Griffin Building U.S.-China Bridges Lecture presents Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother: Increasing Mutual Understanding Between U.S. and China from author Amy Chua, a Professor at Yale Law School and author of best seller
“Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” on Friday, February 10, 2012, 4:30 p.m. Lecture and Q&A, Book signing to follow with all three of Amy Chua’s books available to purchase on-site.
McNamara Alumni Center is located at 200 Oak St SE Minneapolis, MN 55455. This event is free and open to the public. Tickets may be reserved online at http://chinacenter.umn.edu with a limited number of tickets available at the door. For assistance please contact the China Center at (612) 624-1002.
Acrobat, Chinese, Performance Art
Chinese Acrobatics – a daily act in Wuqiao, China. (Photo Courtesy: Wuqiao Acrobatic Troupe)
Led by Asian Media Access, collaborated with East Culture Center, Pan Asian Arts Alliance and Twin Cities Chinese Dance Center, a unique Chinese acrobatic performance – “Fenmo – The Beauty of the Acrobatics” was presented by the Wuqiao Acrobatic Team during the holiday season at Burnsville Performing Arts Center and the St. Paul Great Hall.
Chinese, Classical, Music, National
Zarin Mehta, President and Executive Director of the New York Philharmonic. (Photo by Chris Lee)
NEW YORK (Jan. 5, 2012) — The New York Philharmonic will present its first-ever Gala concert in celebration of the Chinese New Year and the Year of the Dragon, which will feature Chinese and western orchestral music on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. in Avery Fisher Hall.
The concert will be broadcast live on WQXR 105.9 FM and www.wqxr.org, and later that week on China’s Phoenix Television. Performers will include Long Yu — artistic director and chief conductor of the China Philharmonic, music director of the Shanghai and Guanzhou Symphony Orchestras, and artistic director of the Beijing Music Festival — making his Philharmonic debut.
Scheduled performists include pianist Lang Lang, who will play Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1; Philharmonic Principal Oboe Liang Wang, who will perform Chen Qigang’s Extase for oboe and orchestra, and bamboo flutist Tang Jun Qiao. In addition, the Quintessenso Mongolian Children’s Choir, in its first ever appearance outside of China, will sing and dance in traditional Mongolian dress.
A special Dragon Dance will take place in and around Avery Fisher Hall throughout the evening. Arranged by Nai-Ni Chen in collaboration with Sifu Henry Lee for the occasion, it will be performed by the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company and members of its youth program, accompanied by live percussion music by Mr. Lee. Visitors to Lincoln Center will also be able to view the “Chinese in America — We Are Family”— a video exhibit that was shown in Shanghai at EXPO 2010 displaying more than 10,000 photos of people of Chinese descent across America — positioned above a 115-foot-long dragon banner.
Chinese, Government, Racism-Hate, Veterans/Military
U.S. Army PFC Danny Chen.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 21, 2011) — The Organization of Chinese Americans applauds the United States Army’s swift action in conducting a full investigation in the case surrounding the death of Private Danny Chen.
This holiday season, Regional Tibetan Youth Congress Minnesota (RTYC-MN) and Students for a Free Tibet Minnesota (SFT-MN) will launch a Boycott Made in China campaign.
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