Chinese American Association of Minnesota holds 44th annual banquet and meeting

By Greg Hugh, Staff Writer

It's never easy to mix business with pleasure, but the Chinese American Association of Minnesota (CAAM) made a valiant effort to do so when it recently held its 44th annual banquet and meeting at Peking Garden in St. Paul, MN.

The program for the evening began with the registration/social hour followed by the business meeting that included a report on CAAM's 2011 activities and achievements, financial report, CAAM Chinese Dance Theater report/2012 production and a report from the CAAM Chinese Language School.

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Erika Lee, educator and author, speaks at Minnesota History Forum on 14th Amendment

By Greg Hugh, Staff Writer

The first measurable snowfall of the season didn't deter approximately 500 people from attending the second of five lectures being presented at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul as part of this year's History Forum titled "We The People: Americans and the Constitution." The lectures present an opportunity to examine our ongoing national struggle to understand, live with and live up to our greatest founding document: the U.S. Constitution.

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Chinese American elected National Commander of American Legion

Fang A. Wong of East Brunswick, N.J., was elected national commander of The American Legion on Sept. 1, 2011, during the 93rd National Convention in Minneapolis.

 

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Delegation from Loudi, Hunan, China visits Minnesota to announce organization

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Delegation from Loudi with a few Loudi ex-pats now in Minnesota 

By Greg Hugh, Staff Writer

A six member delegation from Loudi, Hunan, China, recently visited Minnesota and met with guests at a dinner hosted by China Insight at David Fong's Restaurant in Bloomington, Minn. 

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Cultural Jambalaya names attorney and community activist Amy Xu to Board of Directors

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Min (Amy) S. Xu, attorney and partner with Dorsey & Whitney LLP, has been named to the board of directors of Cultural Jambalaya.  Edina-based Cultural Jambalaya, (www.CulturalJam.org) is an award-winning nonprofit that creatively uses international photography to promote understanding and respect for all cultures.  

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