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Asian American museum on the National Mall proposed
By Elaine Dunn | January 2022
It took three decades from legislation being introduced in Congress to the completed African American museum opening its doors to the public on the National Mall in Wash., D.C.
So Asian American leaders who are pushing for an Asian American museum know not to expect miracles overnight!
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Twin Cities’ contemporary Chinese women restauranteurs
Date & time: Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022; 1-3 p.m.
Location: The Traffic Zone Centre for Visual Art, 230 3rd. Ave. N., Minneapolis or online
Chinese New Year: name and decorations
By This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | January 2022
Chinese New Year. Spring Festival. Lunar New Year. Whatever you choose to call it, it is China’s most important annual celebration and is celebrated for 15 days. This year, Feb. 1 will herald in the Year of the Tiger.
Golden Valley Chinese American on a road less travelled by Asians: beauty pageants
By Elaine Dunn | January 2022
A 9-year-old from Golden Valley is currently basking in “golden girl” status! Alexandra “Allie” Wilcox, the third-grader at Breck, is the daughter of Elizabeth and Bill Wilcox. She was crowned winner of the age 7-9 division of the National American Miss (NAM) Minnesota Jr. Pre-teen 2021 pageant held on August 6-8, 2021. Over the weekend after Thanksgiving, she competed for the National title in Orlando, Fla.
Remembering Robert Jacobsen, esteemed art curator, author, friend of MN Chinese arts and garden communities
Minnesota seems the last place anyone would go to for a glimpse of ancient China, but thanks to the late Robert Jacobsen, people come from all over the world to see 5,000 years of Chinese furniture, porcelain, jade and architecture at the Mia, formerly known as the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
HK pro-democracy activists convicted, bleak future
By Elaine Dunn | January 2022
As 2021 wraps up, China has effectively brought Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement to its knees.
Hong Kong pro-democracy activists 73-year-old media magnate Jimmy Lai, rights lawyer Chow Hang-tung and former opposition politician, and journalist Gwyneth Ho, were convicted on Dec. 2 for participating in a Tiananmen Square Massacre vigil in June 2020.
Publisher’s Pronouncements (January 2022)
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As we turn the page on 2021, all of us at China Insight hope you were able to enjoy a great holiday season and we wish everyone a healthy and a prosperous 2022. As we resume our regular production schedule, we begin our 21st year of publishing and continue our mission of promoting cultural and business understanding between China and the U.S. along with providing a bridge between the Chinese and American communities of the Twin Cities area. However, we also are going to be making some hard decisions concerning continuing our mission or not. If we continue, what direction should we go?
St. Paul-Changsha China Friendship Garden (Liu Ming Yuen) update
By William Zajicek, contributor
The St. Paul - Changsha China Friendship Garden, aka Liu Ming Yuan, is entering its second phase of development. Planning will be funded by Legacy funding from the State of Minnesota.
st entrance archway installed in summer 2019
Made in China: Indispensable makeup brushes
By Elaine Dunn | November 2021
During last year’s pandemic lockdown, many women gave up applying makeup on a daily basis. However, that did not have a negative effect on the sales of that all-important makeup tool, the makeup brush. Apparently, sitting home encouraged lots of online shopping, and sales of Chinese-made makeup brushes proved more than robust.
Advocacy actions to end the "China Initiative" and racial profiling
On Oct. 14, 2021, organizers of the Stanford faculty letter and APA Justice launched a nationwide campaign to send a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland to terminate the "China Initiative" and replace it with an appropriate response that avoids the key identified flaws:
Chinese Restaurants in Minnesota presentation featured the David Fong family
By Will Ahern | Contributor
After a year-and-a-half hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chinese Heritage Foundation Friends (CHFF) has reprised its Sunday Teas Series with a presentation on “The History of the Chinese Restaurant Business in Minnesota.”
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Boston gets Chinese American mayor?
By Elaine Dunn | November 2021
Not since the 2020 presidential campaign of Andrew Yang has another significant public office involved another Chinese American, until now. Michelle Wu, daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, is campaigning for the November 2021 Boston mayoral spot.
U.S. Mint honors Anna May Wong with image on quarter
Legendary Anna May Wong, the first Chinese American to make it big in Hollywood and receive international recognition, will be part of the new American Women QuartersTM Program with a new U.S. quarter designed in her honor.
Publisher’s Pronouncements (November 2021)
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Now that Halloween has come and gone, the fall season is upon us. So, it is time to prepare for winter and enjoy the annual ritual of watching the last of fall colors fade, which, unfortunately, the falling leaves and all, is part of the package
Global Award winners Gao Hong and Issam Rafea holds new CD release concert
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Global Award winners Gao Hong and Issam Rafea holds new CD release concert
Date & time: Sunday, Oct. 10, 3 p.m.
Location: The Cedar Cultural center, 416 Cedar Ave., South Minneapolis (map)
Tickets: $20 (advance purchase), $25 (day of concert)
China’s ugliest buildings
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With rapid urbanization, China builds more skyscrapers than the rest of the world combined! Unfortunately, there is no shortage of bizarre and questionable designs among them.
Chinese Friendship Garden Phase II launched with Moon Festival celebration
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The St. Paul-Changsha China Friendship Garden, located in Phalen Park, St. Paul, celebrated the launch of the Garden’s Phase II design, planning and construction with a site dedication event on Sept.18, 2021.
Getting to the top: journey of one Chinese American doctor
By Elaine Dunn | October 2021
What do you want to be when you grow up? Artist. No! Dancer. Absolutely not! Teacher. Maybe. Engineer? Getting close. What response is music to a Chinese mother’s ears when she asks that question of her offspring? Doctor or lawyer! Okay, so this may be exaggerated and facetious, but I wager each of us know a Chinese mother like that!
Asia Mall with food and more OK’d by Eden Prairie City Council
An Asian-themed mix of grocery, restaurants, retail and office is expected to be a regional attraction and has received approvals from the Eden Prairie City Council on Aug. 17.
Early Chinese immigrants’ experience in two California towns
By Elaine Dunn | September 2021
Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe, right, presents city resolution that apologizes t early Chinese immigrants and their descendents ot Andy Li, president of the Contra Costa Community College District..
The Chinese Exclusion Act and the fact that most early Chinese immigrants entered California through San Francisco after interrogation on Angel Island are well-known facts. However, not so well known is the treatment they endured after settling in California in the 1850s.
Hong Kong’s “Lost Generation”
By Elaine Dunn | September 2021
In 1904, J.M. Barrie wrote about his “Lost Boys” in “Peter Pan.” Fast forward to 2021 and the media is writing about the “lost generation” in Afghanistan. For Hong Kong, its “lost generation” were the students who, in the past decade, became engaged in the political turmoil in the former British colony.
Publisher’s Pronouncements (September 2021)
Greetings:
All of us at China Insight hope your summer has been a fulfilling one, although a bit hotter for my taste and the month of August made the top 10 list for the amount of rainfall in one month. We are pleased to reconnect with you after enjoying our own summer hiatus that we normally take during the month of August. I’m certain our all-volunteer staff had a chance to recharge.
Minnesota China Friendship Garden Society kicks off Phase 2 with Moon Festival celebration
Date: Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021; 9:45 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
Location: St. Paul-Changsha China Friendship Garden, Phalen Regional Park
1600 Phalen Dr. E, Saint Paul
The Moon Festival, also known as Mid-Autumn Festival, is the second most important festival in China. Chinese travel for days to get back to their home villages for family reunions, lugging baskets of gifts (usually fruit and mooncakes!).
This year, the official date of the Moon Festival is Tuesday, Sept. 21.
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