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Tensions Over Taiwan
The recent visit of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan was not well-received by Beijing at all.
In retaliation, the People’s Republic of China dramatically scaled up military exercises in the Taiwan Strait. It canceled eight key dialogs with the U.S. It banned export of natural sand to the island state and halted imports of agricultural and fish products from Taiwan.
In video “Tensions over Taiwan", three experts at The University of Wisconsin shed light on the economic and strategic implications of Taiwan’s semiconductor industry globally should Taiwan be governed by the PRC.
Well worth watching.
Abortions and population growth in mainland China
By Elaine Dunn | June 2022
Following a leak of the draft opinion indicating the U.S. Supreme Court justices may overturn Roe v. Wade, many Americans are up in arms. CNN reported a Marquette Law School poll taken a week after the leak showed the Supreme Court’s approval rating among Democrats declined from 49% in March 2022 to 26%. Meanwhile, for Republicans, it increased slightly from 64% to 68%.
Minneapolis native veteran actor James Hong gets star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame
By Greg Hugh | June 2022
Last month, veteran actor James Hong received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, making history as the oldest person to accept the honor at 93. Located between Madame Tussauds Wax Museum and the TCL Chinese Theater on Hollywood Boulevard, Hong’s star became the 2,723rd star awarded on the Walk of Fame.
Chinese and their two-wheelers
By Elaine Dunn | June 2022
“… people ride on a vehicle with only two wheels, which is held together by a pipe. They sit above this pipe and push forward with movements of their feet. They dash along like galloping horses.”
“China Through European Eyes: 800 Years of Cultural and Intellectual Encounter” by Kerry Brown and Gemma Chenger Deng
Reviewed by John Butler | Asian Review of Books | April 30, 2022
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Authors: Kerry Brown & Gemma Chenger Deng Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co. Publication date: April 2022 Hardcover: 344 pages
Kerry Brown is Professor of Chinese Studies and Director of the Lau China Institute at King's College London. He is an Associate of the Asia Pacific Programme at Chatham House, London, an adjunct of the Australia New Zealand School of Government in Melbourne, and the co-editor of the Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, run by the German Institute for Global Affairs in Hamburg. He is President-Elect of the Kent Archaeological Society. Gemma Chenger Deng, is a Ph.D. candidate at King’s College London and research assistant to Brown. |
Celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
By Greg Hugh
The month of May is traditionally a time to celebrate, recognize and pay tribute to the heritage of Asian Pacific American people who have enriched our country’s history and culture.
Gallup: 60 Percent of Americans Are Concerned About Illegal Immigration
But Democrats have never been less worried, which may be why Biden isn’t doing anything
Source: Center for Immigration Studies | April 27, 2022
Hankering for Shanghainese fried shengjian baos?
Everyone gets a craving for some food item from their past at some point in their life. The trigger can be as innocent as a whiff of garlicky grease from a parking lot, watching a cooking show or travel program on TV, flipping through a magazine, etc. It doesn’t take much to make me go stir crazy for days hankering after some delectable fare from the past. Recently, mine was triggered by an email from Toronto about a late-night snack (宵夜) run with a photo of the little grease bombs –shengjian baos (生煎包) – Shanghainese pan-fried pork-filled buns.
Lake Phalen Chinese garden project overshadowed by Hmong dialect controversy
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A Chinese takeout item that is decidedly NOT Chinese
By Elaine Dunn | May 2022
The Chinese can proudly lay claim to many inventions: the compass, gun powder, paper, the mechanical clock and a host of many other items. However, they cannot take credit for one of the most iconic items associated with Chinese takeout in the U.S.!
Aside from the fortune cookie, what’s the other most-used item associated with Chinese takeouts? The ubiquitous, almost leak-proof takeout carton, of course! The takeout carton is an American invention. Chicago, to be exact.
US China Peoples Friendship Association-MN Chapter held annual meeting-banquet
By Greg Hugh
The Minnesota Chapter of the US China Peoples Friendship Association recently combined its annual meeting with a special nine-course banquet at Peking Garden in St. Paul.
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“Four Treasures of the Sky” by Jenny Tinghui Zhang
Reviewed by Susan Blumberg-Kason | Asian Review of Books | April 2, 2022
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Author: Jenny Tinghui Zhang Publisher: Flatiron Books Publication date: April 2022 Hardcover: 336 pages Jenny Tinghui Zhang is a Chinese-American writer who holds an MFA in nonfiction from the University of Wyoming (where she wrote the popular Catapult column Why-oming). Zhang is a prose editor at Adroit Journal and has written nonfiction for The Cut, Bustle, Huffington Post, and HelloGiggles; her fiction has appeared in Ninth Letter, Passages North, CALYX, The Rumpus, and more. Zhang was born in Changchun, China, and grew up in Austin, Texas, where she currently lives. |
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As the United States leads the western nations to counter the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, are there lessons for China from this war? If Taiwan was invaded, would it be similarly defended and would sanctions have any effects?
Fenwick Pier, HK historical landmark, disappears
By Elaine Dunn | April 2022
You’ve heard often that in real estate, it’s “location, location, location.” Well, the sword cuts both ways. Old and older buildings built on prime property are often prime targets for demolition.
“Bloody Saturday: Shanghai’s Darkest Day” by Paul French
Reviewed by Susan Blumberg Kason | Asian Review of Books | January 15, 2022
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Author: Paul French Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Publication date: June 2018 Softcover: 116 pages Paul French is the author of the New York Times bestseller “Midnight in Peking, “which won the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime and the CWA Non-Fiction Dagger and co-author of “One Billion Shoppers.” Born in the London Borough of Enfield and educated at the University of Glasgow, French specializes in books about modern Chinese history and contemporary Chinese society. |
“Standing up to China: How a Whistleblower Risked Everything for his Country” by Ashley Yablon
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Author: Ashley Yablon Publisher: Brown Books Publishing Publication date: April 2022 Hardcover: 246 pages Ashley Yablon was born and raised in Dallas. He graduated cum laude from Southern Methodist University with a degree in political science and went on to graduate from Loyola New Orleans. He moved up the career leader quickly. By age 40, he became general counsel for ZTE. The ambitious, driven law man believes that success is earned, not given. As general counsel of ZTE, Yablon bravely stood up for his country during the biggest scandal to ever hit the tech industry. His refusal to toe the line when faced with a dangerous moral dilemma is an inspiration to all Americans. |
Taiwan’s Olympic name
By Elaine Dunn | April 2022
For those who watched the Winter Olympics, you may remember the tiny four-athlete contingent from Taiwan entered the stadium at the Opening Ceremony minus the Taiwanese flag. They were announced as the team from “Chinese Taipei,” a place with a name that’s not on any map! Why?
Early Chinese Immigrants in Minneapolis
Reprinted with permission from Michael Rainville Jr. and Mill City Times | Nov. 22, 2021 (original pub date)
Immigrants from China first arrived in North America before the United States became a nation, working as sailors and merchants on Spanish galleons, sailing between Mexico and the Philippines. The United States acquired much of Mexico’s northern territory in 1848 with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican – American War. By this time, many small communities of Chinese immigrants in California were already established, and that number only grew during the next few decades as many came to America to test their luck during the California gold rush and to help complete the first transcontinental railroad.
(Honeymoon portrait of the couple taken in 1893.)
Lunar Year of the Tiger celebration (02/2022)
Lunar Year of the Tiger celebrated at Mall of America
By Will Ahern | contributor
Although the pandemic has dampened the ability to gather and celebrate together, the Lunar New Year was recently celebrated by many Chinese communities throughout the world. This year, however, Mall of America joined in the celebration by holding its own 30-year anniversary.
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Xiangxi Miao Drum Dance in China
Part 1: Drum music and the various forms of dances
By Bu Aihua and Yang Zhiqing | Center for Hunan Cultural Heritage at Huaihua University | contributors
Xiangxi Miao drum dance is one of the most appealing and distinctive folk arts in Xiangxi Miao regions of western Hunan Province of China with a history of thousands of years. Bred from Miao farming culture, it can be dated back to the Qin and Han dynasties. During wartime and ethnic migrations of generations, Miao people who entered into Xiangxi regions of western Hunan Province brought Miao drum dance to the banks of the Mengdong River in Yuping Mountain. Since then, a unique Xiangxi Miao drum dance emerged.
The Eileen Gu conundrum: traitor, opportunist or role model?
By Elaine Dunn | February 2022
Among the many controversies surrounding the 2022 Beijing Olympics, the one where the central character cannot win in the social media game is the one involving freestyle skier Eileen Gu.
2022 U.S. Olympic figure skating team well represented by Chinese Americans
The U.S. Olympic figure skaters are selected based on their overall accomplishments, consistency as well as their performances at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and international scores.
Second phase of St. Paul’s Liu Ming Yuan garden proceeding
By Bill Zajicek, Minnesota China Friendship Garden Society | February 2022
Saint Paul Department of Parks & Recreation Design & Construction Group is leading the design-community engagement process for the second phase of the St. Paul-Changsha China Friendship Garden. The goal: construction documents in Spring.
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