The Chinese Heritage Foundation (CHF) celebrated four years of grant-making and outreachcultural activities with an afternoon open house at the

Zhiguo Ye, a recipient of the Foundation’s Fellowship in WWII in
There was a break in the formal presentations when the moderator of the event, Margaret Wong, introduced a song she had quickly composed to reflect the mission of the Chinese Heritage Foundation. The lyrics are as follows and is sung to the melody of Frère Jacques (Are you sleeping?).
I love
Do you too? Do you too?
I love her culture.
I love her heritage.
That's why we are here.
That's why we are here.
Fred and Jennie Hsiao were also on hand to receive the Chinese Minnesotan of Note Award that CHF had bestowed on Fred. An article on the announcement of this award was printed in the April, 2008, issue of ChinaInsight and can be viewed at www.chinainsight.info by clicking on the archive button.
The Open House concluded with comments by Sandra Vargas, president and CEO of The Minneapolis Foundation, during which she praised CHF for its multifaceted activities, both in the Twin Cities and elsewhere in
Editor’s Note: Membership in CHF is open toall Minnesotans and information can be obtained at www.chineseheritagefoundation.org.