Minnesota home to one of the secret communist Chinese police stations?
Elaine Dunn | April 2023 According to the New York Post, China operates more than 100 secret police stations worldwide, seven of which are in the United States. One…
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Twin Cities West Metro – Asian Fair
TWIN CITIES WEST METRO – ASIAN FAIR Saturday, June 3, 2023 11:00AM-7:00PM Hilde Performance Center, 3450 Plymouth Blvd., Plymouth, MN 55447 www.tcasianfair.org Please join us to celebrate the first…
May 3 is World Press Freedom Day
By Elaine Dunn | May 2023 May 3 is the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day. The day acknowledges the service provided by press professionals. There is not…
AAPI Heritage Month is time to remember major Chinese American contributions
By Elaine Dunn | May 2023 May is designated Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month by Congress in 1990. May was chosen because May 7, 1843, marked the arrival…
Asia Mall with food and more OK’d by Eden Prairie City Council
(originally published in the September 2021 issue of China Insight) An Asian-themed mix of grocery, restaurants, retail and office is expected to be a regional attraction and has received…
What’s the occasion? Hungry Ghost Festival
What’s the occasion? Hungry Ghost Festival / Zhōng Yuán Jié (中元節) By Elaine Dunn When is Hungry Ghost Festival? Joss sticks for prayers and offerings Joss sticks Once a…
Suirenshi (燧人氏), the inventor of fire
By Elaine Dunn Have you ever heard of Shangqiu City? Didn’t think so. I wager that no other China Insight reader has ever heard of this place either, let…
Consequences of the Boxer Rebellion
By Pat Welsh, contirbutor The formal end of the Boxer Rebellion occurred on Sept. 7, 1901, when the Boxer Protocol (辛丑各國和約) was signed. This Boxer Protocol and the suppression…
Eastern Elegance Dazzles North America as Competition of Confidence and Beauty Brightens Minnesota’s Winter
——The 3rd Annual Princess Of Asia Announced Its 2025 Royal Court and Runway Winners By Shuhui & Elizabeth “Her robe flows like drifting clouds so light, Her face outshines…