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A Passage to China
Participating Organizations
Asian Pacific Cultural Center
The Asian Pacific Cultural
Center mission is to celebrate, promote and foster
understanding of Asian Pacific cultural heritage.
www.apccmn.org
Arts Midwest
Arts Midwest connects the arts
to audiences throughout the nine-state region of
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North
Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
www.artsmidwest.org
Chinese American Association
of Minnesota (CAAM)
CAAM is non-profit and non-partisan with the
mission to provide cultural, educational, recreational
and other programs to promote the cultural heritage and
enhance the quality of life of Chinese Americans in
Minnesota.
www.caam.org
Chinese American Business
Association of Minnesota (CABAM)
The mission of CABAM is to
support and advocate the interests of its members and
Chinese American business owners in Minnesota; and to
promote business relationships between Minnesota and
China.
www.cabam.org
Chinese-American Information
Storage Society – MN
CAISS-MN is an organization to
increase knowledge in technology, applications, to
promote its member social networking and business
opportunities through education including seminars and
conferences.
www.caiss-mn.org
Chinese Heritage Foundation
The Chinese Heritage
Foundation has been established by members of the local
Chinese community, in cooperation with The Minneapolis
Foundation, to preserve and to promote the understanding
of Chinese history, culture, and heritage among all
Minnesotans.
www.chineseheritagefoundation.org
China Insight
A monthly newspaper printed in
English that is focused on fostering business and
cultural understanding between China and the U.S.
www.chinainsight.info
China Center, University of
Minnesota
China Center is the University
of Minnesota's bridge to mainland China, Hong Kong, and
Taiwan. Since 1979, the China Center has worked to
strengthen the bridge of understanding, friendship,
exchange, and cooperation between U.S. and Chinese
people and cultures.
www.china.center.umn.mn.edu
Chinese Musical Gallery
Guzheng or Zither, the
instrument used by Chinese Musical Gallery is one of the
most ancient Chinese instruments with about 2500 years
of history, and the music will walk audiences from the
Southeast to Northwest China through a musical gallery.
Contact: Mr. Jiaxiang
Li, 952-898-0252
Chinese Senior Citizens
Society
The Society encourages Chinese
seniors to participate as actively as possible in their
community to increase their socialization opportunities
and to reduce isolation. It also promotes awareness of
the needs of seniors within the Chinese community, and
facilitates interaction and strengthens ties with other
seniors, thus enhancing east/west understanding.
Contact: Jennie Hsiao,
612-866-4666
Chinese Social Service Center
(CSSC)
Chinese Social Service Center
is a community-based nonprofit organization committed to
support cultural and social adjustment of Chinese
immigrants and refugees in Minnesota.
Contact: Pearl Bergad,
pbergad@gmail.com
Center for Chinese Culture
The Center for Chinese Culture
(3C) is a community-based, nonprofit organization that
fosters the learning and understanding of Chinese
culture and arts in the United States. The center offers
a variety of educational, arts and cultural programs to
Chinese and other communities in Minnesota.
www.mn3c.org
Chinese Asian American
forDanSa Ballroom (short name: forDanSa)
forDanSa promotes the many
benefits of Latin and Ballroom dance in the Chinese and
Asian American communities.
www.forDanSa.com
East Asian Library at
University of Minnesota
East Asian Library strives to
promote and enhance public access to our comprehensive
collection of materials in various formats relating to
China, Japan and Korea.
http://eastasian.lib.umn.edu/
Hunanese Association of
Minnesota
(1) Build bridges between
Hunan and Minnesota
(2) Make strong connections among Hunanese in Minnesota
(3) Make friends in Minnesota
(4) Introduce Hunan Culture to USA
Contact e-mail:
yanxx03@tc.umn.edu
Minnesota Jiang Zhe Folks
Association
Our mission is to enhance
culture exchange between Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces
and Minnesota, and to strengthen interaction and
friendship among our members.
Contact e-mail:
xiaoliang_wang@hotmail.com
Minnesota Minghua Chinese
Schools
Its mission is to teach
Chinese language, promote Chinese culture, and
facilitate multi-cultural communication and exchanges.
The organization currently represents three member
schools: Minnesota Minghua Central School, Minnesota
China Academy, and Yucai Chinese School.
www.minghuaschool.org
Sun Ray Culture and Education
Service Center
The Sun Ray Culture and
Education Service Center was founded by Ms. Pei Shen,
the internationally renowned artist. The main purpose of
this organization is to promote the communication,
exchange and cooperation within culture and education
aspects between eastern and western worlds.
Contact: Fred Shen,
Fred_Shen@msn.com
Tsinghua Alumni Association of
Minnesota
The Tsinghua Alumni
Association of Minnesota is created to serve the
Tsinghua alumni and their families and friends living in
the state of Minnesota. TAA-MN has actively organized
seminars, salons, social gatherings to discuss latest
technology trend, prompt culture/business exchange
between China and U.S.
www.tsinghuamn.org
Minnesota Chinese Dance
Theatre
Minnesota Chinese Dance
Theatre showcases dances from all regions of China. The
school teaches students of all ages and provides
opportunities for all to perform. MCDT also encourages
volunteerism and promotes the well being of the whole
person.
Contact e-mail:
Y9LIU@stthomas.edu
Minhua Chorus
Minhua Chorus is a non-profit
and volunteer driven art organization, whose missions
are to preserve and enhance the Chinese cultural
heritage and promote the cultural exchange and
understanding among people from different ethnic
backgrounds in Twin Cities Area.
www.minhuachorus.org/index.php
Minnetonka School District
Minnetonka School District has
a longstanding positive history teaching Chinese for
over 20 years, and was one of the first districts in
Minnesota to offer Chinese as a world language.
www.minnetonka.k12.mn.us
Minnesota Trade Office
The Minnesota Trade Office (MTO),
an office within the Department of Employment and
Economic Development (DEED), is the state agency that
provides export assistance to Minnesota companies.
www.exportminnesota.com
U.S.-China Business
Connections
The mission of the U.S. -
China Business connections (UCBC) nonprofit organization
is to provide an educational forum and experiential
exchange for small and mid-sized companies,
organizations and individuals interested in developing
or furthering business relationships between the United
States (primarily Minnesota), and China.
www.ucbcgroup.org
US-China Peoples Friendship
Association, Minnesota Chapter (USCPFA-MN)
The Minnesota Chapter of
USCPFA (USCPFA-MN) was founded in 1974 and is a
non-profit educational organization dedicated to
developing and maintaining ties of friendship and mutual
understanding between the people of China and the United
States.
www.uscpfa-mn.org
XinXing Academy
XinXing Academy, Hopkins
Public Schools’ Chinese immersion magnet program, opened
at Eisenhower Elementary School in the fall of 2007.
XinXing means New Star in Mandarin Chinese. For the
2008-09 school year, XinXing Academy will have full-day
Kindergarten and First grade classes.
www.hopkins.k12.mn.us
Editor’s Note: In addition to
the organizations listed above that provided information
for this directory, the following non-profit
organizations will also be participating in A Passage to
China: AdopSource, American Academy of Acupuncture and
Oriental Medicine, Association of Minnesota Chinese
Physicians, CAAM Chinese Language School, Dragon
Festival, Global Volunteers, Minnesota Hua Xia School,
Red Thread Charities, ShanDong Folks Association, Twin
Cities Chinese Dance Theater and Yinghua Academy. Also,
the Tea House and Jun Bo Restaurants will be offering
food and CIAC Travel will be available to answer
questions on traveling to China.
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