The Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans (CAPM) will host its annual dinner celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month on May 4, 2012.
Students of Hopkins XinXing Academy and their families ushered in the year of the Dragon on Feb. 4 at their annual Lunar New Year Festival. The event was held at Eisenhower Elementary School in Hopkins where XinXing Academy is located. This is the fourth year of the festival, which has grown in attendance each year. The festival included activity tables and zodiac themed games for elementary-aged children as well as fresh Chinese dishes catered by Royal Cuisine.
The monthly meeting of US-China Business Connections (UCBC) will be held on Wednesday, March 7 from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. The meeting will feature a discussion about “China Law - the A. B. C.'s.” The panel of speakers will include Steve Dickinson, UCBC board member, co-chair of the China Practice of Fredrikson & Byron law firm headquartered in Minneapolis, with an office in Shanghai; Mary McCormick, a sole practitioner and principal of McCormick International focusing on international business law; and Brian N. Niemczyk, attorney with Mansfield, Tanick & Cohen, working in the areas of employment disputes, etc.
Shen Yun presents colorful and exhilarating performances of classical Chinese dance and music. A performance by Shen Yun is a presentation of traditional Chinese culture as it once was: a study in grace, wisdom, and the virtues distilled from the five millennia of Chinese civilization.
By Greg Hugh, Staff Writer
The Festival of Nations (FON), the largest and longest running multicultural festival in Minnesota, will be celebrating its 80th anniversary this year during its four day run from May 3-6 at the St. Paul RiverCentre. This family-friendly festival brings together people from a vast array of backgrounds to celebrate their ethnic heritage. Through exhibits, food, music, dance, and personal connections, FON provides a look into the traditions, history and journey of over 90 ethnic groups, and sheds light on how each one contributes to the American cultural landscape.
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