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Chinese American Association of Minnesota holds 44th annual banquet and meeting

By Greg Hugh, Staff Writer

It's never easy to mix business with pleasure, but the Chinese American Association of Minnesota (CAAM) made a valiant effort to do so when it recently held its 44th annual banquet and meeting at Peking Garden in St. Paul, MN.

The program for the evening began with the registration/social hour followed by the business meeting that included a report on CAAM's 2011 activities and achievements, financial report, CAAM Chinese Dance Theater report/2012 production and a report from the CAAM Chinese Language School.

Thursday, 29 December 2011 08:54

Delegation from Loudi, Hunan, China visits Minnesota to announce organization

Delegation from Loudi with a few Loudi ex-pats now in Minnesota

By Greg Hugh, Staff Writer

A six member delegation from Loudi, Hunan, China, recently visited Minnesota and met with guests at a dinner hosted by China Insight at David Fong's Restaurant in Bloomington, Minn.

Thursday, 01 December 2011 17:01

Chinese Senior Citizens Society holds 26th Anniversary Banquet

Chinese Senior Citizen Society board members

By Greg Hugh, Staff Writer

The 26th Anniversary Banquet of the Chinese Senior Citizens Society (CSCS) was held recently at the Peking Garden Restaurant in St. Paul and was attended by a sellout crowd of over 240 people which caused some minor problems with registration and getting everyone seated. Unfortunately poor acoustics also made it difficult for those in attendance to hear very much but eventually Sunthi Paul who attempted to serve as the MC for the evening eventually was able to get the gathering to settle down and the program under way.

Friday, 25 November 2011 09:34

Engaging the young while remembering the old at the Chinese Heritage Foundation open house

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On a brilliant Sunday afternoon close to 100 people came to the Chinese Heritage Foundation's 7th annual open house at Gramercy Park to celebrate another eventful year in the Foundation's young history. Under the watchful eye of gourmand Yin Simpson a festive table of hors d'oeuvres (hot crab dip, tea leaf eggs, peanut puffs, almond cookies, pea pod chips and fresh fruit, etc.) greeted attendees upon their arrival. A warm hum of conviviality abounded as old, as well as newly found, friends sat next to each other and got caught up on community news.

Thursday, 24 November 2011 10:55

A short history about Chinese American military veterans

By Philip Chin

The stories of the many Chinese Americans veterans who have served in the American military from the Civil War until the present has been completely forgotten or ignored. This is even more deplorable as they serve as a counter to the accusations and negative stereotypes about the loyalty and courage of Chinese Americans that we have regularly been treated to in the popular media over the past decades.

Thursday, 24 November 2011 10:11