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Co-Presidents
Walter Graff
Mary Warpeha
- Vice President
- Linda Mealey-Lohmann
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- Secretary
- Linda Mealey-Lohmann
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- Treasurer
- Wen Li
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- Membership
- Glynis Hinschberger
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- Directors
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Neil Bray
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Joan Brzezinski
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Greg
Buteyn
- Lawrence J. Coleman
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Ted Farmer
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Elaine Griebenow
- Christopher S. Hang
- Barbara J. Harrison
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Glynis Hinschberger
- Jennie Hsiao
- Joyce Hsiao
- Carole Hyder
- Chun-Jo Liu
- Mindy Ratner
- Kit Spangler
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Yue-him Tam
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Margaret Wong
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Chen Zhou
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Guangbin (Ben) Zhou
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- USCPFA-MN
- P.O. Box 251002
- Woodbury, MN 55125
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US-China Peoples Friendship Association
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Minnesota Chapter
- 美中人民友好協會明州分會
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Celebrates the Year of the Dragon
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ENTERTAINMENT
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Mr. Cheng
Liangsheng singing songs
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in Chinese and
English
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Professor Yue-him
Tam performing
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on the erhu
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BANQUET MENU:
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Potstickers and Dan Dan noodles, Hot Sour soup, Cumin lamb, Fish
with black bean sauce, Sesame beef, Kung Pao chicken, Shredded pork with
Peking sauce, Honey crispy shrimp, Eggplant with spicy garlic sauce,
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Sichuan green beans, Asparagus with fish filet, Sweet and sour lotus root,
Mapo Tofu, Stir-fried pea tips,
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Glutinous rice balls with black sesame paste
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2012
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5:00 Gathering 5:30 Dinner 7:00 Program
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Grand Szechuan Restaurant
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10602 France Avenue South, Bloomington
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952-888-6507
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COST:
$25 members - $30 non-members - $13 under 12 - add $5 after January 31
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RSVP:
To reserve your space send guest names and check payable to USCPFA-MN
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SEND TO:
USCPFA-MN, c/o 10119 Portland Avenue So, Bloomington, MN 55420
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FOR QUESTIONS:
612-692-7068 and wenli2@deloitte.com

美中人民友好協會明州分會
US-China Peoples Friendship Association/Minnesota
Invites you to a Free Public Forum
Harbin’s Death Factory & Germ Warfare in the Asian-Pacific
Sunday, November 6, 2011 — 5:30 (Refreshments) 6:00-7:30 (Program)
Macalester College, Board Room in Weyerhauser Hall, St. Paul
Guest Speakers from Harbin Academy of Social Sciences
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Sponsored by
USCPFA-MN, Chinese Heritage Foundation, Macalester Departments
of English and History, Macalester Program of Human Rights &
Humanitarianism, University of Minnesota Institute for Global
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"Unit 731" or the "Death Factory" of the Imperial Japanese Army, located
in Harbin during WWII, is little known to the general public today. In
what was the world's largest research lab on germ and/or bio-chemical
warfare, the Japanese carried out experiments on live human subjects,
including Chinese civilians and American and Chinese POWs. In addition,
some of the "germ bombs" were flown into the U.S. by hot air balloons
toward the end of the war. After the war, the U.S. government took the
majority of the “Unit 731 scientists” to the U.S. without prosecution
for war crimes. This bio-chemical warfare has been kept secret for many
years, but American scholars are becoming interested in this "forbidden"
topic.
For more information, contact: Yue-him Tam at tam@macalester.edu;
651-696-6262
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HARBIN
DELEGATION HOSTED
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- USCPFA was a partner in hosting a
Minneapolis Sister City Harbin delegation of four the week of July
18, 2011. USCPFA leaders were Kit Spangler and Ben Zhou,
Co-chairs of the Harbin Committee. Taking the lead in
arranging an itinerary was Bill Deef and Yuko Myamoto of MEET
MINNEAPOLIS. Also involved were Warren Vollmar from UCBC and
Charles Lee of CABAM. Delegates from Harbin included:
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Mr. Sun Yongwen, Vice Director of Harbin Foreign and Overseas
Chinese Affairs Office
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Mr. Ji Ping, Executive Director of Harbin Hanan Industrial City
Investment Promotion Team
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Mr. Chen Ligang, Vice Director of Harbin Industry and
Information Technology Commission
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Ms. Kai Li, Vice Division Chief of Harbin Foreign and Overseas
Chinese Affairs Office
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The group had full days meeting local businesses
interested in exploring business opportunities in Harbin.
Governor Mark Dayton and Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak met briefly
with the delegates and encouraged increased interaction with an
important city in our Minnesota Sister City network. A
farewell dinner was hosted by USCPFA-MN at the home of Dr. Walter
and Mary Warpeha. Mary and Margaret Wong prepared American
versions of Chinese foods for the enjoyment of the people attending.
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APPLY NOW!
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USCPFA National
Tour – October 14-25, 2011
- China’s Heart and Heartland
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Deadline extended
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INFORMATION, REQUIREMENTS AND APPLICATION CAN BE FOUND UNDER
THE TOUR LINK OF WWW.USCPFA.ORG
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- China’s civilization began around the Yellow River,
which flows between Shanxi & Shaanxi provinces in northern
China. After visiting important cultural & historical sites
in Beijing, travel by train to visit this heartland area and
several of its UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
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- In the north of Shanxi near Datong, see two
1,500-year-old sites: the impressive Yungang Buddhist
sculpture caves and Xuankong hanging temple, suspended on a
sheer cliff-face of sacred Hengshan mountain.
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- In Taiyuan, see the Jinci Temple and the court ladies of
the Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD). Because Taiyuan is sister
city to Nashville, TN, we’ll also visit friends and meet
city officials. Just south of Taiyuan, visit two sites with
impressive Ming architecture—the Qiao Family Courtyard where
Zhang Yimou filmed Raise the Red Lantern, and the
town of Pingyao, where narrow lanes lined with houses are
enclosed by an intact city wall, built in about 1370 AD.
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- Xian, in Shaanxi Province, was
China’s capital for many dynasties, beginning with the first
emperor, Qin ShiHuangdi, who unified China during his rule
(246-210 BC). Visit the TerraCotta Army Museum, built over
the pits of clay soldiers & horses that were to guard
Emperor Qin’s tomb. See the Wild Goose Pagoda, built in 652
AD to house the Buddhist scriptures brought from India by
Monk Xuanzang. (Xuanzang’s journey is immortalized in the
epic Journey to the West, in which the Monkey King
protects the travelers.) Another religion—Islam—came into
China from Central Asia through Xian; visit the Muslim area
near Xian’s city drum tower.
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- China is not only an ancient land and
culture, but also a current home to 1.3 billion people, 20%
of whom are younger than 15 years. Education and children
are close to China’s heart. To learn about China’s education
system, this tour will visit K-12 schools at all
levels—primary, middle, and high school—plus a vocational
school, a university that trains teachers, and an
after-school enrichment program—the Children’s Palace.
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- This tour ends on China’s southeast coast, in fantastic
Shanghai, a cultured pearl on the Huangpu River.
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- Questions? Contact Barbara Cobb, USCPFA
National Tour Coordinator, by Email (Barbara.cobb@juno.com)
or 615 833-9512 OR Mary Warpeha at
uscpfa_mn@hotmail.com.
- To apply for this tour, send completed
application and $300 tour deposit (check payable to USCPFA
National Tours) to: Barbara Cobb, USCPFA Tours Coordinator,
496 Ellenwood Drive, Nashville, TN 37211. (www.uscpfa.org)
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- China’s Heart and Heartland – October
14-25, 2011
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- Oct. 14
Fri Depart USA
- Oct. 15
Sat Arrive Beijing. Exchange money at airport, upon
arrival. On the way to the hotel, stop for photos at 2008
Olympic venues, if time permits. Hutong hotel: Beijing Courtel
- Oct. 16
Sun Beijing: Tiananmen Square & Forbidden
City. Temple of Heaven, & shop at Hongqiao Pearl Market.
Evening: Walking tour of Wangfujing Night Market.
- Oct. 17
Mon Beijing: In Dong Ba Village outside
Beijing, visit Lantian Primary School for the
children of migrant workers. Continue on to Mutianyu section
of Great Wall (with roundtrip cable car). Welcome dinner
hosted by Youxie.
- Oct. 18
Tues Beijing-Datong: Visit Beijing
Normal University to learn about teacher education &
training. Afternoon train to Datong (K177
1:12/7:25pm)
- Oct. 19
Wed Datong: Yungang Caves & Hanging
Temple; drive or train to Pingyao.
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- Oct. 20
Thurs Pingyao-Taiyuan:
Walking tour of Pingyao, a Ming walled town; visit
Shuanglin Temple. Drive to Taiyuan, with a stop at
Qiao Family Courtyard/Folk Museum. Dinner with officials or
family.
- Oct. 21
Fri Taiyuan: City tour. Visit a primary
school & a middle/high school (Affiliated High
School of Taiyuan). In the afternoon, visit Jinci Temple.
Hot Pot dinner. Overnight train #2669 to Xian
(9:50pm/7:46am).
- Oct 22
Sat Xian: Arrive 7:46 am & have breakfast.
Visit Emperor Qin tomb/ TerraCotta Army Museum (3 pits,
bronze chariot hall, & circle-vision film), Shaanxi
Provincial Museum, & Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Evening: Tang
Dynasty show & dumpling dinner.
- Oct 23
Sun Xian-Shanghai: City wall; Bell/Drum
tower; walk & shop in Muslim area. Lunch at Muslim
restaurant. Afternoon flight to Shanghai (2:00/4:05
pm).
- Oct 24
Mon Shanghai: Visit Shanghai Cao Yang
Vocational School. Tour Yuyuan, a classical garden; walk
& shop in Old Town. Lunch with a local family. Afternoon:
Free time to relax, explore, and/or shop. After dinner,
cruise on the Huangpu River.
- Oct. 25
Tues Shanghai-USA: Visit China Welfare
Institute Children’s Palace (enrichment program). If
time permits, visit the Shanghai Museum to learn about
China’s history, culture, & ethnic minority peoples. In the
afternoon, transfer to airport for flight to USA.
- Itinerary is subject to change.
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- Tour cost: $1,050 plus airfare between home city &
China.
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- This tour will be especially appropriate for teachers
and others interested in China’s education system, and for
those interested in Shanxi Province and its capital of
Taiyuan, which is sister city to Nashville, TN.
- Tour size: 6 passengers minimum, 9 maximum (plus
1 tour leader).
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- Questions? Contact Barbara Cobb, USCPFA
National Tour Coordinator, by phone (615 833-9512) or by
Email (Barbara.cobb@juno.com). To apply for this tour,
send completed application and $300 tour deposit (check
payable to USCPFA National Tours) to: Barbara Cobb, USCPFA
Tours Coordinator, 496 Ellenwood Drive, Nashville, TN
37211. Apply by July 14, 2011. If fewer than 6
passengers apply by July 14, the tour will be reconsidered;
if tour is cancelled, deposits will be refunded.
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You might consider this unique tour
because:
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All aspects of Chinese education system will be
visited and introduced during the travels – giving the traveler a
look at real people
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Beijing and Shanghai will be visited with standard
tourist sites included
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The Sister relationships of Taiyuan (Nashville Sister
City) and Xian (Capital of Minnesota’s Sister Province of Shaanxi)
will offer extra opportunities for interaction with locals
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Excellent historic sites of the Terra Cotta Warriors
and Tang Dynasty Park in Xian (as well as Western China Muslin
culture and foods)
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Visit to the ancient restored town of Pingyao – which
was a major banking center on the northern Silk Road and a rural
home of a banker – 300 rooms to wander in the countryside
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Tour size is limited to 10 with a minimum of 6
persons
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The price is right with traveler costs being airfare
(around @$1200) + $1050 (which includes visa purchase, tips and
gratuities)
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Mary Warpeha, Co-President of the Minnesota Chapter
will be leading the tour along with one local and one national staff
person from the China Association for Friendship with Foreign
Countries. It is targeted to educators, but others will be
accepted.
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4th Annual Minneapolis Sister Cities Day,
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Sunday, July 17th
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at Nicollet Island Pavilion
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from 1:00pm to 5:00pm.
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Meet Minneapolis, in cooperation with the City
of Minneapolis and USCPFA-Minnesota is pleased to announce the
4th Annual Minneapolis Sister Cities Day, Sunday, July 17th at
Nicollet Island Pavilion from 1:00pm to 5:00pm. Once again, the
event is free to the public with the purpose of furthering
cultural understanding and greater awareness through
entertainment, activities and information about each of the ten
Minneapolis Sister Cities.
For
more information check out:
www.facebook.com/minneapolissistercities

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DRAGON FESTIVAL 2011
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- July 9 & 10, 2011
- http://www.dragonfestival.org/
- Lake Phalen Park in St. Paul, Minnesota, comes alive with two days of colorful, traditional dances and music to showcase the performance arts of Asia. Dances from the ceremonial to the theatrical and are as varied as the colours on the performers' authentic costumes!
- Each Asian country has its own indelible sound even though the instruments are rather similar. From the mesmerizing sound of the Chinese flute to the energetic Taiko drumming, Asian music with its pentatonic melody sounds exotic.
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do.® walk DRAGON FESTIVAL
2011
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http://www.dragonfestival.org/
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
supports 2nd Annual 5K Walk Around Lake Phalen
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
developed the do. Campaign to remind all Minnesotans that
moderate-intensity physical activity for just 30 minutes on most
— preferably all — days of the week will help them live longer,
healthier lives. Together with unhealthy eating, physical
inactivity is the second-leading cause of preventable death and
disease in the United States. It’s directly related to
conditions including heart disease, stroke, hypertension,
diabetes, colon cancer and osteoporosis.
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That is why Blue Cross is proud to support
the second annual walk around Lake Phalen as part of the 2011
Dragon Boat Festival. Participating in the walk is a great way
to get started on grooving your body every day to improve your
overall health. Join us again for this beautiful walk around the
lake. All proceeds will go the Dragon Boat race.
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do. is a registered mark of Blue Cross
and Blue Shield of Minnesota.
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Date & Time:
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Saturday, July 9, 2011 at 9:00 a.m.
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Location: Phalen Park, 1600 Phalen Drive Saint
Paul, MN 55116
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Course: One lap around Lake Phalen (3.2 miles)
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Registration: see Dragon Festival website
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ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
Dear Community Members,
The Antiques Roadshow will be at the Minneapolis
Convention Centre on July 9 (from 8am-5pm). The Council has been given
12 sets of two tickets to share with the community.
The Antiques Roadshow is a very popular show on
public television. The show brings antiques experts to communities
throughout the country to meet with every day people and to see or
“value” their antiques, heirlooms, or family keepsakes.
Is it fake or is it real? This is a wonderful
opportunity for the community to bring the “treasurers” they’ve always
wondered about to experts to get assessed. This is also a wonderful
opportunity for the community to get into the fun and excitement of an
Antiques Roadshow and to be on national television.
We have spoken to the coordinators to let them know
people might show up from the Asian community so they are prepared to
assess antiques that come from all parts of the world.
How to get the tickets: Priority will be given to
people who have an item and they are willing and will be able to bring
to the Antiques Roadshow. Tickets will be given out case by case until
they are all given away preferably before July 1st, this upcoming
Friday. Once you’ve been selected, we will contact you and mail you
your tickets. We would ask that these tickets are gifts and are not
re-sold in any way. Please email me your name and contact information
along with a brief description of your item or you can call me at
651-757-1740. You can talk to me or Pa Yang, my assistant.
Thank you and I look forward to your emails and
call. Let’s bring on the show!
Kao Ly Ilean Herm Executive Director
Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans
658 Cedar Street, Suite 160
St. Paul, Minnesota 55155
651-757-1740 | 651-297-8735 fax
<http://capmn.wordpress.com/>
Get our most recent news and updates at the CAPM Blog:
http://capmn.wordpress.com/

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"100 Years of Chinese
American History in Minnesota"
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Photo Exhibition Preview
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Admission: Free
- Sunday May 1st., 12:00 - 5:00 p.m.
- St. Paul Landmark Center
- Photo Exhibition Preview (12:00 - 5:00 p.m.)
- Carnival (12:00 - 5:00 p.m.)
- Pan Asia Festival (12:00 - 3:00 p.m.)
- "100
Year Journey" Chinese Music Concert (3:00 - 5:00 p.m.)
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Official Opening Ceremony
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Admission: Free
- Wed. May 4th, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
- St. Paul Landmark Center
- Opening ceremony and ribbon cutting; hors d’oeuvre will be served.
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Minnesota Sister
Cities International Annual Conference
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- Saturday, April 30; 7:30 A - 4:00 P
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- Keynote speaker: Mary Jean Eisenhower
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- Where: Hilton Garden Inn, Shoreview
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- Cost: $35 per person (includes lunch and continental breakfast
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- For more information or to register:
- Contact Dolores Strand at
dpstrand@usfamily.net or 763.571.1709

The Map and Music of Matteo Ricci
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- A multi-media
performance to reanimate the pivotal cultural exchange
- between Italian Jesuits
and Chinese literati in 17th-century China.
- Saturday, April 9, 2011 at 7:30
p.m.
Campus Club, Coffman Memorial Union, 300 Washington Ave
SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
- Seating is limited. Reserve free
tickets by sending an email with your name and the
number of tickets you request to
confucius@umn.edu.
- This collaborative project
program combines music and dramatic readings, visually
framed by a projected digitized version of the world map
that Matteo Ricci created and presented to the Wanli
Emperor. Professor Ann Waltner, Director of the
Institute for Advanced Study and Professor of History,
University of Minnesota, discusses the fascinating text
of Ricci’s map. ¡Sacabuche! performs Italian and Chinese
music from Ricci’s time, and new music composed for ¡Sacabuche!
by Chinese composer Huang Ruo. Featuring Stanley Richie
(Baroque violin) and Wendy Gillespie (viol da gamba).

- April Board Meeting
- Monday, April 11, 2011
6:00 (buffet dinner in the meeting room)
- to be held at Ruth
Dayton Stricker Campus Center
- at 1600 Grand Avenue,
St. Paul in room 214.
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Http://www.macalester.edu/abot/maps/
#25 on map
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- US - China Peoples Friendship Association
Minnesota Chapter
美中人民友好協會明州分會
Celebrating the Year of the Rabbit
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- USCPFA-MN hosted its annual Chinese New Year Banquet
on February 12 at the Peking Garden Restaurant in St. Paul. There was a
record turnout with 166 guests and the evening was filled with good
conversation, good food, and lots of door prizes.
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- Margaret Wong and Linda Mealey-Lohmann served as
emcees. Co-President Walter Graff gave the opening remarks, introduced
the current and incoming board members, and thanked the table sponsors
(the U of M China Center/Confucius Institute, the Greg Buteyn family,
the Glynis Hinschberger family, the Yim Simpson family, the Wong/Graff
family, and the Elving Anderson family).
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- Board member Linda Mealey-Lohmann updated the guests
on the progress of the two sister-city China Garden projects. The St.
Paul-Changsha China Garden, planned as part of the Master Plan for
Phalen Park, is progressing through the approval process and will be
submitted for approval to the Met Council soon. The Minneapolis-Harbin
China Garden, planned for the Washburn Fair Oaks Park across the street
from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, is moving through the Heritage
Preservation Commission permit process. She announced that as part of
the research done to support the permit many connections were discovered
between the WFO neighborhood and China at the turn of the century,
including the fact that Mr. Washburn, the park’s namesake, traveled by
invitation to the Imperial Court in Beijing in 1896.
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- The highlight of the evening was a presentation by
Carole Hyder, Board member and International Feng Shui expert. Carole
shared her top ten Feng Shui tips for success during the Year of the
Rabbit, including tips for assuring that one’s space at home and work is
maximized for success and profitability.
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Linda Mealey-Lohmann, Margaret Wong, and Walter
Graff holding artistic rendering of the Minneapolis-Harbin China Garden
design, by Artist and Architect Leo Mao
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Featured Feng Shui speaker, Carole Hyder and spouse, Tom
Hyder
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MEETING NOTICE:
- Next Board Meeting: April 11, 6:00
at Macalester College, Room 214 in the Ruth Dayton Stricker Campus
Center building near Snelling & Grand, #25 on the map-
http://www.macalester.edu/about/maps/ (1600
Grand Avenue, St. Paul, MN) Arrive 15-minutes early to get your
self-paid buffet dinner at canteen on ground floor and bring to Room
214. Everyone is invited to join the Board for dinner and
the meeting. Please RSVP to
uscpfa_mn@hotmail.com.

CONSUL GENERAL YANG GUOQIANG AND STAFF MEMBERS
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VISITED MINNESOTA IN AUGUST
- USCPFA-MN enjoyed a perfect Minnesota
evening with the newly installed Consul General of the Midwest Region.
Honorable Yang Guoqiang and spouse along with consuls of the political
and commerce divisions made their first visit to Minnesota since Consul
General Yang took office. The delegation enjoyed a festive American
meal with members of the Board of Directors in the garden of the Warpeha
home in New Brighton. Board Member Linda Mealey-Lohmann introduced
Consul General Yang to two proposed Chinese garden projects involving
resources from the Minneapolis-Harbin and Changsha-St. Paul sister
relationships.
Photo:
- BACK ROW LEFT: Walter Graff,
Christopher Hang, Consul Yu Xueyong, Consul Xiaocheng Wang, Ben Brown,
Consul General Yang Guoqiang, Wen Li, Bill Harrison, Wally Warpeha
- FRONT ROW LEFT: Consul Liao Yuancui,
Margaret Wong, Joyce Hsiao, Linda Mealey-Lohmann, Consul Wang Yi,
Mary Warpeha, Barbara Harrison, Glynis Hinschberger, Jing Li

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