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Celebrate Chinese New Year and the 50th Jubilee of the US-China Peoples Friendship Association!

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On Sunday afternoon, February 18, the Minnesota Chapter of the USCFPA will hold a banquet at the Peking Garden Restaurant in St. Paul to welcome the Year of the Dragon, and to celebrate 2024 as the 50th Anniversary of the US-China Peoples Friendship Association.  Both the National Organization and the Minnesota Chapter were founded in Read more about Celebrate Chinese New Year and the 50th Jubilee of the US-China Peoples Friendship Association![…]

USCPFA-MN, Meet Minneapolis Host Educators’ Delegation from Harbin

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The first delegation since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in Minneapolis on Sunday, July 23, from Minneapolis’ Sister City in China, Harbin, for a brief but productive day and a half of meetings and friendship connections.  Headed by Harbin’s Vice Mayor Ms. ZHANG Haihua, the delegation included the Director General of the Harbin Read more about USCPFA-MN, Meet Minneapolis Host Educators’ Delegation from Harbin[…]

Long-Standing USCPFA-MN Leader Walter Graff Passes Away at 83

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The Minnesota Chapter of the US-China Peoples Friendship Association mourns the passing of its long-time Board member and Past President, N. Walter Graff, on Tuesday, May 23.  Walter is survived by his wife of 35 years, Margaret Wong, who has been active in our Chapter since 1976 and currently serves as Co-President.  Walter’s insights and Read more about Long-Standing USCPFA-MN Leader Walter Graff Passes Away at 83[…]

USCPFA-MN Celebrates Bill Holm and his Coming Home Crazy Essay Collection

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On, Tuesday, May 16, the Minnesota Chapter of the USCPFA, together with literary publisher  Milkweed Editions, celebrated the essay collection Coming Home Crazy by the late Minnesota author, poet, and professor Bill Holm.  In 1986 Holm spent a year in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, after which he wrote a collection of essays depicting life in Xi’an Read more about USCPFA-MN Celebrates Bill Holm and his Coming Home Crazy Essay Collection[…]

USCPFA-MN Joins Shaanxi-Minnesota Association for “Meet Shaanxi in Minnesota” Delegation Event

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On Saturday, March 11, 2023, the USCPFA-MN joined with the Shaanxi Minnesota Association and other groups in welcoming the Shaanxi Provincial People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries to a “Meet Shaanxi in Minnesota” event held at the Wayzata Middle School / Yucai Chinese School campus in Plymouth, MN.  Led by Mr. Quan Jian of Read more about USCPFA-MN Joins Shaanxi-Minnesota Association for “Meet Shaanxi in Minnesota” Delegation Event[…]

“Coming Home Crazy” to be Revisted, Celebrated

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Minnesota author Bill Holm’s brilliant essay collection from his year in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province in the mid-1980s, “Coming Home Crazy”, will be celebrated by the Minnesota Chapter of the USCPFA, together with the work’s publisher, Milkweed Editions, on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 7:00 pm at the Open Book literary center in Minneapolis. Reflections on Read more about “Coming Home Crazy” to be Revisted, Celebrated[…]

USCPFA-MN Helps Celebrate Shaanxi-Minnesota 40th Anniversary as Sister State/Province

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Organizations from the Province of Shaanxi and the State of Minnesota, including the governors and other representatives of government, business, academia and the non-profit sector, gathered for a Zoom-based celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Shaanxi – Minnesota Sister State/Province relationship. On December 1, 2022 (the evening of November 30 in the U.S.) the Read more about USCPFA-MN Helps Celebrate Shaanxi-Minnesota 40th Anniversary as Sister State/Province[…]

National USCPFA 24th Washington Seminar on US-China Relations to be Held Virtually on October 13-14, 2022

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The biennial National Seminar presented by the US-China Peoples Friendship Association will be held virtually this year on Thursday and Friday, October 13-14, from 6:00 – 8:30 pm EDT. The program will feature China experts on trade, economics, and climate change. Chinese Embassy officials and representatives of Youxie have been invited to speak as well. Read more about National USCPFA 24th Washington Seminar on US-China Relations to be Held Virtually on October 13-14, 2022[…]