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[…]
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[…]
On Sunday, July 17, Minneapolis will once again host the community for “Sister Cities Day” at Nicollet Island Pavilion to celebrate the city’s many Sister City relationships. This year, the main event will focus on the 30-year Harbin – Minneapolis Sister City Relationship. Once again, the USCFPA-MN will provide and staff a information and activities Read more about USCPFA-MN Spearheads July 17th Celebration of 30th Anniversary of Harbin-Minneapolis Relationship[…]
Minnesota USCPFA Chapter President Ralph Beha spoke at the #Stop Asian Hate Rally at the Minnesota State Capitol on Sunday, March 28, along with fellow Chapter Board Members Melody Zhou and Chen Zhou. The Rally, sponsored by over 30 organizations in Minnesota, commemorated the victims of the March 16 Atlanta murders, six of whom were Read more about USCPFA-MN Chapter Leadership at State Capitol Rally Against Hate[…]
Aileen Chan of the MN Chinese Music Ensemble reports that Erhu master Zhang Yu Ming, together with the StringWerkz Quartet, will return to the Twin Cities on Saturday, September 21, at Sundin Hall (Hamline University) for a performance of classical erhu and international crossover music. See the attached poster for more details!
Author Helen Zia visited the Twin Cities last month under the auspices of the Coalition of Asian American Leaders, and spoke about her latest book, a well-researched and beautifully written family memoir called Last Boat Out of Shanghai. Ms. Zia’s talk was presented at the Wilder Foundation in St. Paul. Numerous Asian-American leaders attended the Read more about Helen Zia Visits Twin Cities[…]
On April 30, 2019 the Harbin Foreign Affairs Office, in collaboration with the Harbin Innovation and Incubation Center for Industry Technology (Chinese Academy of Sciences), organized an intellectual property seminar in Harbin on technology transfer and licensing, basic US patent practices, and the basics of the Chinese patent process, as well as and new trends Read more about Minnesota Chapter President, Sister City of Harbin’s Foreign Affairs Office Organize Intellectual Property Rights Seminar[…]
It’s the end of summer: dog days, back-to-school rush, last-minute vacations, trips to the State Fair. For whatever reason you’ve put off registering for the USCPFA National Convention in October, we’ve got good news! Our early-bird registration rate of $225 has been extended to registrations received by September 8, so you can stop kicking yourself Read more about Minnesota Chapter To Host USCPFA National Convention; Early-Bird Registration Rate Extended to Sept. 8[…]
On Saturday, July 13, the Minnesota Chapter of the USCPFA once again floated “Team Friendship†on the first day of the St. Paul Dragon Festival held at Phalen Regional Park in St. Paul. Team Friendship is recruited from the members, friends, and supporters of the USCPFA in Minnesota. With an even mix of participants of Read more about Team Friendship Paddles Again![…]
This year the US-China Peoples Friendship Association (Minnesota Chapter) will be floating “Team Friendship” once again, and once again we are looking for paddlers, helpers and sponsors/backers. The event will again be held at Phalen Regional Park in St. Paul, on July 13 and 14. We have registered a boat for Saturday, July 13 (yet Read more about 2019 Dragon Boat Festival: Sign Up Now for Team Friendship[…]