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By Greg Hugh, Staff Writer A Passage to China: Page 8-9 loomington Kennedy High School and camaraderie among the young Chinese many male and female divisions so that and Concordia College in St. Paul athletic community. This concept has esca- players of all levels can participate. The Bwill be the sites for the North lated into a major event featuring as many as Elite Division includes eight teams that American Chinese Basketball Association 85 teams and more than 1,000 participants feature some of the best Chinese hoopsters (NACBA) Invitational Tournament that will in any tourney. in North America. For additional informa- feature some of North America’s best high The tournament is traditionally held over tion visit www.nacbait.com. Also, if you school and college basketball players of the Memorial Day weekend and has been would like to support this tournament, there Chinese descent (players must be at least 25 hosted by many cities throughout the United are a limited number of sponsorship levels percent Chinese). Who knows? You might States and Canada, most recently in Vancou- you can discuss with Minnesota tourna- see the next Jeremy Lin when you attend the ver. Although there was some reluctance by ment representative Don Fong at dfong28@ 33rd Annual NACBA Invitational Tourna- NACBA officials to make the Twin Cities comcast.com. ment that will be held in the Twin Cities the site for this year’s tournament, accord- The North American Chinese Basket- May 24-27, 2013. ing to Mike Mons, tournament director, ball Association invites you to SCORE NACBA was established in 1981 in “The Twin Cities has been selected because SOME POINTS, HAVE SOME FUN; Zongzi: Page 6 Chicago. Its founder, Gene Lee, had an of Mall of America and many other easily MOST OF ALL…… MAKE SOME NEW idea that setting up a basketball tournament accessible, wholesome family-oriented at- FRIENDS!  highlighting some of the best Chinese bas- tractions that visiting players and families Editor’s Note. See accompanying ketball talent throughout the country would can enjoy.” announcement on Page 16 for additional be a great avenue for embracing fellowship This basketball tournament includes details. Celebrate Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month By Greg Hugh, Staff Writer ay is Asian-Pacific American A 1978 joint congressional resolution The 2010 Census reports approximately Heritage Month – a celebration established Asian-Pacific American Heri- 17.3 million (5.6 percent of the total popu- Mof Asians and Pacific Islanders tage Week to be observed in May, a month lation) people of Asian descent live in the in the United States. A rather broad term, chosen to coincide with two important an- United States. This count includes those Asian-Pacific encompasses all of the Asian niversaries: the arrival in the United States who said they were both Asian alone (14.7 continent and the Pacific islands of Melane- of the first Japanese immigrants on May 7, million) and Asian in combination with Tin Hau: Page 10 sia (New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, 1843, and the completion of the transconti- one or more additional races (2.6 million). Fiji and the Solomon Islands), Micronesia nental railroad on May 10, 1869. In 1992, Although most of them have arrived here (Marianas, Guam, Wake Island, Palau, Mar- Congress expanded the observance to a recently, they are among the most successful shall Islands, Kiribati, Nauru and the Fed- month-long celebration. of all immigrant groups. They have a higher erated States of Micronesia) and Polynesia Asian Pacific American (APA) Heritage income than many other ethnic groups, and (New Zealand, Hawaiian Islands, Rotuma, Month honors the achievements of Ameri- large numbers of their children study at the Midway Islands, Samoa, American Samoa, can ethnic groups with roots in Asia and the best American universities. Tonga, Tuvalu, Cook Islands, French Poly- Pacific Islands and recognizes their contri- The Asian alone or in combination popu- nesia and Easter Island). butions to the United States. The U.S. Cen- lation in California is 5.6 million. California sus Bureau lists more than 25 such groups had the largest Asian population in the 2010 -- Vietnamese, Chinese, Filipinos, Indian, Census, followed by New York (1.6 mil- Pakistani, Korean, Japanese, Cambodian, lion). Hawaii had the highest proportion of Laotian, Indonesian, Thai, Burmese, Ma- Asians (57 percent). Hainan Island: Page 12 laysian, Taiwanese, Sri Lanka, Bangladeshi, There were 3.8 million Asians of Chi- and native Hawaiians, Polynesians, New nese descent, except Taiwanese, in the Zealanders and Australians. As Americans, United States in 2010. Chinese Americans ALSO IN THIS ISSUE they contribute to the strength of the United were the largest Asian group, followed by States, help shape its future and share in its Filipinos (3.4 million), Asian Indians (3.2 Events...... 2-5 promise and opportunity. million), Vietnamese (1.7 million), Koreans Food...... 6 According to the 2010 Census, the Asian (1.7 million) and Japanese (1.3 million). population grew faster than any other race These estimates represent the number of Finance...... 7 group in the United States between 2000 and people who reported a specific Asian group A Passage to China...... 8-9 2010. This was observed for the population alone, and people who reported that Asian Culture...... 10 who reported Asian alone (increased 43 group in combination with one or more other Entertainment...... 11 percent), as well as for the population who Asian groups or races. Travel...... 12 reported Asian alone or in combination with Additional statistics about the API can Immigration...... 13-14 another race (increased 46 percent). The be found at the official website of the U.S. Government...... 15 Asian population continued to be concen- Census Bureau at http://www.census.gov/ Sports...... 16 trated in the West, and the Chinese popula- tion was the largest Asian group. APA continues on Page 3 PAGE 2 > MAY 2013 events www.chinainsight.info May 2013: Events to Attend this Month ChinaInsight SPICE & SLICE and the problems she experiences while try- from several different fields, and with great Publisher: ing to gather her medical records and track experience that they are ready and willing Gregory J. Hugh The Hennepin County Libraries are down her mother. to share with others. Tickets are US$10 [email protected] hosting a series of productions by Mu through the UCBC Events site. Performing Arts that highlight “the good, What: FOB Editor: the bad and the truly ugly” of the Asian When: Saturday, May 18; 2 p.m. What: Chinese Music Ensemble Recital: Jennifer Nordin American experience. These comedic per- Where: Southdale Library Gao Hong, director [email protected] formances will provide their audiences with 7001 York Ave S When: Sunday, May 26; 3 p.m. an insight into what it’s like as an Asian im- Edina, MN 55435 Where: Carleton College Concert Hall Manager of Operations/ migrant or Asian American growing up and 1 North College St In David Hwang’s play FOB—“Fresh Northfield, MN 55057 Circulation: living in the United States. Mu is the only Off the Boat”—Chinese Americans confront Richard He pan-Asian performing arts organization in a man newly emigrated from China and The Carleton College Chinese Music [email protected] Minnesota, providing a great resource for discuss life in America. They discuss issues Ensemble presents the world premiere of Asian-American theater and Taiko drum- such as Asian stereotypes in the US, what Paul Dice’s “Father and Son Mock Fishing Marketing Director: ming performances. The productions will it’s like to be raised as a Chinese American, at Duck Creek”—a piece commissioned Will Ahern be free and open to the public. and how they relate to their own heritage. through a McKnight Established Artist [email protected] What: American Bamboo Grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts What: Taiko Drumming Council. Dice has had a strong connection Artist/Intern: When: Saturday, May 4; 1 p.m. When: Sunday, May 19; 2 p.m. Where: Maple Grove Library to the Chinese musical society ever since he Lauren Hugh Where: Ridgedale Library first traveled to China in 1992, as part of the 8001 Main St N 12601 Ridgedale Dr, Maple Grove, MN 55369 People to People Citizen Ambassador Pro- Staff Writers: Minnetonka, MN 55305 gram’s Music of the Minorities Delegation. Greg Hugh American Bamboo, written by Rick Learn about the history and culture Chinese traditional instruments have long [email protected] Shiomi, is a play about the struggles of behind Taiko drumming, and experience been a part of his study. In 2009, he became Asian American immigrants. He combines the only foreigner to be commissioned by Shilyn Chang a powerful and exciting performance. The [email protected] Japanese and Vietnamese stories and Bol- audience will have a chance to try out the a program at the Central Conservatory of lywood-style dancing to create a hilarious drums for themselves after the performance. Music in Beijing, designed to encourage Anthony James commentary on Asian culture and adjusting composers to incorporate both Western [email protected] to living in the United States. What: UCBC Social Event and Chinese instruments in their works. When: Thursday, May 23; 5 p.m.-7 p.m. Dice has also recently received an Artists Jodi Yim James What: N/A Where: Prohibition Room, Foshay Tower [email protected] When: Sunday, May 5; 1 p.m. Imitative Grant from the Minnesota State 821 Marquette Ave S Arts Board, to release his first CD in 2014, Where: Brookdale Library Minneapolis, MN 55402 Jennifer Nordin 6125 Shingle Creek Pkwy featuring traditional Chinese sounds and [email protected] Brooklyn Center, MN 55430 If you’re looking to network, U.S.-China instruments. The performance will be open Business Connections social events are a to the general public. For more informa- China Correspondent: N/A, by local playwright Katie Hae Leo, wonderful resource to meet Minnesotans tion, call Carleton’s music events hotline at Kent Clark addresses the issues of identity and the sense doing business in China. These network- (507)222-4350.  [email protected] of belonging for adopted Asian Americans. ing events have a great variety of attendees The play follows an adopted Korean woman Contributors: Elizabeth Greenberg [email protected] Albert Leung [email protected] Raymond Lum [email protected] Mike Xiong [email protected]

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To attend, E-mail: Join the Minnesota Chinese Ameri- The featured speakers will be Greg email [email protected] or jeffwjiang@ [email protected] can Professionals & Entrepreneurs Club Guettler, President and Chief Strategist, hotmail.com.  Confucius Institute Promoting grassroots democracy: holds annual From translator to builder China Day of democracy On April 15, the Confucius Institute at food made the 2013 China Day event a great the University of Minnesota (CIUMN) held success. China Day is an annual event for the annual China Day at the O’Shaughnessy high school students studying Chinese. The Auditorium. More than 600 students from goal of the event is to encourage Chinese eight high schools throughout Minnesota language learning and promote interest in participated in the event. The keynote speak- Chinese culture among high school students er, Jim Harkness, President of the Institute in Minnesota. This is accomplished by se- for Agriculture and Trade Policy, delivered lecting a Chinese-related theme and produc- a speech on China’s role in the global food ing a program that includes a presentation on economy. the theme and student participation. Harkness discussed China's role in the The CIUMN provides language- and global food economy, as well as Chinese culture-learning opportunities for elemen- The History Department of Macalester way to resolve various challenging issues food itself and how diets and food culture tary students, high school students and College and the US-China People’s Friend- but to abolish the old system and establish have changed since his first visit in 1976. business professionals and professional ship Association of Minnesota present and American-style democratic and self- He served as executive director of the World development and networking opportunities an evening with An Wei as he shares the governance system. Wildlife Fund in China from 1999-2005. for educators. It offers several short classes story of his efforts in his rural hometown The film shows the conflict between Harkness has written and spoken frequently on Chinese language and culture. If you in Shaanxi Province. the old and new ideas among the villagers, on China and sustainable development and are interested in taking a class, please go The evening will begin with a debut as well as the resistance from selfish and has served as an advisor to the World Bank to confucius.umn.edu/students/classes. CI- of the documentary film, China’s Hidden short-sighted farmers who were supported and the United Nations Food and Agricul- UMN executive director, Joan Brzezinski, Battlefield, by director and producer Harri- by corrupt local officials. ture Organization. was awarded a 2012 Confucius Institute son Schaaf. Following the viewing, An Wei The film tells us that democracy is very China Day concluded with Iron Chef- Individual Performance Excellence Award will make comments and answer audience well-received by the people, but it will take style submission videos from the schools, from the Confucius Institute Headquarters. questions. time for China to build her democracy from which complemented the food theme of the Learn more about the Confucius Institute The film is a personal story of An Wei the grassroots level to the top. event. The creativity and enthusiasm of the at the University of Minnesota by visiting and his childhood farming village. To This event will take place Monday, remember his deceased daughter An Lin, May 13, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. at Macalester students on the topics of China and Chinese confucius.umn.edu.  Global Volunteers and many other American College’s Davis Court in Markhim Hall at friends donated US$200,000 to construct a Snelling and Summit Avenues in St. Paul. much-needed primary school in An Shang (#48 on campus map: http://www.macales- Read the paper online at Village—1.5 hours northwest of Xi’an in ter.edu/about/maps/) This event is free and Fufeng County. The project terminated open to the public. For more information, abruptly for reasons to be explained in visit www.uscpfa-mn.org.  www.chinainsight.info the film and commentary. An Wei had no PAGE 4 > MAY 2013 events www.chinainsight.info Griffin Lecture Series features Ted C. Fishman By Shilyn Chang, Staff Writer

This year, the Confucius Institute and est trade partner is Minnesota, the result of percent of the population—putting 250 mil- the China Center at the University of which has been that China has essentially lion more Chinese in large cities. Of course, Minnesota invited best-selling author Ted de-industrialized Minnesota. This in turn considering the trend of urbanization right C. Fishman to speak at the 12th Annual has resulted in the loss of employment and now, it looks like the population is already Bob and Kim Griffin Building U.S.-China wages. However, thanks to Chinese manu- headed there. Bridges Lecture. The lecture series is held facturing and “China Prices,” American With China essentially clustering around every year to encourage a mutual respect families ultimately save US$680 annually these large cities, pollution is becoming a and understanding between the United with cheaper products. On the other hand, major concern. The air quality in major cit- States and the People’s Republic of China. it is becoming more and more difficult ies like Beijing is so bad, that it has brought As a veteran journalist, former commodities for foreign companies to set up shop in international attention. One of the more no- trader, and emeritus fellow at the National China. China’s “Consumer Market Day” is table incidents occurred in early April of this Chamber Foundation, Fishman has a wealth a festival used by the Chinese government year, when around 6,000 pigs were fished of knowledge regarding business and eco- to encourage the people to buy domestic out of the Huangpu River in Shanghai. They nomic trends in China, and how they affects brands and vilify foreign companies. But were floating amongst an array of trash in the rest of the world. In a captivating and even with Chinese consumers starting to a river which supplies 20 to 30 percent of enlightening lecture, Fishman educated an buy more domestic products, Fishman says Shanghai’s tap water. Jinping has claimed audience of over 250 people on the current that it’s still better to invest in the Chinese that he will attend to this issue as well. economic, political and social situation Ted C. Fishman market than anywhere else. But with the increasing population in large in China; China’s influence on the rest of through the backchannels of the economy, It is important to keep in mind that the cities, Fishman doesn’t see the pollution the world; and where the country could be which adds an additional 12-15% of China’s Chinese government is doing what’s best problem being solved anytime soon. Even if headed in the future. GDP to the nation’s economy. It is estimated for their people and economy, Fishman China drastically lowers its numbers of solo Fishman touched upon several topics in that the Chinese economy will become big- notes. Issues such as market reform, Chinese commuters, Fishman poses as an example, it his speech: economic development in China, ger than that of the United States by the year exchange rates and the “Consumer Market still wouldn’t solve anything. Because of the the new leadership in China and what that 2030. Fifty percent of all luxury goods go to Day” are not moral issues and it is not a increasing number of new residents coming means for the country, and the One-Child Chinese consumers. Since the beginning of political move against other countries; it is in, the number of commuters will remain the Policy. Fishman gave his audience an China’s market reform in the late 1970s and the government’s imperative to do what’s same or even climb. idea of the state of the Chinese economic early 1980s, the Chinese standard of living best for the country. Similarly, it is the Jinping also plans on dealing with the condition by throwing several surprising has improved sixteen fold. U.S. government’s imperative to look after problem of corruption. There is a reported statistics their way. China’s current GDP is He also provided interesting facts re- America’s economy and its citizens however US$3.7 million being siphoned illegally US$7.6 trillion and rising. However, when garding China’s relationship with the United it can—such as by announc- purchasing power parity—which makes States and with Minnesota. America’s ing restrictions on the sale adjustments according to exchange rates—is current trade deficit with China is US$280 of Chinese telecom goods taken into consideration, China’s GDP is billion. The United States accounts for more to protect U.S. companies. actually multiplied. In addition, the GDP than 100 percent of China’s trade surplus. To display China’s rap- doesn’t account for the money generated In the United States, China’s second larg- idly growing economy, Fish- man presented the city of Chengdu to the audience as an example of the country’s success. Although relatively unknown to people out- Spice & Slice side of China, Chengdu of Asian America has become the epitome of Chinese urbanization and technological progress. In the last six years, to offshore accounts, but Fishman points FOB. Bamboo. Banana. the population has increased by 5 million out that corruption is inseparable from the people, bringing the city’s total population Chinese economic miracle. Much money What do these labels mean? to 14 million. They are building a new, larger goes into supporting the structure of cor- Gain insight into Asian American culture through humor-laced and airport to handle the rapidly increasing ruption—building great facilities and attrac- poignant productions that highlight “the good, the bad and the number of passengers coming in and out of tions for officials that ultimately stimulate truly ugly” of the Asian American experience. Chengdu; it is projected to be able to ac- the economy. commodate 85 million passengers per year. Fishman says that China today is a All performances are free. Taiko Drumming There has been a huge growth in the field “country of contradictions.” The country is Visit www.hclib.org/events Power-packed performance of Japanese taiko drums! of information technology in recent years moving toward urbanization and its econ- (keyword search “Spice & Slice”) in Chengdu. This has largely been a result omy is continuing to expand rapidly, but it Saturday, April 27, 11:30 a.m. for details. of more capitalist policies, but in a more suffers from pollution issues and a growing Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis roundabout way than you would expect. The gap between the rich and poor. China wants Sunday, May 19, 2 p.m. large majority of land in China is owned and to deal with corruption, but the corruption Ridgedale Library, 12601 Ridgedale Dr., Minnetonka controlled by the government. However, the of the government is strongly linked to the city of Chengdu is allowed a limited amount success of the Chinese economy. Despite American Bamboo of privatization of farm land. This allows contradictions such as these, China is still Poignant and comic commentary on race, culture and identity. farmers to generate more wealth, with which developing economically, politically and Saturday, May 4, 1 p.m. they have created a network of investment socially. However, there is a predicament Maple Grove Library, 8001 Main St. N., Maple Grove funds. A good portion of this investment emerging as a result of the Chinese eco- money is going into software development nomic miracle. In every other developed N/A companies. Since the information technol- country in the world, Fishman states, the Korean adoptee’s issues of belonging and not knowing her past and culture. ogy (IT) field is growing so rapidly due to average lifespan of the population increases Sunday, May 5, 1 p.m. increased investment, more students are by a year to a year and a half every decade. Brookdale Library, 6125 Shingle Creek Pkwy., Brooklyn Center looking towards entering the IT field. There China is the only developed country where are about a quarter million IT workers in the longevity of its citizens is moving FOB Chengdu alone, and the number is growing. backwards. This is due to poor living situa- Being Chinese and the Chinese/American upbringing and cultural heritage. Fishman also addressed the affect of the tions such as pollution or stress, as a direct Saturday, May 18, 2 p.m. new leadership in China. Newly appointed result of the phenomena that have pushed Southdale Library, 7001 York Ave. S., Edina Xi Jinping has stated that he will address China towards success. Fishman foresees a several pressing issues during his term. continuation of economic success for China, One of the more surprising things that he is but he stresses that China needs to focus on working towards is the increased urbaniza- the individual citizen and living situations tion of China; he plans on urbanizing 80 in the future.  www.chinainsight.info events MAY 2013 > PAGE 5 PAGE 6 > MAY 2013 food www.chinainsight.info Zongzi: A traditional favorite during the Dragon Boat Festival By Shilyn Shang, Staff Writer

One of my father’s favorite things to eat the rice in three-cornered silk packages as intensive and take more time. But that is not when we go out for dim sum is something a protection against the dragon. to say that it isn’t worth making them from called zongzi. If you’ve ever been to dim This practice soon became a traditional scratch. You can buy frozen ones at some sum and wondered what that tetrahedron- holiday. Every year, on the fifth day of the Chinese grocery stores and boil them at shaped dish was wrapped in bamboo leaves fifth lunar month, Chinese people celebrate home, but they won’t come close in flavor when the cart was brought around, you the Dragon Boat Festival, also known as and you definitely won’t walk away from were likely looking at a traditional Chinese duanwu jie. It is one of the most important your meal as happy. I would recommend zongzi. Next time you see one, take it and and anticipated holidays of the year in China taking some time to try making one. And give it a try. Peeling back the leaves, you’ll and Southeast Asia. This is not only because if you are celebrating duanwu jie this year, find another shell made of glutinous rice, a of the festivities, but also the delicious foods nothing will impress and delight people slightly sweet and sticky rice which takes on that appear at festival time—in particular more than walking into the room with the aroma and flavor of the leaves in which Like jiaozi, zongzi has a well-known zongzi. If you are celebrating in northern homemade zongzi. it’s wrapped. The inside is made up of a va- (at least in China) origin story and Chinese China, there’s a good chance you are munch- Below is a simple recipe for a sweet rice riety of sweet or savory fillings, depending holiday behind it. These dumplings are ing on a zongzi filled with red bean paste, dumpling. Don’t be afraid to play around on which region they come from. eaten in honor of the revered Chinese poet taro or Chinese dates. In the south, you are with the fillings. This year the Dragon Boat Savory fillings are found in southern Qu Yuan (340-278BC.) Qu Yuan was a probably feasting on one filled with savory Festival falls on June 12, so you have plenty parts of China and Southeast Asian coun- well-known and well-loved scholar from pork or duck eggs. of time to practice and perfect your zongzi tries that have adopted this dish, and sweet the Chu kingdom. He was concerned about Although I have compared them to in time for the festivities!  fillings are preferred in northern China. the growing force of the Qin state, but was Chinese dumplings, zongzi are more labor There’s a good chance that the zongzi found banished by a jealous king when he tried to in American Chinese restaurants are going warn his countrymen. The Qin general Bai to be savory, since they are generally only Qi captured the Chu capital of Yingdu in Zongzi with Red Bean Filling Recipe (Makes 12) found during dim sum—a southern Chinese 278 BC. In a state of despair, Qu Yuan threw tradition. I am personally partial to savory himself into the Miluo River and drowned. Bamboo Leaf Shell fillings, as the savory fillings often includes The poet was so beloved, that crowds of - 12 Bamboo leaves, soaked in hot water overnight a variety of delicious ingredients like pork locals gathered to the river to search for him. belly, eggs, peanuts, mushrooms, chicken— -String (for wrapping the zongzi) They brought boats and drums, pounding Rice there are too many to list. Think of it as a the water with paddles and beating loudly -2 cups Sticky rice, soaked overnight and drained Chinese dumpling, made with rice as the on the drums to scare evil spirits away from wrapping instead of a thin flour shell—keep- his body. They also dropped glutinous rice -2 teaspoons baking soda ing the filling moist and flavorful. Dump- into the water, so the fish would leave Qu lings are delicious and while I would never Yuan’s body alone and they would be able Red bean paste turn down jiaozi, zongzi is something more to find him. According to legend, Qu Yuan -1/2 cup red beans, soaked overnight and drained special that you might eat less often, but you appeared before his friends to instead wrap -1/2 cup sugar definitely look forward to more. -2 tablespoons canola oil -1/8 teaspoon salt

HOST FAMILIES NEEDED Directions: 1. Scrub soaked bamboo leaves to remove the dirt. Trim off the ends of Host a Chinese student and make a difference... the leaves. Leave them in water until ready to use. Enrich their experience and enhance your own! 2. Place red beans in a pot and cover with 2 inches of water. Simmer w As a host family you share 1-1.5 hours until the beans have softened. Drain. American culture with a student from China and 3. Puree beans in food processor. provide them more than they 4. Heat oil in non-stick pan. Add sugar and pureed beans. could learn in a classroom. w Learn about their culture, 5. Constantly stir paste and cook 10 minutes, until bean paste is dry. explore the differences and develop new connections. 6. Drain rice. Sprinkle baking soda over rice and mix well; let it sit 5 minutes.

Global Learning Alliance (GLA) is a Twin Cities based organization that 7. Prepare the bamboo cone. Place one leaf on top of a second—both serves as a facilitator to assist students from China that want to study smooth side up—and twist them to make a cone. One end of the leaves in the United States. To ensure that these students obtain the best should stick up, so you can fold the end over the top to close the zongzi. experience possible, GLA seeks to place the students with host families. (There are plenty of video tutorials online if you need a visual guide.) The length of their stay could vary from a few months to a full school year and include high school and college students of both sexes. 8. Place a large spoonful of rice into the cone. Make a well and add a Since we recognize that hosting a student from China may place a financial large spoonful of red bean paste. Top with another large spoonful of rice, burden on many families, we will provide some financial reimbursement packing everything down gently and smoothing the top. but expect a family to be a host because of the mutual cultural exhchange that both will receive and not just the financial aspect. 9. Complete the wrapping by forming them over the top, and secure the zongzi with the string. To learn more about being a host family, contact Richard He at (612) 987-6540 or email, [email protected]. 10. To cook, place the zongzi in a large pot of boiling water, and let it boil over a medium-low flame for 3 hours. Add water periodically to make sure they are always fully submerged in water.

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882011_08022 10x15 bw.indd 1 4/1/13 2:13 PM PAGE 8 > MAY 2013 a passage to china www.chinainsight.info The Year of the Terra Cotta Warrior he Chinese Heritage Founda- Dr. Liu Yang, curator of Chinese arts at the Chinese characters. This also proved to be A Passage to China drew a large crowd to tion in collaboration with China Minneapolis Institute of Arts, top winners of an extremely popular activity, sought out by the Mall. Mall officials estimated that over TInsight presented its 6th annual each age group received cash prizes. children as well as curious adults. the two days A Passage to China saw record outreach festival, A Passage to China, at Another activity related to the terra Cultural performances in Sears Court attendance of more than 15,000 visitors. the Mall of America. It took place this year cotta warriors involved making miniature continued to expand, and this year several These officials also consideredA Passage to during the weekend of April 13- 14. clay models of these warriors. With molds new groups, in martial arts as well as in bal- China one of the best run and best decorated People were already lining up Saturday generously provided by Mr. Pingzhe Han, let, of tiny tots as well as mature adults, were events to take place in the Rotunda. morning prior to the opening of A Passage owner of the Xian factory that manufactures featured for the first time. It was gratifying Buoyed by this success, A Passage to to China and eagerly entered the Rotunda as these warriors, and under his watchful di- to look up from Sears Court, as well as China is committed to moving forward, David Fong’s Lion Dance Team performed a rection, children swarmed around the table from the Rotunda, to see spectators ringing convinced that with the dedicated collabora- tradition lion dance to welcome them. where they made instant clay models of the the banisters on all floors and looking with tion of its more than 60 participating orga- Building on the huge success of the heads of these warriors. Soon children were avid interest on the goings on down below. nizations, the local Chinese community can recent Terra Cotta Warrior Exhibit at the cheerfully waving these warrior heads on a With the addition of the pillar area for do much to showcase Chinese culture and Minneapolis Institute of Arts, A Passage to stick everywhere in the Rotunda. Mr. Han, a sitting/eating area, an eye-catching set of heritage, promoting mutual understanding China instituted a terra cotta warrior paper along with his wife, traveled from China commissioned paintings of the 12 zodiac among all Minnesotans at the same time. coloring contest, underwritten by CIAC specifically to attend and participate in A animals, and a new table arrangement that Additional photos and videos of A Pas- Travel. Chosen from among dozens of Passage to China. promoted easy traffic flow, the Rotunda was sage to China can be viewed at submissions, the top five choices of each age Committed to innovate while at the same bursting with synergy, vigor, and goodwill www.chineseheritagefoundation.org and group came to the Mall of America to com- time respecting age-old Chinese cultural throughout the two days. www.chinainsight.info. pete in painting replicas of these warriors. traditions, paper cut artist Liang Ying cre- Featured on three TV channels on Sat- Adjudicated by a team of artists headed by ated a paper cut/pop up card incorporating urday along with extensive press coverage, Editor’s Note: Unless noted otherwise, all photos provided by Cindy Bai. www.chinainsight.info a passage to china MAY 2013 > PAGE 9

photo above and right by Bob Bergad PAGE 10 > MAY 2013 culture www.chinainsight.info What’s the Occasion? Tin Hau Festival (天后誕) When is it? Hau Temples, where the celebration moves Hong Kong, the Fragrant Harbor, is ashore. This and other flotillas include boats known for its natural, deep-channel harbor, that are fully decked out in showy streamers, shopping and ornately decorated floating flags and banners giving thanks to the god- seafood restaurants. The majority of sea- dess. Boat processions take place in most food served at these and other Hong Kong fishing villages, but the most impressive restaurants is the labor of the 4,000-strong and well-orchestrated ones are at the bigger fishing fleet that ply the surrounding waters fishing communities such as Stanley (south- of Hong Kong and the northern continental east part of Hong Kong Island); Sai Kung, a shelf of the South China Sea. fishing village in years gone by, in the New Every year, on the 23rd day of the third Territories, where the 700-year-old Tin Hau lunar month, which happens to be May 2 Temple is, and the outlying islands: Lamma in 2013, the fishermen (and anyone whose Island, Cheung Chau and Peng Chau. living is associated with the sea) of Hong On land, the celebrations include the Kong and its outlying islands, celebrate the traditional pilgrimage to one of the Tin birthday of their “patron saint” and guard- Hau Temples to burn joss sticks and make ian, Tin Hau. prayer offerings. There are parades with Although her name Tin Hau literally the signature “fa pau” (花炮) - gigantic means Empress of Heaven, she is actually paper floral arrangements with an image the Goddess of the Sea, and is one of the of Tin Hau within, lion or dragon dances, most popular goddesses. Chinese opera performances, martial arts Legend has it that she was the daughter demonstrations and setting off firecrackers. of a fisherman, born in 1098 A.D. in the Many communities also have competitions Sung Dynasty. Her name was Lin MoNi- for the best “fa pau” or a raffle to win one of ang and even as a young child, possessed the floral shrines, which is believed to bring special powers that could predict weather good luck. I n Chinese, “fa” means flower conditions, keeping sailors and fishermen and “pau” means cannon. In the old days, safe. She took to wearing red and was said these “fa pau” were launched by rockets to have stood onshore in her red robe, alone, at the end of the celebrations and young through typhoons and storms, guiding the men from different fishing villages fought boats safely home. for the biggest and luckiest chunks. So the Her fisherman father and brothers were modern raffle is quite the tamer version of out at sea during a violent storm. At home, the celebration. MoNiang went into a trance. Her spirit As with all Chinese traditions, giving sailed out to her father’s floundering fishing thanks involve food offerings. Popular boat. She grabbed her male relatives with foods are picked for their symbolism. These her mouth to bring them to safety. Unfor- include oranges, which are suggestive of im- tunately, before she could complete her mortality and good fortune; roast suckling rescue mission, her mother woke her from pig for good health and luck; persimmons to her trance and she dropped one of the fisher- represent joy and pomegranates, with their Goddess Tin Hau Festival, in Shung Ching San Tsuen, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong men. When the surviving relatives returned numerous seeds, fertility. home, they told of the amazing experience These days, for most Hong Kong resi- of someone holding them up, protecting dents who no longer make a living off the them from drowning in the raging water. sea, their Tin Hau Festival celebration more She passed away before her 30th birth- likely means catching (read selecting) a day, but her popularity among seafarers fish from one of the seafood tanks inside a never waned. With 65 percent of the current seafood restaurant! Thanks to the Goddess HK fishing fleet under 50 ft. in length, one of the Sea who answers the prayers of the can understand why observing Tin Hau’s fishermen! birthday is taken seriously.

What happens on this day? Tin Hau Festival is not a public holiday; however, fishing communities make it one of the most color- ful celebrations in Hong Kong, on the water, along the seashore and at the 60-70 Tin Hau Temples all over Hong Kong. Fisher- men and sailors honor Tin Hong Kong citizens celebrate the Tianhou Baodan in Mongkok. Hau to ensure safety, secu- rity, fine weather and full nets for the coming year. The Hong Kong Tour- ism Board and other Left: Altar of Tianhou fishing associations or- and other deities of ganize boat processions. a traditional Chinese The Hong Kong Tourism home. Board’s flotilla, with the authentic Chinese junk Duk Link bringing up Right: Bamboo banner the rear, crosses Victoria of Cantonese Opera Harbor from Kowloon for Tin Hau Festival. to the eastern district of Hong Kong Island, home to one of the biggest Tin www.chinainsight.info entertainment MAY 2013 > PAGE 11 Rising gaming community an opportunity for Chinese game developers By Anthony James, Staff Writer During China’s dynamic economic imperial Japanese army during World War growth, the focus has mainly been on the II, have shown very low popularity rank- markets and technological advancements ings, 376th and 718th according to 17173. and massive changes in China’s entertain- com. Chinese MMORPGs often are based ment industry have often been overlooked, on already-popular novels and television especially in an area in which the United shows in China, such as Tian Long Ba Bu States and other Asian markets have domi- (DragonOath). nated: video games. On the surface you’d Even though many of China’s games think that a country where Western media are not making the profits of their U.S. or is censored, consoles are banned, and video South Korean counterparts, there are still games are often denounced by politicians those that have gained an international as evil, that the popularity of video games following. Beijing’s Perfect World Interna- would take a back seat to math homework, tional has acquired a gaming structure not but in reality China boasts the largest and unlike Zynga, creator of Facebook games most dominant video game and online mul- like Farmville, while attracting gamers tiplayer gaming community in the world. who play 3D fantasy games like Blizzard Walk around most major cities in China, you Entertainment’s World of Warcraft. Perfect will find internet cafes filled with gamers World’s leading title, PWI, a free-to-play next to the pool halls and karaoke bars. And MMORPG inspired by Chinese mythol- as with with any large community, you’ll ogy, has opened up discussion with gamers find the odd stories: rehab centers open for to improve on the narrative and features gaming addiction, violence, murders, and with future expansions and upgrades. With even vengeful fathers who hire “hitmen” English versions quietly entering the North to take out their children’s online avatars American market, Perfect World is cur- are a shining an example of how active and rently rethinking its development strategy diverse China’s gaming community has be- to cross into multiple-platforms including come. With the large size of China’s gaming cell phones and consoles, which weren’t community, the next question is obvious: possible in China. where are the Chinese video The top three games in China, according to the gaming site 17173.com, are Blade and Soul, League of Legends, and Lineage Eternal. None of the three were developed Rainbow Pants in China, but come from the United States and South Korea, where both boast some of By Ignacy Broclawski the best competitive gamers in the world. Have you ever wondered what the fash- China’s lack of homegrown games but While internationally renowned games ion is like in China? What brands do they plethora of gamers has not gone unnoticed like PWI do not align with GAPP’s urging wear? Where do they shop? Here I am, com- by party officials. Xinhua, China’s official for domestic and patriotic games, other ing up with the solution for your headache. news agency, reported last July that Sun genres are coming out of the woodwork American and European brands are very Shoushan, leader of the General Adminis- to give hope for China’s gaming commu- popular all over the country of China, but tration of Press and Publication (GAPP), nity. First-person shooter Glorious Mission, we can clearly see that most of the Chinese promised to urge domestic companies to made by Wuxi Glorious Mission Company, seem to have a different style. Of course, produce online games in an effort to win was initially created for military training and we can skip the talk about 富二代 (rich 2nd over Chinese gamers. According to Xinhua, then released to the public earlier this year. generation). They do not need to care about this was no surprise: China’s Ministry of Currently the BBC has reported million the price tags, so on a simple stroll they Industry and Information Technology re- downloads and is listed 57th most popular would spend substantial amounts of money ported that the number of online gamers in among Chinese gamers in its genre, which for Prada, Burberry, Dior or Gucci clothes. 2012 doubled compared to the year before. isn’t bad considering the daunting com- All classy brands. Yohobuy.com is the most Under the GAPP’s directive, the first Chi- petition. Gu Kai, Wuxi Glorious Mission popular online store in China where you will nese gaming convention in July, ChinaJoy Company’s vice president, described it to Al find logos you already know, as well as some 2013, will showcase better gaming hardware Jazeera as a dream come true: “In the past, new ones: including 5cm, izzue and stayreal. and software, which became accessible to Chinese were always the bad guys in games. From the very first sight you’ll notice varia- the growing Chinese middle class. "While My dream was to create a game where the tions of cuts, textiles and patterns. tightening approval standards for online Chinese can be the heroes.” Moreover, the Chinese love fashion de- games, the GAPP will continue to create While still young, China’s gaming fined by Japanese designers. What amuses green channels for products with original industry has not paralleled its gaming com- me are, what I like to call it “Rainbow Pants“ Editor’s Note: Ignacy Broclawski is a content, exquisite style and independent munity’s quick rise to prominence. With a made by Evisu. The idea is clear, a color- student at the St. Paul Preparatory School technology during their research, develop- projected rise in China’s games market at ful pattern is spilling from the seat all way in St. Paul, Minnesota. ment and publishing," Sun Shoushan told an annual growth rate of 12.3 percent from down the legs. Your jaw is also going to get Xinhua. 2013 to 2017, and sales reaching US$22 there when you see the price of this fancy China Insight staff writer, Jodi Yim Even though there certainly is a mar- billion (China's Gaming Industry Report garment... As far as the physical shopping in James is a Chinese, French and English- ket in China for domestically developed, 2012), the next few years will be imperative Minnesota goes, many of the Asians supply Language-Learning teacher at St. Paul original online games, it doesn’t mean that for domestic game developers to gain new themselves with SuperDry apparel that can Preparatory School. Chinese developers are going to have it easy. fans in order draw fans away from foreign be purchased at the Mall of America. This Out of the large amount of Massive-Multi- substitutes. For GAPP to realize its goals, is the latest fashion news from Minnesota player-Role-Playing-Games (MMORPGs) more Glorious Missions or PWIs will have to China and back.  that have come out of China recently, one to show up on game store shelves.  of the consistent features of the games is their high amount of negative response from Advertisers the forums and social media in China. Crit- ASIAN Your potential customers are reading ChinaInsight. Shouldn’t you be bringing ics complain Chinese-made online games BLOOD DONORS them in the door with an ad? lack originality, replicating styles from foreign-made titles. Games like Shining NEEDED Contact: Greg Hugh (952) 472-4757 Sword and Resistance War 2, which allow Call 1-800-59-DONOR E-mail: the player to join a resistance against the for more information. [email protected] PAGE 12 > MAY 2013 travel www.chinainsight.info Hainan Island: The New Hawaii By Tim Goetz

Map of Hainan Island hina is set to display the East’s new Las Vegas, in a Hawaii-like Csetting. Hainan Island, a land mass about the size of Belgium in the South China Sea, enjoys tropical climates, calm sea breezes and clear blue shores. Such a prime spot of land, then, is asking for leisure developments: perhaps so much development that the Chinese are comparing Hainan to Las Vegas, Monaco, even Hawaii. The luxury Chinese develop- ers – and even some Western companies – envision, will rival some of the most luxurious settings across the globe. Above: The beach at Sanya, Hainan Island, China Below: A street view in Sanya All images from Wikimedia Hongzhou Development, the company shops, galleries and waterparks that all make behind the Visun Royal Yacht Club in Sanya up China’s largest hotel on Sanya Bay. Bay on the southern tip of the island, plans Though gambling is currently banned on to buy “a helicopter for the use of its mem- the island, Zhang views his resort as a test. bers,” according to a report by Edward “The government is monitoring,” he told Wong (New York Times, March 30, 2010). Reuters. He admits that China is not at the Nearly $200 will get you a single round point where they would legalize gambling on the resorts world-class golf course; 220 on Hainan, but “there is a big possibility that villas, each with a personal butler, spa and they will,” he says. Gambling is currently swimming pool will cater to China’s elite. only allowed in Macao, but expanding that Destination names like Miami and East market would bring a flow of cash into the Bahamas, according to Wong’s report, mar- country: in the last year alone, $38 billion ket ‘seven-star’ hotels and luxury apartment dollars was gained in revenue “primarily buildings that command $885 a square foot from Chinese gamblers.” It is just another when pre-sold. Since April of last year, duty- way that Hainan is poised to become what free shopping has been available to both in- China hopes will be a top international ternational and domestic guests. This paves tourist destination when development is the way for luxury retailers such as Prada, completed. Gucci and Louis Vuitton to expand their But the glitz and the glam aren’t uni- brands to the pinnacle of luxury leisure in versal on the island. Some residents say China’s booming marketplace. The Chinese that they are being ‘priced out’ of housing government’s decision to open Hainan’s wa- options, according to the New York Times, ters to international travel means that yachts and about the boom, it has been said that can be chartered there for 183 days a year if “There’s no real economy. It’s a bubble so desired, but parking won’t come cheap. economy,” says Lin Mingkun in the New According to Wong, at Hongzhou’s Visun York Times report. Lin is the owner of a resort, 80 Chinese have paid the US$92,000 condo at the yacht club and the manager. bill to park these vessels in the resort marina. Across the bay from Hongzhou Group’s Thirteen more ports are planned for this development, a four-generation Hainan purpose around the island. family says they have been offered less than More tales of excess abound. According US$20 a square foot for their land, accord- to the New York Times report a guest pulled ing to the New York Times report. Else- into the resort and when the doors to the where residents have been offered US$40 vehicle were opened by white-gloved atten- dollars, and their boats would be ‘moved to dants, “large-denomination” bills fell onto another bay’ by the development company. the ground. Raymond Hua, general manager In mainland China, the Chinese internet of the Sun Valley Golf Resort which is build- has been alive with debate over the island. ing the 220 villas at the Visun Royal Yacht China’s most popular blogger, Han Han, Club related the story of a man came to the has according to the report “expressed resort and unzipped a bag full of cash. Stated contempt” at the investment opportunity Hua, “‘Here’s the deposit,’ he said. ‘I want the island presents. China’s Youth Daily and two apartments.’” Hua went on to say, “It’s http://www.nytimes.com/ People’s Daily, both official newspapers, ran crazy. It can only happen in China.” Farah Masters, Reuters “Global Inves- 2010/03/31/world/asia/31hainan. editorials “lamenting the rising housing and Another newcomer to Sanya Bay is tors Watch How Chips Fall in China’s Cash- html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 (accessed hotel prices,” according to the New York Mangrove Tree Resort World, a casino less Casino Bar,” Chicago Tribune, February April 27, 2013) Times. The 1990’s pose a warning to the resort which trades ‘Mangrove Points’ for 17, 2013, http://articles.chicagotribune. island’s current boom, as even then hous- cash: gamblers can win points and spend com/2013-02-17/business/sns-rt-us-china- Editor’s Note: Tim Goetz is a student of ing prices rose dramatically, minting new them around the resort. The owner, accord- sanya-casinobre91g00q-20130216_1_ma- Chinese language and culture at the St. Paul Chinese billionaires such as Soho Develop- ing Farah Masters (Reuters/Chicago Tri- cau-casino-operator-chinese-gamblers Preparatory School in St. Paul, Minnesota. ment’s Pan Shiyi, before crashing back to bune, February 17, 2013), is named Zhang (accessed April 27, 2013). Earth again. Baoquan, and he has massive plans for the China Insight staff writer, Jodi Yim But “The reason you earn money,” says island. His resort features the ‘cashless’ Edward Wong, “On China’s Hainan James is a Chinese, French and English- Wang Dafu, the owner of Hongzhou, in the casino bar, Jesters, surrounded by 4,000 Island, The Boom Is Deafening,” New York Language-Learning teacher at St. Paul hotel rooms, a 6,000-seat conference center, New York Times article, “is to spend it.”  Times, March 30, 2010, Preparatory School. www.chinainsight.info immigration MAY 2013 > PAGE 13 How do ethnic media say “Illegal Immigrant”? By Elena Shore, New America Media, News Report, Posted: Sep 19, 2011 Before publishing a story on immigra- ‘Illegal’ and ‘Undocumented’ in is in.” rights protests of 2006, the Sing Tao Daily tion, every editor faces a question: What Russian – From ‘Writing With Each of these terms has a different nu- in New York re-evaluated its use of the term should be used to describe an immi- ance to reflect various stages of immigra- term “illegal” and made a conscious effort grant who is in the United States illegally? Empathy’ to ‘Let’s Call Things tion. For example, the Punjabi term for to use the term in a neutral manner, says The AP Stylebook states that the pre- as They Are’ “living in hiding” is often used to describe editor-in-chief Ning Wang. Undocumented ferred term is “illegal immigrant” -- but that undocumented workers who are living under immigrants in New York, who make up “illegal” should not be used as a noun.* The The Russian newspaper Reklama in the radar. The term “not permanent” -- liter- many of the paper’s readers, have never National Association of Hispanic Journalists New York uses “illegal” and “undocu- ally, “not ripe or not mature” -- is used for complained about newspaper’s use of the advocates the use of the term “undocument- mented” interchangeably. “But we don’t immigrants who have a visa but no green term “illegal,” he says. ed immigrant” or “undocumented worker.” mean it derogatively when we use the term card, for example asylum seekers, H1B visa Today, the Sing Tao Daily New York A campaign headed by the Applied Research ‘illegal,’” said managing editor Leah Moses. workers, students applying for permanent does not have an editorial policy on which Center and its news site ColorLines – called More important than the term, Moses residency. term to use, Wang said, but tries to differ- “Drop the ‘i’ Word” – considers “illegal” a said, is “the context you are using it in – if entiate between various groups of undocu- slur and is calling on media outlets across you are writing with empathy or if you are ‘Illegal’ in Vietnamese: ‘It’s the mented immigrants. The paper most com- writing derogatively.” the country to take a pledge to stop using Shortest Translation’ monly uses the phrase, “illegal immigrants” the term. Other Russian media outlets have an to refer to those who enter the country editorial policy to use the term “illegal.” But for editors of U.S. ethnic media Thuy Vu, CEO of the Vietnamese-lan- illegally, while those who have overstayed -- whose news outlets serve the nation’s Janna Sundeyeva, editor of San Fran- their visas are called “overstayers.” cisco’s Russian-language newspaper Kstati, guage Radio Saigon Houston (900 AM) in ethnic and immigrant communities, in Houston, Tex., says her station uses “di dan multiple languages -- the choice may not said her newspaper uses “the direct and ‘Undocumented’ in Filipino – honest word, ‘illegal,’ because it is actually bat hop phap” (illegal immigrant) because be as clear. Undocumented immigrants may it’s the shortest translation. Even When It Isn’t Popular be described as anything from “living in illegal to cross the border of any country without proper documents.” “Translating ‘undocumented immi- hiding” in Punjabi to “illegal overstayers” grants’ (di dan khong-giay-to-hop-le) would Most Filipino media in the United States in Korean. “Let's call things as they are,” she said. “If we try to find ‘politically correct’ sub- be too long and hard to understand,” said Vu. are in English, but the Tagalog slang term Some ethnic media sectors have taken “[It] makes it hard to say on the air.” for undocumented, TNT (“tago ng tago,” or a stand on the issue: Spanish-language stitute words, well... Orwell already wrote about it in ‘1984,’ didn't he? I don't want to The debate over the term “illegal,” she “always in hiding”), still crops up in con- media, for example, generally use the term said, has not raised much interest from the versation and some columns and broadcast “undocumented.” But for many, the question live in an Orwellian world. I came from it. I was there and I hate it,” she said. “Political Vietnamese community in Texas. “To be segments. of what term to use remains the individual honest with you, this has never been an is- Cherie Querol Moreno, editor at large of choice of each writer and editor. correctness is killing this country slowly but surely.” sue in our community…Perhaps in Texas, Philippine News in San Francisco, says her Sundeyeva immigrated with her fam- there aren't strong feelings about this issue newspaper uses “undocumented immigrant” ‘Undocumented’ in Spanish ily legally from the Soviet Union, which like in California, so people don't discuss and she often gets into “long discussions” – Years Ahead of the English- she calls “a country where the law almost much about this.” with lawyers who are potential advertisers Language Media didn't exist.” Hao-Nhien Vu, an editor with the Viet- over why it's important to use the term -- to “So, what do I think about the campaign namese-language newspaper Nguoi Viet, in the detriment of revenue at times, she says. to stop using the word ‘illegal’? First, it's a Westminster, Calif., says his newspaper uses “We only use ‘undocumented immi- While English-language media is start- the two terms interchangeably. “It's really grants’ in news, features, columns, and ing to debate the issue, Spanish-language stupid campaign, it's a waste of time and money, it's giving people the bad impression up to the individual writer and editor,” he editorials,” said Momar Visaya, editor of media have used the term “inmigrantes said. “On stories that I personally edit, if Asian Journal in New York. When contribu- indocumentados” (undocumented immi- that ‘law may or may not exist’ and that it’s not so bad to do illegal things.” it’s something that can be controversial (e.g. tors, like lawyers, use “illegal immigrants,” grants) for years. a new law barring the issuance of driver's he says, Asian Journal doesn't change the “La Opinión never uses the term ‘il- license, or college financial aid), I use ‘di copy. But the paper makes sure there's a legal inmigrant.’ For us, it’s unacceptable,” ‘Illegal Overstayer’ in Korean dân không giấy tờ’ (undocumented). If it’s disclaimer at the end of the article stating said Amelia Estades-Santaliz, managing – A Reflection of Korean pretty straightforward (somebody getting that the piece is only the opinion of the editor of the Los Angeles Spanish-language Migration Patterns caught smuggling in an ICE sweep) I leave contributor, not the staff. newspaper. it the way the writer writes it, and it's usually “We have a media personality-contribu- “We had this discussion 10 years ago, Korean media often use the term “illegal ‘bất hợp pháp’ (illegal).” tor who uses the term TNT (Tagalog slang maybe more,” said Juan Antonio Ramos, overstayer,” rather than “illegal immigrant,” for ‘tago ng tago,’ or ‘always in hiding’) executive editor of La Estrella En Casa in reflecting Korean migration patterns to the because her column is very informal. We let Fort Worth, Tex., which consistently uses ‘Illegal’ in Chinese: Less United States: Koreans generally arrive on Controversial Than the English that stand, and again, we put the disclaimer,” the term “inmigrante indocumentado” a work or student visa, and the majority of Visaya said. “We believe no person is illegal, (undocumented immigrant). “I think this Word those who are undocumented have over- only undocumented.”  is a healthy discussion and I hope English- stayed their visa. language media start using the term we’ve In Chinese, the term “illegal immigrant” Nam Hong, an editor with The Korea Additional reporting by Andrew Lam, been using for years.” Times in Oakland, says the Korean media is common and is generally seen as neutral. “It’s a decision every newsroom is go- It is used to describe an immigrant’s status Vivian Po, Peter Schurmann, Aruna Lee, tend to use the term “illegal” because it’s Rene Ciria-Cruz and Jaski Singh. ing to have to make sooner or later,” said the most accurate term to describe people that is no longer legally valid, but does not Alfredo Carbajal, chief editor of Al Día who are here illegally. necessarily imply that he or she is a criminal. in Dallas, Tex., which has used the term Kai Ping Liu, editor of the Chinese- Source: New American Media Hong said he sees “illegal” and “un- http://newamericamedia.org/2011/09/how- “undocumented” since its founding in 2003. documented” as interchangeable, compar- language newspaper World Journal in San But the newspaper’s editorial policy Francisco, said his newspaper doesn’t have do-ethnic-media-say-illegal-immigrant. ing them to the terms “black” and “African php (accessed April 28, 2013) has not been without opposition by some American.” an editorial policy on the matter, but the readers. term they use most often is “illegal im- “Instead of debating the verbiage,” he *Editor’s Note: On April 2, 2013 the “There are many diverse sentiments said, “we would rather spend our ener- migrant” to describe someone who does about immigration, even within the His- not have a legal immigration status in the Associated Press announced that it no gies helping immigrants who have been longer supports the use of the term “illegal panic community,” said Carbajal. “We’ve deported.” United States, including those who entered had readers call in, saying, ‘By not calling the country legally but have overstayed or immigrant” to describe a person. illegal immigration “illegal,” you’re already failed to maintain a legal status. taking a side.’” ‘Living in Hiding’ in Punjabi – He said that he has always used the term Al Día’s response, he said, has been to be Different Terms for Different “illegal immigrant” in his reporting. But he “careful” to publish content that is “accurate Phases of Immigration has been using the term “undocumented but also sensitive,” and to “represent all immigrant” more in the past five years, he points of view” – including the perspectives “In the Punjabi media, we do not use says, because he considers it to be more Read the paper online at of those who are anti-illegal immigration. the word ‘illegal’ to describe undocumented neutral and respectful, while the term “il- www.chinainsight.info “We shouldn’t label those people racist. immigrants,” said Balbir Singh, editor of legal immigrant” carries more negative con- We have to listen to their concern too,” said Pardes Times in Fremont, Calif. “We have notations, since “illegal” means “someone Carbajal. different words describing the different broke the law.” stages of the immigration process a person Following the massive immigration PAGE 14 > MAY 2013 immigration www.chinainsight.info Proof-of-Citizenship Laws NCAPA Immigration ‘Disenfranchise’ Asian Fact Sheet Family-Based Immigration Thailand. Americans System: • More than 5 million women in this country are undocumented, and 1.5 million Op-ed by Glenn Magpantay, New America Media, • The majority of Asians immigrating to the U.S. do so through the family immigration undocumented immigrants are AAPIs. Posted: Mar 20, 2013 system. • Women are disproportionately affected • In 2012, 86% of visas issued for Asian by huge family visa backlogs: 70% of im- countries were family-based. migrant women currently attain legal status • Asian American citizens sponsor nearly through a family-based visa—some waiting one-third of all family-based visas annually. in line for decades to be reunited with their • In 2012, 48% of Asian immigrants granted families. legal permanent status did so through fam- • 59% of AAPI women overwhelmingly ily visas. support a roadmap to citizenship for all, • Asian Americans are more likely than according to polling that National Asian Pa- other groups to have family members caught cific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF) up in visa backlogs: A total of 4.5 million conducted with the National Asian Ameri- individuals are in the family backlog, and of can Survey in 2012. the 4.5 million, 1.8 million are from Asian • Only a quarter of all employment visas countries. are given to women as primary workers. • Family members caught in the backlogs • Two-thirds of immigrant women in the wait as long as 10 to 23 years to be reunited. employment visa category enter as depen- Immigrants born in mainland China and dents on their spouse’s visa, with no ability India must wait between 3 and 11 years. to work themselves. Immigrants born in the Philippines must Staff and volunteers from the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund on wait between 3 and 23 years. Health: National Voter Registration Day 2012. • Many young undocumented immigrants Path to legalization for in college and those serving in our mili- After the 2012 elections, political lead- Land Law, which banned Asian immigrants tary (known as Dreamers or young adults ers across the country recognized the Asian from inheriting property, was only repealed undocumented immigrants: granted deferred action under the Deferred • More than 1 million Asian Americans in Pacific Islander community and its ability in 2002. Georgia’s recent anti-immigrant Action for Childhood Arrivals program) this country are undocumented and seek a to influence local, state and national races. legislation bars many young people from are barred from accessing the same new af- path to legalization. The largest number of Yet in several states, legislatures have ad- attending college. fordable health care options as their citizen undocumented Asians in the U.S. is Chinese, opted laws that effectively disenfranchise Given these histories, the motivation counterparts. followed by Filipinos, Indians and Koreans. members of these communities. behind laws that limit voting can only be • Federal laws impose arbitrary time limits • The top Asian countries of origin for Arizona, Alabama, Kansas, Tennessee, seen as suspect. for immigrants who have legal status, bar- Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, a and Georgia – home to sizable and growing After the 2012 election, the Asian ring them from the same federal health pro- program that defers immigration enforce- API and Latino communities -- now require American Legal Defense and Education grams they contribute to for 5 years or more. ment for a period of two years, are South voters to present documentary proof of U.S. Fund (AALDEF) conducted a 14-state, • There are about 5.5 million children in Korea and the Philippines. As of February citizenship. At least twelve other states are multilingual Election Protection study. In the U.S. living in mixed-status families. The 2013, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration considering passing similar laws. it, 249 voters complained that they were majority of these children (over 4 million) Services received 5,599 applications from On [Mar. 18, 2013], the U.S. Supreme inappropriately required to prove their U.S. are U.S. citizens, and many of their parents individuals born in South Korea and 3,241 Court heard oral arguments in Arizona v. citizenship before being allowed to vote. In face challenges accessing health programs applications from individuals born in the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, involving a Georgia alone, the Asian American Legal for their kids. suit brought by the Mexican American Legal Advocacy Center discovered that 282 voter Philippines. Defense and Education Fund challenging registration applications were not processed Same-Sex Couples Seeking Arizona’s proof of citizenship law. because additional proof of citizenship was Employment-Based The law is, on its face, patently absurd. required. Immigration Benefits: Immigration System: • There are 267,000 LGBT undocumented There have been almost no documented In the Arizona suit, AALDEF filed an • Six out of top 10 countries with H1-B immigrants in the U.S., 15% of whom are incidents of non-citizens voting in U.S. amicus brief on behalf of 12 Asian American or "high skilled" visa holders are from likely to be AAPIs. elections. All voter registration forms con- organizations that conduct voter registra- Asian countries including India, China, tain sufficient safeguards that prevent non- tion drives in states with laws similar to Philippines, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. The citizens from registering, including heavy Arizona’s or whose state legislatures are duration of stay for an H1-B beneficiary is Enforcement/profiling: fines and imprisonment. Non-citizens who considering such laws. Naturalized citizens three years, extendable to six years. H-1B • The aggravated felony provisions of the simply complete a voter registration form in these states will no longer be able to reg- visa holders have limited mobility and rely 1996 immigration law (IRAIRA), harsh are subject to deportation. Who would take ister at these drives, as a result of these laws. on employers’ willingness to file a petition enforcement measures that increase deten- such a risk? Before Monday’s hearing Justices indi- to formally make a request for a worker to tion and deportation since 9/11 (including For citizens, such laws make registration cated that the National Voter Registration transfer and retain H1-B visa status. NSEERS), more recent enforcement mea- more onerous and segregate naturalized Act – adopted by Congress to eliminate state • H2-B program allows workers from the sures implemented by local and federal and native-born into two separate voter requirements that disenfranchise minority Philippines and South Korea to come to the officials such as Secure Communities, have registration processes. While citizens born voters -- may indeed trump Arizona’s proof- U.S. and perform one-time, seasonal labor led to the detention and deportation of many in the country are allowed to mail in copies of-citizenship law. for up to a year. Eligible Pacific Islands also Asian Americans. of their birth certificates along with their As a nation, we should be encouraging include Samoa, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, • Enforcement-only approaches to im- voter registration applications, naturalized voter participation, not curtailing it. The Tonga and more. migration, including programs that involve citizens must register in-person and bring U.S. Supreme Court should strike down • H-1B & H2-B visa holders can bring state and local law enforcement of fed- their original naturalization certificates to Arizona’s proof of citizenship law and send immediate family members (spouse and eral immigration laws and state and local the county registration offices. a strong message that this new type of voter children under 21) to the U.S. as dependents anti-immigrant proposals, target immigrants Asian Americans are disproportionately suppression has no place in our democracy. under H-4, but family members are not based on race, religion, or national origin, affected by these laws. Almost 40 percent eligible to work. separate families, increase the vulnerability of Asian Americans in Arizona are foreign- Glenn D. Magpantay is Director of of survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and other crimes and harm overall born naturalized citizens, compared to only AALDEF’s Democracy Program. Founded Workers: about 5 percent of white citizens in the state. in 1974, AALDEF is a national organization • Of the over 130,000 individuals waiting public’s safety, must be ended.  Make no mistake about it; these laws that works to protect and promote the civil in the employment immigrant visa backlogs, are intended to disenfranchise minority rights of Asian Americans through litigation, Sources: Asian and Pacific Islander American Health over 80% are from Asian countries. Forum; Asian American Justice Center; Asian voters. States that have already adopted or advocacy, education, and organizing. • Immigrants born in mainland China and American Center for Advancing Justice; Asian Pa- are considering proof-of-citizenship laws, India can wait for up to 9 years, the longest cific American Labor Alliance; National Asian Pacific moreover, all have fast-growing Asian Source: New American Media wait time for any nation besides Mexico. American Women’s Forum; National Asian American American populations that are outpacing the http://newamericamedia.org/2013/03/ Survey; South Asian Americans Leading Together; The Immigrants born in the Philippines wait up Williams Institute; White House Initiative on Asian states’ total population growth rates. proof-of-citizenship-laws-disenfranchise- to 7 years. They also have histories of explicit asian-americans.php (accessed April 28, Americans and Pacific Islanders. anti-Asian discrimination. During WWII 2013) National Council of Asian Pacific Ameri- Arizona, like California, interred its Japa- Women: • 53% of AAPI immigrants are women, cans http://www.ncapaonline.org/ nese resident population. Kansas’ Alien predominantly from Japan, Philippines and www.chinainsight.info government MAY 2013 > PAGE 15 Thatcher 'helped push ties with China' argaret Thatcher, the Iron Lady trade demonstrated to the Western world of British politics who died on the necessity to communicate with China M[April 8, 2013] at 87, played during the Cold War period, and Sino-UK a key role in China's relationship with the relations have been on good terms since United Kingdom, especially in the peaceful then," Tian said. handover of Hong Kong, experts said. "She called for dialogue instead of con- Britain's first and only female prime frontation with China in resolving the Hong minister, Thatcher died peacefully at the Kong question, showing her vision as an age of 87 after suffering a stroke, her fam- outstanding politician," he said. ily announced. She governed Britain from She was active in engaging with China 1979 to 1990. and including it in the world system, which "Margaret Thatcher played an impor- helped create a favorable international envi- tant role in the development of UK-China ronment at a key period of China's reforms, relations. During the discussions over the he said. handover of Hong Kong in the early 1980s, Feng Zhongping, an expert on European she came to recognize that it was important issues at the China Institutes of Contempo- that the transition from British to Chinese rary International Relations, said Thatcher rule should be smooth, and the diplomatic was a realist in terms of Sino-British ties. process was positive and productive as a re- "Thatcher was very willing to develop sult," said Rana Mitter, professor of Modern relations with China," Feng said. "She had China at Oxford University. some concerns on settling the Hong Kong Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping met with then-British prime minister Margaret Thatcher "Although she was always determined question at first, but after she visited China in Beijing on Sept 24, 1982. Photo by Xinhua to stand up for what she regarded as British and talked to Deng Xiaoping, she changed national interests, she also understood the her mind to facilitate a historic joint dec- Cheung Chi-kong, executive director Beijing was determined to resume sov- importance of pragmatism, and of good laration between the two governments," of the One Country Two Systems Research ereignty over Hong Kong, Cheung said. relations with China," Mitter said. Feng said. Institute in Hong Kong, said Margaret After two years of negotiations, China Tian Dewen, an expert on European Thatcher visited China four times, the Thatcher might have made a wrong judg- and Britain released the Sino-British Joint studies at the Chinese Academy of Social first in 1977 as leader of the opposition. ment from day one — when she decided to Declaration in 1984, paving the way for Sciences, said Thatcher realized the impor- During her subsequent visit in 1982, the negotiate with Beijing. Hong Kong's handover in 1997.  tance of a rising China. first to China by a serving British prime min- She had underestimated China's persis- "Her visit to China and her decision ister, she met Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping tence in sovereignty and national dignity, to promote bilateral ties on economy and and discussed the future of Hong Kong. Cheung said.

Biography of Margaret Thatcher RISE TO POWER injury but five others killed. • Oct 13, 1925 • Dec 16, 1984 Margaret Hilda Roberts born in Grantham, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev meets eastern England. Thatcher; afterwards she calls him a man • Dec 13, 1951 she "can do business with". Marries businessman Denis Thatcher. • Dec 19, 1984 • Aug 15, 1953 Thatcher signs joint declaration to return Birth of twin children Carol and Mark. Hong Kong to China in July 1997. • Oct 8, 1959 • June 11, 1987 Thatcher elected Conservative member of Thatcher leads Conservatives to third Parliament for Finchley, north London. straight term in office. • Oct 15, 1964 • Nov 28, 1990 Re-elected despite Labour Party victory; Resigns after revolt among Conservatives. becomes opposition spokeswoman on pen- POST-POLITICS sions, then housing, treasury (deputy to • June 30, 1992 finance spokesman), energy, transport and Takes her place in the upper House of Lords education. as Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven. • June 19, 1970 • Feb 5, 1994 Conservatives regain power; Thatcher ap- Becomes chancellor of College of William pointed education and science secretary. Margaret Thatcher and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. • Feb 11, 1975 • May 1997 Thatcher elected Conservative leader after Endorses William Hague as he becomes new World Leaders React party enters opposition. Conservative leader. • May 3, 1979 • March 26, 1999 example to women everywhere. In a Britain Conservatives in election landslide victory Pays controversial visit to right-wing former • Queen Elizabeth II statement, Obama said she showed "our after financial and social problems of Labour Chilean president Augusto Pinochet. "The Queen was sad to hear the news daughters that there is no glass ceiling that government; Thatcher becomes Britain's • June 26, 2003 of the death of Baroness Thatcher. Her can't be shattered". first female prime minister. Husband Denis dies. Majesty will be sending a private message • June 11, 2004 of sympathy to the family," her office said. Russia IN OFFICE • April 2, 1982 Attends funeral in Washington, D.C. for • Prime Minister David Cameron • Mikhail Gorbachev War breaks out between Britain and Argen- former U.S. president Ronald Reagan. "It was with great sadness that I "Margaret Thatcher was a great politi- tina over the Malvinas Islands, known as the • Oct 13, 2005 learned of the death of Lady Thatcher. cian and a bright individual. She will do Falkland Islands in the UK. Thatcher sends Celebrates 80th birthday with party at chic We have lost a great leader, a great prime down in our memory and in history," said troops and ships to the islands. London hotel with Queen Elizabeth among minister and a great Briton." the Nobel Peace Prize winner, who held • June 9, 1983 the guests. • Tony Blair, former Labour prime frequent meetings with Thatcher at the Thatcher leads Conservatives to re-election. • Oct 14, 2010 minister end of the Cold War. • March 12, 1984 Misses her 85th birthday party at Downing "Very few leaders get to change not EU Coal miners' strike begins in northern Street with flu before being admitted to a only the political landscape of their coun- • European Commission head Jose England; drags on for a year before miners hospital with infection. try, but of the world. Margaret was such a Manuel Barroso accept sweeping pit closures. • Dec 20, 2012 leader. Her global impact was vast." Barroso said she had been "a circum- • Oct 12, 1984 Admitted to a hospital after procedure to United States spect yet engaged player in the European Irish Republican Army bombs Thatcher's remove growth from her bladder. • President Barack Obama Union" who "will be remembered for both hotel at Conservative annual conference in • April 8, 2013 He said Margaret Thatcher was both her contributions to and her reserves about Brighton, southern England; she escapes Dies aged 87 after a stroke. a great champion of freedom and an our common project". AFP-REUTERS Source: China Daily http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2013-04/09/content_16384922_4.htm PAGE 16 > APRIL 2013 sports www.chinainsight.info

33rd Annual North American Chinese Basketball Association Invitational Tournament 2013

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This May, Minnesota will host the largest Chinese basketball tournament in the US. With over 2000 players participating, this will be a once in a generation opportunity to see the best Chinese basketball players in the US and Canada, and to support a great cause!

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