FosteringC BusinessHINA and Cultural HarmonyINSIGHT between China and the U.S. VOL. 9 NO. 5 www.chinainsight.info MAY 2010 Culture Celebrate APA Heritage Month at A Passage to China By Greg Hugh, Staff Writer o celebrate American-Pacific awareness and recognizes the contributions Heritage Month, CHINA INSIGHT , of Asian/Pacific Americans to our nation. in collaboration with the Chinese This year’s theme, “Diverse Leadership for Heritage Foundation, is present- a Diverse Workforce,” acknowledges the Ting the Third Annual A Passage to China… many nations and ethnicities that Asian/Pa- an interactive journey” on May 22-23, cific Americans represent and their strength 2010 at The Best Buy Rotunda at Mall of and courage that has helped shape America’s Business America, Bloomington, MN. Complete character and identity. Google shuts down in China details are available on the back cover of Asian Americans and non-Asians can the paper. Come and learn about China’s celebrate by eating at Asian restaurants or history, have fun and show your support of attending one of numerous APA Heritage A Passage the Chinese community. Authentic Chinese events organized by many of their local music, dance performances and martial arts Asian American community organizations demonstrations will also be featured at the where they can taste the different foods to china Sears Court throughout the two day event. from various Asian countries, watch cultural A 1978 joint congressional resolution es- performances and learn more about Asian Shanghai Expo 2010 tablished Asian/Pacific American Heritage American history and culture. A visit to A City Slickers – Ready, Set, Go Week to be observed in May, a time chosen Passage to China is definitely a great way to Shanghai! to coincide with two important anniversa- celebrate Asian Pacific Heritage Month. ries: the arrival in the United States of the first Japanese immigrants on May 7, 1843, and the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869. In 1992, Congress expanded the observance to a month long celebration. Asian Pacific American (APA) Heritage Month honors the achievements of Ameri- can ethnic groups with roots in Asia and the Pacific Islands and recognizes their contri- butions to the United States. The U.S. Cen- sus Bureau lists more than 25 such groups -- Vietnamese, Chinese, Filipinos, Indian, Pakistani, Korean, Japanese, Cambodian, Laotian, Indonesian, Thai, Burmese, Ma- Culture laysian, Taiwanese, Sri Lanka, Bangladeshi, Chinese Characters and native Hawaiians, Polynesians, New Zealanders and Australians. As Americans, they contribute to the strength of the United States, help shape its future and share in its promise and opportunity. According to 2005 U.S. Census Bureau statistics, approximately 13.5 percent of U.S. residents say they are Asian or Asian in combination with one or more other races. Hawaii is the U.S. state where Asians make up the highest proportion of the total population (58 percent) but, like most other ethnic groups, Americans with Asian or Pacific Island heritages reside throughout the United States Today Asian Americans are one of the fastest-growing ethnic groups in the country. ALSO IN THIS ISSUE About 15 million people of Asian descent Announcements.....................2 live in the United States. Although most Events....................................3 of them have arrived here recently, they Education...............................4 are among the most successful of all im- Arts.........................................5 migrant groups. They have a higher income Business....................6, 7 & 15 than many other ethnic groups, and large Shanghai Expo.......................8 numbers of their children study at the best Finance...................................9 American universities. Culture.....................10-14 &16 This annual celebration is one of the ways in which the U.S. can create some PAGE 2 > MAY 2010 announcements www.chinainsight.info Dedicated local volunteer CHINA INSIGHT Publisher: Gregory J. Hugh David Lam passes away [email protected] cum laude, from the College of Liberal he charmed his audiences on topics ranging Arts with a major in religious studies. In from ancient Chinese pictographs to origins Editor: between classes he continued his lifelong of dragon boat racing to common practices Jennifer Nordin passion of volunteering. He volunteered for during Chinese New Year, always leaving [email protected] the Chinese Senior Citizens Society, Asian them hungry for more. American Renaissance Festival (forerunner David had received much recognition Manager of Operations/ of Dragon Festival), and, later on, Chinese during his life for his volunteerism. 1991 he Circulation: Heritage Foundation. and his wife, Joyce, were invited to have tea Richard He At CHF, David was the driving force with Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Pal- [email protected] behind the calligraphy team. This team goes ace. More recently he received the Model all over the metropolitan area to do name Senior Award from the Chinese Senior translations, at public and private schools, Citizens Society in 2006 and the Volunteer Marketing Director: business corporations, nonprofit organiza- of the Year Award from CHF in 2009. He Will Ahern tions, and citywide multicultural festivals, is survived by Joyce, three children and four [email protected] including Dragon Festival. David was the grandchildren. chief translator of the team and, eschewing Production Editor: David Lam volunteering at A Passage to easy phonetic translations that often don’t Dawn Murphy China at Southdale Mall in 2008 make sense in Chinese, he worked hard [email protected] David Lam, a frequent volunteer of the to translate English names into authentic ASIAN Chinese Heritage Foundation (CHF), passed Chinese ones, complete with a popular or Artist/Intern: away on April 7 from complications from prestigious Chinese last name and a given BLOOD DONORS Lauren Hugh lung cancer. name that incorporated traditional Chinese Individuals of multi-ethnic David emigrated from Hong Kong, values and aspirations, including the admo- descent (Asian, Pacific Islander, Staff Writers: where he had enjoyed a successful career nitions that Chinese fathers so often place Hispanic/Latino, African Ameri- as a business executive, to the Twin Cities upon their children. David did this quickly. Greg Hugh can, Mixed Race) are desperately in 1993. Immediately upon arriving he set On a busy day, the calligraphy team has done [email protected] about realizing a lifelong dream: attending a 200 names in three hours. needed to register as potential marrow/stem cell donors. liberal arts college. Disrupted by World War In addition to name translation David Albert Leung II in his youth, he had obtained his postwar also delivered presentations on different YOU COULD BE THE ONE TO SAVE [email protected] diploma in accounting by correspondence aspects of Chinese culture on behalf of A LIFE B Y and had never experienced college life. CHF. A gifted public speaker, he was at REGISTERING AS A Jennifer Nordin Attending first Normandale Community ease whether he was talking to professionals College and then the University of Min- at Target Headquarters or to a grade school POTENTIAL DONOR . [email protected] nesota, David graduated, at age 69, magna class in St. Paul. 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All Rights Reserved. www.chinainsight.info events MAY 2010 > PAGE 3 The Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans presents the 2010 Annual Dinner celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Dr. Frankin S. Odo will give the keynote address on Preserving Art & Cultural Heritage The 2010 Annual Dinner celebrating