Events

Asian American Music Society(Mira Yang, President) & he John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents: Asian, Spiritual, and Zarzuela Songs To celebrate America’s Diverse Cultural Heritage Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at 6:00 pm Millennium Stage, The Kennedy Center Free Admission The Kennedy Center Information: (202)467-4600, kennedy-center.org/calendar or www.aamsopera.com Sponsored By: Asian Fortune, Asian/Pacific American Heritage Council, American Citizens of Taiwan …

VIRGINIA ASIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Proudly Presents ProcureCon 2015 The 11th Annual Global Procurement Conference & Industry Trade Show May 6 & 7, Richmond, Virginia Procure Con 2015 is now open for business About ProcureCon Wednesday May 6 (5:30 pm -8:00 pm) – VIP International Networking Reception Thursday May 7 (8:30 am -4:00 pm) – International Business Procurement Conference Crowne …

West Village Ballroom, Towson University Presented by Asian Arts & Culture Center, Center for Student Diversity and the Towson University Student Government Association.  

Montgomery County Public Libraries Presenter: Fred Shapiro, Traveler and Award-Winning Photographer Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 6:30 – 7:30PM Visit Buddhist Temples of Bangkok, cruise down the Yangtze River in China, witness the beauty of foggy mountains and underground caverns Guilin… Please join us for a wonderful narrated travel adventure through stunning parts of Asia. Free event for Asian American & …

The National Association of Professional Asian American Women (NAPAW) and Opera NOVA, We proud to present the 13th Annual Memorial Concert ”in support of the Children’s Cancer Research Program” with Opera NOVA, Washington Metropolitan Women’s Chorus (WMWC), HIVO Youth Orchestra, and Invited Guest Artists, who are Internationally/Nationally well known talented and professional performing artists will join us. All remarkable individuals …

Please join Asian American LEAD (AALEAD) for our 16th Annual Dinner on Wednesday, June 3, 2015. The event will take place at the Silver Spring Civic Building in Downtown Silver Spring, MD. We will kick off with a reception at 6:30 pm, followed by a program and dinner. We look forward to having you join us for an evening of …

  Save the Date: APALRC’s 17th Anniversary Celebration You are cordially invited to join the APALRC’s 17th Anniversary Celebration! We could not have gotten through this year without your support, and we look forward to celebrating with good friends and supporters like you. We are proud to have as our keynote speaker Jenny Yang, the first Asian American to serve …

Washington, DC – DC Asian American Film, Inc. (APA Film) is pleased to announce the 15th annual DC APA Film Festival on April 16-19, 2015. This year’s Opening Night presentation, on Thursday, April 16th is UNDER THE BLOOD RED SUN. This is the film adaptation of Graham Salisbury’s award-winning novel of the same name, which is required reading in many …

Save the Date Sunday, May 31st, 2015 at 5PM 5th Annual Benefit Gala & Award Dinner China Garden Restaurant 1100 Wilson Blvd, Rosslyn, VA 22009 Hepatitis B and C are liver diseases that are “silent killers” and are leading causes of liver cancer.Please join our efforts to increase testing, vaccinations and education!  Hepatitis B is preventable and treatable while hepatitis …

Federal Asian Pacific American Council (FAPAC), a premier organization representing Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) managers and employees in the Federal and the District of Columbia governments, is celebrating its 30 years establishment and will hold its 30th National Leadership Training Conference from May 4 to May 8, 2015 at the Hilton Washington DC/Rockville and Executive Meeting Center, Rockville, Maryland.The Conference is approved by …

ABA’s Spring Performance: Sunday, June 14 at 2:00pm , Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center Akhmedova Ballet  Academy excelled at the Youth America Grand Prix on February 28 in Austin, TX and will compete at the finals in New York. Elise Haukene, Korean-Japanese descent Ballerina was one of the performers who received Top 12 in the Junior Category for her Contemporary Piece. …

Bethesda, MD (March 16, 2015) — The National Philharmonic welcomes Haochen Zhang, the award-winning 24-year-old Chinese pianist, as he makes his Washington, D.C. orchestral debut under the baton of Music Director and Conductor Piotr Gajewski. Both former child prodigies, Zhang and Gajewski present a dazzling program: Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy, Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio Espagnol, and with Zhang’s solo the ultimate Romantic piano …

The National Convention will be held on August 29th-31st and everyone is encouraged to sign up when registration opens in March! It’s Ascend’s 10-year Anniversary. The Convention will be extra special and we’re looking forward to having you all join us in New York City. Also, please remember to take a look at our Calendar-page for events your local Chapter …

Featuring Master C.P. Ong & Master Xiaolin Lu Most of us know Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan) as a slow-motion exercise that bestows health benefits. However, the art has always remained enigmatic because it is wrapped up in the metaphysics of yin and yang. The exercise itself, though captivating, does not appear to provide the vigor of a regular physical exercise. …

Source: Nouvelles d’Europe        Author:     Release Date: Jan 27th, 2011 [Reported by Xiao Chen, the journalist of Nouvelles d’Europe] Li Hongtao, a Chinese painter living in the United States, saw his art exhibition grandly opened at the Carlos Hall of the Louvre on the morning of Jan 25. The exhibition is hosted by the China International Culture Association, Pierre Cardin France …

Source: Nouvelles d’Europe       Author:      Release Date: Jan 27, 2011 The first large-scale solo exhibition of a Chinese artist in Le Louvre, showcasing the works of multi-awarded artist Li Hongtao, demonstrates the extraordinary level of Chinese artists in the entire world, a top Beijing official said at a press conference announcing the event. The Louvre, located in Paris, is the world’s …