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ACAESUSA Celebrating Community Unity: Highlights from the 2024 Chinese New Year Lantern Festival

 

The Asian Culture And Education Society USA flawlessly orchestrated the 2024 Chinese New Year Lantern Festival, marking the joyful conclusion of the Year of the Dragon. Amidst a vibrant atmosphere, adorned with colorful lanterns, attendees gathered to express gratitude to the dedicated volunteers whose efforts enrich our community's cultural landscape and positively impact countless lives. Special recognition was given to those who generously support youth empowerment and the Asian community.

Several awards were presented during the event, including the Inspirational ACAESUSA Mentor Award to Gendap President Mrs. Beverly Hill, and Mr. Jay Ho. The AAPI Media Excellence Award was bestowed upon Hojun Choi and Tiffany Liou, while the Inspirational AAPI Leader Award went to Yosselin Muller. Culture Volunteer award to Wenkuan Ma,  Youth Volunteer and Youth Leadership Awards were presented to Eric Wang, Jessica Wu, and Amy Xu, along with accolades for the ACAES collations of each youth council team and chapter presidents and leaders.

During the event, Ms. Beverly Hill played a crucial role in hosting the swearing-in ceremony of the 2024 Youth Councils, with Mr. Vincent Wang assisting remotely. This symbolized a new chapter of leadership and service within our community.

Guests were treated to captivating performances, including enchanting cello and guitar music, as well as heartfelt singing, fostering a sense of camaraderie and joy. The abundance of delicious food served throughout the evening further enhanced the overall experience for all attendees.

The event's success was made possible by the generosity of sponsors, particularly Jay and Liping, whose venue sponsorship was integral to its success.

The list of sponsors underscores their invaluable contributions to ensuring the event's triumph. These include Linghua Kong (Gold), Fat Ni BBQ (Silver), Dr. Chuling Jiang, Tianle Tong, Mr. Tan, MT Jewelry (Bronze), and Zhao Star China Bistro,UCA (Friend).

 

During a sincere speech, ACAESUSA President Jan Xie encouraged the newly appointed Youth Councils to be outstanding cultural ambassadors, promoting unity and compassion. Stressing the significance of dedication and love in their work, President Xie highlighted the importance of helping those in need, fostering a society where everyone can prosper and feel fulfilled.

 

 

 

 

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Asian Culture and Education Society USA ACAESUSA extends congratulations to the #dallastexas for the successful 2024 Lunar New Year celebration event held today.

Our ACAESUSA game and calligraphy tables were bustling with activity, and the children thoroughly enjoyed it. Our volunteers were especially enthusiastic about hosting the chopsticks games and distributing Rubik's Cubes, the Yellow Whistle, red envelopes, toys, candies, and flower lei necklaces...

 

It was a truly remarkable event that promoted the Lunar New Year holiday and supported the AAPI community in celebrating.A special thanks goes to Dr. Chen Yuan, Community Outreach Representative at the #dallaspolicedepartment, for assisting our ACAESUSA youth volunteers and parents. Thanks for donating those whistles, Committee of 100. Thanks to United Chinese Americans - UCA for their donation of the red envelopes.Thanks to the Tsinghua University DFW Alumni group for helping us secure a good price for the toys. We are grateful to Jessica Alvarado, Manager of Public Services at the City of Dallas Vickery Park Branch Library, for arranging the tables for us. 

"We appreciate the City of Dallas Police Department for not only ensuring public safety but also aiding the Asian community in Lunar New Year festivities. Thank you!" - Jian Xie, President of Asian Culture and Education Society USA. (info@acaesusa.org)

 

 

More pictures, please click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/janxiephotography/albums/72177720314888989

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The 2023 AANHPI UNITY SUMMIT was successfully held in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, from September 25 to 27, 2023. This conference was organized by the Asian American Unity Coalition (AAUC) on Capitol Hill. Mrs. Jan Xie, President of the Asian Cultural and Educational Society USA (ACAESUSA) and Secretary of AAUC, led ACAESUSA team to attend this conference. 

 Several distinguished individuals received well-deserved recognition for their outstanding contributions:

  US Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi was honored with the Dilip Singh Saund Political Leadership Award.

  US Rep. Grace Meng received the Norman Mineta Public Service Award. 

  Dr. Romesh Japra was celebrated with the Community Service Award. 

  Mr. C. C. Yin was acknowledged as Philanthropist of the Year.

  Ms. Tammalivis Salanoa presented with the President’s Award for Young Asian Pacific Island American.

  Ms. Jessica Wu from Highland Park High School received the President’s Special Award for Youth.

  The hard work of the organizing team, led by Dr.Lo, President of the Asian American Unity Coalition, was instrumental in the success of the conference. The event garnered significant support from various dignitaries, including Senator Richard Blumenthal from Connecticut, Congresswoman Grace Meng from New York, Congresswoman Judy Chu from California, Congressman Sri Tanada from Michigan, and numerous House and Senate staffers who attended the Capitol Hill reception.

  A small delegation from the conference attended a White House briefing in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building. During the briefing, they established connections with senior administration officials and explored opportunities for future collaborations, demonstrating the government's concern for Asian and Pacific Islander communities.Jan Xie emphasized the contributions of Chinese Americans in the United States and expressed her wish to stop Asian hate. Chinese Americans are not spies in the U.S., nor are they the COVID19 Virus; Chinese Americans work hard in the U.S. and contribute to the U.S., not come to get U.S. benefit without working for it.

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The ACAESUSA volunteers

On August 19, 20 members of the Asian  Culture and Education Society USA (ACAESUSA) volunteered at the 2023 Chinese Institute of Engineering annual conference at the University of Texas at Dallas and leveraged yellow whistles to educate the audience about diversity, equity and conclusion. 

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The Chinese Institute of Engineers – USA (CIE-USA) is a non-profit professional organization founded in 1917. 

The ACAESUSA Youth volunteers helped the CIE’s Youth STEM Conference this year, putting together  fun Math programs to entertain and educate students from K-8th grades. They also distributed yellow whistles at the event, and handed out “Stop Asian Hate” cards. Through these activities, ACAESUSA youth members educated community members about the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion, and inspired everyone to stand in solidarity against anti-Asian hate. UCA-DFW and USSDFA-DFW youths also helped with distributing yellow whistles and prizes to the young students at the conference. 

Jan Xie, ACAESUSA’s founder said, “It’s important for our youths to develop a strong sense of community service and volunteerism at a young age. That helps reduce bias, stereotypes and hate, and make our society better.” Mrs. Xie congratulated the Chinese Institute of Engineering on having a successful annual conference, and expressed gratitude to Committee 100 and the Yellow Whistle Project for their continued support of community grassroots level outreach efforts across the U.S. in advancing diversity, equity and inclusion.

 
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The first Asian Pacific American Youth Summit (2022 APAYS), covering the theme: Engage, Inspire, and Empower, was held both in-person at  Las Vegas and virtual on November 23 and 24, 2022. Over a thousand people virtual watched this free Conference.

 

 

The opening remarks by the chair of the The 2022 APAYS Jessica Wu thanks everyone for coming. Rep. Sherman, Carl Sr. gave a welcome speech. The Session Chairs are Serene Luo, Crystal Luong, Shivalika Vig, Hei man Cheung and Arielle Li. The meeting organized by the Asian Cultural and Educational Society (ACAESUSA) and the ACAESUSA Youth Council Leadership Team. The summit aimed to create a community platform for AAPI youths to interact with each other, to work together, and to learn from each other to build their trust and confidence.

 At the conference, a variety of culture topics selected by the Youth Council Leadership Team and current challenges faced by the Asian Pacific Islander youth communities were discussed and presented. Those topics and challenges include mental health, gender differences, traditional American culture, Asian culture, economic development, and challenges on choosing career options for the future, among others.

 The participating youths heard a variety of speeches on business, computers, and healthcare systems given by invited professors and scholars, including stories from some successful entrepreneurs. Like Ellen & Brian, Jingling Li..."We truly appreciate speakers like you who are willing to give their time and talents to enrich the lives of our young people." by the chair of the APAYS 2022 Jessica Wu. 

 The youth have worked very hard. If you would like to know more, please click here.

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ACAESUSA youth volunteers were recognized for their outstanding volunteer services with the 2022 UCA Volunteer Award. Congratulations to the following students: Highland Park High school student Eric Wang, Highland Park High School student Jessica Wu, Andrew Xu and Amy Xu; Highland Park Middle School student Emily Wang; Plano East Senior High School student Serene Luo.

 On November 6th, 2022, Shirley Ma, Conference Logistics Chair and Volunteer Coordinator, presented the award to the students on behalf of UCA for their outstanding dedication to the 2022 Chinese American Convention and UCA National Youth Convention. Shirley Ma encouraged them to continue their efforts. UCA President Haipei Shue was unable to attend due to a business trip, but he asked Shirley Ma to thank and encourage the students.

During the conventions, because their booth was near the entrance, they provided volunteer counseling services to hundreds of attendees each day. They also helped the exhibitors to set up during the conventions. The students were exhausted every night with many of them lost their voices. Jan Xie, President of ACAESUSA, appreciated UCA's great support and encouragement to the ACAESUSA youth team. 

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The Asian Cultural and Education Society USA Free Summer Cultural Awareness Program was successfully held on June 4th. This year's event was planned and executed entirely by the Asian Cultural and Education Society USA Youth Group. Thanks to our sponsor, Onion Creek Ranch, for the over 200 acres of land and the lake housing lotus flowers, running deer, wildflowers, and a shooting range. The wide open space made this event even more informative than last year, and both parents and children had a great time. 

 

The camp’s directors, Jessica Wu and Andy Xu thank the campers for their great performances and their parents  for their support.

 Amy, Jessica, Andy, and Samuel met ahead of time to discuss the event and decided to run it in conjunction with the Asian Cultural and Education Society Youth Leadership Camp. The youth volunteers who came to the training used their knowledge to plan and organize the event with greater efficiency. 

 

From left to right: Emily Wang, Warner Yan, Dayou Wu, Crystal Luong, Andy Xu, Jessica Wu and Eric Wang. We also thank the youth volunteers Amy Xu, Samuel Wu, Joanne Jin, Eric Wang, Amber Wang, Grace Wang and William Xu who overcame Covid -19 virus and the hot weather to organize the event successfully. The event was well received by the parents who attended the camp.

 

 

On the day of the event, each volunteer enthusiastically welcomed new friends, and they introduced each other to their new friends. The students made gifts for the Independence Day parade, strung charity sale bracelets, made dumplings and Zongzi, rafted in the lake, fished, roasted marshmallows at night, and looked at the moon through a big telescope.  Also, the students and the parents shot guns on the firing range, barbecued BBQ for dinner, grilled lamb kebabs. We listened to each of the parents share their favorite stories about their children and laughed until late at night.

 

Asian Cultural and Educational Society USA is a 501C3 non profit organization, You can  join ACAESUSA by sending an email to info@acaesusa.org. 

You can find more information at acaesusa.org.

 

 

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2022 Asian Cultural and Educational Society Global 3rd Annual Charity Concert

--Second Year of COVID-19 Relief

 

 

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The third annual Asian Culture and Education Society charity show was successfully held on February 27th. This performance, which was held virtually due to COVID-19, was supported by caring people from all over the world. This event was hosted by Asian Culture And Education Society and Jians TV. 

First of all, we are very grateful for the support of the painters of this charity Concert. At this concert, the painting "Autumn Forest", which was specially donated by the famous local painter Li Ke for this event. The painting "Autumn Colors of Dongjiang" by the famous brush painter Mr. Deng Weiping and "Cat" by the painter Qiu Mei were displayed during the concert. Everyone who wants to  participate in the auction can click here to see more participating painters as well.

The producer of this Charity Concert is Ms. Jan Xie, President of the Asian American Cultural and Educational Society. She was very grateful for the artistic guidance and assistance given by Mr. Peng Jingquan, the director and all the volunteers. Mr. Li Yugang's "Floating Clouds Disperse" was euphemistic and moving. American singer Manshu liqi has made a special joint opera for the concert featuring: Beijing Opera, Gaozai Opera, Huangmei Opera and HuaFan. The Tenor Bingchuan Wan sang < nessun="" dorma="">>, and the Australian singer Ni Xueping sang "The sound of the hometown is forever", which expressed the wishes of people overseas to miss their hometown. Singer Tan Jing from China sang "Spring, Autumn, Winter and Summer", a moving story of the ordinary world during COVID-19. Tim Mank, a talented singer, gave a performance with his guitar. Australian singer David Kuo's song "Dreaming of Hometown" brought tears to the eyes of overseas wanderers, who missed their loved parents in their dreams. The singer from Taiwan, Zhao Zhuan, who sang "Because of Love”, seemed to be everyone's favorite! The artistic advisor of this performance, American singer Ms. Liu Xiang and Mr. Guo Haoyue's duet of "Plum Snow Love" was like a flower in a dream, and their sweet voices made people feel like they were wrapped around a beam for three days. Mr. Zhang Chen of Dallas American Singers Zhang Chen School of the Arts and his student LEXING WEI sang "Mango", a perfect interpretation of rap in English and Chinese. Singaporean musician LEE YUN HE's piano performance of the selection from the Chinese ballet "Fish and Beauty" was enchanting. The Shenzhou Chorus sang "The Pearl of the Orient" in a majestic manner. The Chinese Rhythm Folk Ensemble's "Welcome to Spring" gave everyone a taste of the lively New Year. There was also "Welcome to Gifu to Enjoy Flowers" from Japan. Cathy Happy Fitness Charity Platform presented the beautiful song La Vie en Rose by Christie Wang. The Baotoumen Horse Head Fiddle Studio presented the beautiful song <"ten thousand="" horses="" galloping"="">. Misty Cheung & Vienna Cheung performed "South of the River in the Smoke and Rain" .  XinYi Li Ribbon Dance was performed by Mogao Caves. Indian dance was introduced by Xima. The singer Vinessa Sun’s “Home" touched everybody’s hearts. "Tangcheng International Cultural Education Dance Sketch" was provided by an artist from Italy, Christine did a violin performance, and three elegant and sensual dances were done by Jane and Ai shang Dance Bar, "Jazz Paris/Love Seed Flower,” “Repayment," and “Wei shan Lake.” Alanna Sun & Elivabeth Sun did Traveling Sister . Katelyn Hu did "The Ordinary People", “Existence" was done by Kaylee Xie of Zhang Chen Art School. Thanks be to Charles Qi Cherubini in Coro and Jennifer Jew and Ashly Bei Jew doing Original Compositions, selected by Bukaopu: Those Past Lunar Festivals. This event was also supported by media outlets BARTV.   

The Asian Cultural and Educational Association's New Year's celebration came to a successful conclusion. This year, we all came together for the holidays to donate PPE to the community, deliver gifts to nursing homes, and write greeting cards. Thank you to Ms. Minning Wu of Highland Park School District for helping to lead the group in putting up the Spring Festival couplets and decorations for the Highland Park High school. The Asian Cultural and Educational Association also provided help to companies and schools to promote Chinese culture. For distributing red envelopes and decorating the community to promote traditional Chinese culture, thank you to all the volunteers and donors. This includes Peng Bin for his providing of red envelopes from a long distance, Irina Li for her hard work on the flyers, Yong Wang and Dan Tian for help on the photography, Xin Junqing, Qiu Mei, Hailong Jin, Guoliang Yu, Angelina Huang, Amber Wang , Ethan Li, Howard Li, Jessica Wu, Samuel Wu, Ming Yu, Zhongping Pan, Amy Xu, Vivian, Ming Yu, XInyi, Kunthear Mam-Douglas, Xiao Li, Huiyu Li, ChunYan, Annie Hu, Ye Jia Li, Elise Liang, Ellen Liang , Jun Huang, Jing Xu, Leng Hui, Serene Luo, Chuling Jiang and Di yang... for their enthusiastic help and more.

Once again, the Asian Cultural and Educational Society wishes everyone a happy and healthy Year of the Tiger! www.acaesusa.org 214-4712651

 

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A ceremony was held for the recipients Saturday night in Dallas. Several local teenage leaders were recognized for making a difference in the community.

Members of the nonprofit organization, Asian Culture and Education Society USA, who worked to help seniors citizens, promoted Asian culture, and spread health awareness and COVID-19 PPES, were honored with the President's Volunteer Service Award. The volunteers had to meet a number of requirements to qualify for the presidential award.

“It is really easy to figure out what you like to do” Said SMU Professor Scott Douglas, “But one of the more important things in your life is to decide how to help others”

“Come to join us! Our members have helped donate their time and passion to the community in the year of 2021,” said Jian Xie, the founder and President of ACAESUSA. “We will continue to help the community for years to come.”

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November 9th 2021, Asian Culture And Education Society USA distribute the park postcards, masks, toys, cookies and candies at Dallas. November 9th 2021, this year is the 2nd anniversary of the establishment of Iris Chang Park in San Jose, California.


             In order to commemorate this day, this year we finally had the opportunity to visit this park. Jan Xie and Sheila Man of Asian Culture And Education Society USA met Iris Chang’s parent, Shau-Jin Chang & Ying-Ying Chang at the park on November 4th.  Iris Chang’s parent gave a guided tour and described the meaning of several art pieces displayed in the park.


Iris Chiang (1968 - 2004), a San Jose resident, was a writer, investigative journalist,  historian, lecturer and humanitarian. She had a deep reverence for humanity, was concerned about the rights of all humans, and fought tirelessly to bring light to injustice. Iris believed our path to freedom lies in our belief in the power of one person to make a difference.

 

“Please believe in THE POWER OF ONE. One person can make an enormous difference in the world… one discovery can cure a disease of spawn new technology to benefit or annihilate the human race. You as One individual can change millions of lives. Think big. Do not limit your vision and do not ever compromise your dream or ideals.” By Iris Chiang.

Asian Culture And Education Society USA Youth volunteers help to distribute the park postcards, masks, toys, cookies and candies. Thanks go to our youth volunteers: Angelina Huang, Jessica Wu, Samuel Wu, Paulina and Amber Wang.