If the eye is the window to our soul, culture is the window to our mind. I say that not without evidence. After teaching Chinese for almost ten years at this great organization and other institutions, I often get amused and enlightened by my students’ questions. On a Saturday morning in a private Chinese class, …
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Knowing each vocabulary word doesn’t mean you always know what each Chinese expression means. Perhaps this expression goes back to the feudalistic foundation of Chinese culture that big families are the common characteristic, so “big family” is equivalent to calling everybody. We can make a further inference from this expression.
Amanda Gorman’s poem, “The Hill We Climb” brought me back to my childhood’s favorite poem of a Chinese poet,He Zhizhang from the Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.) Coincidentally, a lot of poetry written in the Tang Dynasty was about the state of affairs at the time. This one particularly brought me nostalgia, especially when I went …
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It is very easy for our nervous system to be disrupted because we have gone through a lot in 2020 with the pandemic. I’ve heard of increased cases of anxiety, depression and other mental disorders. This is where I can put my training as a yoga teacher and yoga therapist student into good use.
I would like to offer you some tools to be resilient whether you have lost your job or feel stuck at where you are. This is the time that we can turn inward and build our own reserve.
By Suzanne Treichler I spend my days sitting in my chair trapped within this frame.I have deep thoughts and feelings, but they don’t come out.I can’t seem to find the words to express them – so I hold them in and they fleet away. I know the activity that goes on around me – yet I’m not …
By Colleen Murphy in Honor of Veteran’s Day, November 10, 2020 “You should go to law school. With a legal education, you can go on and do whatever you want.” These words were frequently said to friends and even strangers by my late father, James W. Murphy, a veteran and a law professor. As an …
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Here’s a fun and short quiz to gauge your aptitude in Chinese Culture! See how well you score. Don’t worry if you don’t get 100% correct. We offer Chinese Culture courses online to sharpen your cultural knowledge.
The pandemic has been here longer than anyone has expected. You might think by now we are used to being isolated in our home, wearing masks, setting a routine with whatever we have adjusted our lives to. Right? Not really. In a way, we will never get used to this new “normal” because part of …
By Keri Schnabel Have an interest in learning Chinese? The best way to learn a language is to immerse yourself as much as possible. Imagine an opportunity to study at almost any university in China, on a full scholarship, with housing provided and a stipend to cover most other living expenses! It’s all possible …
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Saturday, May 4th from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm!
270 Elmwood Ave, Providence (between Elmwood Ave and Princeton Ave)
Held at the outdoor parking lot under a tent, rain or shine!
OR scan the QR Code below to RSVP!
Our 2024 AAPI Heritage Month celebration is even more exciting than last year’s!
It’s condensed into a one-day celebration where we will be unveiling our
AAPI Mobile History Museum to you! Our theme this year is:
Asian American Activists that Changed History.
The first 50 people to show up to the event will get this delicious boba tea for FREE!
What is boba tea? If you’ve never tried it before, it is a drink that encompasses a lot of culture that you don’t
want to miss. Boba tea is an iconic drink from Taiwan that emerged in the 1980’s. It consists of milk, sugar,
and the famous tapioca “pearls” in the drink! It is a refreshing cold drink that can serve as a snack or as
a beverage with a meal, and comes in many different flavors. Today, this drink is sold in many cities such as
Providence, New York City, Los Angeles, etc. where Asian American culture is prevalent.
We’re bringing this beverage to the celebration for you to try!
We’ve hired the Angkor Boba Tea House truck at our site, equipped with lots of flavors for our event.
There will also be free pizza and snacks for all!
Have you seen our Prototype at the public libraries yet?
We are displaying the Prototype on-site for you to see at the celebration!
It depicts a possible floor-plan of a scale model of the future AAPI History Museum.
Enjoy a performance about the deeper cut into Asian American History!
Want to win an Amazon Gift Card?
Participate in our games! We also reserve games for youth as well.
Gift cards start at $5 and will go up to $10 and $15 as more questions are answered correctly.
How much do you know about Asian American history and culture?
Help us spread the word!
Have your friend put your name as a referral in the RSVP form.
If you get 15 friends (children included) to show up, you will receive a $25 gift card on-site!
This event is made possible with the partnership of
the Center for the Southeast Asians and a grant from the
City of Providence Department of Arts, Culture + Tourism
and sponsorship from: Navigant Credit Union, Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island,
and Center for Southeast Asians.
Thank you!