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Updated: 2014-05-23 10:47
(China Daily USA)
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Houston A VINTAGE VIEW American Antique Collector Association President Wang Shaoan (left) shows a Qing Dynasty piece to Li Qiangmin (second from right), Houston's Chinese Consul General and Congressman Al Green's Asian Liaison Alice Chen (right). They were on hand for the launching of AACA in Houston on May 18. The non-profi t organization, composed of antique lovers from Texas, California and New York state, focuses on promoting Chinese civilization. Jia Zhong / For China Daily |
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Cupertino, CA HONORING WAR DEAD Ding Yuan(left), a spokesman for the Global Alliance for Preserving the History of WWII in Asia, speaks with Cupertino, California council members on Tuesday about what he said was the need to bring a Pacific War Memorial Monument to the city's Memorial Park. The Pacific War is generally believed to have begun in December 1941 when Japan invaded Thailand and attacked British possessions in Malay, Singapore, and Hong Kong as well as the US military base in Pearl Harbor. China's anti-Japanese war was between 1937 and 1941. Chang Jun / China Daily |
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New York PROMOTING TOURISM Actress Peng Dan (center) promotes tourism in Dunhuang at the Grand Restaurant in Flushing Queens on Wednesday, with Culture Advancement Association CEO Ye Qing (Left), producer Lorance Hockert (fourth from left), Dean of American Modern Arts Institute Da Zeren (2nd from right), Chairman of Sino-American Culture and Arts Foundation Wang Bin (right),and leaders of the New York Chinese community. Elizabeth Wu / For China Daily |
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Cupertino, CA MAKING THEIR CASE Wang Kefei (left) and Sunny Zhang, members of the Global Alliance for Preserving the History of WWII in Asia, wait to deliver a presentation to Cupertino City council on Tuesday, urging the creation of a monument that would honor fallen Pacific War heroes. Chang Jun / China Daily |
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Washington, DC SLEEK MOVES Students from Wushu-Kung Fu Fitness Center of Livingston, New Jersey perform with the China Wushu World Champions in the Washington, DC area on May 17 as part of a USChina cultural exchange that celebrated Asia Pacific American Heritage Month China Week. The show was held at the Ernst Community Cultural Center and was hosted by the Chinese Wushu Association. Provided to China Daily |
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New York A BAZAAR TALE Staffers from the Chinese mission to the United Nations participate in the first UN International Bazaar at the Rose Garden at UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday. The Chinese booth at the event sells snacks, handcrafts and other cultural souvenirs. Cheng Luo / For China Daily |
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San Francisco OPEN FOR BUSINESS Wang Hanguang (second from left), chairman of Hanhai Investment Group, is joined by Barry Kramer (second from right) of Fenwick West LLP in a panel discussion that was part of Qingdao, Shandong's May 16 celebration of the opening of its Silicon Valley Innovation Center at Hanhai's San Jose, California office. Qidong Zhang / China Daily |
(China Daily USA 05/23/2014 page13)
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