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CBS News
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Chinatown Pride returns to San Francisco despite funding cuts
SAN FRANCISCO — Memorial Day weekend is filled with events around the Bay Area. But in San Francisco's Chinatown, a fairly new event will look to bring together community and culture. The second annual Chinatown Pride celebration will take place Saturday night. YY Zhu and the team at the Chinese Culture Center (CCC) are hard at work getting ready for Chinatown Pride 2025. "It's a powerful event that transforms San Francisco's Chinatown neighborhood," said Zhu. With the theme "We are Immortal," the event looks to highlight the LGBTQIA+ community through music, arts, and education. With drag queens leading tours. detailing the queer legacy in Chinatown. "This really important celebration also recognizes this urgent need to continue to support and empower our increasingly marginalized queer and trans community and immigrant community," said Zhu. This comes at a time when CCC San Francisco is dealing with funding cuts, citing how some of the organization's programs are not aligned with the priorities of the current administration. Thirty percent of the organization's funding comes from federal sources, including the National Endowment for Arts and Humanities. "CCC, like any other nonprofit nationwide, has been heavily impacted by the funding cuts throughout different kind of levels," she said. "State, citywide, federal wide. So, you know, as you can see,e we're being very creative to explore different revenue-generating ideas." Members of CCC are individually making merchandise to sell at the event. There's also a silent disco fundraiser to cap off the night. Even the Demons Yearbook will be on sale. A project that came to life thanks to students from the Bay Area. "It was a challenge for the students to basically talk the struggles they are facing internally and to think of a way of using art as a form of storytelling and dealing with their internal struggles like mental health and identity," said Indigo Hua with CCC San Francisco. How much they raise will dictate whether Chinatown can hold another Pride event in 2026. But for now, the focus is on making this year the best celebration ever. "This event, it's by the community for the community," said Zhu. "It's super inclusive, it's for all. So, we hope people show up to celebrate with each other and show up for solidarity in this beautiful day in San Francisco Chinatown."
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
"Tea for Harmony - Yaji Cultural Salon" and "Jiangxi Day" Promotion Event Held in Morocco
Jiangxi Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism NANCHANG, China, May 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Tea for Harmony - Yaji Cultural Salon" and the "Unique Landscape in Jiangxi - Jiangxi Day in Morocco" promotion event were held on May 9 in Rabat, the capital of Morocco. More than 120 guests from various sectors in both China and Morocco attended the event.A Media Snippet accompanying this announcement is available in this link.A Media Snippet accompanying this announcement is available in this link. The event was co-hosted by the Jiangxi Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, the Chinese Culture Center in Rabat, and the Network of International Culturalink Entities, with special support from the Moroccan Tea and Coffee Industry Association. Ye Jianchun, Governor of Jiangxi Province, delivered a speech highlighting three key cultural symbols: tea culture, ceramic art, and intangible cultural heritage. He introduced Jiangxi as a province with picturesque landscapes, a rich cultural legacy, and dynamic development. He expressed his belief that this cultural dialog between Jiangxi and Morocco would yield even more fruitful results. Governor Ye also expressed hope that both sides would leverage their unique strengths to further deepen cooperation and openness in the fields of culture and tourism. Li Changlin, Chinese Ambassador to Morocco, also delivered a speech, inviting Moroccan guests to visit Jiangxi. He noted the positive momentum in China-Morocco relations and emphasized Jiangxi's advantages in sectors such as aviation, electronic information, equipment manufacturing, traditional medicine, new energy, and new materials. He expressed hope for expanding cooperation opportunities with Morocco. During the event, Chinese and Moroccan tea artists performed tea ceremonies together. Other highlights included a tourism promotion event titled "Unique Landscape in Jiangxi", a photo exhibition "Picturesque Jiangxi with Unique Landscape", a ceramic art exhibition "New Charm of Porcelain from Jiangxi," a tea culture exhibition named "Orchid Charm Meets Jiangxi", and live demonstrations of Jiangxi's intangible cultural heritage. Source: Jiangxi Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism CONTACT: Contact person: Mr. Wang, Tel: 86-10-63074558Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Axios
30-01-2025
- General
- Axios
Chinese food traditions for Lunar New Year
Though Lunar New Year celebrations may vary widely depending on where they're held, one common tradition is ushering in the festive period with family by enjoying dishes believed to bring good fortune and prosperity in the coming year. Why it matters: The festival is one of the most important holidays in Chinese culture and is celebrated by many other communities, including Korean and Vietnamese people. The latest: We asked some San Francisco experts to share insights about the auspicious Chinese dishes they love most and the symbolic meanings they hold. Here are a few of them. What they're saying:"A lot of the tablescape is about abundance, it's about eating luxury dishes because that's supposed to signify what will come back to you," said Brandon Jew, executive chef of Chinatown-based Mister Jiu's. Some common foods include: Longevity noodles, also known as yi mein or cháng shòu miàn, are served long and uncut to symbolize a long life. Mandarins and oranges symbolize wealth due to their color, which resembles gold. Dumplings, or jiaozi, which are often made and eaten with family, also represent wealth, prosperity and hope. Nian gao, sticky rice cakes prepared with glutinous rice flour, can be enjoyed either savory or sweet and represent having a better year ahead. Steamed whole fish or a roasted whole chicken are two popular dishes because they represent abundance and prosperity. It's important that they are served whole to bring about good fortune, said Kathy Chin Leong, co-author of San Francisco's Chinatown. Poon Choi, also known as pén cài, is a festive Cantonese dish traditionally served in a large wooden pot or metal basin. This Hong Kong specialty, which represents prosperity, often includes abalone, sea cucumber and an assortment of vegetables. What's next: Many other dishes across Asia also hold special significance. Check them out here. The bottom line:"This holiday is all about ushering wealth and restarting the new year with foods that symbolize good luck," said Jenny Leung, executive director of the Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco.
