ACAN member CJ’s (a.k.a. Earthworm) presence in our community is bigger than life! She is a person with one of the biggest heart (for people in need) that I know of. With an incredible amount of energy, she marches on and, along the way, gathers a big crowd with her to serve the community. Here…
2019年6月 报道：顾海舟 Summer In Weishan (SIW) 是一个由奥斯汀地区中学生组成的支教夏令营，营员们会来到中国云南巍山彝族回族自治县的巍山一中及周围中小学，教那里的学生们英文并和他们进行文化交流，为期两周。巍山位于云南西部，距大理正南约60公里，中缅边界以东约350公里，是一个风景旖旎但交通闭塞的山区，自治县内有彝族、回族等少数民族，民风古朴、多彩。
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-By Michelle Bao On April 24, 2019, ACAN President Peter Chao lead the first board meeting in 2019 at his residence. He opened the meeting by summing up ACAN’s achievement in 2018. He then continued by sharing his vision for the future. According to him, ACAN has grown from a small Non- governmental Organization (NGO)…
On May 1st, proudly representing Austin Chinese-American Network (ACAN) the Performing Arts Group (PAG) helped kick off the celebration of Asian American Heritage Month organized by Asian-American Employee Network (AAEN) at the City of Austin.
作者：西红柿摄影：华盟义工 一年一度在西木高中举办的Taste of Asia是由亚洲国家发起和组织策划的，每年都吸引了不少各族裔的家长和同学们前来捧场。奥斯汀华盟是本次活动的赞助者和参与者。
报道：海舟 摄影：华盟义工 2019年4月13日，奥斯汀华裔联盟ACAN的60多位志愿者在理事刘炜和CJ的带领下，又一次来到德州食物仓库Central Texas Food Bank，进行义务劳动。这次参加的志愿者最小只有八岁，大多数是初、高中学生。经过近三个小时的紧张劳动，大家清理了数百箱罐头食品。堆成山的罐头被迅速清理分装到了纸箱里整齐打包装箱，像变魔术一样被大家清理干净。
撰稿 英文/许瑾 中文/明清摄影 华盟摄影组 奥市华盟于3月6日在The Heritage at Hunter Chase的活动中心举办了一场摄影专业讲座。这次讲座讨论了单反镜头的分类和参数，并专题讲解了花卉摄影及微距镜头的应用。大约有30多名摄影爱好者参加了讲座活动，其中不乏摄影初学者和老把式。
BY Xinmiao On February 16th, ACAN hosted the Austin Chinese Culture Festival – ACCF. The festival attracted thousands of attendees and the community at large has been abuzz about it since. What is the secret of this relatively young organization’s success in organizing an event of such a scale? It is the volunteers!
By Huimin Chinese cuisine is a significant element in Chinese culture and Austin’s 2019 Chinese Culture Festival couldn’t succeed without Chinese food. Board member Wendy Wei was in charge of organizing food and drink sections for the Festival. There were Chinese food vendors representing different cuisines from various regions. The dumplings and buns from Bao’d…
By Sherry Feb 16th, 2019 is a day to remember for many here in town for one reason: the Austin Chinese Culture Festival made its debut after almost a year-long preparation. It was the biggest Lunar New Year celebration event in Austin among all the others. The guests enjoyed Chinese cuisine, cultural exhibitions, performances and…
By Sherry The 2019 Austin Chinese Culture Festival (ACCF) hosted by ACAN brought two unforgettable performances to the audience on Feb 16th, 2019. The evening performance particularly showcased artistic talents of many Chinese performing arts groups in Austin and the neighboring cities.
By Rachel Jiang, 03/03/2019 SIW (Summer in Weishan ) is an ACAN-affiliated English Teaching and Exchange Summer Camp for high school students. These volunteering students travel to rural China – Weishan village in Yunnan province, to teach local students English and engage them in cultural exchanges.
By: Xinmiao The ACCF’s afternoon program – Showcase, at the Black Box theater of Austin Independent School District Performing Arts Center, was indeed a showcase of the rich Chinese culture: tangible and intangible Chinese heritage were in full display.
[撰稿 新苗;摄影 华盟义工] 从2月16日开始在奥村见到华人朋友难得会不提起ACCF(奥斯汀中国文化节)，可见一斑它的影响力。 下午的文化活动和晚上的艺术表演吸引了那众多的游客。大厅里人潮涌动，游客们挤着跑着拥抱着朋友，热情的问候，愉快地分享美食。只感觉熙熙攘攘，人山人海，可是又，井井有条，忙而不乱。如果你随意的穿过那节日盛装就会看到在后排忙碌的华盟义工，恍然明白这欢快的场面原来是这众多义工朋友的无私奉献换来的！
[撰稿 涌波 春平; 摄影 华盟义工] 一年前，当华盟决定筹办2019奥斯汀首届中华文化节之后，理事会就开始了各种筹备工作。华盟根据 需要，设立了不同的小组，分别负责各项活动。风味小吃美食街，新春游园活动和中国特色礼品售卖是 其中三个重头戏。
[撰稿 春平, 摄影 华盟义工] 由奥市华盟举办的2019中华文化节演出分下午和晚间两部分。其中晚上的节目集中了奥斯汀许多华人文艺团体的艺术精华: