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2019大溪城农历新年节Grand Rapids Lunar New Year Festival

2019大溪城农历新年节Grand Rapids Lunar New Year Festival

西密西根华人协会将于2019年2月2日（星期六）下午4:00至10:00在DeVos Place会议中心宴会厅举办第二届大溪城农历新年节。地址是：303 Monroe Ave，NW Grand Rapids MI 49503。晚会将给参加者提供丰富的文化体验，有书法、剪纸、面部彩绘、水彩画等，还有品尝新年美食以及欣赏专业团队（中国请来）和当地华人及中学生的表演。由Downtown Grand Rapids Inc.和CaféBoba＆Bamboo Studio赞助的免费桥下表演将于下午3:00开放，包括鞭炮、舞龙、舞狮以及Zeeland Christian School Mandarin Immersion学生的表演。预售15美元门票现已开始销售，去年的门票提前售空，请访问www.elevategr.com/tickets尽早获得门票。门票将在1月14日调整到20美元，入场门口票定为25美元。请立即预订门票，期待2/2在DeVos Place见到您。

西密西根华协会员摄影大赛通知 CAWM Photo Contest

西密西根华协会员摄影大赛通知 CAWM Photo Contest

为丰富西密华协会员的业余文化生活，西密华协拟举办冬、夏和秋三次摄影大赛，每次会有一个主题，华协会员可提交自认为符合主题的摄影作品参加比赛。华协特邀摄影专业人士领衔成立评选委员会，比赛取前三名，和五个荣誉奖；另设一项最佳人气奖，由会员投票决定. 每人投一票用email address确认投票。前三名得奖者将得到华协sponsors提供的价值$30, $20, $10的 gift certificate。所有获奖者华协将颁发奖状，同时获奖作品将发布在华协网络主页，并注明摄影师名字。 2019年第一次大赛主题为“冰雪之幻”。比赛规则： 1, 只有华协会员才能参加比赛。 2, 必须是自己所拍照片（属于自己的copy right). 3, 不能翻拍别人的照片重新modified/edited copy/layer. 4, 照片可以稍微有一点点modified （增加light/contrast/sharp/color) 但不能有copy 和 layer function. 5, 照片必须与主题相关, 如有不雅的照片华协有权删除取消资格. 6, 本次比赛不包括computer

记第二次GR社区分享和对话

昨天我们在GR中文学校的场地举行了第二次的分享和对话活动，这一次分享的主题是徐英带来的“Grand Rapids的房地产业分享”。在此活动中，总共有19个人参加，我们使用的419课室稍显的有点拥挤，所以我们将寻找一个大一点的课室。

记第一次GR社区分享和对话

在2019年12月1日下午，在华协和中文学校的支持，以及在分享和对话筹备小组的努力下，我们成功的举办了第一次的分享和对话活动。地点是在中文学校周六的教学点

密西根华人协会新网站闪亮登场

基于过去华协理事会所建设的网站，我们展望未来，希望群策群力建设一个数字社区，以更好的连接在西密歇根的华人，为大家提供有用的信息，在全体华协理事在过去一段时间的共同努力下，我们推出了这个新的网站，以促进社区的信息分享。

欢迎光临西密西根华人协会官方网站

欢迎光临西密西根华人协会官方网站

西密西根华人协会( 简称 “ 华协”) 是一个非盈利性文化组织，服务于包括Greater Grand Rapids 、Holland 、Muskegon 、Grand Haven 等在内的西密西根地区。截止二零一八年八月，华协有100 多会员家庭。虽然会员大多为华人，但其他族裔背景的会员也日渐增多。我们欢迎不同种族和宗教信仰的朋友们加入到我们当中来。 Photo by Nina Strehl / Unsplash

Membership

The Chinese Association of West Michigan (CAWM) is a non-profit cultural organization, serving the West Michigan region including the Greater Grand Rapids area, Holland, Muskegon, Grand Haven, etc.

Congratulations

Congratulations

Please join us to send our congratulations to our twelve graduates in 2018. Best wishes to their transitions to college life in their chosen university/college. Below are the names of our excellent graduates and their proud parents. * Talia Chen, the daughter of Shun and Rebecca Chen, psychology, Calvin College.

Dragon Boat Festival

Dragon Boat Festival

Dragon Boat Festival, also called Duanwu or Tuen Ng Festival, is a traditional holiday observed annually over 2,000 years in China to commemorate Qu Yuan (340-278 BC), an ancient Chinese patriotic poet. Originated from south China, Dragon Boat Festival enjoys higher popularity in southern areas, such as Jiangsu, Zhejiang,

Mid-Autumn Festival

Events Featured

Mid-Autumn Festival

The Mid-Autumn Festival is also known as the Moon Festival, or the Moon cake Festival in China and other East Asian countries, such as Vietnam and Singapore. Since the Shang dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BCE), the festival has been held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese

Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year

The Chinese New Year has a very long history. It can be dated back 5000 years ago when people still lived in tributes. It originated from the ceremony in which the ancient ancestors were praying for a good harvest year at the beginning of Spring. This is why in Chinese,

Adopt-A-Highway

Volunteer Featured

Adopt-A-Highway

Adopt-A-Highway is a Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) program designed to help keep the state's highway roadsides clean and attractive. Participants adopt both sides of a section of state highway roadside to clean up over a two-year period. A minimum two-mile stretch of roadway is recommended. More information

New Immigrant Resources

New Immigrant Resources

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Legal Resources

One Tree and One City Exhibition Winners

One Tree and One City Exhibition Winners

A New York based NPO, No-Boundaries has successfully hosted art exhibitions at New York and Beijing to raise awareness of global issues and social responsibilities for children and youth through arts. This year, the theme of its No-Boundaries International Art Exhibition is “One Tree and One City”. Our young children

Community Service

Community Service

Adopt-A-Highway is a Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) program designed to help keep the state's highway roadsides clean and attractive. Participants adopt both sides of a section of state highway roadside to clean up over a two-year period. A minimum two-mile stretch of roadway is recommended. More information

Foodbooth

The annual Festival of the Arts in Grand Rapids is a free, three-day community event, which features stages of performances, a juried Regional Arts Exhibition, and dozens of food booths run by non-profit organizations. Plus, creative activities for children and adults to enjoy making their own art as well as

Grand Rapids Chinese Language School

Grand Rapids Chinese Language School

The Grand Rapids Chinese Language School (GRCLS), as a subsidiary to the CAWM, is a nonprofit organization, serving Grand Rapids communities since 1991. It is located at Eberhard Center on the campus of Grand Valley State University (301 W. Fulton ST, Grand Rapids, MI 49504). It offers Saturday classes for