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Welcome to the Asian American Cultural Center!
Our mission is to provide the facilities, expertise and unique
space for the sharing of culture between the East and the West
in the American Experience. Thank you and enjoy exploring!
- Amy Wong Mok, President
& CEO
What can we do for you?
We hope to enlighten your community by exposing the diverse
people of Austin to the Asian and Asian-American Experience in
the United States. We achieve our goals by holding functions
such as the annual Lunar New Year Festival, sponsoring the
Austin Dragon Boat Race, and providing meals to the elderly in
the Asian American Community. We provide an environment in which
those of different ethnicities can come together and enjoy both
the East and the West. Our newsletter also contains general news
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Year Round Children's Programs
The Magic Dragon Program
We offer different age groups' classes: 2-11 months,
12-17 months, 18-23 months, 2-3 years, Pre K: 4-5 years.
After School Program
For children of grades K to 5 from 2:45 pm to 6 pm. Designed
to enhance students' ability to be more creative and
independent, also helping families as well as schools to teach
students to be more disciplined and focused.
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Current/Upcoming Events & News
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USCIS national outreach webinar on citizenship |
USCIS national outreach webinar on citizenship that will be conducted in Chinese on Feb 16 2012.
This is the first outreach webinar in a language other than Spanish. We will host a free event for
this webinar at our computer room, our citizenship class teacher Ms. Kathy Schneider will be here
to help you on questions. If you are interested in it, you can come to join the event.
Information regarding this outreach can be found: Chinese Outreach Event.
For the flyers: Chinese Flyer
and English Flyer
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Welcome Reception for Shanghai Chinese Orchestra |
To welcome Shanghai Chinese Orchestra, the outstanding performance musician troop from China,
we will host a welcome reception. On the reception, there will be a concise introduction and performance, and light dinner will be provided.
Please RSVP by Wed. February 15 at administrator@asianamericancc.com or 512-336-5069
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CHAMBER ENSEMBLE OF THE SHANGHAI CHINESE ORCHESTRA |
Ticket: $10.00/20.00/28.00
BUY TICKETS NOW
Enjoy an evening of traditional and contemporary Chinese music as the Chamber Ensemble of the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra makes its Texas debut. Founded in 1952, this is the first modern Chinese orchestra in China and is renowned for its harmonious collaboration among its members and outstanding mastering of all types of works, including original compositions. Under the direction of Wang Fujian, their eclectic performance repertoire includes Chinese orchestral works, stringed and wind instrumental pieces, Cantonese music, plucked-strings instrumental ensemble, and percussion instrumental ensemble.
"The first truly modern Chinese classical music ensemble."
BC MAGAZINE, HONG KONG
The 2012 national tour of the Chamber Ensemble of the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra is part of a major, multi-year cultural exchange with Minneapolis-based Arts Midwest, the Chinese Ministry of Culture, and the US Major University Presenter's consortium. Support for the tour has been provided by the Ministry of Culture, People's Republic of China.
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Pictures for Lunar New Year Celebration |
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We had our Lunar New Year Celebration on Sat Jan 21, 2012, here is the link to view the pictures taken by Austin Am Statesman. Please enjoy them and we are looking forward to seeing you on our next coming event- Dragon Boat Festival on Sat April 28, 2012!
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