The Asian American Leadership Forum presents Networking Opportunity Happy Hour. Come join us for an evening of fun, friends, and drinks! This is your chance to meet and mingle with local professionals across all environmental fields. Purchase of a ticket gets you a free drink and appetizers!
When the MV Sewol ferry sank off the coast of South Korea in 2014, over three hundred people lost their lives, most of them schoolchildren. Years later, the victims’ families and survivors are still demanding justice from national authorities.It plays at the Harris Theater from February 1 through February 12, at the Cinemark theaters in the North Hills and Robinson from February 3 through 9, and at the Row House Cinema in Lawrenceville on February 1, 3, 4, and 5.
This program will feature extremely talented and passionate musicians from all over the world. Together they will explore the relationship between East and West through creativity and virtuosity. The program will feature songs spanning traditional music, world music, classical music & modern music combining Chinese, Middle Eastern, South American & other regional elements.It will be held at Alphabet City on the North Side (map) and free tickets are available online.
Join us in the Assembly Hall of MuseumLab for an Artist talk with illustrator, graphic designer, and current exhibiting artist, Jordan Wong (WONGFACE). Learn more about the artist behind the new augmented reality mural in Tech Lab, then experience the artwork for yourself.MuseumLab is part of the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh and is located at 6 Allegheny Square E on the North Side (map). Admission for adults is $18 and includes admission to the museum.
Wong will be sharing his journey of struggling to find a job after graduating college to building his own career as a creative professional. He will also talk of how his recent personal work enabled him to connect deeper with this Chinese heritage and culture as well as his identity as an Asian American.
This is an all ages event!
From Light Chaser Animation, one of China’s premiere animation studios, comes a visually stunning new take on a classic legend. One day a young woman named Blanca is saved by Xuan, a snake catcher from a nearby village. She has lost her memory, and together they go on a journey to discover her real identity, developing deeper feelings for one another along the way. But as they learn more about her past, they uncover a darker plot of supernatural forces vying for power, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance. Conceived as a prequel to one of the most ancient and enduring stories in Chinese history, White Snake presents a sumptuous tale of trickster demons, deadly mythical beasts, assassins, wuxia action, and the promise of eternal love.Tickets are not yet available. The single-screen theater is located at 4115 Butler Street in Lawrenceville (map).
The English Language Institute (ELI) is pleased to host 10 teachers from the Korea National University of Education and six Korean ELI students this semester. To welcome this new cohort, the Asian Studies Center will host a second Korean Language Social Hour. This will serve as a perfect opportunity to both learn Korean from native Korean speakers and teach English to international students. There will be snacks and drinks at this event, too.It runs from 4:00 to 5:00 pm in the Global Hub on the first floor of Posvar Hall (map).
Quarantine of Wuhan China began early today as deadly Coronavirus outbreak. We are fund raising for donating including masks and other medical supplies which are very much needed in Wuhan hospitals at this moment. The donation will be used for purchasing medical supplies and shipping them to Wuhan hospitals. We will organize to send out our sister city’s support in a timely manner!$19,484 has been raised so far at the time of this post.
Organizers:
Pittsburgh Hubei Fellow Association
Pittsburgh Chinese Cultural Center (PCCC)
Chinese Association for Science and Technology, Pittsburgh Chapter (CAST-P)
Happy New Year Every One!Tickets for the 6:00 to 8:00 pm show are available for purchase online. The August Wilson African American Cultural Center is located at 980 Liberty Ave. (map).
Our annual performance is coming soon! We would like to invite you to our show!
This is our school 16th Annual Performance on Feb 29th Saturday 2020 at August Wilson Center ( 980 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh PA 15222). This year's performance theme is "Wings of the soul", there will be 23 dances range from classical Chinese dance from Hang Dynasty - walking into the ancient world of Chinese thousands of years ago - to minority dances such as Xin Jiang, Mongolian, Tibetan, Yi, and Dai dance, where our audience will see the world of enthusiasm and passion. We hope that through our performances the audience can learn about many historical stories and cultures hidden behind the identity of "Chinese" also enjoyed the colorful, beautiful costumes, and the joyful and deep music. We can't wait to show everybody our new product.
