The American Cultural Center Partnership of Iowa State University and Xinlian College of Henan Normal University wish you a very Happy Chinese New Year!
Author: Bald Eagle and Panda
2017 Christmas Celebration at Xinlian
Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ. Christmas has become a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. Xinlian college celebrated the 2017 Christmas by having a party where students could share their own Christmas stories.
X’mas Crossword Puzzle in December!
Please send the picture of your solution to panda.baldeagle@hotmail.com by December 31st and you will have the chance to win a ¥50 prize!
2017 THANKS GIVING GALLERY_”I AM THANKFUL FOR”
Thanksgiving, typically a special holiday in the U.S., has become a universal occasion for people to celebrate with family and friends and show gratitude for all the blessings in the preceding year.
The American Cultural Center (ACC) at Iowa State University (ISU) celebrated thanksgiving with Chinese partner university Xinlian College with “I am Thankful for…” international gallery.
Faculty and student representatives from both ISU and Xinlian College sent out their thankfulness via pictures:
2017 “BALD EAGLE & PANDA” CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
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A Comparative Analysis of Paper-cutting between China and the US Li, Douyan
A Comparative Study of China’s Ink Wash Painting and America’s Abstract Expressionism Wang, Xiaoxiao
A Study of the Sino-US Joint Leadership in Climate Change Cooperation Liu, Ben
An Analysis of the Comparison of Elder People’s Life between China and America Li, Zhe
Comparison of Architectural Culture between China and the United States –the Cultural Difference of ‘communication’ in University Architecture Design Zhang, Jiahui
Chinese-America Cultural Annual Meeting Movie Conference from Hollywood to Hengdian Cai, Yujia
Chinese Wedding Customs Quan, Yingying
Cultural Differences between American and Chinese Zhang, Xiaomeng
Education in perspective: China & the US Duan, Panpan
“Putting on” or “Taking off” glasses—The Different Education Mode Between China and America Li, Jiayao
Reflections on Differences of Sino-US Culture in the Perspective of Background Settings of Movies Wang, Jinkun
Spotlight: Social Media in China and America Wu, Enqian
The Cultural Value and Spirit of Rock Music Ding, Jie
The Difference between Chinese and American’s Working Values Wang, Ying
The Differences of the National College Entrance Examination between China and America Wang, Shu
The Discussion about Chinese Tea Culture Deng, Nan
The Intercultural Identity in Binational Culture Research Lin, Lin
USA vs. China: Examination Differences Liu, Yaxiang
When Chinese Tea Meets American Coffee Xie, Jie
Hou, Yutong
American Cultural Center Brings Chinese Chanting Performance to Ames Community
On the weekend of Sep 23-24th, 16 students and faculty members from the chanting choir of Xinlian College in China visited Iowa State University (ISU) for a cultural exchange tour. Xinlian College is one of the universities in China selected to host an American Cultural Center (ACC) in partnership a U.S. university. Xinlian is a partner with Iowa State University and is directed by Dr. Linda Serra Hagedorn, the Associate Dean of College of Human Sciences. The Center, which been funded by the U.S. Embassy in Beijing since 2014, has successfully organized a series of cultural exchange events, such as the Annual Bald Eagle & Panda Conference, and cultural exchange summer camp (more information about ACC can be found at the project website (https://baldeaglepanda.wordpress.com/).
The center is proud of its 100% satisfaction rates from student participants and faculty partners and has won the 2017 Excellence Award by the American Centers for Cultural Exchange (ACCEX) in June, 2017.
The American Director of the ACC Dr. Linda Hagedorn considers the chanting performance as a unique way of showcasing both classical Chinese music, dance and literacy culture. Chanting (yinsong) to Chinese poetry is a special cultural practice that provides musical training. Performers sing the poems coupled with dance and instruments such as the flute, flageolet, lute, Chinese zither and piano. Prof. Chen, Jiangfeng, the Xinlian leader (as composer and flageolet player) and the Vice President of Xinlian College wishes to introduce classical Chinese poetry and prose to Chinese Americans and other communities abroad through the performance.
The chanting group performed at the Ames Chinese Language Academy (ACLA) with over 120 people in audience including representatives from ISU and ACLA students, teachers, and parents.
“The performance was a cultural feast for our students”, remarked Ms. Jingtao Wang, principal of the ACLA. The seven programs featured diverse genres of poetry and prose by chronological order. We are honored that they chose to perform at our school.”
Parents of ACLA were also impressed. “This is something special that you cannot see everyday, even in China”, said Shuting Wei, “Most of our children are born and raised in the U.S., and chanting is a perfectly joyful way of telling them our own civilization”.
The music and dance with chanting was also enjoyed by the ACLA students. “I love the lutes, the dance, I cannot understand the words, but I like the music”, said Crystal Zhang, a third-grade student at ACLA.
As sponsor and hosts of the performance, Dr. Hagedorn highly praises the performance as a cultural appreciation, Ms Jingtao Wang also plans to open more “cultural windows” to students at ACLA.
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY WON THE ACCEX NETWORK 2017 EXCELLENCE AWARD
The excellent collaborative work of Dean Duanmu Qingyi of Xinlian College of Henan Normal University and Dr. Linda Serra Hagedorn, of Iowa State University was recognized with the 2017 ACCEX Network Award. This award is presented to the Directors of an American Cultural Center that has exhibited excellent collaboration and programing.
2017 “BALD EAGLE & PANDA” CONFERENCE Poster Fair Schedule
Dear ACC directors and friends,
In an effort to give the best options to the attendees, the conference committee and chair have finished up the scheduling of the session. To get access the detailed schedule, please use the following link below.
2017 “BALD EAGLE & PANDA” CONFERENCE Poster Fair Reminder
Dear ACC directors and friends,
You should have received the printed posters from Wenhua Design Corporation Ltd (郑州文华设计有限公司). If you have NOT received your posters, please contact me immediately.
We are looking forward to seeing you on May 13-May 19th.
ACC hosts Christmas celebrations
The American Cultural Center (ACC) at Iowa State University hosted a series of Christmas celebrations during the week of Dec 16th, 2016. Eleven Faculty and student representatives from ISU and the Ames Public Library participated in the party and expressed their best wishes.
The celebrations feature an array of holiday-themed activities such as Christmas party, pictures with Santa, Christmas countdown chain crafts, and special Christmas gifts from the ACC Director Dr. Linda Hagedorn !
The chain is a symbol of our unity. We are all tied together for the purpose of cross-cultural understanding. The U.S. team and the China team have the same purposes in our hearts; friendship, peace, and respect.
# Christmas Party and Countdown Chains
# Pictures with Santa
The American Cultural Center Partnership of Xinlian College of Henan Normal University and Iowa State University wish you a very happy Holiday Season!
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