The 16th biennial Edgar Snow Symposium is coming back to Kansas City in 2014! Help us launch our countdown drive with a kick-off party November 13, 2013, at Union Station's beautiful Board Room. The Symposium theme is "Ed Snow's Kansas City: Where the Arts and Entrepreneurship Intersect." Join us for a special evening of art, music, and stimulating conversation including keynote speaker Crosby Kemper III reflecting on a year teaching in China. The evening's Honorary Co-Chairs are the First Lady of Kansas City, Ms. Licia Clifton-James, and the First Lady of UMKC, Mrs. Yvette Morton. There will be an elegant catered dinner by BoLings Chinese Restaurant, and a hosted beer and wine bar. Mark your calendar and RSVP today!

7 p.m. Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at the Board Room at Union Station: 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO

Tickets just $25 per person or $250 for a table of 10, thanks to the generous underwriting support of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the City of Kansas City Missouri. Additional donations are warmly welcome.

Seating is limited – click here to purchase your ticket online today.

You may also mail payment to the Snow Foundation c/o Diastole, 2501 Holmes, KCMO 64108 or call 816-235-8855.

 

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The need to understand China has never been more pressing.

 

The global giant is constantly in the news, yet conflicting impressions abound. Within one generation China has transformed from an impoverished, repressive state into an economic and political powerhouse.

 

China expert Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom provides answers to the most urgent questions regarding this newest superpower in a discussion of his new book China in the 21^st Century: What Everyone Needs to Know on Wednesday, September 11, 2013, at 6:30 p.m. at the Central Library, 14 W.10th St.

 

Focusing his answers through the historical legacies that largely define China's present-day trajectory — Western and Japanese imperialism, the Mao era, and Tiananmen Square — Wasserstrom introduces us to the Chinese Communist Party, the building boom in Shanghai, and the environmental fall-out of rapid Chinese industrialization.

 

He also explains unique aspects of Chinese culture such as the one-child policy and provides insight into how Chinese view Americans.

 

Finally, he provides guidance on the ways we can expect China to act in the future vis-à-vis the United States, Russia, India, and its East Asian neighbors.

 

Wasserstrom is Chancellor's Professor of History at the University of California, Irvine. His previous books include Global Shanghai and China's Brave New World.

 

This event is co-sponsored by the Edgar Snow Memorial Foundation and the Kansas City Chinese American Association.

 

Admission is free. A 6 p.m. reception precedes the event. Free parking is available in the Library District Parking Garage at 10^th & Baltimore. RSVP at kclibrary.org or call 816.701.3407.…

The biggest Chinese New Year Celebration in Kansas City metropolitan organized by KCCAA is coming back to Yardley Hall of JCCC on Sunday January 19th, 2014. As we are in the process to select the dances to be performed on the stage, limited open positions in our dance team are available and open to public. Please join us if you have interests, desires, and passionate for Chinese dances. Participant needs to have basic dance foundation and previous dance performing experience will be a plus. Please contact us at kccaaboardofdirectors@yahoo.com. Registration ends on Thursday, August 22, 2013. The first class will start on Sunday August 25th.

KCCAA
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2013年8月24日芝加哥总领馆赴堪萨斯州办证通知

 

为落实“以人为本”理念，服务广大侨胞，芝加哥总领馆与堪萨斯城中美联合会将于8月24日为在领馆范围内中国公民的护照、旅行证、健在证明和香港特区护照申请，以及赴华签证。具体安排和有关要求如下：　　

一、办证安排

       时间：8月24日(周六) 上午09:00-下午17:00

       地点：Matt Ross Community Center

       8101 Marty St. Overland Park, KS 66204

       协办方：堪城中美联合会 （KCCAA） WWW.KCCAA.ORG

       预约方式：发邮件kccaaboardofdirectors@yahoo.com，写明办证类别及人数。

       办理方式：一律按预约时间段顺序办理。

 

二、受理各类证件的具体要求

　　（一）换发、补发护照

  费用：换发护照55美元，补发护照105美元，回邮服务费: 5美元/信封。现金支票to “Chinese Consulate General Office in Chicago”

KCCAA 手续费：$40 (KCCAA 会员），$50 (非会员）。需现金支付。

几份换发护照申请可使用同一个回邮信封，支付一张现金支票。计算方法如下：

   1．人办理护照换发并回邮费用为：55+5=60美元

2．人办理护照换发并用同一信封回邮：55*2+5=115美元

所需材料，参考总领馆官方

http://www.chinaconsulatechicago.org/chn/zytz/t1060380.htm

（二）旅行证

  费用：每本$25, 回邮服务费$5.

  KCCAA 手续费：$40 (KCCAA 会员），$50 (非会员）。需现金支付。

几份旅行证申请可使用同一个回邮信封，支付一张现金支票。计算方法如下：

1．人办理护照换发并回邮费用为：25+5=30美元

2．人办理护照换发并用同一信封回邮：25*2+5=55美元

所需材料

参考总领馆官方网站

 http://www.chinaconsulatechicago.org/chn/zytz/t1060380.htm

（三）签证

  The Requirements for Business Visa and Tourism Visa

http://www.chinaconsulatechicago.org/eng/zytz/t953519.htm

     费用：

1. Regular Service

Number of Entry	U.S. Citizens	Citizens of Third Countries
Single Entry	$140	$30
Double Entries	$140	$45
Multiple Entries for 6 Months	$140	$60
Multiple Entries for 12 Months or more	$140	$90

2. Express service: Visas can be obtained on the third business day. An additional fee of $20 per person will be charged.
3. KCCAA processing fee: $15 (KCCAA member), $20 (non-member)

 

（四）健在证明

本人须亲自前来办理。请提供本人有效护照、美国合法居留证件和离退休证原件和复印件。护照只复印个人资料页。

所需材料,参考总领馆官方网站

http://www.chinaconsulatechicago.org/chn/zytz/t1060380.htm

 

（五）香港特区护照、签证身份书和身份证

所需材料及费用，请参考

http://www.chinaconsulatechicago.org/chn/zytz/t1060380.htm

KCCAA 手续费：$40 (KCCAA 会员），$50 (非会员）。需现金支付。…

Good news! Another fundraising opportunity for the KCCAA Youth Hope Fund is coming up. The event is a fashion show sponsored by R-Boutique, and all proceeds from the ticket sales will be donated to the KCCAA Youth Hope Fund.

Date: Saturday, July 20th
Time: 6:30pm
Location: 2840 W. 111th Ter., Shawnee Mission, KS 66211 (Jing Jin's house)
Ticket price: $10

Everyone is welcome to attend this event. RSVP here: http://www.r-boutique.com/event/.

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