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Colette Shiu

2025 NCAAC & ILF Young Entrepreneurship Event: An Overview

Written by Colette Shiu and Michael Stehlin Inspiring the Next Generation In August 2025, the North Carolina Asian American Coalition (NCAAC) and the International Leadership Foundation (ILF) collaborated and hosted the Young Entrepreneurship Contest and Award Ceremony. The event provided participants all across North Carolina with the opportunity to share innovative business ideas while learning what it takes to be a leader. Theme and Purpose The theme for this year’s

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Culture and History
Jiaqi Wan

Dumplings: A Symbol of Family

When we talk about the spring festival or Chinese New Year, what traditional food comes to your mind? Is it poached chicken or fish? Most people will say dumplings.  Dumpling (饺子) is a traditional chinese food with fillings wrapped in a thin, round wrappers made of flour. Because the shape of Dumplings is like yuanbao (元宝), the ancient chinese currency, they are considered to bring good luck and wealth. Dumplings

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Community
Hannah Shiu

North Carolina Asian American Advocacy Day

In honor of Asian & Pacific American Heritage Month this May, community members gathered at the North Carolina General Assembly on Wednesday for a day of advocacy. The event, organized by North Carolina Asian Americans Together, was titled “NCAAT in Action.” They will host the 5th annual Asian American Advocacy Day on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at the NC General Assembly in Raleigh. The event empowers community members to meet

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The trailblazing Boston Mayor

Michelle Wu is the daughter of Taiwanese immigrants. She made history in November of 2021 when she was sworn in as the Mayor of Boston. She became the first woman and the first person of color to lead the city. At just 36 years old, Wu’s election marked a turning point in Boston’s political history, signaling a new era led by progressive values and a more inclusive vision for the

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北卡房产
Michael Stehlin

New York’s Asian Film Festival

New York’s Asian Film Festival The twenty fourth New York Asian Film Festival just recently ended. The theme this year was “Cinema as Disruption,” and it was all about films that challenge stereotypes, break traditions, and share bold new stories from across Asia. The festival was held at places like Film at Lincoln Center, SVA Theatre, LOOK Cinemas W57, and the Korean Cultural Center. The opening film was Informant, a

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Culture and History
Jiaqi Wan

About Dragon Dance

    Look! A golden dragon has appeared among the crowd! The golden dragon twists and turns, chasing the dragon pearl, as if soaring through the clouds. That is not a real dragon, it’s the dragon dance team of Chinese school of Chapel Hill (教堂山中文学校). On December 6, 2025, the dragon dance team of chinese school of chapel hill participated in Carrboro-Chapel Hill Community Holiday Parade.      Dragon dance

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