News and Media Coverage

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Please see the full videos of the 3 performances we hosted for the 2025 Grand Rapids Asian Pacific Festival (UofM Jumprope Team, KCA Chinese Yo-Yo team, KCCC Jenny's Dance Group). Click the link below to view these videos.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1e2M818ACuhfnTjqPlyYD3AJOCG3KSbxu?usp=sharing

Check out this 48-second video clip that WWMT aired on Saturday, June 7! You can see our group at the 0:03-0:15 timestamp.

https://wwmt.com/news/local/photos-news-channel-3-celebrates-75th-anniversary-at-do-dah-parade

We applaud Governor Whitmer for continually supporting the West Michigan Asian American Association Inc!

https://www.facebook.com/100064525338729/posts/1034077415419760/?mibextid=WC7FNe&rdid=I5sWcZOI7Oe7NnSF#

Take a quick glimpse at Governor Whitmer's post about the 2025 Lunar New Year celebration she hosted in the Governor's Mansion! 

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1149371709872085&id=100043978006710&_rdr

We'd like to thank WWMT for airing and featuring our 2025 Lunar New Year Gala on TV and online, found through their website:

https://wwmt.com/news/local/kalamazoo-chinese-new-year-gala-2025-chenery-auditorium-year-snake-event-frans-tanade-culture 

Come watch this video of Chinese Yo-Yo performers who debuted a glimpse of their upcoming tricks at the 2025 Lunar New Year Gala:

https://www.fox17online.com/news/morning-news/ring-in-the-year-of-the-snake-this-weekend-in-kalamazoo

Recent event posting about Chinese Art, Wellness, Culture & Tradition Fair at the Portage District Library:

https://events.portagelibrary.info/event/11331351

Watch this short recap of ArtPrize 2023 to see glimpses of our adult dance group led by Jennifer Jin:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2Uth4EOK5A

Check out some articles and aired interviews hosted at FOX 17:

https://www.fox17online.com/news/morning-news/handing-down-tradition-as-the-year-of-the-dragon-kicks-off

ArtPrize performances celebrate Chinese culture (fox17online.com) 

Way of the Tea; heritage, tradition on display at ArtPrize Top 25 announcement (fox17online.com) 

Check out the recorded coverage of the Top 25 Reveal for ArtPrize 2023, thanks to WZZM 13:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rid6-WN40LI

Read more about our 02/06/2024 visit to Southwestern Michigan College (SMC) and the Lunar New Year holiday:

https://www.swmich.edu/news/smc-celebrates-lunar-new-year-for-spring.html