Chief Justice Carol W. Hunstein of the Supreme Court of Georgia has been chosen as the 2012 Georgia Woman of the Year by the Georgia Commission on Women, the Georgia Women’s Institute and the Georgia Woman of the Year Committee, Inc. A reception and dinner was held in her honor on Aug. 23, 2012, at…

Lani Wong, NACA Chair, and Henry Yu, Chair of NACA Board of Advisors were recognized as the “25 Most Influential Asian Americans in Georgia” by Georgia Asian Times in honoring 25 Asian Americans in Georgia, who have contributed to improving the quality of life and the image of Asians in the community. Over 200 community…

Hangzhou Delegation, led by its Mayor Shao Zhanwei, arrived in Atlanta on June 18. This is a reciprocal visit resulting from Atlanta Mayor Reed-led delegation visit to Hangzhou and other cities the last week of March 2012. Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed hosted a private dinner and reception for the Hangzhou delegation at Buckhead Club o,…

When AGCO Corp. invests half a billion dollars in China over the next three years, most of it will go to the same city. Changzhou, China, an hour west of Shanghai by bullet train, is already the site of the tractor maker’s largest factory in the country, but the temporary facility opened with a $50…

On April 24, 2012, NACA (National Association of Chinese-Americans) received “2012 Global Impact Award” from the Metro Atlanta Chamber at the Hotel InterContinental Buckhead. The awards honor international businesses that have made an outstanding impact on metro Atlanta’s global economy and community. Lani Wong, Chair of NACA, accepted the award on behalf of NACA and…

全美华人协会陪同亚特兰大市梅杰-里德市长，带领了由亚特兰大商会及亚特兰大投资和经济发展委员会为首的52人经贸代表团访问中国。全美华人协会为此次代表团中国行策划委员会的唯一亚裔社团，主席李秀兰女士,会长顾振华先生、及顾问余振鸿先生均为代表团此行的策划委员会成员。李秀兰女士，余振鸿先生随团参与了全程活动,在3月23日至31日之间访问了上海、南京、杭州、深圳等城市，并会见了各地的市长、政府机构及工商企业届代表。 NACA joined Atlanta Mayor led China trade mission to encourage foreign direct investment in metropolitan Atlanta and help small-to-medium sized local businesses identify and grow their export opportunities with the world’s second-largest economy. More than 20 Atlanta businesses from industries including civil engineering, commercial real estate, fiber optics, construction, private equity and architecture joined…

On February 28, 2012, Lani Wong, Chair of NACA, joined a more than 30 Atlanta business and civic leaders delegation led by Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed for a White House Business Council/Business Forward meeting in Washington, D.C., to discuss initiatives around spurring job creation and economic growth with officials in the administration of President Barack…

With the Year of the Dragon comes a year filled with hope for prosperity, happiness and success! This year’s Chinese New Year Fundraising Banquet marks the beginning of this hope. With almost 350 supporters who attended, generous sponsors and the help of a dedicated Board, NACA is happy to report another successful banquet with funds…

The U.S. Senate has approved a resolution apologizing for the nation’s past discriminatory laws that targeted Chinese immigrants, such as the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. The resolution passed Thursday night, by unanimous consent, “cannot undo the hurt caused by past discrimination against Chinese immigrants, but it is important that we acknowledge the wrongs that…

As part of the Halle Institute’s Speaker Series at Emory University, Professor Emeritus of Psychology of California State University, Dr. John Jung, held a lecture on the evening of September 29th discussing the history and challenges faced by Chinese-American during the early 20th century. Dr. Jung searched for the story of his own parents’ immigration…