Fun Cultural Facts – Chinese Heritage Foundation

While it seems that in nowadays information on practically any topic is widely available, we have found that cogent articles on famous Chinese festivals, regional practices, or sometimes origins of foods, are often lacking. So in these pages we will attempt to provide salient features or facts on some of these topics for easy reference.

Come back often and see what we are on to next, or better yet, contact us and suggest a topic!

Dragon Boat Racing

Chinese Minnesotan of Note

Chinese Minnesotans of Note (all rights reserved) is a program of CHF to honor individuals who have, in addition to their professional achievements, given generously of themselves to our community and our state, creating a lasting impact in the process...

Dream of the Red Chamber Opera Project

In 2011 CHFF embarked on a seemingly impossible project to commission a new, contemporary opera based on the beloved Chinese classic novel, Dream of the Red Chamber (Dream). This opera would be premiered by a major U.S. opera company...

The Chinese Immigrant Experience

The March 2017 production of Paper Dreams of Harry Chin premiered by the History Theatre in St. Paul has sparked much interest in the Chinese Immigrant Experience. Many second or third generation Chinese Americans are finding a spot in their hearts that has been covered over for many years...

A Passage to China

Genesis – To celebrate the long history of Chinese Americans in Minnesota, CHF, in 2008, developed the idea of a fair, titled A Passage to China, to consist of interactive booths at which fair goers would be introduced to different aspects of Chinese culture, e.g. paper folding, using chopsticks, Chinese painting and calligraphy...

In Memoriam

On these pages, we celebrate Minnesotans who have led exemplary lives and left our community better than they found it. They made significant contributions towards mutual understanding between our community and the Minnesota community...

Fellowships and Scholarships

Encouraging in-depth studies on important topics in Chinese heritage, culture, and history is a core mission of CHF. From time to time we establish fellowships and scholarships in colleges and universities for this purpose...

YMCA Camp Menogyn Bold and Gold Program

It is common knowledge that second generation Chinese Americans excel in math and the sciences, and do extremely well in professions such as attorneys, engineers and physicians. However, they are not particularly attracted to ecology or environmental sciences. Therefore CHF, in 2021, began an initiative to offer these young Chinese Americans an opportunity...