[Special report on the 21st Century Headline Culture and Art Column; North American Network, January 1, 2024].
Su Dongbo, editor-in-chief of North America.com, is hosting the "2024 Chicago U.S.-China Entrepreneur Artists New Year's Day Exchange Party".
At 7 p.m. local time in Chicago on January 1, 2024, the Chicago North America Network and the Sino-American Artists Association jointly held the "2024 Chicago U.S.-China Entrepreneur Artists New Year's Day Fellowship" to celebrate the arrival of the 2024 New Year's Day. The party was attended by representatives of elites from all walks of life in the Chicago area, leaders of Chinese communities, and representatives of artists from China and the United States. The 2024 Chicago U.S.-China Entrepreneur Artists New Year's Day Gathering lasted more than three hours and ended in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. But everyone is still reluctant and looking forward to meeting again next year.
2024 Chicago U.S.-China Entrepreneur Artist New Year's Day Exchange Gala Scene**.
The evening was co-hosted by Chicago performing artist Han Yin and Mr. Su Dongbo, editor-in-chief of North America.com. Mr. Su Dongbo, editor-in-chief of North America.com, addressed all the participants at the "2024 Chicago U.S.-China Entrepreneur Artists New Year's Day Gathering". In his speech, he said: On the first day of New Year's Day 2024, Chinese and foreign guests from the United States and China are welcome to gather in the cloud to welcome the New Year together. In 2023, overseas Chinese friends in the Chicago area have overcome many difficulties and finally survived the three-year epidemic. Today's Chicago Chinese community is back to its former vigor. In the face of the future, both individuals and communities will face structural reconstruction. The Chinese in Chicago will continue to carry forward the tradition and create more brilliance!
At the party, Chinese and foreign guests from all walks of life delivered New Year's Day speeches, and the organizer North America Network held the 2024 North American Zhicheng Wall Calendar 10th Anniversary Release Ceremony, the 2023 Influential People Event Awards, and theatrical performances.
Feng Zhenhua, co-organizer of the 2024 Chicago U.S.-China Entrepreneur Artists New Year's Day Exchange Gala and president of the Sino-American Artists Association, addressed the guests at the party.
Feng Zhenhua, President of the Sino-American Artists Association, on behalf of artists from China and the United States, extended his best wishes and greetings for the New Year to the guests in Chicago and Shanghai. He said that in 2023, many Chinese communities in the Chicago area have made positive contributions to community prosperity and social development. In the past year, we, the Sino-American Artists Association, have made positive contributions to promoting cultural and artistic exchanges between China and the United States and promoting the development of China-US relations. In the new year of 2024, we will continue to work hard to accomplish these missions, as we have always done.
Dr. Liu Hong, Director of Chicago Meiya Health Center, delivered a speech at the New Year's party.
Dr. Liu Hong, Director of the Chicago Meiya Health Center, congratulated the convening of the New Year's party in her speech, and said that in the New Year, she hoped that Meiya would continue to cooperate with overseas Chinese communities and individuals to contribute to the development of our community.
Mr. Keng Mercado, the 2024 Illino Section 11 Congressman, attended the evening.
Dr. Kent, the 2024 candidate for the U.S. Congress for the 11th District of Illinois, wished the Chinese in Chicago a Happy New Year in his speech. He hoped that the Chinese would support his election as a member of Congress and have better cooperation with the Chinese in the future.
Mr. Jeremy Wang, Clerk of the Court of Illiria.
Mr. Jeremy Wang, a Chinese-American candidate for court secretary in Duke County of Illinois in 2024, attended the party. In his speech at the evening, he said that he was the first Chinese-American candidate to run for office in this circuit court. I hope that everyone will support the voice of Chinese Americans in the U.S. justice system.
At the 2024 Chicago U.S.-China Entrepreneur Artist New Year's Day Exchange Party, the 10th anniversary release ceremony of the North American Chiseville Wall Calendar was also held. The organizer of the party introduced the 10-year distribution history of the North American Zhicheng wall calendar. In the past 10 years, the calendar has focused on Chinese activities in Chicago and other places. The 2016 and 2017 calendars were issued, and the Governor of Illinois was also invited to address the calendar. The Governor of Illinois praised the North American Chishire Wall Calendar for its tremendous contribution to the state's multicultural exchange.
Ms. Han Yin, the host of the evening program, presided over the party.
In 2014, Ms. Han Yin, the host of the first calendar issuance ceremony and the artistic director of the calendar, looked back on the history of the calendar that she witnessed in the past 10 years. She said that the North American Zhicheng wall calendar uses the wall calendar to tell the stories of the Chinese and records the history of the Chinese with the wall calendar. This is the greatest value of the North American Chishire Wall Calendar. The organizer of the party presented Ms. Han Yin with the North American Zhicheng Wall Calendar Lifetime Achievement Award.
Ms. Zheng Zheng, President of the Chicago Chinese Association, delivered a speech at the party.
Ms. Zheng Zheng, former president of the Chicago Chinese Federation and current chairman of the Chinese Federation, said in her speech: She has kept every wall calendar in her home for 10 years. At the beginning of the new year, North America.com holds a calendar party, which has become a platform for the overseas Chinese community.
The 2023 Influential Figures Commendation Ceremony was held at the gala. Chinese American ophthalmologist Wang Mingxu and his film "Ming" won the Influential Cultural and Social Contribution Award. Liu Hong, director of the Chicago Meiya Health Center, and Zheng Zheng, chairman of the Chinese Association, won the 2023 Influential Chicago Chinese Community Contribution Award. Dr. Wu Weiming, a former Chinese scientist at Fermila in the United States, received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Chinese Scientists.
Hu Xiaojun, President of the American Chinese Food Association, delivered a speech at the party.
Hu Xiaojun, president of the American Chinese Cuisine Federation, who won the "2023 Influential Chinese Food Cultural Contribution Award", introduced his Chinese food program on mainstream American TV stations in 2023. He also shared his own New Year's event at the Chinese Consulate in New York on New Year's Day this year. and activities to promote Chinese culture at the New Year's countdown event in Times Square, New York.
Miss Michelle, Director of U.S.-China Relations at the Serica Initiative, sent a congratulatory message to the party.
Also speaking at the party were Liang Baoluo, a Chinese-American city councilor from Naperville, Illinois, Wang Yan, vice president of the Chicago Hubei Association, Wang Weiming, a painter from Shanghai, Amy Liu, director of the Chinese American Artists Association, Wang from Chicago Chinese School, and Angela Jiang from North America.com.
Xu Dahui, director of the Chicago Peaceful Unification Council, introduced at the party a letter he wrote to Biden asking Biden to support and promote China's peaceful reunification with Taiwan during China's meeting with Biden in San Francisco last year.
The 2024 Chicago U.S.-China Entrepreneur Artists New Year's Day Gathering also featured a wonderful New Year's program of the Chicago Chinese Arts Troupe. Famous Chicago performing artists also performed wonderful piano accompaniment solos and other programs.
Finally, the 2024 Chicago U.S.-China Entrepreneur Artists New Year's Day Gathering ended in a friendly and peaceful atmosphere, and the guest representatives were reluctant to congratulate them on a happy New Year's Day.
Feng Zhenhua, co-organizer of the 2024 Chicago U.S.-China Entrepreneur Artists New Year's Day Friendship Association and president of the Sino-American Artists Association, attended the New Year's Day party.
Liu Yongmei, chairman of the Sino-American Artists Association, also attended the New Year's Day party.
Mr. Wang Weimin, a pen painter on behalf of Shanghai artists, spoke at the party, and Tao Xueping, a Shanghai artist, also attended the party.
The mainstream in China and the United States** also widely reported on the "2024 Chicago U.S.-China Entrepreneur Artists New Year's Day Fellowship".
The mainstream in China and the United States** also widely reported on the "2024 Chicago U.S.-China Entrepreneur Artists New Year's Day Fellowship".