Duanwu Festival

Dear Friends, Please join us at the Greater Nashville Chinese Association’s annual Duanwu Festival picnic celebration on Saturday, June 1 at 11am at Edwin Warner Park! Duanwu Festival, also known as Dragon Boat Festival, is a traditional holiday in the lunar calendar observed throughout China and much of Asia. Here at GNCA, the day has […]

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Chinese Immigrants & Transcontinental Railroad at 150

Today marks the 150th anniversary of the opening of the historic Transcontinental Railroad, which transformed the American economy and culture! Who built the Transcontinental Railroad? Immigrants. And specifically, Chinese immigrants—at their peak, 90 percent of the workers were Chinese immigrants. Overcoming harsh working conditions and discriminatory policies when they first arrived, 150 years later Chinese […]

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