For over 30 years, GNCA has served the Chinese community through traditional holiday events, community resources and networking opportunities. Each year, GNCA sponsors 3 major cultural events including the Dragon Boat Festival in June, Moon Festival in September and Chinese New Year Celebration in January or February according to the Chinese lunar calendar. These events bring together hundreds of Chinese families for a time of celebration and sharing of culture experience with local communities through dragon dances, music, arts and great food.
GNCA’s 2024 Chinese New Year Gala is fast approaching, and we are preparing a fantastic event for the community. On January 28, we are not only ringing in the Year of the Dragon, but also celebrating 40th year since GNCA’s founding! Anniversary Celebration Party, with everyone’s active participation and enthusiastic support, and through the active […]
Read moreOn November 14, at 7pm, GNCA will present an online informational seminar by the Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC), a nonprofit organization that provides free services to immigrants and refugees. This is a great opportunity to learn more about this local organization that provides many resources our community can benefit from. Representatives will […]
Read moreThe Year of the Dragon is just around the corner! The Greater Nashville Chinese Association will host our annual Chinese New Year Gala on Saturday, January 28 at Belmont University. We look forward to having you join us in welcoming the new year with Chinese traditions, culture, and food. This year, in addition to welcoming […]
Read moreThanks to all who all attended GNCA’s 2023 Mid-Autumn festival event. We hope you can take a couple minutes to share your feedback about the event by completing a brief survey about the event. The survey is anonymous and will help us in planning future events. Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!
Read moreGNCA’s Mid-Autumn Festival is just two days away! First things first: Everyone is welcome to attend, even if you didn’t register before the September 17 deadline! Registered guests will receive a gift bag including a mooncake, bottled water, and payment vouchers (see below). They will also receive priority for u-pick muscadine grapes. (That’s right — so […]
Read moreNOTE: Registrations are now closed, but you are still welcome to attend. Please see our “planning ahead” post for full details. We are excited to announce this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival will be held on Saturday, September 23, 2:00-8:30pm at APleasant Vineyard Winery! This will be an outdoor event; the vineyard, which is owned by members of […]
Read moreSchool is out and summer is just around the corner, and that means it’s time for GNCA’s annual Duanwu Festival event! We invite you to join us at Edwin Warner Park on Saturday, June 24, 10am – 1pm. Admission is free, but we ask that you reserve spaces for you and your party to help us […]
Read moreAs part of the 2023 Asian-Themed Book Drive for Middle TN Schools, we and our partners, API Middle Tennessee and Nashville Chinese School, are organizing the I’M INSPIRED — 2023 Asian Themed Book Review Contest . Our goal is to help our community’s students learn more about the history, customs, achievements, and cultural contributions of Asian […]
Read moreDue to the overwhelming success of our 2022 book drive, we have decided to bring it back for another year! Once again, we will be working in partnership with API Middle Tennessee and Nashville Chinese School. By raising funds from our community in the coming months, we will put hundreds of books into K-12 school […]
Read moreLast chance to buy dinner tickets for our Chinese New Year Gala on Saturday, 1/14 In order to give our food vendor enough time to prepare dinner for our 2023 Chinese New Year Gala, we will stop selling dinner tickets at midnight TONIGHT, Thursday, January 12. Tickets for the performance part of the evening will […]
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