Florida to begin teaching Asian American History in Public Schools
On May 9 2023, Florida became the first Southern State to sign an Asian American history in K12 education bill into law. Today we explore the journey of Make Us Visible Florida, the community...
FusionFest 2019 is coming up on November 30 & December 1!
FusionFest is coming back to downtown Orlando on Thanksgiving weekend. Come share a smile and your heritage and “you may discover just how different other people really aren’t!”
Discover the world through interactive experiences and contests...
The Tiger Mother’s Revelation – and Ours
Many of the articles about the “Tiger mom” have been rather pointed in questioning Western culture’s parenting techniques versus Asian culture, quoting Amy Chua’s comments about how much better Chinese culture is with respect...
Orlando Chinese School of CAACF held their Closing Ceremony at the Lake Highland Charles...
On May 14, 2022 the Orlando Chinese School of CAACF held their closing ceremony at the Lake Highland Charles Clayton auditorium. The event was attended by the students, families and VIP guests from the...
Go For Broke: World War II Forever Stamp Unveiled
The U.S. Postal Service will unveil a new postage stamp on June 3rd to honor Japanese American veterans with the Go For Broke: Japanese Americans Soldiers of World War II commemorative stamp. Second-generation Japanese...
Make Us Visible FL Town Hall
On Thursday, September 23rd, the Make Us Visible FL Coalition hosted a special town-hall highlighting the experiences of students in the K-12 education system. Students ranged from 8-20 years old, but all shared one thing...
Lue Gim Gong–The earliest ChinesePioneer in Citrus Industry
"No one should live in this world for himself alone, but to do good for those who come after him."~ Proverb that Lue Gim Gong lived by ~
A Chinese immigrant came to Deland more...
CAACF Mid-Autumn Festival and Chinese School Teacher Appreciation Day 2021
On Saturday, September 25, Chinese American Association of Central Florida CAACF and the Chinese School of CAACF held its Mid-Autumn festival and Teachers' day celebration in the Chinese School of CAACF Auditorium. Students, teachers and...
Make Us Visible Florida Campaign
On behalf of AsiaTrend Inc. a Central Florida 501c3 non-profit organization committed to strengthening intercultural dialogue and understanding in Florida via involvement in online media publication and content creation in addition to organizing community...
How Chinese Alchemy became an Independence Day Icon
Two thousand
years ago in Ancient China during the Han Dynasty, Daoist Alchemists had
successfully isolated and studied Potassium Nitrate, Sulfur and Carbon from
charcoal. From these ingredients the Alchemists would go on to produce
gunpowder, which would...