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To My Dear Friends,

I am very pleased that our organization once again has the opportunity to present the 18th Annual Chinese New Year Festival – the Year of the Pig. We are proud to be celebrating the most important Asian holiday of the year in Colorado Springs.

It is with the help of our Board members, sponsors, volunteers and your participation; that this event is possible. I thank you all for your ever-evolving interest and commitment to our organization.

The Year of the Pig will be another prosperous year for all of us. Let us enjoy and celebrate this cultural holiday with our friends and families. I hope today’s program will bring you a very memorable experience, and I hope this Chinese culture learning experience would make your life even richer and more beautiful.

Mali Hsu Founder and Chairwoman Colorado Springs Chinese Institute

HistoryThe Colorado Springs Chinese Cultural Institute (CSCCI) was founded in 2001 to foster within our community the understanding and appreciation of China and its customs.

This Colorado 501(c)(3) non-profit organization is dedicated to promoting awareness and understanding of Chinese culture, traditions, and history

Colorado Springs Chinese Cultural Institute

Visit our website at www.cscci.org for upcoming events and information about our organization

Or contact us at: Colorado Springs Chinese Cultural Institute P.O. Box 2625 Colorado Springs, CO 80901-2625 Telephone: 719-287-7624

In America, New Year Eve celebration is a one-day event, but in China, New Year, or more accurately the Spring Festival is a 15-day celebration full of food, family, and fireworks. The Spring Festival is the largest celebration of the year in China and represents many aspects of Chinese culture. In the weeks leading to the festival, families decorate their houses with red lanterns and red banners of luck, happiness, and health. On New Year’s Eve, dumplings are traditionally made and eaten during a family gathering as they watch CCTV’s famous show that hosts the largest celebrity performances in the country.

On New Year’s Day, many families offer blessing to their ancestors, setting aside part of the meal and burning paper money (紙錢) and incense. These offerings are to thank their ancestors and to ask for protection for their family and children. After this, close families splurge and have the most bountiful traditional meal they can make. Out of the many diverse dishes, families almost always have a whole fish to wish for surplus for the next year. The story behind this tradition of the fish dish is that in Chinese, fish is pronounced “yu” (魚) which is sounds the same as surplus (餘).

After New Year’s Day, relatives visit with their extended family for several days, every day feasting and strengthening family bonds. It is customary for the men to drink expensive liquor. Typically, the tables are divided by generations. The young adults show respect to their elders by walking to the older generations’ tables and wishing them health and prosperity by giving individual toasts. Often during the Festival, the older generation will give red en-velopes or Hong Bao (紅包) to children and un-married adults to wish them luck and success.

The 15th day that ends the Spring Festival is called Yuan Xiao Je (元宵節) or Lantern Festival. On this day, lanterns are lit across the country and are often arranged into the shapes of animals, especially the zodiac animal of that year. It is common for families to make lantern poems and riddles for fun while they walk around the city looking at the displays. Another longstanding tradition during the Lantern Fes-tival is eating Yuan Xiao(元宵), glutinous rice balls filled with sweets and crushed nuts (ex-tremely tasty). Days before the Lantern Festi-val, the process of making the Yuan Xiao begins as children and parents work together to grind sweet rice to prepare it for dough, traditionally

on a grinding wheel. Once the sweet filing is made, the parents wrap the Yuan Xiao and cook them. Some of my mom’s hap-piest childhood memories are of making and eating Yuan Xiao with her parents and siblings. Finally, during that last night of the Spring Festival, dragon dances and firework shows light up towns and cities.

Last, but not least, a special tiding for the Spring Festival is Gong Xi Fa Cai (恭喜發財), or “wish you prosperity.” So CSCCI hopes you enjoy your Chinese New Year and have a healthy, happy, and prosperous year. Gong Xi Fa Cai!

Chinese New Year CelebrationBy Eric Woods

Become a memberColorado Springs Chinese Cultural Institute

To become a member, visit http://www.cscci.org/membership or complete the informa-tion below & send the form with your check or money order to:

COLORADO SPRINGS CHINESE CULTURAL INSTITUTE PO BOX 2625, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80901-2625

Membership Benefits:• Discount ticket pricing for

all events and activities• Free Quarterly Newsletter• E-mail reminders to all our future events

and More....

Membership ApplicationName: __________________________________________________________Mailing Address: _________________________________________________City:____________________________________________________________State: _______________________________ Zip: _______________________Phone: _______________________(H/W/C)____________________(H/W/C)Fax: ____________________________________________________________E-mail: __________________________________________________________

2019 Board of Directors and Officers

Diversity Statement

2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORSDebra Bellas-DowJason ChaoJerry HsuMali HsuTim LamRhonda MaeharaAmber SimsXiaohong TengHerman Tiemens IIWei WangMark WongLiping Woods

2019 OFFICERSMali Hsu Chairwoman

Mark Wong Vice Chairman

Debra Bellas-Dow Secretary

Wei Wang Bookkeeping

Xiaohong Teng Treasurer

2018 COMMITTEE CHAIRSChinese New Year Festival –

Liping Woods, Jerry Hsu

Chinese Dinner Event – Mark Wong

Communication Social Media – Amber Sims

Dragon Boat Festival And Community Events - Debra Bellas-Dow

Grant Writer – Jason Chao, Xiaohong Teng

Membership – Debra Bellas-Dow

Newsletter – Xiaohong Teng

Volunteers – Tim Lam

Website – Liping Woods

Speaker Series – Herman Tiemens II

As a non-profit organization, CSCCIs most important asset is the people who volunteer and participate in our Board Meetings, events and functions. As a organization that seeks to increase awareness of another culture, we fully embrace and celebrate diversity. We welcome participation from all people regardless of race, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, religious affiliation or nationality.

Annual Membership_____ Student/Senior/Military $15

_____ Individual $20

_____ Family $35

_____ Business (up to 5 members) $150

_____ Business (up to 20 members) $500

_____ Non-profit organization (up to 5 members) $125

_____ Non-profit organization (up to 20 members) $450

_____ Silver Patron $150

_____ Gold Patron $250

_____ Platinum Patron $500

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1 Center for Aikido and Tang Soo Do Studies

2 Center for Aikido and Tang Soo Do Studies

3 Colorado Springs Police Department

4 GWN Dragon Boat

5 GuanYin Citta Inc.

6 Renewal by Andersen

7 Z-Ultimate Self Defense Studios

8 New Life Chinese Church

9 Colorado Springs Atomy Center

10 Universal Kempo Karate Schools Association

11 Mercedes-Benz of Colorado Springs

12 Colorado Springs Chinese Evangelical Church

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Food Vendors1 Hunan Springs Chinese Restaurant2 Viet’s Restaurant3 Xiang’s Kitchen

l Kids Zone: Colorado Springs Chinese Language Schooll Pottery: Mark Wong - Works in Clay

Entertainment ScheduleDragon by Molly Merkert

10:00am Doors Open

Main Stage10:15am Chinese School Students - Yo Yo Global Village Academies10:30am Gushikawa10:45am Opening Remarks 11:00am Shaolin Hung Mei Kung Fu - Lion Dance11:30am Shaolin Hung Mei Kung Fu - Kung Fu12:00pm Christina Yeh Dance Studio12:30pm Taiko Society1:00pm Shaolin Hung Mei Kung Fu - Lion Dance1:30pm Christina Yeh Dance Studio2:00pm Taiko Society2:30pm Center for Aikido & Tang Soo Do Studies - Tai Chi3:00pm Fountain Valley School - Chinese Dance & Guzheng3:30pm Taiko Society3:45pm Closing Remarks

Main Floor11:15am Universal Kempo Karate11:45am Shorin Kung Fu12:15pm Center for Aikido & Tang Soo Do Studies12:45pm Universal Kempo Karate1:15pm Shorin Kung Fu1:45pm Center for Aikido & Tang Soo Do Studies2:15pm Universal Kempo Karate2:45pm Shorin Kung Fu3:15pm Center for Aikido & Tang Soo Do Studies

Tea House11:15am Fountain Valley School - Chinese Dance & Guzheng11:45am Fountain Valley School - Bamboo Flute12:15pm Liping Woods, Erhu12:45pm Fountain Valley School - Chinese Dance & Guzheng1:15pm Fountain Valley School - Bamboo Flute1:45pm Liping Woods, Erhu2:15pm Fountain Valley School - Chinese Dance & Guzheng2:45pm Fountain Valley School - Bamboo Flute3:15pm Liping Woods, Erhu

4:00pm Festival Ends

Hot pot is one of the most popular and trending cooking styles in China. At any time during the year, families, friends, or colleagues can gather around a hot pot and enjoy a relaxing time in an informal setting. Old relationships strengthen while the hot pot broth boils. New ideas and passion evaporate and permeate around the pot, turn-ing people’s cheeks red and eyes sparkling. It is a fascinating way of cooking, eating and sharing.

Hot pot dates back to the 1100’s during the Jin dynasty. It begins with sharing a simmering pot of soup broth in the center of the dining table. Meats, vegetables, seafood, mushrooms, tofu, wontons, and more are added to the broth. Each diner scoops their portion from the Hot Pot. Dipping sauces also flavor the ingredients when eaten. Since Hot Pot is shared among family and friends, it becomes a very social activity creating a memorable evening of conversation and food.

In returning home from college gradu-ation, I had a chance to visit my cousin in Chengdu. It was a typical Chengdu summer day, hot and hazy. We celebrated my visit with a hot pot meal. It was probably the peak time of Sichuan style hot pot in China, known as ma la tang (numbing, spicy, and hot). The restaurant was packed with people surrounded by steam. At each corner there stood a tall air conditioner cooling off the room. People were sweating and drinking beer while enjoying the spicy Hot Pot. Whether Hot Pot was invented in Sichuan or not, it really fit with Chengdu. It is normal to spend two to three hours together over a hot pot meal. Family, friendship, and love can all grow in this atmosphere.

While visiting in Guiyang, I was invited to visit a friend’s new hot pot restaurant. He was still in college but joined some friends to start their own business. We sat in his small and simple restaurant, watching pedestrians

passing by on the street. In the middle of our table there was that aluminum pot with broth boiling. My friend was talking about how they handled people who came to the restaurant either for trouble or to take advantage of other people. Doing business was never easy back in the 90s. Yet, my friend was excited about the future of his hot pot restaurant. He has moved on and has become a successful businessman. All struggles and happiness he experienced during those younger years were just like the flavors of the hot pot.

Eating fulfills a need of our body to con-tinue to work. Hot Pot, however, gives us more than food. Hot Pot is more than just a pot with boiling broth, tasty meat and vegetables. Hot Pot is all about people joining together through feast and conversation.

I can’t wait to have a hot pot while I am writing. I look forward to seeing red, smiley cheeks and sparkling eyes through the steam.

Colorado Springs Chinese Cultural Institute will host a Traditional Hot Pot Dinner to celebrate Chinese Lantern Festival on February 26th from 6pm to 8:30pm. Take part in this social and cultural event at D-Station. 13141 Bass Pro Dr #200. Cost is $28 per person, $25 for CSCCI members. For more information or to make a reservation, call 719-432-8525

Hot PotBy Boni Jiang and Rhonda Maehara

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