– What’s New / Ongoing Programs –
Baltimore Sister Cities & Friends Fall Social |
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| November 12th, 2024 | Come join us at R. House (301 W 39th St., Baltimore, MD) for a fantastic fall meet-and-greet! We’re excited to bring together friends, old and new, to celebrate our city’s diverse cultures and connections through food traditions from around the world. This in-person gathering will be an evening filled with fun, laughter, and community spirit. See the BSC event webpage for details, including how to register. |
BXSCC Partnership with Bard High School Early College – Baltimore Continues |
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| Ongoing | The 2024-2025 school year program includes:
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– Other Highlights –
Youth Ambassadors Student Travel Program Resumes!
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| July 21st through August 5th, 2024 | After a five-year hiatus, the Youth Ambassador Program resumed! Seven students and four adults from the Baltimore region traveled to our sister city of Xiamen, Maryland’s sister province of Anhui, and China’s capital Beijing for over two weeks.
Media Coverage:
Video from our group’s time in Xiamen courtesy of the Xiamen People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, with English audio and bilingual captions: Youth Ambassadors in Xiamen 2024 “Moments” Blurb and video about our group’s time in Xiamen from Xinhua News, in English: “American students charmed by Chinese culture in Xiamen, China” Video from our group’s time in Xiamen from Xiamen Star, with English audio and Chinese captions: 2024美國「青年大使」鷺島行圓滿舉行 Video from our group’s time in Xiamen from Hong Kong Commercial Daily, with English audio and Chinese captions: Chelsea的廈門CityWalk Article about our group’s time in Xiamen from People.cn, in Chinese: 2024美国“青年大使”鹭岛行：Citywalk鹭岛走透透 Article about our group’s time in Xiamen from Fujian Daily, in Chinese: 美国青年来厦City Walk！2024美国“青年大使”鹭岛行在厦举办 Article about our group’s time in Xiamen from Fujian Daily, in Chinese: 2024美国“青年大使”鹭岛行活动举行 Article and video about our group’s time in Xiamen from Xiamen TV, in Chinese: 感知中国·趣淘厦门：2024美国“青年大使”鹭岛行在厦举行 Video from our group’s time in Xiamen from Xiamen News, in Chinese: “歪果仁” 学习李白的诗 Blurb and video about our group’s time in Anhui from Xinhua News, in English: American students explore Chinese culture in Anhui Province Blurb and video about our group’s time in Anhui from Xinhua News, in Chinese: 美国高中生在徽州山水间续写中美友谊 Article about our group’s time in Anhui from China News, in Chinese: 美国青年“徽游记”：迎客松前续友谊 Article about our group’s time in Anhui from China News, in Chinese: 感登黄山、访宏村 美国师生领略世界遗产之美
We also thank the Office of Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott, the Office of the City Council President of Baltimore, the Office of the Secretary of State of Maryland, the Embassy of the United States in Beijing, Xiamen Airlines, Xiamen University, the Xiamen Municipal Government’s Foreign Affairs Office, Huangshan University, the Anhui Province Foreign Affairs Office, the Anhui Province Department of Education, the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the United States, the Nakabayashi family, and many other individuals and organizations for their support including in-kind donations. In honor of our late treasurer and Youth Ambassadors program co-founder Arella Yan Liu, the BXSCC provided special need-based funding for select participants under the “Arella Yan Liu Scholarship Program”. For more information, including the 2024 itinerary, visit our overall program webpage: https://bxscc.org/youth-ambassadors-program/ |
Sister Cities International Young Artists & Authors Program on a Resilient and Sustainable Urban Future |
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| April through August 2024 | Youth in Baltimore, our sister cities around the world, and other locales participating in the Sister Cities program were invited to join this annual contest. The 2024 theme was “ClimateScape: Resilient Cities for Tomorrow’s Climate”. In August 2024, 16-year-old CHEN Yiqi of Xiamen was named the second-place winner of the photography category for her piece “Urban Charm”. Yiqi described her photo as follows: “Xiamen is a civilized coastal tourist city that attaches great importance to reasonable and scientific planning between urban construction, citizen transportation and marine ecological protection. The work constructs Xiamen’s ecological environment, urban architecture, citizens’ health, etc., fully demonstrating the concept of Xiamen’s coastal ecological construction of “harmonious coexistence of man and nature”.” See the corresponding Sister Cities International webpage and winners announcement for more details, including depictions of the young artists and their work. |
Asia North 2024 |
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| May 3rd to June 1st, 2024 | The 6th annual Asia North community exhibition and festival celebrates Baltimore’s Charles North (a.k.a. Station North) neighborhood’s constantly evolving identities as a Koreatown, arts district, and creative center. Co-presented by the Towson University Asian Arts & Culture Center and the Central Baltimore Partnership. For more information, visit the festival website. |
Bard High School Early College Baltimore Partnership |
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| 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years |
The 2022-2023 school year program featured a calligraphy demonstration and class by master calligrapher Bing-jib Huang 黃秉驥, a luncheon featuring food from long-time Charles Village institution Orient Express, and awards for top students. • Sep. 20th: Exhibit featuring photos previously shown in the lobby of Baltimore’s World Trade Center • Sep. 29th: Fall Dean’s Hour featuring lantern-making for the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival • Dec. 1st: Field trip to Washington, DC, including a visit to the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China and an exploration of Chinatown; see the BSC website for details • Dec. 13th: Chinese Embassy reception in honor of the 50th anniversary of “ping pong diplomacy” hosted by Ambassador XIE Feng • Jan. 26th: Lunar New Year Family Teacher’s Union (FTU) Community Event including fall semester Chinese language and culture awards for top students, performances, and special guests; see the BSC website for details • Apr. 26th: Field trip to Washington, DC, including a visit to the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art and an exploration of Chinatown • Spring semester Chinese language and culture awards for top students |
18th Annual National Committee on U.S.-China Relations CHINA Town Hall: Local Connections, National Reflections |
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| April 9th, 2024 from 6:30 to 9:00pm at Baltimore City Hall |
National Speaker (via webcast):
Dr. Kurt Campbell Local Speaker (in person): Robert Daly |
BXSCC Featured in Maryland Curiosity Bureau (WYPR) Radio / Podcast Episode ‘Baltimore’s Sister Cities: Where are they? And why them?’ |
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| March 21st, 2022 | In February and March, the BXSCC and fellow sister city committees were contacted by Aaron Henkin for his WYPR program The Maryland Curiosity Bureau, where members of the public are asked “What’s got you curious about Baltimore, the region, and its people? Is there a local mystery that’s always left you scratching your head?”. The result: An eye-opening tour of Baltimore and its sister cities worldwide. To listen to the program, visit the episode link on WYPR’s website. |