KCCAA 2024 Chinese New Year Celebration

闹新春 迎龙年🎉Celebrating the Year of the Draon🎊


亲爱的堪城朋友们,新年即将来临,堪城中美联合会为您精心筹备的年度盛事——春晚将于2024年1月21日晚7点,在Yardly Hall 隆重举行!🌟📍 活动详情:

📅 时间:2024年1月21日 晚7点🏛 地点:Yardly Hall, Johnson County Community College.

购票信息:单人票:$15/张团体票(5张及以上):$10/张👉 购票请点击这里,或者扫下方二维码: 

KCCAA’s 2024 Chinese New Year Celebration is coming back to JCCC on 1/21/2024!

Gala Time: 1/21/2024 7PM-9-PM, Yardly Hall, Johnson County Community College.

Purchase tickets here or scan the QR code below.

General Admission: $15, Group of 5+: $10

🌈【精彩纷呈的演出】

🌟自2014年起,我们的春晚已成为当地一年一度的文化盛事,表演内容丰富多彩,历届晚会节目清单涵盖了杂技、京剧、芭蕾、合唱、民族舞、儿童唱跳表演等形式。每一个节目都经过精心准备和彩排,只为向您奉献一场视听盛宴!

Since 2014, our CNY Gala has become an annual local cultural event with rich and colorful performances. The program list of previous galas covers acrobatics, Peking opera, ballet, chorus, folk dance, children’s singing and dancing performances, etc. Each program has been carefully prepared and rehearsed, just to present you with an audio-visual feast!

🌸【加入我们,一同欢庆】🎊

这不仅仅是一场演出,更是一次华人的盛大聚会。堪城中美联合会春晚,期待与您携手共庆新春佳节!🎊🎆

This is not only a performance, but also a grand gathering of Chinese people and local community. KCCAA looks forward to celebrating the New Year with you!

Celebrating the AAPI Heritage Month

As an IRS 501(c)(3) organization, the Kansas City Chinese American Association is committed
to promote and educate the public about Chinese history and culture. KCCAA calls for a
celebration of the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and condemns any
form of racism and inequality against the Chinese, Asian and other minority communities.
These groups have made tremendous contributions to our city, state, and country. We
promote inclusion of all cultures and ethnicities and demand equal human rights without
prejudice. As a country for immigrants and a place where people from around the world
come to chase the American Dream, we sincerely call for a united community to support
the movement of demanding equality for the Chinese and minority groups living in the
United States.

Career Connections

The Asian Chamber is hosting its annual virtual Career Fair on March 2nd 2023.  Participating organizations include Argosy Casino, Black & Veatch, Burns & McDonnell, Evergy, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Garmin, GEHA, JE Dunn, KC NSC Honeywell, UMB, and more! Here is more information: https://www.asianchamberkc.com/2023-career-connections

The resumes will be sent directly to recruiters of the participating organizations, who will then select candidates for exclusive 1-on-1 virtual interviews. Deadline to submit a resume is Wednesday, February 22, 2023, at 4 PM CST. It should be a great event for any KCCAA member who is looking for a job with major corporations in Kansas City!…

Production Crew and Performers Info

Producer: Jing Zou (Presendent-elect, KCCAA)

Director: Junyi Nie

Chinese pianist Junyi Nie is currently a candidate for a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory, studying with Alon Goldstein as a scholarship and doctoral teaching fellowship recipient.

During the 2022-2023 season, as the 2021 Concerto/Aria competition winner, Junyi performed with the UMKC Conservatory Orchestra in James C. Olson Performing Arts Center White Recital Hall in March. In August, Junyi participated in Tel-Hai Piano Masterclass in Israel and performed in the concert, Remembering Marina Bondarenko. In September, Junyi performed at the International Mendelssohn Festival in Hamburg, Germany. Other performances include the Brahms Festival and the Haydn Piano Sonatas Marathon in Kansas City.

In this upcoming season, Junyi is invited to be the director of the 2023 Chinese New Year gala in January, organized by the Kansas City Chinese American Association at Midwest Trust Center Yardley Hall. In February, Junyi will be the guest musician playing concerts at the 2023 Emerald Coast Music Alliance in Florida. Under the support of the UMKC Conservatory Alumni Fund,  Junyi will go to Italy to hold a concert series of Chinese Art Songs collaborating with Chinese Sporano Ziyu Liang. In April, Junyi will perform in Bartok reimagined concert, where she also serves as the assistant director.

The highlight of the 2021 season includes performances at the Abbey Bach Festival in Oregon, Emerald Coast Music Alliance in Florida, a solo recital at the Chapel Garden Spot Village, Pennsylvania,  the 2021 KCCAA Chinese New Year Gala, and several concert series, including in Beethoven Complete Piano Sonatas, Ravel Reimagined, and Mozart Piano Concertos Celebration in Kansas City.

Junyi is also passionate about music education. She was an instructor at Boston University, where she taught group piano and aural skills. Currently, Junyi is teaching group piano and applied piano lessons at UMKC Conservatory and is a faculty member at UMKC Conservatory Academy. In August 2021, Junyi was invited to give a piano pedagogy lecture at the Conero International Music Festival in Kansas. In addition, Junyi is a producer of musical educational videos, promoting classical music through Youtube Channel Dr. Cat Music and writing articles on Wechat official account.

Junyi holds a Bachelor of Music Degree from Wuhan Conservatory of Music and a Master of Music Degree from Boston University.

Production Director: Chunyan Qiu

Chunyan is the vice president of KCCAA and the …