Located on China’s southeast coast, the city of Xiamen had long stood as one of the poles of the Overseas Chinese universe; local merchants had already established a well-defined trading network as early as the 13th century, and over 2 million people departed from the city for Southeast Asia over the course of the 19th century. The global scope of Xiamen’s merchants and their trading networks, the people’s historical roots in diaspora and international commerce, and the distinctive nature of overseas “Chineseness” combined to produce a new narrative of community and development.

October 2nd, Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday, is the International Day of Nonviolence, per a United Nations declaration in 2007.

Join us for an afternoon of activities celebrating the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi and his teachings! Enjoy tea, snacks, and conversation with Pittsburgh organizations at the 2 p.m. reception, followed at 3 by cultural performances, inter-faith presentations, and a talk by Dr. Pankaj Jain of the University of North Texas:

Gandhi - Nonviolent Methods to Save the Planet

WU Wenguang, one of the founding figures in Chinese independent documentary, brings three young filmmakers from China to present their collective work, “the Memory Project.” The project is based at Coachangdi Workstation in Beijing. From there, young filmmakers fanned out to return to family villages and their own pasts, real and imagined, to inquire about The Great Famine of 1959-61 — a disaster of whose memories have been actively abandoned by the state.

WU Wenguang, one of the founding figures in Chinese independent documentary, brings three young filmmakers from China to present their collective work, “the Memory Project.” The project is based at Coachangdi Workstation in Beijing. From there, young filmmakers fanned out to return to family villages and their own pasts, real and imagined, to inquire about The Great Famine of 1959-61 — a disaster of whose memories have been actively abandoned by the state.

A free concert featuring Musicians and Dancers from the Indonesian College of Performing Arts (STSI) in Bandung, Indonesia.

Bollywood on Ice 2014

Januarry 22nd, 2014

Bollywood on Ice is back!!

Enjoy ice-skating to a mix of smashing Bollywood numbers, with a view of the sparkling Downtown Pittsburgh skyline as the backdrop! Come and join us for ice-skating and delicious Indian food and help us in this unique fundraising effort to make a difference to thousands of lives!

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Ice Skating – 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Dinner – 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Admission (includes dinner; skate rentals extra)

Students with ID – $10

Kids (Age 16 and under) – $10

Adults – $15

Team up with AID Pittsburgh to

RUN FOR INDIA on September 28, 2014

@ Pittsburgh Great Race

Seasoned runner or novice, anyone can Run for India!!

Raise money for grassroots projects funded by AID in India by running any race at Great Race.
Event details

5K Run

DATE: Sunday, September 28, 2014

START TIME: 8:00 a.m.

PLACE: Fifth Avenue and Atwood Street, Oakland

10K Run

DATE: Sunday, September 28, 2014

START TIME: 9:30 a.m.

PLACE: Beechwood Boulevard, Frick Park, Squirrel Hill

FREE Registration process

Over the past decade China’s rapid economic growth and diversification has powered that country’s economy past a stage of primary industrialization into a new era of creativity and manufacturing. The country’s entrepreneurs are playing a leading role in developing businesses, seeking new markets, and creating products. Please join us in a discussion of China’s new entrepreneurs and how their business decisions are changing the global economy.

Refreshments will be served.

Jason Dury is an International Security and Crisis Management leader with experience in counterterrorism, counterintelligence, Insider Threat and Corporate Espionage awareness among other areas. With over 20 years of experience, he has served in the US Intelligence Community, worked for Fortune 500® companies, and as a consultant to corporations and individuals around the world. He has successfully developed key security programs for employee travel safety, investigations, and corporate information protection to enable success in the complex international business arena.

The story of Jewish refugees in China during World War II is something that relatively few people understand or know about in the overall history of Jewish immigration and settlement. As many as 16,000 Jews fled Europe during WWII to live and work in Shanghai. This exhibit is in collaboration with the Jewish Refugees Museum of Shanghai and consists of 45 storyboards outlining the process of immigration from Europe to China, the various struggles and cultural adaptions, and the personal stories of survivors and their families.