Support the China Center

 
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The China Center appreciates the many individuals, organizations, and businesses that provide support to help build bridges between China and the U.S. You can support the China Center is a variety of ways:

  • Be Informed

    • Join our mailing list. You will receive our newsletter, invitations to events, and other information related to the center and its mission. Please send your name, mailing address, and email to chinactr@umn.edu.

  • Offer Your Time and Talent

    • Become a China Center Friend. The China Center Friends is a family of enthusiastic supporters who assist the China Center in advancing its mission to build bridges between the U.S. and Greater China.

  • Provide Financial Support

    • Make a donation. You may direct your gift to support specific areas of the China Center mission:

     

  • Build Business Connections

    • Join the Corporate Partnership, a group of companies and organizations committed to fostering U.S.-China business relationships that result in harmonious and profitable collaborations between U.S. and Chinese business people.

  • Leave a Legacy

    • Make a major gift or include the China Center in your estate plans. To discuss your options, please contact Diane Young, University of Minnesota Foundation, at 612-624-8819, 1-800-775-2187, or young054@umn.edu.

  • Endowing the Future Builds Strong Bridges

    • Shaw-Lundquist Associates, Inc./ Fred and Jennie Hsiao Fellowship
    Endowed 2005

    This fellowship is awarded to full-time graduate students on the Twin Cities Campus who have a strong connection to or demonstrated interest in China and Chinese culture. Recipients are selected from the following fields of study: civil engineering, hydro-mechanics, water resources and architecture.  

    Bob & Kim Griffin Building US-China Bridges Lecture Series
    Endowed 2004

    This endowment fund supports the Bob and Kim Griffin Building U.S.-China Bridges Lecture, a highly visible lecture free and open to the public.  The goal of the lecture is to promote mutual respect and understanding between American and Chinese peoples by providing a venue for experts in U.S.-China relations to share their thoughts and insights with a broad university and greater-community audience.

    Jennie & Fred Hsiao Scholarship Fund
    Endowed 2001

    This scholarship fund provides an opportunity for University of Minnesota students to incorporate an educational experience in China as part of their studies.  This scholarship is available to full-time undergraduate, professional, or graduate students in all fields of study and can be applied to internship or professional training in China.