Participants in April cooking class held by Confucius Institute are making Sui Mai dumplings and two vegetable dishes. Last cooking class for the semester is on Monday, May 20.


                   
                   



Chinese Corner:

April 10, 2013: Chinese culture reflected by Chinese folk arts

We are going to talk about a group of pictures about Chinese folk arts and explore the Chinese Culture.

April 17,2013:  Easier way to remember Chinese characters

CI teacher Robert Liu will teach you how to remember Chinese characters in a special way. We will talk about the development the Chinese characters and the coincidence between western stories and Chinese characters.

Free Workshop April 4!!!

The UNL Confucius Institute and Chinese Students and Scholar Association (CSSA) will jointly offer a free lunch-hour workshop designed to help UNL faculty and staff pronounce Chinese names and speak basic greetings in Chinese. 

The workshop will be held from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, at the Regency B room in the Union and will be led by Pingan Huang, associate director of the UNL Confucius Institute.   

Huang will talk about Chinese names and everyday greetings in Chinese, with a focus on pronunciation of some common but hard-to-pronounce names. Participants will be divided into small groups to practice these names and greetings with the help of some volunteers from Confucius Institute and CSSA. 

The workshop is free and open to all faculty, staff and students.  Simple snacks will be provided.

Space is limited to 40 people and registration is required through email to Angela Rystrom at arystrom2@unl.edu.

 

 

 

The March cooking class organized by the Confucius Institute at UNL featured two items: Chicken with Snow Peas and Crab Rangoon. The participants were eager to try their skills learned from the class.

April cooking class will be on Monday, the 22nd.  Stay tuned for more details!

  

 

The Chinese Bridge Summer Camp application for students ages 14-18 is now available!  The application deadline has been postponed to Friday, March 8.  Please go to http://confuciusinstitute.unl.edu/chinese-bridge-summer-camp to download the application.  For questions, email Huang Pingan at phuang2@unl.edu or Skylar Falter at skylarfalter@gmail.com.

February Cooking Class hosted by UNL Confucius Institute is in session. The participants are eager to try their skills learned from the class. They are making egg rolls. Here are some pictures from that class.

Stay tuned for our next cooking class coming on Monday, March 25!

                                                                                        

       

 

February 25 Cooking Class

Confucius Institute teachers will hold class #4 on February 25 at Leverton Hall on East Campus.  Featured dishes for this class are egg rolls and hot and sour soup.  Learn how to make these popular appetizers and impress your friends and family at your next gathering!  Download a flyer here.


Join us for the third class in the Chinese Cooking Class Series: Stir Fry Dishes.

It will be held January 23, 2013, from 5:45 -- 7:00 pm in Room 206 in Leverton Hall on UNL East Campus.  Students will learn to prepare Jing Jiang Pork and Egg Fried Rice.

The $30 registration fee is nonrefundable and covers course materials, handouts, tasting food, and drinks.  It must be paid in advance of the class and can be delivered to the Confucius Institute office at W205 Nebraska Hall or mailed to UNL-CI, PO Box 880542, Lincoln NE 68588-0542.

Download the flyer here.  Contact Angela Rystrom at arystrom2@unl.edu or 402-472-5370 to register.