Lincoln Chinese Cultural Association

The Lincoln Chinese Cultural Association (LCCA) is a non-profit organization in Lincoln Nebraska. It is committed to providing social, civic and community educational services to its members and the broader Lincoln community. It strives to promote Chinese cultural heritage and mutual understanding among all races and ethnic groups in the community.

Join LCCA! Our events are largely supported by membership fees, $25 for a family membership and $15 for an individual. We also welcome donations, which are tax deductible. Membership fee and donations can be mailed to LCCA, 9305 Ravenwood Lane, Lincoln, NE 68526 along with your name, home address and email.

To celebrate the traditional Lantern Festival, LCCA hosted a lunch party on Feb 22nd (Saturday) at the Imperial Palace Chinese restaurant. About 100 people attended the event. There were Prize drawings for 2014 members, performances and riddle crackings during the events. New LCCA president election was also conducted during the event. Ruilin Cheng was elected to be the new LCCA president. Ruilin shared her visions at the event. LCCA will organize events and activities for our members and to attract new members. LCCA also strives to make our members feel a sense of belonging. LCCA will continue to collaborate with organizations, such as Confucius Institute, Chinese Student & Scholar Association and Chinese School, which share the common interest in promoting Chinese culture.

LCCA welcomes your ideas and suggestions in making LCCA a better organization. If you have any ideas or suggestions, please feel free to send an email to LCCA@live.com.

LCCA hosted a Health Lecture two days in row on Dec 7th and 8th, which is open to public. The lecture was conducted by Dr.Wang, professor at University of Rochester Medical Center. We appreciate Dr.Wang’s talk on the topic of health.

The 2nd Children Talent Show was successfully held on 08/17/2013 by Lincoln Chinese Cultural Association. Thanks to all the talented kids who made the awesome show!

The event photos and videos are as followed:

Video Highlight (6-mins 1080p HD): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6OSZnBOSJY

Photo on LCCA Facebook (No Login Required): https://www.facebook.com/thelcca

Photo on LCCA Website: http://www.thelcca.com/photo

Full Video (Part 1/3): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9LaNdbN_Ac

Full Video (Part 2/3): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veBkw7xrvUo

Full Video (Part 3/3): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QOEnMbnsDA

Hope you all enjoy the videos and photos! Let’s share our kids’ talent with our neighbors!

2013 Chinese Food Festival and Contest is Coming Soon, Register for the Contest Now!

As part of the Chinese Culture week, Lincoln Chinese Cultural Association (LCCA) and UNL Confucius Institute (CI) will hold the annual Chinese Food Festival and Contest on 28th September 2013. We warmly welcome all Lincoln Chinese cuisine fans and culinary experts participate in this event.

Content of the dishes is not restricted, as long as it is your best and you are willing to share with others, you can participate in the Food Contest. During the event, we will play slides introducing Chinese Cuisine and competition of cuisine knowledge. Moreover, two distinguished Chinese artists from China will do Chinese painting demonstrations!

We will set up multiple categories of awards to encourage participation, contribution and excellence. The judge panel will be formed by local Chinese culinary experts and food experts. We will also set up a ballot box, giving guest the opportunity to taste and vote on their favorite dishes!

Lincoln Chinese School will provide child care!

Rules of 2013 Chinese Food Contest:

1. Admission for this event is $5 per person (cash only). Children age 5 and under are free. Please pay at the entrance door. Contest participants and three family members get free admission. Contest participants should email to <lcca@live.com> with “Name, Email, Phone and Dish Name” to Register by 09/25/2013.

2. Participating food items must be finished and are ready to eat, and are enough for at least 20 people to taste.

3. All participating food items must have a recipe written in Chinese or English, which includes food raw materials, spices, cooking time and temperature, and bring the recipe to the event at 3:00pm on 28th September.

4. All contest participants shall carefully read Nebraska Department of Agriculture’s food safety and handling regulations, which can be found online at http://www.nda.nebraska.gov/

5. Guests can taste and vote for your favorite cuisine after the judges finishing the assessment.

6. Awards: Main Dish: one 1st, one 2nd, one 3rd places; Dessert: one 1st, one 2nd, one 3rd places; Most Popular Dish: one 1st, two 2nd, three 3rd places

Time:  3:00pm – 6:00pm, September 28, 2013 (Saturday)

Location: UNL Multicultural Center, Room 212, 14th and R Street

Organized by: Lincoln Chinese Cultural Association (LCCA) and UNL Confucius Institute (CI)

Sponsored by: UNL Confucius Institute

Assisted by: UNL Chinese Students and Scholars Association and Lincoln Chinese School

We specially appreciate UNL Confucius Institute’s consecutive financial support and sponsor to this event!

Any Question? Please feel free to contact <lcca@live.com>