We are very excited to annouce that OCCA has finally found her home near 82nd Blondo! Past few weeks have been busy for some of our board members... looking, negotiating and finalizing all those grueling details and paperworks of purchasing a home for OCCA. As we are still at the early stage of the process, there will still be a lot of things to be done before OCCA can finally claims its owenership. So stay tune and we'll provide more updates as we make progress. Here are s

Have a passion in planting your own vegetable garden? Then this is a must read article for you written and contributed by Ms Zhu Liqin. Do you have questions for for Ms Zhu? Post them here! 冬季疏菜的储存 秋收后有许多菜可储存过冬，过冬菜的采摘有几点提醒大家: 1，尽量早上采摘,摘前几天不要浇水,避开下雨天. 2，采摘后在户外放在阴凉处1，2天再存，去去水气,如白菜,番薯. 3，搬运、装卸过冬菜时必须轻搬、轻装、轻运、轻卸，切勿丢滚碰撞，否则容易造成瓜菜损伤， 不利于贮藏。 冬天储存菜大多在地下室或车库,不管在哪,都要注意以下几个问题： 1，储藏地首先要清洗消毒,可用Bleach,Hydrogen Peroxide,也可用 1: 2 ----1: 4的醋:水. 2，选择通风良好干燥地方，如地下室常开窗, 车库天冷时用附盖物保暖..... 3，疏菜要摆放而

《2015奥马哈华人青少年才艺比赛》是由奥马哈华人文化协会及OCCA中文学校联合举办，由UNL孔子学院赞助的，这个活动是一年一度，今年是第五届。比赛的目的是为了传播中国文化，鼓励孩子学中文，用中文，学以致用，以增强孩子们对中文学习的兴趣。 本届比赛分为绘画，舞蹈，乐器，唱歌和中文演讲五个项目，共有40人参赛，参赛者从5岁到16岁。比赛在09/20/2015举行，虽然已经过去快一个月了，每每想起，始终回味无穷。 让人记忆犹新的是中文演讲组参赛者，5岁的童楚桥小朋友，一首配乐诗朗诵《沁园春。雪》，抑扬顿挫，把观众带到了那个战火纷飞的年代，又看到了那个指点江山的伟人。 还有12岁的Cynthia France，一首钢琴曲《黄河》让人们又看到了黄河上船夫与波浪搏斗的情景，气势磅礴，震撼人心。 绘画组的Crystal Huang，凭由一张《青花瓷》一举夺得冠军，她简练的笔法和单纯的色彩表达了丰富的艺术语言，惟妙惟肖，极具感人的艺术吸引力。 孩子们快乐的歌声和欢乐的舞蹈把比赛推向了高潮，比赛结束了，却让人意犹未尽，回味无穷。 真诚感谢OCCA中文学校的老师们

Join renowned composer and violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain at the Holland Stages Festival for a spontaneous community ensemble. This opportunity is open to community members of any age with any instrument and any level of experience! All you’ll need to bring is yourself and your instrument. Daniel Bernard Roumain will do the rest. Details - Who: Anyone age 2 to 102. Any instrument accepted. Participants do NOT need to be able to read music. What: Spontaneous community en

Mid-Autumn Festival is one the most important festivals among the Chinese. It's probably the second most celebrated festival by the Chinese all around the world after Chinese New Year. Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month every year. The Mid-Autumn Festival has several names, I guess for the foodies we'd call it the Mooncake Festival, and some just called it Moon Festival. There is a long history and legend associated with Mid-Autumn Festival.

Thank you to all the participants and volunteers who helped make it another memorable event! Thank you to our "One Center One Community" Walk/ Run donors and participants! On behalf of Team OCCA, we would like to thank you for your contribution. Your financial support helps us continue in our mission and makes the events like Moon Festival possible. Thank you again for your support! Here's a list of the organizers of the Moon Festival this year (Please accept our sincere a

中秋佳节是海外华人思乡最为浓厚的时刻， 月圆人团圆更是所有华人儿女的 期望。今年的一年一度的中秋佳节庆祝活动是在当地一个很大很幽静的湖边举办的。 近500奥马哈的华人和热爱中国文化的人们在这阳光明媚的一天, 一起庆祝我们自己 最传统 最具有特色的佳节。 每年中秋佳节的集聚， 更将我们在这里 的华人紧紧 地团结在一起，也同时一起欢迎刚从中国来的新生们。 几周前， 我们奥马哈华人协会董事会的成员们就带领着各自愿者小组在百忙中 抽出时间做计划， 租场地，商量细节。终于在九月27日， 我们的中秋佳节的庆祝 活动开始了。 今天的学生志愿者大都来自贝佛大学，克瑞顿大学和内州医学院以及对中国文化有浓厚情趣的外国友人， 他们在很早就来到了现场， 仅仅有条地开始布置场地， 将 我们那醒目的 “ 2015 年华人中秋佳节 ” 横幅 和最有代表意义的灯笼挂上。然 后精心为前来的人们准备食品。 在很短的时间里， 将整个现场布置得张灯结彩。 节日首先在“健走健跑”的比赛中拉开了序幕， 来自奥马哈的华人和中国学生们踊 跃参与这项活动并积极的为我们的“华人中心”募捐