The British Chinese Food Culture
The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded a grant to Ming-Ai (London) Institute for the British Chinese Food Culture project between March 2011 to March 2012. The heritage focus for this project is to track the changes of the Chinese food in the UK, from how the original recipes were adapted by the environment changes and different ingredients, to how it gets back to the original ingredients and recipes when more oriental foods are imported.
For details please visit project website.
East-West Festive Cultures
The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded a grant to the Ming-Ai (London) Institute for the East West Festive Cultures project between May 2009 - April 2011, which is "How do traditional Chinese festivals differ from their British counterparts and why?" This project will find out through studying the similarities and differences between festivals by comparing, for example, Hallowe'en with Ghost Month, and St Valentine's Day with the Lantern Festival.
For details please visit project website.
The Evolution & History of British Chinese Workforce
Ming-Ai (London) Institute has been awarded grant from the Government's new Transformation Fund under the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills for informal adult learning, to run The Evolution and History of British Chinese Workforce project between September 2009 to March 2010.
It was an oral history project with more than 25 volunteers who worked on different tasks and had its launch day on 20 March 2010, at the St Martin's Hall of St Martin-in-the-field Church.
For details please visit project website.
China Now - TCM Workshops
China Now is the largest festival of Chinese culture ever in the UK. It launched in February 2008, with a series of high-profile events to mark the beginning of the Chinese New Year.
Throughout the first half of 2008, until the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, CHINA NOW coordinates about 800 events, performances and activities. It is a showcase of art, design, cuisine and culture, science, business and technology, education and sport – an inspirational celebration of vibrant, dynamic 21st-century China.
Making Chinese Votes Count
Thanks to the New Initiatives Fund granted by The Electoral Commission, the Making Chinese Votes Count project, which was under the management of the consortium consisting of both Ming-Ai (London) Institute and the London Chinese Community Network (LCCN) was started from 9th January 2006.
For details please visit project website.
