Category: United States

‘I Would Bring My Whole School If I Could!’ Says School Owner

PORTLAND, Oregon—Shen Yun Performing Arts was the first performance that Joe and Kristin O’Neill, owners of the private middle school Wildwood Academy, have seen since the pandemic began. “I absolutely love it. It’s one of my favorite shows,” Mr. O’Neill said alongside his family. “We try and come every year.” He loved the costumes and…


Shen Yun Reviving Culture and Memories Too

KANSAS CITY, Missouri—Claudia Salas and Mina Pena were both educators in South America before they moved to the United States. Seeing Shen Yun Performing Arts in Kansas City, Salas was reminded of some wonderful memories when New York-based Shen Yun traveled to perform in her home country. “I saw the show before in South America…


‘I Got So Many Goosebumps,’ Says Illustrator After Watching Shen Yun

PORTLAND, Oregon—It was an emotional moment for Ladonna Rios, a freelance illustrator, when she saw Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Portland Keller Auditorium on Oct. 9. “It was so beautiful, I got so many goosebumps,” she said. “I almost cried once—it was very moving.” Rios came to see Shen Yun with Samuel Chase, a software…


Chicago’s Business Community Praises Shen Yun

CHICAGO, Illinois—Shen Yun Performing Arts is bringing back the authentic traditional culture of China and its classical dances and music are awakening members of its audiences to the spiritual background and beauty of the Middle Kingdom’s culture. When Shen Yun performed at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago on Oct. 9, Bob Morgan, owner of Haul-About,…


Businessman Inspired to Delve in China’s History After Watching Shen Yun

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky—Theatergoers who’ve attended the world’s finest display of traditional Chinese dance and music, Shen Yun Performing Arts, will often tell you that their horizons have been expanded. For Matt Argo, the owner of several businesses, Shen Yun has given him a desire to learn more about China’s history. Argo attended Shen Yun in Louisville…


Dentist Moved by the True Stories of China Told in Shen Yun

PORTLAND, Oregon—For a medical professional, watching a performance by Shen Yun Performing Arts often invokes one to appreciate more than just the beauty in the arts. Hadi Nouredine, a dentist, and his wife, Raina, felt that New York-based Shen Yun was very impressive. “It was amazing … very cultural, very artistic,” Nouredine said. “We love the…


Senators Vow To Try Again to Bar Dishonorable Discharges for Declining Vaccine

Two Republican senators vowed late Wednesday to try again to bar the Department of Defense (DOD) from dishonorably discharging members of the U.S. military who decline to be vaccinated against the CCP virus, also known as novel coronavirus, the cause of COVID-19. “I just hope the people here realize what a dishonorable discharge really means,”…


In ‘The Dying Citizen’ Victor Davis Hanson Diagnoses America’s Existential Crisis

Victor Davis Hanson’s latest book, “The Dying Citizen: How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization are Destroying the Idea of America,” is a prescient account of how the American conceptualization of citizenship has been eroded by progressive ideologues and those who wish to undermine the original intent of the Framers. He focuses on the categories of…


More Than 140,000 US Children Had Parents, Grandparents Die During Pandemic: Study

Over 140,000 children in the United States have experienced the loss of a parent or a grandparent during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to newly published research. Researchers looked at fertility data, death rates, and information on household composition. They estimate that between April 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021, more than 140,000 children lost a…


Conductor Deeply Moved by Shen Yun

PORTLAND, Maine—A conductor was left in awe after watching Shen Yun Performing Arts at Portland’s Merrill Auditorium last weekend. “This was fantastic,” conductor David Brandes said. “I was so impressed with the music, the dance, the technology, the scenery. [And] it was very, very, deeply moving.” Brandes is a retired professor of music from Franklin Pierce University…