NEW YORK—The United States was built on the foundation of freedom, notably, the freedom of speech and expression. Shen Yun Performing Arts is able to fulfill their mission of reviving 5,000 years of Chinese culture since they are based in New York and not in China, where they are being censored. Stephen Meringoff, the founder and managing partner of Himmel & Meringoff, shared that he could see the value of freedom through Shen Yun. “Freedom of the human spirit has to be reflected in the freedom that we feel as we live in this world today. And too much of what’s happening in the world is squashing our freedom. Freedom is not giving people things for free. Freedom is giving people a helping hand and helping lift them up. Not giving them money. We need to all feel free in our spirit,” he said. Shen Yun uses dance and music …