Mission

WE HAVE A SMALL, DEDICATED ALL-VOLUNTEER 12-MEMBER BOARD THAT HAS PUT IN THOUSANDS OF HOURS TO FURTHER ITS MISSION AND RESEARCH CHINA GARDENS IN THE US AND CHINA. OUR BOARD IS DIVERSE AND IS COMPOSED OF HMONG, CHINESE, AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS. OUR 11-MEMBER HONORARY ADVISORY COUNCIL, INCLUDES AMONG OTHERS, FORMER MAYOR GEORGE LATIMER, FORMER MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ART ASIAN ART CURATOR ROBERT JACOBSEN, FORMER ST. PAUL PARKS & REC LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT BILL PESEK, DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL ORGANIZER BRENDA FONG. WE HAVE A 9-MEMBER CHINESE ADVISORY GROUP AND A 9-MEMBER HMONG ADVISORY GROUP TO ADVISE THE BOARD TO ENSURE CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL AUTHENTICITY.