FUSIA announced the two signature events taking place in August: FUSIA at the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival on August 13, taking place at Flushing Meadows Corona Park (www.hkdbf-ny.org), and the 2011 Cross Cultural Internship Program (CCIP) Closing and Appreciation Ceremony at the Surrogate's Court in Manhattan on August 16 (www.fusia.net).

This will be the eighth year that FUSIA will take part in the Honk Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York as a sponsor. FUSIA will also enter a team of 14+ CCIP students into the Dragon Boat race. Each student will wear unique t-shirt featuring the slogan "we're all in the same boat," symbolizing the cultural diversity and cooperation to achieve great things that the program inspires.

Aside from the races, CCIP students will host a cultural workshop for kids to garner support and raise awareness of the Chinese University of Hong Kong's AIumni Association's program "Little Bamboo," a charity working to assist children in poor areas of Mainland China.

This year's 2011 Cross Cultural Internship Program (CCIP) Closing and Appreciation Ceremony will be held at Surrogate's Court on 31 Chambers Street. The purpose of the event is to show support for the CCIP host companies and organizations as well as individuals and organizations throughout the city.

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer will be the keynote speaker addressing the guests. Other speakers include NYS Assemblywoman Grace Meng; NYS Assemblyman Rory Lancman; Herman Chan, Director of Careers and Placement, University of Hong Kong; Fred Teng, Chairperson of the Hong Kong Association of New York; Andrew Leung, Executive Vice President, Yu & Associates, etc.