An official delegation from Kunming, China, will visit Denver September 21–22 as the two cities celebrate four decades of friendship, exchange and collaboration. For forty years, Denver and Kunming have built a friendship across thousands of miles through cultural exchange, education, business, environmental collaboration and, most importantly, relationships between...
This Labor Day weekend, two very different traditions offer a reminder of something they share: communities decide what is worth remembering—and then find ways to carry those traditions forward. On the morning of September 5, 1882, people began gathering along the streets of lower Manhattan for something the country...
Dear DSCI Friends, We'd like to share news of a wonderful and very personal donation recently made to Denver Sister Cities International by Dr. James Aubrey. Jim has entrusted DSCI with a collection of art and cultural objects gathered through years of international experience and relationships. I recently...
This September, Denver and Kunming celebrate an extraordinary milestone: 40 years as Sister Cities. Since 1986, the Denver–Kunming relationship has brought together students, educators, artists, civic leaders, businesses, volunteers, and families through decades of cultural exchange and citizen diplomacy. Now, we invite you to help us celebrate. Denver–Kunming...
How Wartime Friendship Became Citizen Diplomacy Long before Denver and Kunming became sister cities, they were connected by a very different story. It was not a story about cultural exchange programs, student visits, or international friendship. It was a story about survival. In 1939, the City of Kunming found itself...
This September, Denver and Kunming celebrate an extraordinary milestone: 40 years as Sister Cities. Since 1986, the Denver–Kunming relationship has brought together students, educators, artists, civic leaders, businesses, volunteers,...