Ventura County
Chinese American Association
VCCAA
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Ventura County
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August
2002
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Newsletter |
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President’s Message Dear Members: How time flies,
more than four-thousand years have come and gone, yet we still have a hard
time finding some good men and women to lead the VCCAA.
Ai, Yah! In this
computer age it is a common problem for civic groups to find enough
volunteers. There are only 24
hours in a day. Just not
enough time to go around! Thank you for
allowing me to be of service to our Association again.
Setting priority seems to work for me!
I invite you to include the VCCAA on your priority list.
We are deeply rooted in Chinese culture and we want to learn more
about it and to share it with those around us. Supporting the
Association is a natural thing to do!
We truly appreciate the generous donations of your time, talent,
and money. For this year, the
fundraising efforts have been severely limited to private and corporate
donations since street fairs had been deemed non-workable.
The mere existence of the VCCAA for the coming years depends on
your generosities. The main
function of the Association is to promote culture and to bridge better
understanding in our community. Our
major undertakings are the Chinese Language School, Historical Society,
and seven annual activities: Mid-Autumn Festival, Halloween Party,
Christmas Party, Cultural Night and Chinese New Year, Easter Egg Hunt,
Memorial Day Picnic, Installation and Awards Evening. I am happy to
announce that while we have had some initial success in soliciting
sponsors for our annual programs, we need more sponsors! I am also in talks with a few local restaurants hoping to
sell tickets to raise funds through organized banquets and gift
certificates. Dinner and
Dance and charity golf tournaments are also being pursued. Have
a great summer! See you all
at the Mid-Autumn Festival! Hillary Ling
VCCAA
President 2002-2003 |
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亲爱的会员: 感谢大家再次让我为华联会服务。我希望大家能象我一样把华联会当作生活的一个重要的部分。我们都深深根植于中华文化之中，都要更多地学习它，并与我们周围的人们分享这一灿烂的文化。 对我们每个会员来说，支持华联会是自然而然的事。我们将非常珍惜您所奉献的时间，才能，和金钱。由於那些街头的义卖活动看来不能实施，今年的筹款将会严格限制于个人和企业的奉献。华联会的仅存依靠您的慷慨解囊。 华联会的职能在於提升我们的文化，并在我们的社区中架起更好的理解的桥梁。华联会的分支包括中文学校和历史协会。每年我们有七项主要的活动，中秋节，万圣节，圣诞节，文化之夜与农历新年，复活节，国殇日，以及就职与奖励之夜。 尽管我们需要更多的赞助者，但我非常高兴地宣布我们已经找到了一些。我正在和一些餐馆探讨通过组织宴会和发放礼品卷动方式筹款的可能性。另外，晚餐，舞蹈，以及高尔夫，也都在考虑之中。 祝大家有一个美好的夏季，我们中秋节聚会时再见。 |
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Memorial
Day Picnic We had a
great Memorial Day Picnic that was held on Monday, May 27, at Pleasant
Valley Park, Camarillo. Attendance
was light although some people noticed that once the elections were under
control, the attendance appeared to grow to over 125 people. I am not sure what that means. The menu was
a little different from the past. I
think it went over well. Many
thanks to Tyrus and Vivian Goo, Eric Plambeck, Sharon Chiang, and Jennie
Hsu for helping with the planning; and Tyrus Goo and Leslie Jue for
handling and overseeing the cooking. The business
of the day was the happiest of all. VCCAA
elected a new board! Hillary
Ling did something very generous, he agreed to be president.
Tyrus Goo came in a close second by agreeing to be vice president.
Vivian Goo did a great job with the scholarship and service awards. Sincerely, Memorial Day Picnic Committee |
国殇日野餐 五月二十七日，星期一，我们在卡美丽欧的快乐谷公园，举行了今年别开生面的国殇日野餐。最后有大约一百二十五人参加。感谢Tyrus
Goo， Vivian Goo, Eric
Plambeck, Sharon Chiang, 和Jennie Hsu 参与
计划， 感谢Tyrus Goo和Leslie Jue
的烹饪手艺。更令人高
兴的是，华联会有了新一届的理事会。Hillary
Ling 同意出任理事长，Tyrus
Goo出任副理事长 。Vivian Goo
精彩地主持了本年度
奖学金
和服务奖的颁发。 |
Installation DinnerThe Annual
VCCAA Installation Dinner was held on Sunday evening, June 30, at the
Super Panda Buffet at 355 S. Mills Road, Ventura.
The event started with your choice of a wide variety of delicious
entrees that tantalized and excited the taste buds. About 70 members and guests attended to enjoy an evening
out. Besides
installing the incoming officers and city representatives, the annual
installation dinner recognized and thanked those members, officers, and
board members, who unselfishly donated their time, talent, and effort to
attain the goals and objectives of the VCCAA. Ben Wong Installation
Dinner Chairperson |
就职晚宴 本年度的就职晚宴于六月卅日在Super
Panda Buffet 举行。
从选择多姿多彩的食物开始，七十名参加者始终沉浸于美味之中。 除就职仪式以外，晚宴上我们还感谢了所有为华联会作出
奉献 的人们。 |
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Membership We are elated to have Mrs. Lisa Fu as the Chief
Editor for the 2002‑2003 Directory.
Lisa will introduce some new ideas to our annual directory.
If you have not sent in your membership renewal,
please do so now. Use the
enclosed membership form and write a check for $20.00 payable to the VCCAA.
Please consider becoming a Lifetime Member by writing a check for
$500, you will never have to renew your membership
again! Mail your completed
membership form and payment to: VCCAA, P.O. Box 806, Camarillo, CA
93011-0806. As you know, eggroll sales are no longer a viable
fundraiser activity, so your valuable membership dues are vital in
supporting the activities of the VCCAA.
Tax-deductible donations to the VCCAA are always welcome. Harry P. Lee |
会员 我们很荣幸地请到Lisa
Fu
女士作本年度会员录的主编。她将向我们介绍一些新的方法。如果您还没有更新本年度的会员身份，请使用本简报所附的表格，并签写一张总额二十元的支票付给华联会。同时您还可以考虑支付五百元成为终身会员，这样您就不再需要更新您的会员身份了。请将表格和支票寄给左边的地址。您或许已经知道，我们不能再通过销售蛋卷筹款，所以您的会员费对支持我们的活动非常重要。可以享受免税的捐款当然更加欢迎。 |
Mid-Autumn FestivalWhen:
Saturday, September 28, 2002, 6:00 PM Where:
Los Primeros Structure School Contact:
Tony Chen, (805) 644-9740 or Alvin Little, (805) 484-5222 Sponsor:
PCS International Inc. On the 15th
day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar, the moon is round and the
Chinese people mark their Moon (or Mid-Autumn) Festival. The round shape to the Chinese means family reunion.
Therefore, the festival is a holiday for members of a family to get
together whenever it is possible. On that day
sons and daughters will bring their family members back to their
parents’ house for a reunion. Sometimes
people who have already settled overseas will come back to visit their
parents on that day. As every
Chinese holiday is accompanied by some sort of special food.
On the Mid-Autumn Festival, people eat moon cake that is a kind of
cookie with fillings of sugar, sesame, walnut, yoke of preserved eggs, ham
or other tasty ingredient. Members are
reminded that for the potluck dinner to bring a dish that will serve at
least 10 people. The
Association will provide the drinks, rice, and moon cakes. |
中秋节 每年农历八月十五，正当满月的时候，就是华人所庆祝的中秋节了。满月对华人来说意味着家庭团圆，所以每个家庭都会在这一天尽可能的团聚。 儿女们这一天会带他们的小家庭去父母家团圆。有时即使已在海外定居的人们也会漂洋过海看望他们的父母。 每个华人的节日都有相应的食物祝兴。中秋节这一天，人们则要吃由糖，芝麻，核桃，咸蛋，火腿等滋味丰富的原料做成的月饼。 本次聚会，会员请携带可供十人享用的便餐。华联会将提供饮料，米饭，和月饼。 |
Halloween PartyWhen:
Saturday, October 26, 2002, 5:30 PM Where:
Los Primeros Structure School Contact:
Edna Tanita, (805) 482-3356 Sponsor:
Dr. & Mrs. Frank Chieu Halloween
was first celebrated about 1500 years ago.
It was a festival to celebrate that year’s harvest and the start
of winter. It was believed
that on October 31st the souls of the dead come back to earth. It is
believed that if the children wear scary costumes and visit their
neighbors’ houses, then evil spirits will be scared and they won’t
come to their houses. As
thanks to the children, the neighbors are supposed to give candy to the
children. If their neighbors
don’t give them any candy, the children will play a trick on them. As usual,
food and drink will be served at 5:30 PM, followed by games and costume
contests. Mark your calendar
for this fun-filled event. |
万圣节聚会 万圣节有大约一千五百年的历史。它是人们庆祝丰收和庆祝冬天之始的节日。传说死者的灵魂会在十月卅一日这一天回到人间。 人们还相信如果孩子们穿上恐怖的服装拜访邻居的家，就会驱恶辟邪。作为感谢，邻居应该给孩子们分发糖果，否则孩子们可有理由恶作剧一番。 象往年一样，聚会从下午五点半开始提供饮料和食品，然后是游戏和化装比赛。请记准时间，千万别错过这次趣味横生聚会。 |
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Ventura
County Chinese American The
Historical Society held a meeting on July 6, 2002 to discuss the China
Alley Memorial Project. We
were honored by the attendance of Eugene Moy, chairman of the Board of
Directors of the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California (CHSSC)
and his wife Susan as well as Linda Wong Smith who is also on the Board of
Directors of the CHSSC. Gene
presented to our society a copy of the book “Bridging the Centuries:
History of Chinese Americans in Southern California” which was
recently published by the CHSSC. Our
own Linda Bentz wrote a chapter on the Chinese fishing activities in
Southern California in this book. The
noted archaeologist Roberta Greenwood contributed a chapter on the
Chinatown in Ventura. We look forward to future collaboration with the CHSSC
which was founded in 1975 to increase awareness of the Chinese American
heritage. We are in
the process of finalizing the design of the China Alley Memorial.
The Ventura City Council authorized the construction of the
memorial along the Figueroa walkway close to the original site of the
China Alley in Ventura. We
are in need of an artist(s) who may be able to help with the design of
this important monument to the Chinese pioneers who lived in Ventura from
the 1860s to 1910s. This will
be the first official recognition of the contribution by the Chinese to
the history of Ventura County. For
a view of the draft of the Memorial, please visit our website at www.vccahs.org. Anyone interested in this project is encouraged to contact
George Yu at (805) 987-8937 or email to yucgeorge@aol.com. The Ventura
City Council allocated $8,000 in matching fund for the China Alley
Memorial. Our Historical
Society set a goal to raise an additional $10,000 toward the construction
of the Memorial. We are
asking all the members of the VCCAA to contribute to this fund. Please make your tax-deductible contribution payable to the
VCCAA and identify in the memo section “China Alley Memorial Project.”
Mail your checks to Mr. S. K. Leong, 1110 Avenida Acaso, Camarillo,
CA 93012. George
Yu Historical
Society Chairperson |
华联会历史协会 历史协会于七月六日举行了关于“China
Alley Memorial”
项目的会议。我们很荣幸地邀请到南加州华人历史协会理事Linda
Wong Smith， 理事会主席Eugene Moy
及其夫人Susan。Gene向我们
提供了一本新近由南加华人历史协会理事出版的“世纪的桥梁：南加州在美华人的历史”。我会会员Linda
Bentz书写其中关于南加华人渔
业活动的一章。著名考古学家Roberta
Greenwood则用一章描写范杜
拉的唐人街。南加华人历史协会成立于1975年，我们希望与其共同合作提高人们对中华文化遗产的了解。 我们正在“China
Alley Memorial”
设计的收尾阶段。范杜拉市议会已授权在沿Figueroa步行街接近原来“China
Alley”
的地方建造纪念碑。
我们正需要艺术家来帮助纪念碑的设计，它将纪念从1860年代到1910年代在Ventura生活的华人先驱们。请访问www.vccahs.org查看纪念碑草图。对项目有兴趣者还联系George
Yu：(805) 987-8937，yucgeorge@aol.com。 Ventura市议会已为纪念碑拨发$8,000的匹配款项，我们历史协会的目标是另外筹集$10,000。我们请求所有VCCAA会员的免税捐款。支票请寄Mr.
S. K. Leong, 1110 Avenida Acaso, Camarillo, CA 93012，抬头请写
“China
Alley Memorial Project.”
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VCCAA
Youth Group As your new
VCAA Youth Group co-president I, Juliet Kong, would like to welcome you
all into the new year! Recently,
I attended a board meeting and met the great board members for this coming
year. Everyone was concerned
about the association and coming up with ideas that will help the VCCAA
and its success for years to come. Knowing
that people out there are volunteering and dedicating their time to this
association make me want to help even more.
This is why I ask you, the youth (those ages 12-18), to please give
your input and spend time to help the association – be it setting up or
attending the annual functions. This
upcoming year the Youth Group will be led by both myself and Tiffany Chieu.
We are here to help the association but we cannot handle the
association by ourselves. I
encourage everyone between the ages of 12-18 to actively participate
because many of our association members are either seniors or juniors in
high school and in two years the Youth Group might not exist.
So please call up your Chinese buddies and tell them to join the
VCCAA. If you have
any questions or comments please feel free to contact me or Tiffany.
My number is (805) 988-1140 or (805) 712-2612. Juliet
Kong
Tiffany Chieu |