Spring 2006
20 05-2006 Guadalajara, Mexico -The Follow Up by D. Bagley OFFICERS B A L - When Albuquerque Sister performed four times for President: Cities delegation last visited LOON- Guadalajara. ISTS AID CHIHUAHUA Dave Bagley Guadalajara in October 2005, The hot air balloons all attendees had a great time. 771-3114 brought crowds each time At the Jingle Bell Rally De- Much was accomplished; but they were displayed, and [email protected] there were some loose ends to cember 10 and 11, 2005, hundreds of Guadalajara balloonists gathered in Al- come back to. This visit to children were able to get Guadalajara (March 25-28), buquerque not only to soar 2nd V. President: tethered rides. the skies but to participate primarily for trade and com- You’ll have a chance to see T in a sister cities project. For uty Quinton merce, was organized by Al- the Black Eagle Dancers on buqerque’s Office of Eco- two days outerwear clothing 296-2392 July 4th at our Tricentennial was collected - totaling 21 nomic Development. With us World Concert at Balloon [email protected] were two hot air balloons and HUGE bagsful. December Fiesta Park. Please don’t 16, 2005 Chihuahua city crews; six Black Eagle miss the evening. You Dancers from Jemez Pueblo; employees traveled to Albu- won’t be disappointed. querque and returned home 3rd V. President: three representatives from the Check our web site for more Hispanic Chamber of Com- with the donated items. Richard Buckler information (www. merce; five folks from the albuquerque-sister- 291-8175 City of Albuquerque; eight cities.org). business representatives; and [email protected] me, Dave Bagley.. My focus on this trip was to ensure that the relationship Secretary: with Colegio Guadalajara Kay Carrico (school, not college) and Al- buquerque Academy was still 898-0036 moving ahead. And it is! Albuquerque Academy fol- [email protected] lowed me with a visit in early April and the Colegio will visit Academy in late May. Treasurer: After that, the schools will Maja Whittington plan a student exchange dur- ing the summer of 2007. 271-8944 The Black Eagle Dancers were superb representatives [email protected] ———————————
Mayors Chavez and Espinosa Newsletter Editor: sign a ratification of Sister Cities Agreement Carol Dawley 883-9516 Black Eagle Dancers [email protected] 1 of our indigenous culture and ALBUQUERQUE SISTER CITIES From The President’s Desk
During the past few months, Albu- will have a wonderful opportunity nate on July 4th at the Bal- querque Sister Cities Foundation to experience other cultures for loon Fiesta Park. Every chair sent a delegation to Guadalajara, years and years, starting with is working hard to ensure that Mexico. Guadalajara. the delegates have places to Yours truly accompanied this con- Albuquerque’s Tricentennial Cel- stay, and escorts and transla- tingent. We were following up on ebration is now mostly under con- tors. Please watch your mail- some issues that we began last trol. Our dedicated committee box, or check our web site October. I traveled along with (Davis Begay, Ikuko Begay, Kay www.albuquerque-sister- some City officials, businessmen, Carrico, Randy LeCoq and me) cities.org for the latest infor- hot air balloon crews and Black has developed a wonderful mation. Eagle Dancers from Jemez agenda for our delegates from Want to join the fun? We can Pueblo. My primary reason for five of our sister cities. They will always use your help. Please visiting Guadalajara again was to be visiting us from June 30 give me a call. cement the relationshoip between through July 5. Along with the Colegio Guadalajara and Albu- many places we have for them to querque Academy. Nora Parades visit, we’ve also provided a cou- Gracias, the new headmistress of ple of opportunities for all of our the colegio (K-12), took the time members to participate and be to talk with me, and I came away able to meet our friends. This confident that we have a good event is the trip of a lifetime for match. Our Albuquerque students the delegates. And it will culmi-
Dave Bagley and Colegio headmistress, Nora Parades Gracias.
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Strangers are friends we have yet to meet.
Good Karma wonderful stroke of luck. enjoy it a second time. Don’t let a little dispute injure a A loving atmosphere in your This is what the Dalai Lama great relationship. home is the foundation for has to say for 2005: When you realize you’ve made a your life. Take into account that great mistake, take immediate steps to Be gentle with the earth. love and great achievements correct it. Once a year, go someplace involve great risk. Spend some time alone each you’ve never been before. When you lose, don’t lose the day. Approach love and cooking lesson. Open arms to change, but don’t with reckless abandon. Follow the three R’s: Respect let go of your values. Share your knowledge. It’s for self, Respect for others and Remember that silence is some- a way to achieve immortal- Responsibility for all your ac- times the best answer. ity. tions. Live a good, honorable life. Judge your success by what Remember that not getting Then when you get older and you had to give up in order what you want is sometimes a think back, you’ll be able to to get it.
2 Upcoming Events Meet Your Board: Tuty Quinton and Richard Buckler April 22 - Albuquerque Founders Day Albuquerque Sister Cities Founda- name “Martha Stewart” by her friends. Al- tion’s Second Vice President/Social though she travels to Indonesia at least once May 17 - ASCF Board Meeting Chairman is Tuty Quinton. Born in a year, she has only been on one Sister Indonesia, she is the 11th child of Cities trip and that was to Japan, accompa- sixteen, having nine brother and six nying Ruth Hashimoto. June 11 - ASCF Annual mem- sisters. Her siblings are scattered Albuquerque Sister Cities Foundation’s bership Meeting and election throughout the world. One brother Third Vice President and Acting Chair of of officers married a Ukranian citizen and lives the Ashgabat Committee is Richard Buckler. in Russia. Several brothers are in He arrived in Albuquerque in 1990 moving June 21 - ASCF Board the New York City area. One works from Los Angeles with his family on a job Meeintg at the Indonesian consulate, another transfer. In 1994 Sally-Alice Thompson works at the Libyan Consulate, and was coordinating the first youth trip to Turk- June 30 - July 5 - Albuquerque five work at the United Nations. menistan. Richard knew someone going on Tricentennial Celebration in- Tuty enjoys new experiences. the trip and got involved. Then Sally-Alice While in college in Indonesia asked him to help coordinate the next few volving Sister Cities (majoring in architecture) she tried trips and he was hooked. He wrote the scuba diving and sky diving. When proposal for a grant from the State Depart- July 2006 - SCI Annual Interna- Tuty came to the USA in 1982, one ment so that some students from Ashgabat tional Conference - Washing- of the first persons she met was could travel to New Mexico. As present ton DC - details available on Ruth Hashimoto. Ruth recruited her Acting Chair of the Ashgabat committee, he their website: for Albuquerque Sister Cities and has traveled there three times - 1996, 1998, www.sister-cities.org Tuty became a member in Septem- and October 2004. In addition, his family ber 1983. Tuty is also on Albu- hosted a sixteen year old student from Turk- October querque’s Heritage Council, a mem- menistan for a year. In 1997, he became Sister Cities State Meeting ber of the United nations of New Third Vice President. The duties in this Mexico, and is a board member of office involve membership. He keeps an ————————————— the Asian/American Asociation in accurate and up-to-date database of all —- New Mexico. She likes to travel members of the Albuquerque Sister Cities and cook. In fact, she has a diploma Foundation. Board Meeting Location in cake decorating and made Ruth Hashimoto’s 85th birthday cake. The ASCF Board meets at the Her domestic talents also include Compass Bank at 505 Mar- sewing. Thus earning her the nick- quette NW on the 14th floor. It meets the 3rd Wednesday every other month at 5 PM. Starting January 2006, it will meet on a monthly basis to pre- pare for the Tricentennial Celebration.
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Reminder: Annual election of ASCF Board at the an- nual meeting in June.
3 ALBUQUERQUE SISTER CITIES Sally-Alice Thompson and Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
She was there when Turkmenistan de- Sally-Alice Thompson stepped down as St. Petersburg) to Moscow. Since they clared its independence from Russia. Chair of the Ashgabat Committee in Jan- were allowed only two weeks for the She remembers the big celebration uary 2006. Richard Buckler, formerly journey, some of the time they walked held at the Peace Palace. On one of the Co-Chair, is presently the Acting and some of the time they rode on her trips she met Mured Nazarov, her Chair of the Ashgabat Committee. Al- buses. One of the days they were on co-walker in Russia. Mured is now the though no longer heading the committee, foot, Sally-Alice spent the time talking Turkman Ambassador to Iran. Sally-Alice will continue to actively par- with Mured Nazarov from Ashgabat. Currently Sally-Alice spends her time ticipate in the program. Although she speaks little Russian and at the Peace Center in Albuquerque. Sally-Alice Thompson promoted and no Turkman, Mured was conversant in Peace and Justice Organizations Link- helped to establish the Ashgabat and Al- English. They discovered that the ing Arms is an umbrella group for 40 buquerque sister city relationship. Itwas cities of Albuquerque and Ashgabat different peace-minded associations. in 1988 that Sally-Alice became in- had much in common - desert, moun- Sally-Alice is the secretary for one of volved with Sister Cities. But the pro- tains, rug and jewelry making, horse those groups - Veterans for Peace. cess actually started while she was on a racing. Upon her return to New Mex- She still participates in various demon- peace march in the United States. About ico, she approached Albuquerque’s strations. And all of this while work- 2,000 folks left Los Angeles walking to mayor and city council about having a ing on her first novel. Washington D.C. by way of New York sister city affiliation with Ashgabat. City. They were promoting nuclear dis- Professor Greg Gleason at UNM as- ——————————————— armament. Only 200 actually completed sisted her. While Albuquerque hosted A friend indeed is that rare soul who the eight and a half month trek. Sally- the SCI annual international conven- sees right through us but sees us Alice was one of them. While walking, tion, the two cities formalized their through. she heard many onlookers shout that the sister cities relationship. The Mayor of —————————————— group ahould also march in Russia. And Ashgabat was in Albuquerque for the so they did. Two hundred from the USA occassion. Since that time, Sally-Alice were joined by 200 from the Soviet Union. They went from Leningrad (now has made over 25 trips to Ashgabat.
New Chair for Lanzhou Committee - David Hsi
Due to the overwhelming demands David was born in Shanghai, China. He Prof. Jian Zhu will remain as the Co- of out of town travel, Elena Lu has emigrated to the US to attend graduate Chair for the Lanzhou Committee. He resigned as the Chair for the school at the University of Georgia. He teaches Chinese at UNM As the Chair- Lanzhou Committee. The Albu- received his doctorate from the University of man of the American Chinese Civic Ex- querque Lodge of the Chinese Minnesota in the study of agronomy and his change, he makes frequent trips to China American Citizens Alliance post doctorate fellowship from Arizona. He to promote cultural and educational ex- (CACA), the sponsoring organiza- and his family then moved to Clovis, NM changes between the USA and China. tion for the Lanzhou and Albu- where he woked for NM State University In querque sister city relationship, has 1979 they moved to Albuquerque and shortly selected David Hsi to be their new thereafter he joined ASCF of which he was Chair. David resigned as the Co- president 1996-1998. Chair for the Hualien Committee in David is or has been active and committed to order to take on his new duties. many causes. He is past president of the NM David was the first Chair for the Academy of Science and the National Asso- Lanzhou Committee when the ciation of Science and is a founding member friendly relationship between and past president of NM Chinese Associa- Lanzhou and Albuquerque was of- tion. He has served as a member of the APS ficially established in 1996. In School Board. He is past president of the 1997 he accompanied Mayor Friendship Force of NM and has traveled Chavez and a delegation of 30 to around the world. He is also a multi gold Lanzhou. medalist in badminton. 4 ALBUQUERQUE SISTER CITIES ASCF Spring Get Together Dinner form) - fireworks .
On Saturday, March 18, 2006 the Al- Wednesday, July 5 - departures. buquerque Sister Cities Foundation June 30 - July 6 held a dinner at the Evergreen Buffet Chinese Restaurant. The Dinner was Friday, June 30 -Delegations Mesilla, NM Adopts attended by ninety-one adults and seven children. The New Mexico from Alburquerque, Ashga- Sister City Chinese Association which is the sup- bat, and Lanzhou arrive - porting organization for Hualien sister evening buffet at a hotel. The town of Mesilla has formalized city were represented by its board its second sister city proclamation, members. After the delicious dinner Saturday, July 1 - Chihuahua signing a document with a delega- the Chair of Hualien Committee, Sid- delegation arrives - tour Al- ney Yen, welcomed the guests and tion from Carmona, Spain. introduced the ACSF Board mem- buquerque Art Museum - The proclamation was signed dur- bers. He then turned the microphone evening dinner. ing a ceremony on the historic over to ASCF President, Dave Mesilla Plaza. The two agreed to Bagley. Dave stated that he had lunch Sunday, July 2 - Sasebo del- establish a commitment to a cul- with two City of Albuquerque offi- egation arrives - tour Indian tural, business and educational ex- cials and Dr. Wu-Lien Wei, Director change. General of the Taipei Economic and Pueblo Cultural Center - tour National Hispanic Cul- Mesilla’s first sister city relation- Cultural Office in Los Angeles. Dr. ship was signed with Ascension, Wei had to return to Los Angeles tural Center - dinner at Los Mexico. earlier that afternoon and was unable Amigos Barn. to attend the dinner as planned. Dave showed the beautiful Chinese flower Monday, July 3 - Lunch and In Memorium vase he received as a gift from Dr. Wei. Entertainment followed Dave’s tour of Santa Fe - BioPark remarks. Eleven members of the Al- dinner and ceremonial open- Fred Quellmalz, who was pre- buquerque Chinese Chorus under the ing of Japanese Garden - sent at the White House Confer- direction of Ms. Hui-Chun Lin per- evening receptions. ence when President Eisenhower formed six Chinese and Taiwanese folksongs. Ms. Lin herself performed formulated the Sister Cities con- three solos. Everyone enjoyed the Tuesday, July 4 - 6 am bal- cept, and who was a co-founder superb performance. A BIG thank loon flights followed by a of the Illinois State Chapter, as you to Sidney Yen, Chair of the tailgate party - 9 am - 3 pm well as a founder of the Des Hualien Committee, for making the Indian Ware Expo - 4 pm Plaines Sister Cities Assn., arrangements. For those who missed the perfor- World Concert at Balloon passed away in Des Plaines De- mance of the Albuquerque Chinese Fiesta Park (entertainers cember 29, 2006. Chorus or those who wish to see them from our sister cities per- again - they will have a public perfor- mance at the Central Methodist Church on Saturday, May 13, 2006 at 7 pm. Ticket price is $5.00 Anyone interested should contact Sidney Yen at (505) 296-7682.
Albuquerque Chinese Chorus - Ms. Hin-Chun Lin, directing. Current Plans for Tri- Centennial Celebration 5 P.O. Box 26693 Albuquerque, NM 87125 Mailing Address Goes Here
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