Saturday, May 9, 2009 Charles B. Wang Center
2 COUNTY OF SUFFOLK OFFICE OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE Steve Levy COUNTY EXECUTIVE April 23 2009 Dear Friends: I am pleased to join with you in celebrating the Suffolk County Asian American Advisory Board’s inaugural program for Asian Pacific Heritage Month.
This program, held in the Charles Wang Center at Stony Brook University, features multicultural displays of arts and crafts, live music and dance performances, Asian American films which embrace the numerous contribution and achievements of our diverse Asian and Pacific American communities here in Suffolk.
I wish to extend my hearty congratulations to these evening honorees – Dr. Chung Chi Chou, Dr. Sunita Mukhi, Dr. Arvind Vora, Dr. Shoji Kimura, Dr. Satoshi Ozaki and Mr. Kyu Ho Park – for their outstanding achievements and contributions to our communities. My sincerest best wishes to the Asian American Advisory Board, sponsors, organizers and visitors for what I am sure will be a wonderful and informative celebration.
Sincerely,
Steve levy
Suffolk County Executive
H. LEE DENNISON BLDG. * 100 VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY * P.O. BOX 6100 * HAUPPAUGE, N. Y. 11788 0099 * (631) 853 4000 3
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Office of the County Executive 1550 Franklin Avenue Mineola, New York 11501
May 9, 2009
Dear Friends,
I am pleased to join all of you who have gathered to celebrate the success of the Suffolk County Asian American Advisory Board on the occasion of its Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration at the Charles B. Wang Center.
Suffolk County Asian American Advisory Board has earned the admiration and respect of those in their community, working diligently to provide vital programs and services that contribute to the quality of life in Suffolk County.
This wonderful organization is to be commended for providing the means through which generous acts of public service and hours of dedication can be demonstrated.
Please accept my best wishes and let me extend hearty congratulations to the organization for your exemplary work and dedicated service to Suffolk County and its residents. I know your efforts will be a great success for our Long Island Community.
Best wishes for continued success in all your endeavors.
Sincerely,
Thomas R. Suozzi County Executive
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Mel Guadalupe Director Office of Minority Affairs Dear Friends,
I am extremely proud to join you in celebrating the Suffolk County Asian-American Advisory Board’s 2009 Asian-Pacific Heritage Month program at Stony Brook University’s Charles Wang Center.
This program, featuring a vast array of arts and crafts, theatrical style performances, music and award ceremonies, is a wonderful tribute to the numerous achievements of our Asian and Pacific-American communities here on Long Island.
I want to recognize and congratulate the evening honorees, Dr. Chung Chi Chou, Dr. Sunita Mukhi, Dr. Shoji Kimura, Dr. Satoshi Ozaki, Mr. Kyu Ho Park and Dr. Arvind Vora, for their outstanding contributions to our communities. They are an inspiration to us all. I wish to thank the Suffolk County Asian-Advisory Board, sponsors, volunteers and visitors for what will be an inspirational and informative program.
Sincerely,
Mel Guadalupe H. LEE DENNISON BLDG. * 100 VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY * P.O. BOX 6100 * HAUPPAUGE, N. Y. 11788 0099 * (631) 853 4738
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Asian American Advisory Board Suffolk County Office of Minority Affairs H. Lee Dennison Building 100 Veterans Highway Hauppauge, New York 11788-0099 May 9, 2009 On behalf of the Suffolk County Asian American Advisory Board ( www.scaaab.org ), I am pleased to welcome you to the Inaugural Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration on May 9, 2009 at the Charles B. Wang Center, Stony Brook University. The Asian American Advisory Board is proud to organize this celebration with the Suffolk County Office of Minority Affairs, the Charles B. Wang Center and the support of various local Asian American organizations. The Asian American Advisory Board (AAAB) was formed by County Executive Steve Levy in December 2005. Under the Suffolk County Executive and Office of Minority Affairs, the Board’s function is to improve cultural understanding between these ethnic communities, the County government, and our community as a whole. The Board also functions to promote minority business development, access to services, and to encourage civic participation at all levels by members of the community. The committed Board members consist of professionals from various backgrounds and are leaders from various Asian American communities. Since its inception, this Board has faithfully fulfilled its mission by organizing a variety of programs. The Board also serves as a bridge between County government and the Asian American community. For this year’s inaugural celebration, the AAAB brings together individuals and families from many Asian countries. Our purpose is to nurture understanding of the traditional visual and performing arts and cultural values of the peoples of this diverse region. During the last thirty years, there has been a dramatic rise in the number of Asian Americans who have established themselves in Suffolk County, enriching the cultural diversity of this area on Long Island. This event is our opportunity to share our rich cultural heritage with all Long Islanders. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank our County Executive Steve Levy for forming this Board. Furthermore, I extend my deepest appreciation to Mr. Mel Guadalupe, Director of Suffolk County Office of Minority Affairs, for his unconditional support of AAAB in all its functions. This celebration would not be possible without the dedication and commitment from the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration Organizing Committee (composed of AAAB members and community leaders). Notably, I commend Mr. Ramon Villongco (APAHM Committee Chairman, AAAB secretary), Ms. Akie Naito Gearns (AAAB co chair), Ms. Hai Dee Lee (BNL), Mr. Bob Hyneman (TAALI) and Ms.Vera Hu Hyneman (TAALI) for volunteering countless hours in putting this celebration together. The financial support from our corporate sponsors and vendors are very much appreciated. Last but not least, this celebration will not be complete without the hard work of performers, workshop instructors, cultural booth workers, and volunteers. I thank them for their contribution and support. I hope this year’s celebration will enrich your understanding and appreciation of the diverse Asian Pacific American traditions. We look forward to seeing you next May and at our other AAAB sponsored activities. Best wishes,
Jim Yih Jin Young 楊憶軍 Chair, AAAB
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Welcome Letters………………………. 3 11 Sponsor List…………………………… 13 Table of Contents……………………… 14 Suffolk County AAAB Members……… 16 19 Festival Organizing Committee……….. 20 Today's Show…………………………. 22 Today's Lectures and Workshops……... 24 25 Today's Films………………………….. 27 China ( 中国)…………………………... 29
India ……………………………… 31 Japan ( 日本)…………………………… 33 Korea ( 한국) ………………………….. 37 The Philippines (Sa Pilipinas)………… 39 Taiwan ( 台灣)………………………… 47 Thailand ( ราชอาณาจักรไทย )………….. 55 2009 Honoree Dr. Chung Chi Chou…… 57 2009 Honoree Dr. Sunita Mukhi………. 59 2009 Honoree Dr. Arvind Vora……….. 60 2009 Honoree Dr. Shoji Kimura………. 63 2009 Honoree Dr. Satoshi Ozaki……… 65 2009 Honoree Mr. Kyu Ho Park……… 67
15 Suffolk County Asian American Advisory Board
Jim Young, Ph.D. - Chairman
Dr. Jim Yih Jin Young received his bachelor's degree from National Taiwan University. He came to the United States to obtain his master and Ph.D. from the University of Washington. He is currently a professor of sociology at Nassau Community College. He is the advisor of the Taiwanese American Association on Long Island (TAALI) and was the President of the TAALI in 2007 and vice President in 2006. Currently he chairs the Suffolk County Asian American Advisory Board.
Akie Naito-Gearns - Co-Chair
Akie was born in Tokyo and have lived in the US for almost 20 years. Akie has one son, Patrick, who studies overseas. Akie is an international Real Estate Agent and has travel around the world to work with properties. As travel is a hobby of mine, this is the perfect job for me. As the Co Chairperson of the Advisory Board my goal is to provide important information to benefit minority people. I will be having seminars on various topics.
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Ramon Villongco - Recording Secretary
Born in Manila, Philippines, Ramon came to the United States in 1982 and received his Master of Business Administration at Dowling College, Oakdale, New York and is working towards an Advanced Certificate in Human Resource Management at New York Institute of Technology. He is married with three beautiful children. Ramon is presently employed as the Assistant Director of Admissions at the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYCOM) of NYIT in Old Westbury, New York. Ramon holds over 15 years of marketing /management experience and with over 10 years in college administration and enrollment services/admissions experience.
Ramon join the Advisory Board in 2006 and has been an active community leader in the Filipino American community and is a member of several Filipino American organizations in the United States.
Belinda Pagdanganan - Board Member
Bel holds a degree in MBA from Dowling College, a BA in Economics from the University of the Philippines, and is working towards a Masters degree in Environmental Technology from the New York Institute of Technology. Bel has over 20 years of management and field experience in emergency planning, disaster preparedness and response. She worked in emergency planning for the Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant and then focused on utility preparedness under the former LILCO/KeySpan Corporation. In 2005, Bel accepted the position as Suffolk County’s Director of Emergency Preparedness and later as Deputy Commissioner of Suffolk County’s Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services. She returned to National Grid (formerly KeySpan) in May 2008 as a Manager in Government Relations.
Bel is a volunteer firefighter with the Brentwood Fire Department and currently holds the rank of Captain of their Fire Prevention Company. She is also a member of the Asian Leadership Association in National Grid.
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Stella Sheih - Board Member
Stella Shieh graduated from Taiwan’s Chinese Culture University, majoring in dance & music. In Taiwan, she was the recipient of two awards, “The Flying Phoenix” in 1981 and the “Greatest Choreographer” in 1983. Recognized for her artistic interpretation of Chinese traditional dance, she was selected to lead a prominent dance troupe to perform in Japan, and teach movement classes in the Philippines.
After immigrating to the US she continued dancing, settling in NY and remaining active in the dance community. Currently she is a choreographer and teacher of modern and Chinese folk dance on Long Island. Her passion for the artists of her native Taiwan prompted her to become an artistic facilitator, helping to bring an array of Taiwanese performers to the tri state area for concerts, lectures and demonstrations. She is also the president of Zen Appétit, an Asian event planning service for private parties and businesses. Stella is one of the founders of the Asian American Cultural Festival of Long Island, and chaired both the 2007 and 2008 events. Presently she is co chair of the Suffolk County Minority Business Development Council; Special Events/Hospitality Director for the Independent Business Women Circle, and an active board member of the Suffolk County Asian American Advisory Board.
Ritu S Wackett - Board Member
Ritu holds a B.A.; summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, in political science and psychology from the State University of New York at Albany, an M.A. in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and an M.A. in public policy from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, where she also completed coursework toward a doctorate in political science.
Ritu sits on the boards of the Child Care Council of Nassau, Inc. and the Suffolk County Executive’s Asian American Advisory Board. Ritu was also a founding board member of the United States Women’s Chamber of Commerce, New York affiliate. In 2008, Ritu was named in the “Top 40 under 40” people in business by Long Island Business News . In her spare time Ritu is an avid tennis player, long distance runner and skier. Ritu and her husband, Dr. Andrew Wackett are proud parents of two young sons. They reside in beautiful Setauket, NY.
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Peter Chiu, M.D. - Board Member
Dr. Peter Chiu received his medical degree from SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn. He completed his residency training at Mount Sinai Hospital and he received his certification in acupuncture from New York Medical College. Dr. Chiu is Board Certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, a member of the American Academy of PM&R, a member of the Suffolk County Medical Society and a former Board member at the Center for Chinese Learning at Stony Brook. Dr. Chiu joined the AAAB in 2008. He is currently involved with his private practice located in East Patchogue, NY where he specializes in pain management, medical acupuncture and physical therapy related services. The purposes for which the Suffolk County Asian American Advisory Board are as follows:
• Bring to the attention of the County Executive those issues that impact upon the Asian American communities throughout the County of Suffolk.
• Seek community input on relevant issues that impact their communities.
• Improve communications and cultural understanding between the Asian American communities, government, and its residents.
• Address pertinent issues, some of which include:
education health legislation small business development/economic development. • Encourage civic participation in the communities. The purposes of the Board shall be promoted through educational programs, conferences, committees, projects and other programs.
Suffolk County Asian American Advisory Board http://www.scaaab.org/ H. Lee Dennison Building 100 Veterans Memorial Hwy Hauppauge, NY 11788 0099 ph: 631 853 5692 [email protected]
19 Inaugural Suffolk County Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration Organizing Committee (APAHM)
Ramon Villongco, APAHM Committee Chair , Asian American Advisory Board Mel Guadalupe, Director , Suffolk County Office of Minority Affairs Jim Yih Jin Young, Ph.D., Chairman , Asian American Advisory Board Akie Naito, Co-Chair , Asian American Advisory Board Peter Chiu, M.D., Asian American Advisory Board Sunita Gupta, Ph.D., Asian American Advisory Board Asif Jamal, Asian American Advisory Board Myung Chul Kim, Asian American Advisory Board Belinda Pagdanganan, Asian American Advisory Board Mandhara Payackapan, Asian American Advisory Board Stella Shieh, Asian American Advisory Board Ritu Wackett, Ph.D., Asian American Advisory Board Sandra Chang, APAHM Committee Treasurer, Treasurer of Taiwanese American Association on Long Island Youjun Hu, M.D., Principal , Center for Chinese Learning at Stony Brook Bob Hyneman, Director , Taiwanese American Association on Long Island Vera Hu Hyneman, President , Taiwanese American Association on Long Island Yun K Kong, LI Korean United Methodist Church Hai Dee Lee, Trustee , Asian Pacific American Association at BNL Sunita Mukhi, Director , Charles Wang Center Susan E Wong, APAHM Committee Secretary, Asian Pacific American Association at BNL
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Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration Cultural Program, Installation of New AAAB Members, Presentation of Awards May 9, 2009 at Charles B. Wang Center Theater, 4 6 PM
CONGRATULATIONS
Professor Jim Young, Chair, AAAB Mrs. Akie Naito Gearns, Co-Chair, AAAB All other AAAB Board Members
For all your tireless effort and passion to serve Asian American Advisory Board under the direction of Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, with the following Mission and Purpose
* To Advocate for the Asian-American Community, * To Seek to Improve Cultural Understanding, * To Encourage Civic Participation by Asian-American, * To Promote and Assist Asian-American Business Development, * To Improve Cultural Understanding between the Asian- American Community, Government and all residents.
Dr. Chung Chi Chou, President
Wellbrook Foundation, New York, a charitable organization focused in education for the next generation
21 Today’s Show (4:00 sharp) PROGRAM National Anthem ………………………………..…………… Tanglaw Choral Group Spring Festival Prelude (China) ………………...... Stony Brook Chinese School Welcome Address ……………..………………………..…… Jim Young, AAAB Chair Introduction of Guest Speaker …..….……………………… Mel Guadalupe, Director SC Office of Minority Affairs Welcome Remarks …………………….…………………… Steve Levy, County Executive Installation of New AAAB Members..………….…...……… Steve Levy, County Executive Presentation of Awards…….………………………………….. Jim Young, AAAB Chair Festival Taiko Japanese Drumming (Japan) ……………… Ryu Shu Taiko Chiyo No Kotobuki Solo Dance (Japan) ….………………..… Ichifuji kai Dance Association “Tinikling” Dance (Philippines) ……………………………… Long Island Dance Troop Bharat Natyam Dance (India) ……………………………… Bharat Natyam India Dance Group Sa Mul Nori – (Korea) Traditional Instruments …...... Bible Korean United Methodist Church Korean Fan Dance (Korea)…………………...…………. Long Island Korean United Methodist Church Love Story Dance & KkokDu Folk Dance (Korea)……. Bible Korean United Methodist Church Social Harmony Writing Competition Awards …..…….… Dr. Chung Chi Chou, Emeritus AAAB Chair Thai Overture (Thailand) …………………………………. Temple Sunday School “Pandango Oasiwas” (Philippines) ……………………… Long Island Dance Group Bhangra Children’s Dance (India) ……………………… Bhangra From India Group Taiwanese Medley (Taiwan) ...…………………….…… New York Formosa Chorus Taiwanese Kung Fu (Taiwan) …………………………… Shaolin Kung Fu Studio Closing Remarks and Announcement of 50/50 Raffle Winner …..…Ramon Villongco, Events Chair
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Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration Lecture and Workshop Schedule Saturday May 9, 2009 1:00 – 4 PM Charles B. Wang Center at the Stony Brook U Stony Brook ,New York . Workshop: “Chinese Kite Making” by Mr. Sunny Chen: 1 pm. – 2:15 pm. Room 103 Zhuo Ying Chen (Sunny) is currently an undergraduate student from Stony Brook University who has been making kites as a hobby since he was a boy. This hobby was initiated by his grandfather who was a professional kite maker in China. As customary of today’s generation in China, Sunny has also learned calligraphy and traditional Chinese painting. Currently, he is a teaching assistant for the Elementary Chinese course offered at the university. He has held several kite making workshops and participated in the Flying contests. Kite making has existed for more than two thousand years in China as history has shown that people developed the custom of flying kites during Chong yang festival, one of many Chinese festivals in memory of our ancestors. For more information about kite making, please e mail Sunny Chen at: [email protected] “Chinese Geisha Culture Lecture Qin Music & Calligraphy” by Dr. Mingmei Yip: 2:45 pm 4 pm. Room 103 Dr. Mingmei Yip grew up in Hong Kong and is an accomplished calligrapher, artist, more uniquely, a skilled performer and lecturer on ancient Chinese musical instrument Qin. Based upon her knowledge and special interest in Chinese culture, Dr. Yip has written 7 books and the most recent published one is Peach Blossom Pavilion . After receiving her Ph. D. degree from the University of Paris in Sorbonne, she was appointed lecturer in the Dept. of Music at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and later worked as senior lecturer at Hong Kong Baptist University. Dr. Yip has been invited to teach cadets at the West Point Military Academy and appeared on 100 TV/radio programs and newspaper interviews in the US and Asia, she also co hosted a major TV documentary on the Chinese Opera and produced many concerts of Chinese Religious music. For more information, please email Dr. Mingmei Yip at: [email protected] . Dafa Exercises Workshop by Louie Russo: 1 2 pm. Room 104 Mr. Louie Russo has been practicing Falun Gong meditation for five years. He is a local contact for Nassau County. Louie has held and participated in several dozen Falun Gong workshops and presentations over the past few years. Falun Gong is a spiritual discipline founded in China. Learn as he demonstrates the five sets of meditation exercises and teaches the principles of truthfulness, compassion and forbearance. The teachings deal with issues such as “cultivation of virtue and character, “moral standards of different levels” and “salvation of all sentient beings”. 24 Holistic Approach Using Yoga by Mitesh Kapadia, Ranjan Desai and Sunita Gupta: 2 3 pm Room 104 Health is a natural facet of liveliness. Today, a majority of the human population is facing health problems due to a flawed lifestyle and negative thinking. As there are limited options within the modern medical system, more people are taking an interest with natural modes of healing such as Yoga. Yoga is a lifestyle that has successfully passed the test of time and continues to inspire and bring about breakthroughs in those who have embraced it. By combining the Yogic practices such as asana (physical postures), pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditation, a person can begin to feel the liveliness that is much sought after. Yoga encompasses various practical aspects for each and everyone. It is equally beneficial for children, teens, women as well as the elderly, in keeping them fit. On a practical level, since man is a physical, mental and spiritual being, Yoga helps to promote a balanced development of physical, mental and spiritual well being. It rejuvenates and energizes the body, while development and healing is brought about from within. This ancient science has no side effects. Let us allow it to help bring a greater level of health and wellness into our lives, so that we may bring our best selves forward everyday. Workshop on “The Essence of Tai Ji Chuan” by Mr. Tyron Wei: 3 4 pm. Room 104 Tyrone Wei began his study of martial arts in Taiwan when he was sixteen years old to develop the maximum benefit of both health and martial arts. He has studied under the following Masters: Cheng Man Ching Taijiquan, Wu Jian Martial Arts school, Zhang Style Taijiquan, Yang Style Taijiquan, Founder of Zhang Style Taijiquan. . For more information about Tai Ji Chuan, please email Mr. Wei at: [email protected] . Japanese Taiko Drumming Workshop by Gerry Senese: 2:00 – 2:45 pm – At the Wang Center, Garden Gerry Senese. Director of the Ryu Shu Kan of Farmingville on Long Island is also Director of the Town of Brookhaven’s Community Youth Services’ Children’s Karate Self Defense Program. Sensei Senese began his training in 1974 in Original Okinawan Karate & received his Sho Dan in 1978. He began teaching in 1980 & has been a full time instructor since 1984. In 1995 the Ryu Shu Kan became the first dojo on Long Island to be sanctioned by the All U.S. Kendo & All Japan International Kendo Federation to teach Kendo, the Japanese art of Samurai Swordsmanship. He currently devotes his time to the teaching of Taika Oyata’s Ryu Te and Japanese Kendo at his Ryu Shu Kan Dojo and also serves as an executive committee member of the Japan Center at Stony Brook University. Together with his wife Hiroko, they appear at many public school events on L.I. and host workshops throughout the year to share the enjoyment of the Japanese culture through performance of taiko, folk song and dance. For more information, please access Ryu Shu Kan web link: http://ryushukan.com/
25 Asian Pacific merican Association (APAA) Brookhaven Employees
In recognition of their great contributions to our community, the
Asian Pacific American Association
congratulates all the award recipients on the occasion of the
1st Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration
Dr. Mow Shiah Lin Scholarship Call for Applications
The Asian Pacific American Association (APAA) is accepting applications for the 5th Annual Dr. Mow Shiah Lin Scholarship through May 31, 2009. This scholarship was established to commemorate the life and career of Dr. Lin, who was a distinguished scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy’s BNL Energy Sciences and Technology Department.
In honor of Dr. Lin’s research, remarkable achievements, and inventions, a one time award of $1,000 will be granted annually to an Asian immigrant with a Student Visa matriculating toward a doctorate at an accredited institution of higher education on Long Island (including Queens and Brooklyn) in Environmental & Energy Technology, Biology, or Chemistry, in remembrance of the manner in which Dr. Lin began his career.
For more information, please contact the BNL Diversity Office via phone (631 344 6253), email ( [email protected] ), or visit our web site at http://www.bnl.gov/bera/activities/apaa/ .
The Asian Pacific American Association promotes community and awareness at BNL through cultural and social programs including the annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Month events, as well as supports the BNL objectives and goals toward diversity in the workplace. 26
Today’s Films Lecture Hall 1 • Imelda – Power, Myth, Illusion 1:00 pm 2:35 pm Lecture Hall 2 • India – Incredible India “Timeless India” 1:00 pm 1:25 pm • Japan – Mount Fuji 1:30 pm 2:15 pm • Philippines – A Hundred Paths, A Hundred Routes 2:15 pm – 2:45 pm • Taiwan – Fishing Luck 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm • Thailand –Amazing Thailand 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm Apna Ghar Inc. D/B/A EZ funding Registered Mortgage Broker, New York State banking Department Licensed Real Estate Broker
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The Center for Chinese Learning at Stony Brook (CCLSB) wishes everyone have a good time in the
Celebration of Asian Pacific Heritage
The Center for Chinese Learning at Stony Brook (CCLSB) is a private, not for profit organization. The goal of the Center is to develop and operate a nonsectarian, nonpolitical, and racially non discriminatory program for the teaching of the Chinese language, and the understanding of Chinese culture and tradition. It aims to nurture friendship among the members to work towards propagating the Chinese culture and language and to foster a sense of community by involving members in the running of the center. http://www.stonybrookchineseschool.com
28 China (中中中国中国国国)
Commonly known as China or mainland China, is the largest country in East Asia and the most populous in the world with over 1.3 billion people, approximately a fifth of the world's population. It is a socialist republic ruled by the Communist Party of China under a single party system and has jurisdiction over twenty two provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two largely self governing Special Administrative Regions. China's capital is Beijing. At 9.6 million square kilometres, the People's Republic of China is the world's third or fourth largest country by total area, and the second largest by land area[8]. Its landscape is diverse with forest steppes and deserts (the Gobi and Taklamakan) in the dry north near Mongolia and Russia's Siberia, and subtropical forests in the wet south close to Vietnam, Laos, and Myanmar. The terrain in the west is rugged and high altitude, with the Himalayas and the Tian Shan mountain ranges forming China's natural borders with India and Central Asia. In contrast, China's eastern seaboard is low lying and has a 14,500 kilometre long coastline bounded on the southeast by the South China Sea and on the east by the East China Sea beyond which lies Korea and Japan. Ancient Chinese civilization—one of the world's earliest—flourished in the fertile basin of the Yellow River which flows through the North China Plain. For over 4,000 years, China's political system was based on hereditary monarchies (also known as dynasties). The first of these dynasties was the Xia but it was later the Qin Dynasty who first unified China in 221 BC. The last dynasty, the Qing, ended in 1911. China's importance in the world today is reflected through its role as the world's third largest economy nominally (or second largest by PPP) and a permanent member of the UN Security Council as well as being a member of several other multilateral organizations including the WTO, APEC, East Asia Summit, and Shanghai Cooperation Organization. In addition, it is a nuclear state and has the world's largest standing army with the second largest defense budget. Since the introduction of market based economic reforms in 1978, China has become one of the world's fastest growing economies and the world's second largest exporter and the third largest importer of goods. Rapid industrialization has reduced its poverty rate from 53% in 1981 to 8% in 2001. SOURCE: Wikipedia
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To the Suffolk County Asian American Advisory Board, Congratulations and Best Wishes to the Participants of the 2009 Suffolk County Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration Best Regards, Kyungkeun Kim South Korean Ambassador/Consul General
36 Korea ( 한국) Korea is a formerly unified nation, and geographic area currently composed of two sovereign states located on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. It borders China to the northwest, and Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the east by the Korea Strait. Korea was divided in 1948, with the southern portion of the peninsula controlled by the capitalistic democracy South Korea. South Korea is a developed country and It has an international outlook with memberships in the United Nations, WTO, OECD and G 20 major economies and home to such global brands as Samsung, LG Electronics, and Hyundai. The northern portion is controlled by the single party communist North Korea, formally the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The north follows the unique ideology of Juche, a form of Communism based on self reliance. Led by Kim Jong il, Chairman of the National Defense Commission of North Korea, North Korea has close relations with the People's Republic of China and Russia. Archaeological and linguistic evidence suggest origin of the Korean people were Altaic language speaking migrants from south central Siberia, who populated ancient Korea in successive waves from the Neolithic age to the Bronze Age. The adoption of the Chinese writing system ("Hanja" in Korean) in the 2nd century BC, and Buddhism in the 4th century AD, had profound effects on the Three Kingdoms of Korea. Since the Goryeo Dynasty, Korea was ruled by a single government and maintained political and cultural independence until the 20th century, despite the Mongol invasions of the Goryeo Dynasty in the 13th century and Japanese invasions of the Joseon Dynasty in the 16th century. In 1377, Korea produced the Jikji, the world's oldest existing document printed with movable metal type.[7] In the 15th century, the turtle ships were deployed, and King Sejong the Great promulgated the Korean alphabet Hangul to increase literacy among his people who could neither read nor write Hanja (Chinese characters). During the latter part of the Joseon Dynasty, Korea's isolationist policy earned it the Western nickname the "Hermit Kingdom". By the late 19th century, the country became the object of the colonial designs of Japan and Europe. In 1910, Korea was forcibly annexed by Japan and remained occupied until the end of World War II in August 1945. In 1945, the Soviet Union and the United States agreed on the surrender and disarming of
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38 The Philippines (Sa Pilipinas) The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean. The Philippines is the world's 12th most populous country, with a population of about 90 million people. Its national economy is the 47th largest in the world, with an estimated 2008 gross domestic product (GDP) of over US$ 168.6 billion (nominal). There are more than 11 million overseas Filipinos worldwide, about 11% of the total population of the Philippines. A former colony of Spain and the United States, the Philippines is one of two predominantly Roman Catholic countries in Asia, the other being East Timor. There are also a number of minority religious groups, including Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism. Multiple ethnicities and cultures are found throughout the islands. Ecologically, the Philippines is one of the most diverse countries in the world. Philippine culture is a mixture of Eastern, and Western culture. The Hispanic influences in Philippine culture are derived from the culture of Spain, and Mexico. These Hispanic influences are most evident in literature, folk music, folk dance, language, food, art, and religion. Spanish settlers introduced Iberian Mexican customs, traditions, and cuisines. Philippine cuisine is a mixture of Asian, and European dishes. Various sports are played in the Philippines including basketball, boxing, volleyball, badminton, billiards, football (soccer), ten pin bowling, and sipa. Traditional Filipino sports are popular,among the youth, primarily as children's games, such as luksung baka, patintero, piko, and tumbang preso. Sungka, while not as popular as it once was, is still viewed as a significant part of the traditional native Filipino games. Native card games are popular during festivities and among the poor, with some, including Pusoy, and Tong its, being used as a form of illegal gambling. Majhong is played in some Filipino communities. The Philippines provides a high environment of natural resources in areas such as agriculture, nature, and minerals. It has fertile lands, diverse flora and fauna, extensive coastlines, and rich mineral deposits. Endemic species include the tamaraw of Mindoro, and the tarsier of Bohol. The Philippines have a lack of predators, with the exception of snakes, such as pythons, and cobras, and birds of prey, such as the national bird, known as the Philippine eagle. Other native animals include the palm civet cat, the Mouse deer, the Visayan warty pig, and several species of bats. Rainforests boasts an array of flora, including several types of orchids, and rafflesia. The narra is considered as the most important type of hardwood while banyan trees or the balete. The Philippines' major crops include rice, corn, sugarcane, coconut, abaca, and tobacco. Rice is the most important source of food along with corn. The coconut, mango, watermelon, and other native fruits are an important source of Philippine income. Due to the volcanic nature of the islands, mineral deposits are abundant. This also allows the Philippines to become a powerhouse with regards to geothermal energy. SOURCE: Wikipedia 39 Officers 2008/2009 Tony R. Enriquez President Manny Dador, MD Vice President Olga Rimando Secretary Dette Enriquez TANGLAW
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MARAMING SALAMAT PO SA INYONG LAHAT! Ramon L. Villongco, 2009 APAHM Events/Committee Chair
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http://www.lineseasons.com.tw/ 46 Taiwan ( 台灣) Taiwan ( 台灣) is an island in East Asia. "Taiwan" is also commonly used to refer to the area under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China (ROC) government. The main island of Taiwan, also known as Formosa (from Portuguese (Ilha) Formosa, meaning "beautiful (island)"), is located in East Asia off the coast of China, southwest of the main islands of Japan but directly west of the end of Japan's Ryukyu Islands, and north northwest of the Philippines. It is bound to the east by the Pacific Ocean, to the south by the South China Sea and the Luzon Strait, to the west by the Taiwan Strait and to the north by the East China Sea. The island is 394 kilometers (245 miles) long and 144 kilometers (89 miles) wide and consists of steep mountains covered by tropical and subtropical vegetation. Since 1945, Taiwan has been under the administration of the Republic of China. However, the People's Republic of China (PRC) considers itself the successor state to the Republic of China and therefore entitled to all its holdings, including Taiwan. Although the PRC claims the island along with the Pescadores and other nearby islands as its province of Taiwan, it has never controlled any of the territory referred to thereas. Though for decades following the cessation of major hostilities in the Chinese Civil War in 1950, the ROC was a single party authoritarian state, it has since evolved into a modern democracy. Its rapid economic growth in the decades after World War II has transformed it into an advanced economy status as one of the Four Asian Tigers. This economic rise is known as the Taiwan Miracle. It is categorized as an advanced economy by the IMF and high income economy by the world bank. Its technology industry plays a key role in the global economy. Taiwanese companies manufacture a giant portion of the world's consumer electronics, although most of them are made in their factories in mainland China. The cultures of Taiwan are a hybrid blend of various sources, incorporating elements of traditional Chinese culture, attributable to the historical and Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage ancestry origin of the majority of its current residents, Japanese culture, traditional Confucianist beliefs, and Month increasingly globalized values. Baseball is considered Taiwan's national sport 全全全 能能能 貨貨貨 車車車 汽汽汽 車車車 修修修 理理理 and it is a popular spectator sport. Martial arts such as Advance Truck & Auto Repair taekwondo, karate and kung fu are also widely practiced and competed. Inc. 14 Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205 Today baseball is the most popular spectator sport in Taiwan. One of the most famous Taiwanese Mechanical & Collision Repairs For All Domestic baseball pitchers is Chien Ming Wang, who is a & Import starting pitcher for the New York Yankees in Major New York State Emission & Safety Inspection League Baseball. Other notable players in the league include Kuo Hong chih and Hu Chin lung who are Tel: (718) 596 3399 both part of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Fax: (718) 596 8093 SOURCE: Wikipedia 47
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中華民國僑務委員會對僑胞的聯繫與服務是無遠弗屆的。為了加強對僑胞的聯繫與 服務，傳揚中華文化及台灣文化、拓展僑教，更為了讓移居異國的僑胞有一個溫暖的去 處，特地在全球華僑聚居的城市優先設置華僑文教中心，作為各地的服務窗口。希望透 過我們的服務，讓海外僑胞能跨越國界，縱使在海外仍能感受僑務委員會的關懷，而與 台灣緊緊相繫，時時相連。
The Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission (OCAC) of the Republic of China is assiduous in its provision of services to overseas compatriots. In order to enhance communication with overseas compatriots, to promote Chinese/Taiwanese culture and education, and in particular to provide a place that overseas compatriots can call home, the OCAC has established Culture Centers in cities with high concentrations of overseas Chinese/Taiwanese around the world. The Center is a point of contact for obtaining a variety of services. We hope that through our endeavors all overseas compatriots could feel the thoughtfulness of the OCAC even across the international borders, and will continue to identify with and render support to Taiwan.
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Dr. Chung Chi Chou
Professional career
Dr. Chou was born in Taiwan and received his bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering from National Chung Kung University in Taiwan. After working for Taiwan Sugar Corporation for five years, he came to the United States to pursue his graduate study. He received a doctorate in Physical Chemistry from Baylor University, Texas, USA in 1968, and began his long career at Domino Sugar Corporation, then the largest sugar refiner in the world, initially as scientist/technologist and finally as technical director responsible for process technologies and analytical science.
During his thirty year tenure at Domino Sugar Corporation, he has developed and implemented numerous new processes and analytical methods for the sugar industry. In fact about 70 % of new processes and analytical methods currently in use in the world sugar refining industry were directly or indirectly developed under his supervision at Domino Sugar Corporation.
Upon his retirement from Sugar Processing Research Institute in 2001 as Managing director, He has established and organized Dr. Chou Technologies, Inc. (Cti) to serve the world sugar industry with a vision to "revolutionize" the sugar processing technology for the new millennium focusing on energy/water saving, environmental issues and transfer of technologies to next generation programs
He has received many awards over his career, including the Sugar Industry Technologists, Inc. (SIT) Meade Award twice , the prestigious SIT Crystal Award, and NineSigma highest 2008 technical merit award. He has been a visiting/research professor of South China University of Technology since 1993, an adjunct professor at Louisiana State University (USA) between 1993 to 1999, and a lecturer at the Cane Refiner's Institute of Nicholls State University, LA, USA since 1986. In his over forty years of professional career in the sugar industry, Dr. Chou has served as chairman, president, board members of various national and international technical organizations
Dr. Chou is the contributing author/editor of a) 12th edition of Cane Sugar Handbook , b) the 1st edition of Handbook of Sugar Refining both published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. of New York. Both books are generally known as “The Sugar Bibles” of the world sugar industries. He has published over 65 original research papers in the field of sugar and sugar related science and technology. All his royalty of the above two handbooks are donated to a charity with emphasis in education. Communities outreach programs Dr Chou inherited from his mother a passion to do his small share in his own small way to make the world just a little bit better for the less fortunate. He is the founder and the president of Wellbrook foundation since 1990 focusing in education. For his “transfer of technologies programs”, he has authored and edited two sugar handbooks with all his royalties donated to Wellbrook foundation. The handbooks have provided a reference tool which is valuable to the experienced technologists as well as invaluable aid in training those who are entering to the world sugar industries. In 1993, Wellbrook foundation funded and published the Chinese edition of 12 th edition of Cane Sugar handbook to help develop the China sugar industry. For this program, Dr Chou also gave lectures in sugar technologies in 23 countries over the years, many on “Pro Bono” basis. Among many other activities, Wellbrook Foundation, under the direction of Dr Chou, has raised fund to build a girl elemental school in Gaizhou, China, provided scholarships in four countries, worked with Asian American Advisory Board of Suffolk County on health fair with partial funding from New York State health Department, and cultural programs to promote social harmony, mutual understanding and peace. Dr Chou’s recent God placed passion involves helping the Taiwanese aborigines to educate the young generation: a) raised and, via pledges, about US $ 100,000 scholarship to be awarded over 10 years period, and b) Initiated and assisted Yu Shan theological college and seminary in fund raising concert tours by the Seminary Naruwan Choir in Taiwanese Churches in USA, Canada and Germany. Total fund raised to date exceeds US $200,000. Dr Chou also has helped the soup kitchens in two churches in Suffolk County.
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Dr. Sunita Mukhi Sunita is a theater artist, performance scholar, and culture manager. She is the Director of the Charles B. Wang Center’s Asian/American Programs at the State University of New York in Stony Brook producing innovative programming in light of promoting a multi faceted, intellectually sound and humane understanding of Asianness. She received her Phd. in Performance Studies at New York University. Her early education was from St. Scholastica’s College and De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines. Of South Asian origin, she was born and bred in Manila, Philippines, now living in New York. Her book entitled Doing the Desi Thing: Performing Indianness in New York City was published in year 2000 by Taylor and Francis. Her work appears in the anthologies Contours of the Heart, A Patchwork Shawl and in the Little India magazine and in the anthology Desilicious: Sexy, Subversive, South Asian. She has developed courses on Indian Popular Cinema, Contemporary Performance in India, Contemporary Performance and Film in the South Asian American Communities, Cultures of the South Asian Diaspora, Experiencing Contemporary India for the India Study Abroad Program, and Presenting Asian American Cultures Programming Internship. She presides over, participates in, and moderates numerous panel discussions, and gives lectures and addresses on topics ranging from identity and the politics of representation, performativity, arts, and the South Asian diaspora. She has appeared as a discussant and moderator in numerous episodes of the public television series Asian America and Asian Indian Immigrant Experience. She has performed, directed and choreographed in university, community, and professional theatrical, television and film productions in Manila, United States, Mexico and Singapore. She continues to write poetry and stories, and performs. Her performance works are on sexuality, women’s power, the slipperiness of identity and other yearnings such as It’s a Drag Being an Indian Woman and Cornucopia. Liberty’s New Wedding Day is a tongue in cheek indictment against imperialism and terror. As a story teller, she has composed and performed tales with dynamic women as central characters such as Kalahati, the Half- Girl , Butterfly and the Pin Man , Princess Guddi Saves NYC , and Brown Fox. White Tiger , amongst others. Her poetry blog Both Beautiful with sculptor Alton Falcone appears on http://bothbeautiful.blogspot.com/ . For more information: http://www.stonybrook.edu/sb/wang/index.shtml
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Dr. Arvind Vora Having been blessed with a good education, multiple talents, and a desire to always be meaningfully busy and active to help others, he has compiled an unparalleled experience in the field of community work, religion, politics, etc.
COMMUNITY: Living on Long Island in the late sixties and seventies when there may have been less than a dozen Indian Americans wasn’t easy, and as such to help fellow immigrants he became instrumental being one of the founder members of India Association of Long Island. He held a variety of positions for 16 years, including Editor of Newsletters and Journals. When he was President in 1992 he was able to break traditional immigrant passiveness to join “mainstream” and brought two County Executives (Nassau’s – Gulotta and Suffolk’s – Gaffney) on a single platform to affirm, appreciate and recognize the vibrancy of these newly arrived immigrants from India. Suffolk County Executive Halpin, in appreciation of a growing need, established the first ever Indian American Task Force and appointed Arvind Vora the first Chairman in 1990. He held key positions for two years in Federation of Indian Associations (FIA NY) which organizes parade in New York City where traditional Grand Marshalls are actors/actresses from Mumbai, India along with the Mayor of New York City. Helped establish key liaison with Mayor Koch, Mayor Dinkins, and Mayor Giuliani. Established through hard work many firsts in the history of FIA (e.g., the first female Grand Marshall – Hema Malini). Being a visionary, he saw the need to build an organization to serve as a bridge between the Indian immigrants and local residents and hence the creation of Shanti Fund. Experience and farsightedness of key volunteers have helped to create a structure for Shanti Fund which is devoid of election related problems, infighting, and jealousy. It has kept an extremely low profile but won the tremendous accolades from all segments of the society. (See one page info on Shanti Fund.) In addition he has helped many local institutions, e.g., Girl Scouts (Nassau and Suffolk), United Way, SNAP, AJC (Congress & Committee both), Martin Luther King, Jr., Newsday, etc.
RELIGION: Arvind Vora belongs to an extremely small (numerically) but a very ancient religion called JAIN. He helped establish local, regional and national Jain organizations in North America. The White House requested him to lead a delegation of 15 people for the bill (Religious Freedom Act) signing ceremony by President Clinton in the Rose Garden of the White House. In 2005, he was invited to the President’s Palace in New Delhi for a multi faith dialogue with the then President of India, Hon. Abdul Kalam, who is a renowned scientist and a Muslim in a majority Hindu nation. Arvind Vora was one of ten invited (and the only Jain) to meet/greet Pope Benedict on his first visit to the USA in April 2008. Arvind Vora helped to found the Jain Society of Long Island. He worked very hard for three critical years at Jain Center of America in New York City, which hosted the very first JAINA convention in New York. He was instrumental in the formative years of JAINA as the first Secretary to lay a solid foundation of JAINA. He worked on special projects such as Gurudev Chitrabhanu’s 25 th Anniversary of arrival in U.S.A./75 th Birthday Celebration (in 1996 1997); 2600 th 60 Birth Anniversary Celebration of Mahaveera Swami at UN Chapel in 2002, etc. In addition to many honors and recognitions, he received the highest honor of JAINA RATNA for his multifaceted religious activities in 2003. In the early 1990s, sensing a need to ease problems caused in our increasingly multi religious society, mainstream institutions, Auburn Theological Seminary, and the Long Island Council of Churches helped to establish Long Island Multi Faith Forum (LIMFF) in 1994. Arvind Vora has been Chairman since its inception and devotes a tremendous amount of time and energy to make LIMFF the best possible institute. LIMFF became instrumental in having a key Bishop visit from Rome to deliver an important message and Buddhist Leader (equivalent of Dalai Lama) from Taiwan. For the first time in the history of St. Agnes Cathedral the newly installed Bishop faced the “9 11 Crisis.” LIMFF played a key role in bringing both County Executives (Diocese covers Nassau and Suffolk) and leaders of twelve faiths (they are all based on Long Island) at the St. Agnes Cathedral for a joint and unique 9 11 prayer services in the presence of past and current Bishops. LIMFF has received local, regional, and national acclaims (see one page info on LIMFF) for its path breaking activities. POLITICS: For immigrants, individual successes and commensurate material and status rewards are rightfully important. However, the greatness of America is in the institutes and strength of unity. The newly arrived immigrant community never gets due recognition without proper institution and show of strength. Therefore, even at the risk of individual discomfort and sacrifices he helped to establish relations from Village Hall to the White House. More specifically, previously almost shut County Executive’s offices of Nassau and Suffolk became more accessible. Appointments to the various Boards and invitations to the high profile events became routine. He helped a multitude of Indians to become citizens of USA, helped organize voter registration drive, participation in election process, etc. FAMILY: Arvind Vora (born 1945) is by education and profession an engineer, and lives in Kings Park, New York with his wife Ila (married 1973), daughter Anjali (born 1979, graduate of Bucknell University with degree in Computer Science, 2001), and son Aditya (born 1986, graduate of Haverford College, 2008). ORGANIZATIONS: Shanti Fund Founding Member, Key Volunteer Multi-Faith Forum of L.I. Founding Member, Chairman India Association of L.I. Founding Member, Secretary, Editor, President FIA-NY In charge of NYC Parade, Editor, Election Chair, (Federation of India Assoc.) Float Chair, Executive Director ANUVIBHA NGO Representative at the UN Federation of JAINA Founding Secretary, Special Projects, Interfaith Chair Jain Center of America NYC Secretary, Newsletter Editor, etc. Jain Society of Long Island, NY Founding Member Miscellaneous Involvement Business, Cultural, Educational, Philanthropic, Political and Social Activities of Indian Americans
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Congratulations and Best Wishes To the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Participants, Committee Chairs and Volunteers And its 2009 Events Committee Chairman
Ramon L. Villongco Asian American Advisory Board Member For his unselfish support and dedication in serving the Filipino American and Asian American community in Suffolk County. FROM, DRS. ROY & BABY BLEZA GUINTO DRS. JUN & BABY GERMAN
62 2009 Honoree For a Lifetime of Personal Achievement & Outstanding Contributions to Long Island’s Asian American Community
Dr. Shoji Kimura
Dr. Kimura is a long standing community and business leader. He was born in Aichi Japan in 1938, received a Ph.D. from the City College of New York in 1964 and relocated to the United States in 1975, worked in the R& department of Hartz Mountain Products Inc., and owner of the API Group which consists of three divisions, API Technology Inc., Asian Products Inc., and Apache Products Inc. He is a member of Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service Board of Visitors, Georgetown University, serves on the Board of Trustees of the Institute of International Education (I.I.E.) and on the Board of Trustees of Long Island University New York . He his lifetime of hard work and dedicated service also includes serving as Chairman, Board of Japan. Japan Asian Association, Chairman, Aichikenjinkai, of the New York Japanese Community, President of New Wing no Kai President, President of Ichi Gu No Kai President. Japanese Community and president’s Chair of State University of New York at Stony Brook. He has also been a leader of Delta Mu Delta National Honor Society in Business Administration, aand a member of the Rotary Club of Center Moriches, NY. He is married and ahs three children, Hidenao, who received and MD degree from the Georgetown University School of Medicine and is presently doing a residency in Portland Oregon, Hiroshi a DMD, graduate of Tuft University, and currently specializes in periodontics and implants in his New York practice, and Shignari who received an MBA from Columbia University and is a Director of AXA Finance Group (Tokyo). Dr. Kimura has been published in the Asian Wall Street Journal, Newsday, Nikkei Shinbun, Toyoo Kiezai, Journal of Foreign Affairs .
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Dr. Satoshi Ozaki
Satoshi Ozaki is the Senior Project Advisor to the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS II) Project at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL). He assumed this role in August 2007 after serving as the Director for the Accelerator Systems Division since the inception of NSLS 2 in December 2005. He also serves as Special Assistant to the Laboratory Director for Accelerator Projects. Satoshi Ozaki obtained his PhD in Physics from MIT in 1959 and immediately moved to BNL, where he pursued experimental research studying the dynamics in particle interactions and spectroscopy of hadrons using the Cosmotron and AGS, from conception to the development of research facilities such as a major particle spectrometer and the use of a computer on line for a real time data analysis. In 1981, he was asked to come to KEK to direct the construction of TRISTAN, a 60GeV e+e collider, the first major high energy physics research facility in Japan. After completing the TRISTAN Project on schedule and within budget in 1987, he returned to BNL in 1989 as the Head of the RHIC Project, which was successfully completed in 1999, leading to an outstanding physics program in the study of relativistic heavy ion collisions including the observation of new hot and dense matter that behaves like perfect liquid. He was also instrumental in bringing the polarized proton capability to RHIC with the funding support from RIKEN Institute of Japan. He has served in many Science Policy Committees including that for SLAC, SSCL, and CERN. He is also involved in many technical and project reviews and advisories, such as LHC, GSI, FAIR Project, US ITER Project, URA Run II, and for DOE in US ATLAS/CMS, RIA R&D, and other reviews. He is currently a member of the International Linear Collider Steering Committee and the Linear Collider Steering Group of Americas. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and the recent recipient of the IEEE 2007 Particle Accelerator Science and Technology Award.
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Mr. Kyu Ho Park Mr. Park was born in Seoul, South Korea. He attended Han Yang University in Korea and graduated in 1962 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture. Mr. Park came to the United States in 1972, started his own business, and began attending Bible Korean United Methodist Church, where he is currently an elder. Through the church, Mr. Park became intimately involved with community outreach programs. It was through such program that Mr. Park met Mr. Salvatore Scalatore, a Korean War Veteran, and through Mr. Scalatore, Mr. Park became an honorary member of the Korean War Veterans Association in 1993. He began coordinating picnics I 1993 with his church in appreciation of the Korean War Veterans. Through these social events, he got to know more of the Veterans and began to get more involved in the effort to make sure these men were appreciated for their sacrifices. In 1997, Mr. Park worked with the Korean American Association of Long Island and the Central Chapter of Korean War Veterans to bring surviving Korean War Veterans back to Korea on appreciation tours. He handled the fundraising, coordination of the trip and accompanied the groups on their trips back to Korea. These trips went on annually from 1999 to 2003. In 2001, Mr. Park received the Suffolk County Minority Businessman of the Year award for his work with the Korean War Veterans Association. From 2003 to 2008, Mr. Park continued to coordinate the reception for all attendants of the Korean War Memorial Services held in Army Plaza in Hauppauge, NY. Mr. continues to work closely with the Korean War Veterans Association today, running an annual Christmas party and coordinating fundraising events for the Association. Mr. Park is married and has three children and two grandchildren.
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