San Francisco Lodge Survey “One Paper, Many Voices”

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Chinese American Citizens Alliance

Volume 21, Fall Issue

Inside this Issue…

President's Message 2

Education 3

Activities 4

Honoring Senior Citizens 5

52nd C.A.C.A Conven- 6 tion

Much Ado About Nothing 8 What is Happening to America’s In the News 10 Chinatowns? By Melanie Chan Are America’s Chinatown disappearing? For over a hundred years, Chinatowns were a com- In Memory of Jack Low 10 munity where new immigrant families could depend on a network of friends and relatives to help ease them into their new life here in America. They were vibrant and diverse gateways that provided shelter, jobs and support to the community. Honoring Senior Citizens 11 (Chinese version) The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) studied Chinatowns in the cities of Boston, New York and Philadelphia. They spent a year recording block by block by lot the existing land uses in Boston, New York and Philadelphia's’ Chinatown and sur- rounding immigrant areas, looking at the residential, restaurants and businesses. What they discovered is that the shrinking of the areas’ Chinatown are multi-faceted. Rising land prices has contributed to the gentrification and expansion of luxury buildings and upscale businesses encroaching into the Chinatowns. An example is when the New York City Council, despite protests from the Chinese community and businesses, approved the city’s third largest rezoning plan in 2008. Independent analysis by urban planners concluded that it would push luxury development into Chinatown and disproportionately impact the low income and immigrant communities.

The change in demographics is also contributing to the shrinking of the Chinatowns. The 2010 U.S. census showed that populations of Asian heritage in Boston Chinatown dropped from 70% to 46% in 2010, and although the overall China- town population did not change in New York and Philadelphia , there was a shift of homes with multigenerational fami- (Continued on page 10) San Francisco Lodge Survey “One Paper, Many Voices”

Board of Officers President’s Message 2013 President From Robert K. Wong Robert K Wong Vice President Dear Brothers and Sisters of SF CACA, Joanna Tom As I sit here pondering on what I should write to all of you, Secretary I was just thinking of how far the Chinese people have Virginia Gee Assistant Secretary come during the last 40 years. We have "affirmative ac- Johnny Kwong tion" which helped the Chinese people a lot although I have Treasurer to admit that the Chinese people are very hardworking in Helen Wong any profession. We have Chinese people as City Supervi- Financial Secretary Calvin Louie sors in City Office. And now we have a Chinese American in office as Mayor of San Fran- Auditors cisco. We have come a long way since our ancestors arrived here in America during the Harvey Louie construction of the Transcontinental Railroad and the Gold Rush era. Warren Seeto Marshal Charles Sung The other day I was asked to attend the Angel Island fundraiser at the St. Frances Hotel Sentinel here in San Francisco. Part of the purpose of the fundraiser was to remind us how hard it Nellie Leong was for our forefathers to come here to America. To remind us that we have to voice our- Collector selves and to continue voicing for our rights as Americans in America. We all have a big Lawrence Gu future ahead of us and our future generations. Reminding us to work harder but to also Grand Representative Steve Lee enjoy our fruits of our hard work. And lastly wishing you all good health and happiness.

Board of SF CACA President: Associates Robert K. Wong Cathy Cheung 胡慧兒譯 Betty Chow Michael Chow Theresa Lai 大埠同源會兄弟姐妹。 Jack Lum Delores Quan 當我坐在這裡思考要對你們說些什麼的時候，我想到華人在過去的四 Joe Tanizawa Shirley Warren 十年來有了多少的成就。雖然我承認華人在每一行業，都是那麼勤力，但 “固定行動”對華人幫忙不少。我們在市府有華裔市參事。現在三藩市還有 Real Estate and Investment 華裔市長。和我們的祖先在建鐵路和淘金時代到美國比較，我們實在是走了 Committee 很長進步的路。 Faye Woo Lee (Chair) Alice Tom 前日我被邀請到三藩市聖分舍師旅館為天使島籌款的晚會。籌款其中 Joan Sung 的一個目的就是要提醒我們祖先來美國是多麼的辛苦。提醒我們要發表意見，要發表爭取我們在美國做美國公民的權利。我們在還有很遠的前途上及以後一代一代的子孫都要更加努力，也要享受我們努力的成果。最後祝你們健康和快樂。

大埠同源會會長、 Page 2 黃國康。。 Volume 21, Fall Issue

San Francisco Lodge Education Committee

The SF lodge Education Committee is putting a feeler out there to gauge potential interest in The Survey a mentorship program. If you are interested in giving advice to young professionals (early Official Publication of 20s), high school, and/or college students, please mail to our lodge or e-mail us at San Francisco Lodge [email protected]. Chinese American The objectives of our mentorship program idea are to: Citizens Alliance 1044 Stockton Street 1) Share your own life experiences and lessons to guide adolescents toward a more suc- San Francisco, CA cessful future 94108-1110 2) Foster a strong community and bring the missions and history of the C.A.C.A. to our Tel: (415) 434-2232 [email protected] younger members

3) Allow longer-term devoted mentees to eventually join us in leading the next genera- Committee Chair, tion of our lodge Editor Please note that everything is still very much in-the-works and suggestions are much appre- Melanie Chan

ciated. As for young professionals, we would encourage mentees (who have just started in

their careers) to reach out to members who have had industry experience. As for college Committee Members students, we expect mentees may want to ask various members of different backgrounds in and Contributors how to choose the right major. As for high school students, we expect mentees who are Melanie Chan seeking advice in study habits, life skills, college decisions, etc. Joanna Tom Harvey Louie We are sure that for those members out there who have always thought about taking on a Faye Woo Lee Stephen Q.C. Lee mentee, there is someone out there for you. Again if are you interested, please contact us Jeff Aoki and provide a little information on: Lawrence Gu Robert Wong 1) What kind of mentee would you like to take on? (young professionals, college and/or high school students?) Membership News 2) Your background (prior work experience, education, etc.) Nellie Leong

3) Any suggestions on how you think this mentorship could be better/changed from the

guidelines provided above? Photo Contributors 4) Contact information Joe Tanizawa Thank you! SF Lodge Education Committee

S.F. Lodge supports E -Health

Lawrence Gu, Harvey Louie and Melanie Chan, members of San Francisco Lodge rep- resented the Lodge at the E Health day sponsored by the Chinese Community Resource Center. The Center which seeks to provide health education materials and information to the Chinese community offered the class to teach the community how to utilize tech- nology such as the internet to learn about preventive health and to find health information. Educational seminars and one-on one instructions were provided on various top- ics such as “How to identify credible online Health Information/Resources and Inter- net Security”.

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Activities by Joanna Tom

Our Spring San Francisco Lodge Activities began with our 101 Anniversary Event on Saturday, May 18th, 2013 at the Imperial Palace Restaurant in Chinatown. It was a special gathering honoring our 40+ years members of the lodge. Special honor was given to Dr. Alfred Lee, a life member of 61 years. The night ended with dancing at the lodge with the performance of the band, "Night Winds". Western Night was our theme event on June 22nd. It was held at the lodge with a delicious steak dinner followed by dancing with our DJ, Mary Yoshi- tomi. Saturday, August 10th, 2013 was our "Hot August Night" dinner dance featuring oldies but goodies music with member Greg Gunn Djay- ing for the evening. Special desserts of coke and root beer floats with vanilla or chocolate ice cream were served. Hawaiian Night was held on Saturday, September 7th, 2013 at the lodge with over 180 attendees. Alan Wong, chair of the event cooked a special dinner of Korean short ribs and pulled pork. After the delectable dinner, the guests were treated to an Hawaiian extravaganza from members of the Hula school, Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu. Our DJ for the evening was member Mike Lee. The evening was enjoyed by all who attended. Up coming events for the rest of the year are: Oktoberfest on Saturday, Octo- ber 12th, Thanksgiving dinner dance on Saturday, No- vember 23rd, Dance Class Party on Friday, December 13th and our New Year's Eve Party with the band, "Night Winds" on December 31st. Our San Francisco Lodge events have been well attended by members and friends. I would like to thank all who supported by at- tending the activities of the lodge. Special thanks to all the volunteers who help to make all the activities of the lodge a success. Respectfully, Joanna Tom, Chair of the Activities of San Francisco Lodge Congratulations to President Robert Wong

San Francisco Lodge President Robert K. Wong was recently honored as a community leader by the Cathay Post #384 at their 82nd Anniversary and 10th An- nual Community, Fire and Police Appreciation Banquet on May 17, 2013.

The banquet which was held at Asia Garden was attended by members of the San Francisco Board to congratulate and to wish him well.

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Honoring Senior Citizens By Faye Woo Lee

Every September, San Francisco Lodge sponsors two programs to honor the Senior Citizens in our community. The first one is to pay a visit to an assisted living facility or a convalescent hospital. And the second program is the presentation of a free variety show in our auditorium. At the end of the show, every attendee is given a $5.00 food coupon to buy goodies across the street.

The purpose of the Honoring Senior Citizens Program is to show our respect and express our concern for senior citizens. We want to thank them for their lifetime of hard work and sacrifices in support of their families and their contributions to society. We want to take the opportunity to wish them good health and happiness in their golden years. And we hope the variety show will make it an enjoyable evening for them.

The first program Honoring Senior Citizens in 2013 was on September 13. In the morning we visited Jackie Chen Senior Center with 80 bags of gifts for the patients in the Day Care Program. Helen, Grace and Johnny sang Chinese songs to entertain the patients. To our delight, one of the patients made a thank you speech and led the group in singing a Cantonese song to thank us. They seemed to enjoy our visit and everyone was in a happy and friendly mood when we left. I want to thank Past President Davace Chin for putting the gift bags together, Helen, Grace & Johnny Kwong for entertaining the patients with songs and the following people for their participation in the visit: Past Presidents Faye Woo Lee and Steve Lee, Board member Teresa Lai, President Robert Wong, Helen, Grace & assistant secretary Johnny Kwong.

The next evening, we presented a variety show in the auditorium, which was completely full. We started off with lion dancing by the Chung Gnai Lion Dance Troupe. The two lions with identical peach colored costumes and young cancers gave an athletic and exciting performance. They cre- ated a festive atmosphere in the auditorium. The rest of the show features Feng Yi performing Chinese folk dances, Bridget Wang playing the violin, Go Gai performing magic tricks, Kenny Liu singing folk songs, Master Henry Chang’s young students demonstrating their gung fu skill, four young ladies performing a Korean dance and our own Board member Law- rence Gu playing the piano.. It was a show with high quality acts. The audience seemed to enjoy the show and appreciate our efforts to entertain them. I would like to thank all the performers, C.A.CA. volunteers, especially Michael and Betty Chow, Jeff Lee of Drunken Dragon, Feng Yi and Tommy Tang for their help and support.

This is one of our most important community service programs of the year. And it is one of the most popular in the community.

(Chinese translation of this article on page 11)

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C.A.C.A. 52ND Biennial National Convention By Stephen Q.C. Lee

Oakland Lodge hosted C.A.C.A.’s 52nd Biennial National Convention from Au- gust 7 through August 10 in Oakland, CA. All the meeting activities were held in the Oakland Asian Cultural Center (OACC) located in the center of Oakland Chinatown. Breakfast and most of the lunches were served there also. San Francisco Lodge hosted a dim sum luncheon on the opening day at Peony Res- taurant. Special guest John Chiang , California State Controller attended the luncheon to give the keynote speech.

The opening ceremonies and dinner was held at the Faz Restaurant in Oak- land. Attendees enjoyed a wonderful meal in a beautiful atrium .

The featured speaker, Annie K. Saadi, Alameda County District Deputy Dis- trict Attorney gave an inspiring speech which acknowledged the advocacy work of C.A.C.A had accomplished and motivated all to continue the legacy.

Grand Board members at the Faz Restaurant

As the first order of business, the following officers were elected for a two-year term from 2013-2015:

Grand President Edmond Gor (Houston Lodge) Executive Vice President Davace Chin (San Francisco Lodge) Congratulations Grand Vice President – Communication Rusty Chan (Albuquerque Lodge) to the new Grand Vice President – Membership Helen Ying (Portland Lodge) National Board Grand Vice-President – Planning Vacant, to be assigned of Directors! Grand Secretary Felicia Yu (Oakland Lodge)

Grand Assistant Secretary Faye Woo Lee (San Francisco Lodge)

Grand Treasurer Melanie Chan (San Francisco Lodge)

Grand Auditor Joanna Tom (San Francisco Lodge and William Mei (Houston Lodge)

Grand Sentinel Joan Sung (San Francisco Lodge)

The out-going Vice President – Planning Winston Wu reported that Grand Lodge’s finance has greatly improved in the last few years. And it is due to more income from our real estates. He expressed his appreciation for the Real Estate Committee and its chair Faye Woo Lee for doing a commend- able job managing our real estate. Grand treasurer Melanie Chan also reported that our finance is in very good shape with a healthy amount of sav- ings in the bank. This was due to increased income from the Real Estate that we own.

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There were 34 resolutions sponsored and presented by the local lodges. 24 passed, 4 failed, 3 were tabled and 3 were withdrawn. Resolutions that required constitutional amendment will require ratification by the local lodges. Name changes were proposed and approved to stay current with the times. Grand Lodge will be known as National Lodge. Grand Officers will be known as National Officers. Auditors will be known as Compliant Officers.

On the last day of the convention, 12 Grand Executive Officers were elected. They are:

Albert Fong (Salinas Lodge); Robert Gin ( Greater San Gabriel Valley Lodge) Mike Fong (Los Angeles Lodge); Susan Dickson (Los Angeles Lodge) Ming-Ming Tung-Edelman (Seattle Lodge); Elaine Wong (Phoenix Lodge) Paul Wong (Greater San Gabriel Valley Lodge); Tom Lee (Washington D.C. Lodge); Lisa Yang (Greater San Gabriel Valley Lodge); Warren Seeto (San Francisco Lodge); Jack Joe (Phoenix Lodge); Rudy Yee (Phoenix Lodge)

It was not all work and no play at the convention! Delegates were treated to a scrumptious crab fest at the Lincoln Park Center. Another highlight of the Joan Sung, Grace and Johnny Kwong enjoy the crabfest convention was the visit to the Angela Island Immigration Station. They toured the barracks where the immigrants were detained and saw the moving poetry etched into the walls by the despairing detainees.

The Grand Ball was held at OACC with food catered from Peony Restau- rant next door. Spirit of America Awards were presented at the Grand Ball to Congress- woman Judy Chu, Mayer Jean Quan of Oakland, Mayor Edwin Lee of San Francisco, architect and community activist Jerry Lee of Seattle and past Grand President Munson Kwok. The Spirit of Ameri- can Award was started to honor Chinese Americans who embodied the spirit of our great nation ,demonstrated superior leadership and accomplished achievements with a national impact on the Chinese American community both locally and on a national basis.

Newly elected Grand President Ed Gor in his closing speech remarked “ The greatest movement of C.A.C.A. begins here. We are Chinese Americans changing America for the better”.

The 2015 convention will be hosted by the Seattle Lodge.

Many Thanks to the Oakland Lodge for their hospitality and for hosting a wonderful convention!

Davace Chin presents scholarships Spirit of America honorees, Jerry Lee, Re. Judy Chu and Munson Kwok with Carolyn Chan and Ed Gor Page 7 San Francisco Lodge Survey “One Paper, Many Voices”

Much Ado About Nothing By Jeff Aoki

I’ve written about the C.A.C.A. dance floor and followed it with coverage of the historic 100th C.A.C.A. Anniversary Party, but what else was there? I lost a cou- ple of night’s sleep pondering what to do and then suddenly it hit me--the title of my article will be “something about nothing”—which you probably noticed was modified for “style” points after settling on the topic. Yes, I did it my way, title before substance.

Since “nothing” often means more, for example, when “long-time married cou- ples” begin their conversation with “What’s wrong?” and you hear, “NOTHING (is wrong)!!!”, I picked “dance styles” because in doing a little research, I found that the topic had more “complexity” than anyone would normally think. You might also sense a bit of controversy as you read on.

According to the dance information source I chose from a listing of about 125,312, there are currently 11 main categories of dance styles: Traditional, Dancehall, Experimental/Freestyle (my favorite category), Folk (Like the Chinese Lion Dance and the Japanese Bon Odori), Hip-Hop, House, Hard (as in difficult I guess and probably the most commonly disliked style), Hardcore (sounds x-rated to me), Pogo, Historic (six sub-categories but not listed due to time constraints), and Concert/Performance.

Traditional Jazz /African-American vernacular dance has 27 different styles which include the better known dances such as Boogie-Woogie, Charleston, Jitterbug, Swing, Tap, Zumba, Salsa, and the ever popular Drunken Sailor named for every drunken sailor, boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, or wife that you’ve danced with and wished you hadn’t.

Next on the list is the Dancehall style, then the Experimental/Freestyle style. These are kind of self -explanatory so I’ll move on, skipping over the Folk Dance category and going directly to Hip-Hop dance. I counted 16 major styles with some notables like Breaking, Locking—where robot dancing resides, and Popping which includes subcategories—Moonwalk, Waving, and the one everyone has fun doing, Tutting.

When I researched the House and Hardcore dancing style categories, I was somewhat confused. Check it out. The House style category has the Hustle, Jacking, Waacking, and Grinding. Don’t you think those styles should be in the Hardcore style? For the record, I sure do. Of course some people call me a “conservative”. I’ll just make-up a new category for them called “Censored!”

I’m glossing over the Pogo, Liturgical, Improvisation, and Historic Dance styles because of their limited audience but I do apologize if skipping over these styles offends anyone.

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The Miscellaneous style category will ring a few bells. It includes Disco, Novelty, Line Dance, Bolly- wood Dance, Gangnam Style, Pom and Flying Men Dance—which I hear is done without wings. Concert/Performance dance includes Acro, Ballet, Contemporary, Flamenco, Modern, Tap, Belly Dance, Fire Dance, and Spinning, Hooping, and Flow Arts—which I remember being able to do in my sleep as a kid. I was even a “multi-tasker” back then!

The ever popular Latin Dance styles includes at least 24 styles with the best known being (America) Mambo, Rumba, Bolero, and East Coast Swing; (International Latin) Rumba, Samba, Jive, Salsa, Bachata, Cumbia, Merengue, Argentine Tango, Capoeira, Tejano, and the one that even I can do, Cha Cha.

Finally, in the Swing Dance style category, I can name 15 different dance styles including Lindy Hop, Blues Dance, Balboa, Leroc, Deneme, Jitterbug, Jitting (from Jitterbug), Modern Jive and (Original) Jive, East Coast Swing, West Coast Swing, Hand Jive, Charleston, Western Dances, and two Shags--the Carolina and the Collegiate--which thankfully wasn’t required to earn my Architec- tural degree. Learning to swim was but I passed, mainly because I didn’t have to lead.

So ends my journey into the world of dance styles. It reinforced my belief in the power of“To catchthe the human reader's attention, intel- place an interesting sentence or quote from lect and creativity. As a form of exercise, amusement, self-expression, social communication,the story here.” art, or what- ever term you wish to use to describe it, dancing in any style is enjoyed by people of all ages and in the most incredibly visual and often sensual and provocative ways. I’m not complaining, mind you, but unfortunately for me, while I love to watch dancing, my ability to enjoy it to the fullest extent possible is limited by my two left feet and the vast empty space between my right and left ear where there is appropriately—much ado about nothing. I hope you enjoyed tagging, jigging and shagging along with me.

A bonus thank you follows for hanging in with me to the end of this article and also to those wonderful ladies of C.A.C.A. who have been so gracious to dance with me and my two left feet. FYI, I’ve since learned

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In the Community

The construction of the Central Subway Stations is commencing through Chi- natown. Demolition of the existing structures at the site of the future China- town station at 933-949 Stockton Street has been and will be soon followed by station construction. “The Central Subway project will not only link up our diverse communities in San Francisco, but it will be an engine for job creation and economic growth in our City,” said Mayor Lee. “This project is an important investment in our City’s infrastructure that will improve transportation options, reduce emissions and enhance the quality of life for residents and visitors alike.” Traffic and parking will be impacted during the construction period. Washing- ton Street between Stockton and Trenton will close to vehicles and pedestrians during the first phase of Chinatown Sta- tion construction. This closure is expected to last approximately one year. This closure is planned to start in November. For more information, visit the Central Subway website at: http://www.centralsubwayblog.com/blog/

On October 1st, Americans who were underinsured or uninsured became eligible health care coverage: the Health Insur- ance Marketplace. The premise is that healthcare should be more affordable and accessible for more Americans. An ini- tial report by the Department of Health and Human Services finds that Marketplace premiums are lower than expected. With one application, you will be able to compare all your coverage options side by side and learn if you can get lower costs based on your income and enroll in a plan that fits your needs and budget. Plans cover essential health benefits, pres-exisitng conditions and preventative care. Most people must have health coverage in 2o14 or pay a fee. If you enroll by March 31, 2014, you will not need to pay the fee for any month before your coverage begins. For additional information on the application process, visit the website: www.healthcare.gov.

In Memory of Jack Low (Continued from page 1)

San Francisco Lodge mourns the loss of lies to households primarily composed of young pro- past president Jack Low. Jack was born fessionals. Immigration restrictions and the im- in San Francisco's Chinatown on 1932 proving economy in China has contributed to the and worked as a project cost engineer. gradual decrease in the Chinatown population. Jack was active in many groups and The report states “Without the fights against unfet- community organizations. As a long tered development led by members from groups like the Chinese Progressive Association in Boston, Chi- nese Staff & Workers’ Association in New York, and Jack Leong Low Asian Americans United in Philadelphia, these Chi- September 7, 1932– natowns would likely contain even more high-end May 24, 2013 and institutional expansion. City governments re- moved and replaced working-class immigrant resi- time member of Chinese dential and commercial land uses in each of these American Citizens Alli- Chinatowns.” ance, San Francisco S.F. Lodge President Robert Wong presents a Lodge since 1969, he plaque of appreciation to Jack’s son and daugh- Unless steps are taken to maintain the Chinatowns ter , Greg and Valerie Low. dedicated his time and as a community with a rich cultural history and energy to helping the Chinese American community. He served home to working class immigrants, they may not be as president of SF lodge in 1989. around much longer.

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今年的敬老節胡慧兒

一年一度的敬老節是大埠同源會造福社會的活動，很受耆英歡迎。敬老節有兩個節目。第一個是到老人院或是其他服務老人的地方探望他們。第二個是在本會禮堂表演文娛節目給耆英欣賞。散場後，每人送值五元的食物禮券。可用來買食物。

敬老節的目的是向耆英們表示大埠同源會對他們的關懷，向他們問好。多謝他們一生為家底，為兒女的盡心盡力和犧牲及對社會的貢獻。祝福他們身體健康，生活幸福。晚上的文娛節目是希望增加他們生活上的樂趣。

敬老節三十多年來都是在九月舉行。今年是在九月十三日。我們帶了八十份禮物到成龍老人中心去探訪住院老人。除了分禮物給各位老人家外，我們有三位會員還唱歌給他們聽。我們覺得意外驚喜的是他們有一位代表向我們致謝詞。然後他們合體唱了一支粵語時代曲來多謝我們。

第二天，即九月十四日傍晚，我們的禮堂完全滿座，差不多三百耆英等候文娛節目表演。首先中藝醒獅團舞獅。充滿活力的表演，帶來了熱鬧的氣氛。接下來房奕小姐跳中國民族舞，王曉瑜小姐小提琴獨奏，劉超先生唱民歌，高佳先生表演魔術，四位小姑娘跳韓國舞，四位小哥兒表演功夫。還有我們的職員顧英傑先生鋼琴獨奏。大家的表演都很精彩。觀眾們都非常欣賞。我們很感謝各位表演者，中藝醒獅團，李天壽先生, 房奕小姐和鄧超源先生的支持和幫助。也感謝本會做義務工作的會員和職員。他們的合作是這節目成功的重大因素。散場後，我們送每位在場的耆英一張價值五元的禮券，可用來買食物。這代表本會對各位老人家的一點心意。 Membership News By Nellie Leong

San Francisco Lodge welcomes new members: Warren Lew, Ellen Lew, Clarissa Quan, Kyung Kim, Keiko Tsu- yuko, Calvin Hue, Janet Qiu, Rui Ming Yi, Jonathan Lau, Chai Fong Chio, Qi Hong Li, Lisa Fong, Shi Min Huang

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2013 Calender of Events

Monthly MEMBERSHIP Meetings, 1st Wednesday of each month 7:30pm. ALL members in good standing are invited to attend

Activities are subject to change, please contact Activities Chair to verify.

November November 2nd, Saturday Noon Nominations for 2014 Board of Directors at the Lodge November 8th, Friday 7:00pm New Member Initiations at the Lodge November 23rd, Saturday 6:30pm Thanksgiving Dinner and Dance at the ldoge December December 11th, Wednesday 3:00pm Children’s Christmas Event at the Lodge December 13th, Friday 6:30pm Dance Class Party December 31st, Tuesday 6:30pm New Year Eve’s Dinner and Dance

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