WINNIPEG CHINESE CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY CENTRE PROFILE Winnipeg is a city of many cultures of which the Chinese community has always been an integral and significant part. Over the last few decades, as the number of Chinese immigrants increased, so has the need for redeveloping Winnipeg’s Chinatown. In 1981, the redevelopment became a reality with the support of the three levels of government through the Winnipeg Core Area Initiative and the Chinese community itself. The Winnipeg Chinatown Corporation was established in 1981, and in 1983 the Winnipeg Chinese Cultural and Community Centre was incorporated as part the overall development project in response to a survey conducted in 1982 wherein 90% of the Chinese in Winnipeg indicated a need for such a facility. OBJECTIVES To promote and advance the awareness, knowledge and appreciation of the Chinese culture in relation to the multi-cultural mosaic of Winnipeg, Manitoba and Canada. To increase understanding between the various Chinese and non- Chinese organizations in Manitoba. To encourage public understanding of matters relating to the affairs of the Chinese Community. To provide facilities for educational, cultural and recreational purposes. 1 WINNIPEG CHINESE CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY CENTRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2013 – 2014 The Rt. Hon. Edward R. Schreyer Honorary President Dr. Joseph Du President Dr. Patrick Choy 1st Vice President Ms. Malinda Lee 2nd Vice President Mr. Ben Lee 3rd Vice President Ms. Debbie Guo Secretary General Mr. Terry Prychitko Treasurer Dr. Tina Chen Mr. Edmond Lip Mr. Hsiang-Hsin Liu M r. Rui Wang Mr. Steven Wu ADVISORY BOARD 2013 - 2014 Mr. David Chin Hon. Pearl McGonigal Dr. Charles Lam Mr. Herb Stephen Dr. Hermann Lee Mr. Harry Ong Ms. Eva Luk Mr. Victor Mah Ms. Shirley Mar Justice Scott Wright HONORARY SOLICITOR Mr. David Cheop, LL.B. 2 Winnipeg Chinese Cultural and Community Centre 2013 - 2014 COMMITTEES Executive Policy and Management Dr. Joseph Du President Dr. Patrick Choy 1st Vice President Ms. Malinda Lee 2nd Vice President Mr. Ben Lee 3rd Vice President Ms. Shirley Chang Secretary General Mr. Terry Prychitko Treasurer Ms. Eva Luk English Secretary Finance Committee Dr. Patrick C. Choy Terry Prychitko Fundraising Committee Ben Lee Dr. Tina Chen Malinda Lee Eva Luk Membership committee Debbie Guo Chairperson David Chin Nomination Committee Dr. Patrick Choy Chairperson David Cheop Hon. Justice Scott Wright Program Committee Dr. Joseph Du (Chairperson) Edmond Lip Dr. Tina Chen Maria Lip Dr. Yuewen Gong Dr. Alison Marshall Steve Howes Terence Tsoi Dr. Hermann Lee Yuling Wang 3 Manitoba Chinese Youth Committee Patrick Choy (Leader) Joel Burkholder Debbie Guo (Advisor) Jean Ding Mingyi Li (Advisor) Amily Ducharme Daniel Huang Lillian Lau Alice Li Henry Li Jun Li Jessica Truong Victoria Truong Wendy Wang Misilyna Wu Yanisa Wu Salina Zeng Lunan Zhao Kaili Zheng Kay Xu Aronne Pang Roger Tran Joe Asaminew Siyuan Cheng Kaulen Li STAFF Zheng Fan Executive Director Lingyao Meng Program Coordinator Jieying Zhu Program Coordinator Spencer Leung Program Coordinator Yufang Zeng Program Coordinator VOLUNTEERS Amy Lee 余碧梅 Zhouyun Ling 凌云舟 Anita Lee 劉巾眉 Josh Schafer Jesmin Chong Jolie Lesperance Zhen Cui 崔震 Karina Fagerstrom Shuren Fang 房淑人 Xia Hong 洪霞 Jiaming Hou 候嘉铭 Martin Hou 候涛 Yijia Hu 胡伊佳 Rosa Hu Saisai Kong 孔赛赛 Zhiyin Li 李芷茵 Shu - O Lin 林淑娥 Tong Lin 林通 Ang Li 李昂 Zhanyou Liu 刘展佑 Jiejun Li 李俊颉 Jasimine Li 李雅芳 Jose Neves Guoqing Qin 秦国庆 Maria Lip Yue Shen 沈玥 Jun Shi 石俊 Steven Howes 4 Lan Vooh Yiliang Wang 汪轶亮 Guoying Wang 王国英 Harry Ong 王夏利 Ke Wang 王科 Danzhu Xiao 肖丹珠 Lin Xu 徐林 Haoran Yang 杨浩然 Xichi Yang 杨夕驰 Yi Gong 龚艺 Yanzhe Yu 于彦哲 Chuning Zhao 赵楚宁 Desheng Zheng 郑德盛 Feng Zhou 周烽 Ceci Howes Davey Howes 5 PRESIDENT’S REPORT It was a very busy and exciting year for the Winnipeg Chinese Cultural and Community Centre and its working partners. As per usual, the WCCCC’s schedule was jam-packed with wonderful events this past year. In particular, we were very pleased to revive Folklorama’s Chinese Pavilion after a six year hiatus. We came back with great excitement and success. Many of the annual programs and events continued this year including the Chinese New Year Banquet, the community volunteer income tax program, Chinese immigration passport renewal service, the Summer Lunch Concert Series, MCYC Cultural Arts Night, Zhonghua Cup basketball tournament and the Winnipeg Chinatown Street Festival. We also had many other special guests visit Winnipeg. The Consul General of the People’s Republic of China again made several visits to Winnipeg. The Consul General’s Office hosted the Chinese National Day celebration reception with many friends of the community. Another special visit this year included members of Taiwan’s National University of Physical Education. They made a tour stop in Winnipeg to showcase their Taiwan Impression show at the Technical Vocational Theatre. Finally, the Peking Acrobats came back to Winnipeg after two years to perform with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. We partnered with the WSO in a fundraising dinner and show and raised funds for the Winnipeg Chinese Community Fund. In closing, I would like to thank the many wonderful friends of the WCCCC for their continued support. In particular, I would like to say a special thank you to the hardworking Board of Directors, the staff and volunteers. The WCCCC’s success is largely due to their dedicated contributions and commitments. Finally, I would like to give an honourable mention to our departed Executive Director Kevin Fan. After eight years, he left the WCCCC to pursue other opportunities, and we would all like to wish him the very best. He played an integral role in the operations of our cultural centre during his tenure. Dr. Joseph Du, CM, OM, FAAP, FRCP(c), MD President 余岳兴医生 6 2013 ZHONGHUA CUP COMMUNITY BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT To promote youth involvement in the community, to diversify the community activities, we continue to host the Zhonghua Cup basketball tournament in the WCCCC gym in the October 2013. This year, we had ten teams to participate whose age were from 17 to age 50. Those teams contained new and old immigrants, high school students, international students, local Canadian born Chinese and Caucasians. Some Chinese organizations also formed the teams to join the tournament. The major sponsors are Royal Bank, Main and James branch, Manitoba Basketball Association, Canada-China Friendship Association, Manitoba China Time, Panda Tea, Noodle Express, Giant Tiger, and Safeway etc. The registration fee for individual teams is $60.00 and $100 for organization teams. Our biggest expense is to pay the referee service. Champion team is Waffles; 2nd Place is Manitoba Chinese Tribune; the 3rd Place is Hunters. We also have the Scoring Champion, Tong Wong who is from MCT and MVP is Ronel Banibo from Waffles. Zhonghua Cup basketball tournament has been built up by its name and reputation. We trust with the new gym facilities, the improved tournament system, and the support from the local business, we shall be able to run better tournament year after year. GOLDEN DRAGON CITIZEN OF THE YEAR GALA On Thursday, November 12, 2013, the Winnipeg Chinese Cultural and Community Centre hosted its biennial fundraising event, the Golden Dragon Citizen of the Year Gala, at the Winnipeg Convention Centre at 6pm. The Honourées are two of Manitoba’s outstanding citizens, Her Honour, Mrs. Anita K. Lee and Dr. David T. Barnard, Ph.D, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Manitoba, who have both demonstrated outstanding leadership to our city, province and country. 7 Over 600 people attended the Gala. The Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba Hon. Philip Lee, the Honourable Greg Selinger, Premier of Manitoba and Mr. Fang Li, Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Toronto brought greetings. There was also a silent auction at the dinner. The Gala raised over $100,000, which will be used for WCCCC daily operation and programs in the following two years. 2013 WCCCC CHRISTMAS PARTY The 2013 WCCCC Christmas Party was held at the Government House on December 10, 2013. The board members from WCCCC and WCDC, business partners, staffs, and volunteers were invited to the party. There were over 120 people, including the Lieutenant Governor attended the party. Everyone enjoyed the food and had a good time at the party. 2014 CHINESE NEW YEAR BANQUET The Winnipeg Chinatown Development Corporation and Manitoba Chinese Benevolent Association hosted a Chinese New Year Banquet on February 4, 2014 at Kum Koon Garden Restaurant. There were over 600 guests attending the banquet. Dr. Tina Chen is the master of ceremonies. During the banquet, the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba Hon. Philip Lee, Premier Greg Selinger, and Councillor Brian Mayes represented Mayor Sam Katz to bring the greetings on behalf of the three levels of Government. The City of Winnipeg presented the Community Service Award to Mr. Kwok Ngan, Ms. Maria Lip and Mrs. Margaret Lee Grant, who are the outstanding contributors to the community. The Canada Post unveiled the Year of the Horse stamp, and presented a framed Year of the Snake stamp to the Winnipeg Chinese Cultural and Community Centre. Moreover, Downtown Winnipeg BIZ 8 announced the winner of the Year of the Horse Chinatown Banner Design Competition - Victoria Buen, a student in Red River College. The new banner is also unveiled at the banquet. 2014 CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS WCCCC hosted two Celebrations for the 2014 Chinese New Year. The first celebration was at 1:00pm, January 25, 2014 at the Forks Market. There were lion dance, folk dances, singing, martial art performances, and line dance. The attendees not only watched the wonderful performance, but also enjoyed delicious refreshment.