Ventura
County Chinese
American Association
VCCAA
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Greetings
from the President Happy
New Year, 4702, Year of the Monkey! Wisdom
and flexibility are the characteristics of a Monkey, Let us welcome a new year of flexible changes ahead for 2004: A new President for the USA? Maybe! We shall have
the answer by early November! Life is a
journey with interesting turns. Expect the unexpected, and keep your chins
high and hearts pure. Have faith in our fellow travelers and the New Year
will bring us unforeseen blessings. A
successful day begins with A
successful year begins with
. . . Chinese Proverb “Becoming
American: A Chinese Experience” Cultural
Night and New Year Celebration
Many thanks to
Lesley Ling and Sylvia Shih for conducting a wonderful, entertaining and
educational program of Chinese History in Ventura County, plus many thanks
to those hard working people that made the evening a success –– Lions
Dance, Classical Dance, Beijing Opera Monkey King, and songs from Melodia
Sinica Chorale. May the New
Year give us inspiration and inner peace to work toward a better tomorrow
in our community, in our state, in our nation, and beyond – in Mars. “Gung Hay
Fat Choy, Xing Nien Jing Bu.” Best
wishes for the New Year.
President 2003-2004 |
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Greetings
from the President - 會長致辭 猴年愉快 机智，靈活是猴的特徵；調皮，多變是猴的本性。 那就讓我們來歡迎二零零四年的靈活的變化吧：一個新的美國總統？或許，我們在十一月就會有確定的答案。一個新的華聯會的會長？ 那是一定的！我們在五月份就會知道！ 人生正是一次充滿樂趣的旅行。讓我們期待那些意料之外，讓我們昂首挺胸，讓我們心無雜念，讓我們對每一個旅行者都充滿信心，新的一年會給我們每個人帶來新的意料之外的祝愿。 一天之計在於晨﹐一年之計在於春。 “成為美國人：華人的經歷” — 文化之夜和新年聯歡 我們在位於Oxnard的美麗的Pacifica高中的表演中心進行了新年的第一次活動。這次活動的組委會辛勤地為我們的會員和社區奉獻了充滿樂趣的節目。我要感謝Ray
Chong
，史大問，和高翔的辛勤勞動，當然還要感謝余志誠醫師和歷史協會的幫助。 感謝林莉莉，王懿萱為我們主持了這次喻教於樂的節目﹐讓我們更好地了解華人在范杜柆郡的歷史。當然我們更要感謝所有的節目表演者—舞獅團，舞蹈團，京劇團，和韶樂合唱團。 讓新年給我們新的靈感和內心的平靜，為我們的社區，我們的州，我們的國家，還要火星而更好地工作！ “恭喜發財，新年進步”！請接受我最美好的新年祝愿！
President 2003-2004 |
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Christmas Party On
December 13, 2003, the VCCAA held its annual Christmas party at Camarillo
Heights Elementary School. The party was well attended by many families
and friends. They bought many different types of delectable foods to share
at this potluck event. The
Christmas program consisted of a Christmas Nativity skit presented by the
Chinese Language School students under the direction of Irene Sy and
Lee-May Little. In addition, Ms. Mason and her accompanist led us in the
joyous singing of Christmas carols. A raffle was held for door prizes
donated by our generous members. We
thank those members who donated door prizes. Kudos to the Youth Group for
the setup and cleanup of the facilities. Finally we would like to thank
the Chinese students and their teachers and any others who participated in
the Christmas program and party. Barbara
Chieu, co-Chair Irene Sy, co-Chair |
聖誕聚會 去年十二月十三日，華聯會在Camarillo
Heights小學舉行了一年一度的聖誕
聚會。有眾多的家庭和朋友參加了這次聚會，他們為自助餐帶來了豐盛的食品。 聚會的節目包括了由Irene
Sy和 Lee-May Little指導的學生所表演的耶穌誕
辰以及Mason女士指揮的聖誕頌歌。聚會還舉行了抽獎活動。 我們感謝提供獎品的會員，青年組以及中文學校的學生和家長。 |
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Cultural Night
and A diverse and full house audience of over 700 people watched a grand
program of Chinese culture in celebration of Year of the Monkey at the
Performing Arts Center of Pacifica High School in Oxnard on Saturday
evening, January 31. Our
theme of the program was “Becoming American: The Chinese Experience in
Ventura County.” VCCAA, in association with Ventura County Chinese American Historical
Society (VCCAHS), sponsored the 2004 Cultural Night to celebrate Chinese
New Year. Marie Louie, Angela
Soo Hoo, and Dorothy Jue led the procession of pioneer families of
Yee’s, Soo Hoo’s and Jue’s of Ventura County.
VCCAHS previewed 15 minutes of their new video “The History of
the Chinese in Ventura County.” Richard
Senate told a fascinating story about the Ventura Chinese Fire Brigade at
turn of the century in 1900s. A major program highlight was the colorful and acrobatic performance
of the “Monkey King Opera – Journey to the West” by the Beijing
Opera Troupe with Sunrise Performing Arts & Dancing Wind Art Center.
Yu-Ling Lu, Dance Director, directed three graceful dances by
Yu-Ling Lu Chinese Classical Dance Troupe of Camarillo.
The young ladies mesmerized the audience with “Colorful Cloud
Dance,” “The New Year Dance,” and “Taiwanese Aboriginal Dance.”
The Melodia Sinica Chorale of Northridge sang three American and
three Chinese songs during the program.
Under artful leadership of Master Kee Choo Ling, Camarillo Mi Tzung
Lo Han Kung Fu Association opened and closed the program with their
spectacular lion dances for Year of the Monkey. Sean Gao, Steve Shih, and Ray Chong, the Cultural Night co-chairs,
are very thankful of support by the performers, vendors, advertisers, and
especially the volunteers. They
want to especially acknowledge the following VCCAA volunteers for their
hard work and tireless effort: Dolly
Cheng, Tyrus Goo, Vivian Goo, Lloyd Ho, S.K. Leong, Hillary Ling, Lee-May
Little, Irene Sy, and the Youth Group.
Lesley Ling and Sylvia Shih were wonderful emcees.
Special recognition goes to Michael Chong, Ray Chong’s brother,
who designed the flier and program book.
Ray Chong
Sean Gao
Steve Shih |
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文化之夜與中國 新 年 一月三十一日，星期六，七百多位來自各行各業的觀眾，在位於Oxnard的美麗的Pacifica高中的表演中心觀看了由我們華聯會進行的，以“成為美國人：華人在范杜柆的經歷”
為主題的猴年聯歡會。 華聯會和華聯會歷史協會共同舉辦了這次活動。Marie
Louie, Angela Soo Hoo, 和Dorothy Jue代表最早來到范杜柆郡的葉氏家族,
司徒家族和周氏家族為活動揭幕。華聯會歷史協會播放了十五分鐘他們製作的新錄像“華人在范杜柆郡的歷史” 。Richard
Senate為觀
眾講述了有關二十世紀初范杜柆華人救火隊的動人故事。 聯歡會的節目包括由北京京劇團表演的“西游記—猴王孫悟空”
，Yu-Ling Lu指導的民族舞蹈“彩雲追月”
、“舞新年” 、“台
灣山地舞” ，
北嶺韶音合唱團演唱的中英文歌曲，以及Kee
Choo Ling帶領的舞獅隊的表演。 文化之夜的組織者Ray Chong，史大問，和高翔感謝所有表演者，贊助者，特別是所有的義工。這些義工中有Dolly
Cheng, Tyrus Goo, Vivian Goo, Lloyd Ho, S.K. Leong, Hillary Ling, Lee-May
Little, Irene Sy,
以及青年組。林莉莉，王懿萱精彩地主持了這次節目。
特別要提到Ray Chong的兄弟Michael
Chong為我們製作來精美的節目單。
Ray Chong
Sean Gao
Steve
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Easter Egg Hunt
When:
Saturday, April 3, 2004, 12:00 noon
to 3:00 pm Where: Ling
Ranch Contact: Vicky
Chow, (805) 482‑3811, à Easter Egg Hunt to begin around 12:30 pm à Parents: Please bring 2 doz (24) plastic eggs filled with
treats for the egg hunt à Hot Dogs
à Fabulous Games à Face Painting
à Spectacular Crafts à B.Y.O.B. (Bring your own basket!) Vicky Chow
Lisa Fu
Irene Sy co-Chair
co-Chair
co-Chair |
復活節彩蛋找尋 時間：四月三日，星期六，
中午至下午三
點 地點：林氏莊園 聯繫：Vicky
Chow, (805) 482‑3811, 活動于十二點三十分正式開始 家長請帶兩打彩蛋 活動包括：熱狗，游戲，臉譜及其它多姿多彩的手工藝品。 Vicky
Chow Lisa
Fu Irene Sy
co-Chair
co-Chair
co-Chair |
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VCCAA Historical
Society The
Historical Society successfully debut an excerpt of the documentary “The
history of the Chinese in Ventura County” at the VCCAA Cultural Night on
Jan. 31. The event was well attended at the capacity-filled Pacifica High
School Performing Arts Center. The documentary was directed by Mr. George
Sandoval of WestEnd Productions. Mr. Sandoval is an accomplished filmmaker
whose credits included the recent Oxnard Centennial Celebration
documentary produced by the City of Oxnard. The feedback from the audience
was universally positive with regards to the quality and educational value
of the film. Our goal is to develop a teacher’s guide to accompany the
videotape so that we can distribute them free of charge to our public
schools for use in their curriculum on immigration history. The
Historical Society has worked with the Historical Preservation Committee
of Ventura and the Ventura City Council since May 2001 on the China Alley
Memorial. The project is a joint venture between the City of Ventura and
private donations raised by the Historical Society. The memorial will be a
mural on a wall along the Figueroa walkway close to the original China
Alley and across from the Museum of History and Art. Mr. Pang Qi and Ms.
Guo Song Yun are the artists commissioned to paint the mural. Both of them
are renowned Chinese painters and calligraphers. They plan to start work
around mid-March. The mural will take about six weeks to complete. Please
visit our website at www.vccahs.org to see a
drawing of the China Alley Memorial. We welcome your financial support of
this important project. This is the first memorial in Ventura County
dedicated to the legacy of the early Chinese immigrants. If you would
like to contribute to the above efforts, please send your tax-deductible
donation to the VCCAA, earmarked for the Chinese documentary or the China
Alley Memorial. If you have any suggestions regarding these projects,
please contact the Historical Society via our email address at vccahs@aol.com The story of
the Chinese in Ventura County is still ongoing. We need to know more about
the history of the early pioneers. For those of you who like to share your
family’s history with the Historical Society, we invite you to contact
us in person or through our email address. George
Yu, m.d. Historical Society Chairperson |
華聯會歷史協會 一月三十一日，華聯會歷史協會在一年一度的文化之夜聯歡會上首次播放了記錄片“華人在范杜柆郡的歷史”中最精
彩的部份。記錄片由
WestEnd 製作公 司 的 George Sandoval
先生導演。 Sandoval
先生曾為Oxnard市製作過百年慶典的記錄片。觀眾們對其質量和教育性給予了積極的評價。我們的目標是製作一個可供教授移民歷史的老師使用的免費的記錄片。 歷史協會從二零零一年五月開始，便與范杜柆郡歷史保護委員會，以及范杜柆市政委員會，共同合作“中國紀念牆的項目”
。本項目由范杜柆市和我們協會
共同籌款興建。紀念牆位于歷史和藝術博物館對面，沿Figueroa步行街，靠近原始的中國巷的地方。著名中國畫家和書法家潘奇先生和郭松雲女士將為紀念牆執筆。項目將於三月中開始，需要六個星期的時間完成。紀念牆圖案可在www.vccahs.org上預覽。我們歡迎更多的經濟支持。這是范杜柆郡首個專為紀念華人早期移民的項目。 如果您願意慷慨解囊﹐請將您的可免稅的捐款寄給華聯會，並請注明歷史協會記錄片或中國紀念牆。如果您有任何建議，請發電子郵件到vccahs@aol.com。 記錄片的素材收集還在進行當中。我們需要更多的有關華人早期移民的故事。如果您有任何家族的故事願意分享，請以任何您認為方便的方式與我們聯繫。
George Yu 余志誠
Historical Society Chairperson |
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Easter
Egg Hunt |
April
3, 2004 Saturday,
12:00 noon |
Ling
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Memorial
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May
31, 2004 Monday, 11:00 am |
Pleasant
Valley Park |
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Installation
& Award Dinner |
June
26, 2004 Sunday, 11:00 am |
Location
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