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Chinese Historical Society of Southern California .\1 Bernard Street La. A rI{le le •. C A 90012 Phone: 323-222-<J856 Em<l~: ch.se @holmoil ,com Web'ile : www,chuc,OIg

MARCH 2012

Cantonese Yankee Presentation and book signing

by author Louise Su Tallg

Wednesday, March 7, 201 2 - 6:30 p.m.

Caste/ar School, 840 Yale Street, Los Angeles China/ow" , CA 9001]

Fret) paning _ enle, via Cal/ege S'n!e,­The evt'II' is OfH!n and/ru 10 Ihe "..blic_

Re/n!,h"","u M';1/ be .ffWd.

Can/anele Yankee i. the narrative of Kwong Bing Kong. or "Bing",. studem scm by Imperial China to New England In study Weslem science and technology as pan of the Chinese Educational Mission. One of 120 bo)'ll scm OVCT between 1872.188 1, the biography follows Bing and hi. years in America and hi. subseqUCllt return 10 China as. modern mandarin.

Louise Su Tang. Bing', granddaught ..... was close 10 her graOOfalM' during her childhood years in Shanghai . She has wrinen an absorbing and romanlic drama based on family slories and her own hours ofrescareh al lhe Vale Univ ..... ily Arcbives and lhe Conneclicul lli'lorical Sociely.

During lhe 191h CenlUry. China faced a cabal of foreign pow ..... ready 10 sweep 1M ancienl empire from lhe pages of his lOry. Th"'" have been books wrinen aooU11hose days bUl few have plumbed lhe deplhs ofher civihz'l1ion - whal '" .. ere lhe CUSlorns. mores and e1hos of her people? In Camaneu Yankee lhe aU1hor presenls 10 he, audience lhe imimale life of Bing and hi' fami ly and lhe people of hi. day-and we are lhere wilh lhem.

Chinese Historical Society of Southern California

MARCH 2012

Long Way Home Journeys of a Chinese Montanan

~ monthly CII SSC meeling took pl~OII F.bruary lot, The ."01>1 "'as h ig.h_ lighted with . prc$CTltali<Hl and book signing by Flon Wong .Iong wilh bo,­

son-in· law and c"",,ulhor T 0rIl Decker. fI"'" W""8's book. Long Way If"",_. retraces her family odyssey. shating insights. tragedies and triumplls. Hers i. In. SIC>ry of an authentic. ordinary pe""" f""ing exll'lOOfdinary challenges.

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Board of Directors

OHicers

Eugene W. ~lny, Pre,idem (jordon Hom. Viee Pre,idem

Francine Redada. V? ror Programs Winifred Lew. Secre1ary

Susan Dickson. "'1cmbership Sec. nennis Lee. c.P,A.. Trea,urer

Members a! Large

Pedro Chan Albert Chang. :>.m

Jenny Cho Henry Huang

John Jung Richard Liu Donald Loo Sleven Ng ~lei T. Oog

William Tong William Vuen

Mission Slatement

The Chinese Historieal Sociely ofSoulhern California was organized in November 1975, The purposes of the Sociely are: 1) to bring together p«>plc with a mulual interest in the importnnl history and historical ro1c of Chinese and Chinese Americans in southern California: 2) 10 pursue. preserve and communi_ cate knowledge of this history: and 3) 10 promote the heritage of the Chinese and Chinese American communily in support ofa better appreciation oflhe rich. multicultural sociely oflhe United Stales.

MARCH 2012

Chinese Historical Society of Southern California

1 13th Golden Dragon Parade 2012 Los Angeles' Largest Parade (Other than the Rose Parade)

On Saturday, January 28th. ",arm tempcratures greeted !he Chinese Lunar New Year of the Dragon. Over 110.000 individuals lining the parade route and many more viewing the tele<oast, this colorful celebration along Hill Slrtt( and Broadway in Chinatown has bc<;ome the premiere euhural eve1ll in the Southern California Asian American Community. CllSSC held its usual position at the head of the parade with a SCa of mi. white and blue with Over 260 participants including Society members. and support from Families with Children from China.

11>c CHSSC unit was gr<:atly assist<:<l by O,'cr 80 student, from Bell High School'. ln1eract Club, sponsored by Rotary Interna­t;onal D;strict5280 and led by Dr. Joel Tepper. An additional 80 student. from various South Bay high schools within DiSlriel 5280. organized by Angi Ma Wong. pi", a dozen s""lent< from lhe Youlh Act Club from Roose,-elt School (Lynwood. CAl. led by "'achtl" Fernando Millan , helped carry lhe massive display of nags.

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MARCH 2012

Ch inese Historical Society of Southern California Members and Donors (February 2012)

Aurora Bahou O ilin Chan Briggs

Fred & fay Cassidy Paul & Phylli~Chace

Elsie & Ray Chan

Joyce Chan Ekanor & Franklin Chin

Andrew Chong

Raymond Chong Shirley Chu Ng

Oregory FOIlg

Helen Fong Anna Ge<:

Mabel Wong Hogle

Gordon Hom Gilbert Hom

Galen Ilo'o-G£IIR Industries Edward Jong

Larry lung

S«:wart K woh

- Asian P(JCijic Americtm Leg~1 Cenler Tom Lancaster

Mimi & Joseph Lau Calvin & Winifred Lee

O.c. Lee Marian Ltng Dorothy Lew

Donald Loo

Pauline Lum Chri~t ine Mei & Paul Tung

Drs, James Ng & Teresa Cortey

ScbooI eo.ooectio" - Diamond Bar, 01 School Conncction- W~/nu/, CA

Dorothy Schoon

Rosie Tom Eli~.abeth Wong

John Wong Martha & Yeu,Wei Vee

The Chinese Historical Society of Southern California

is cu""ntly seeking donations for the eOlltinuance of

til<: Annual Scholarship Fund. Please contact the office

for additiOllal infonnaton 323-222'()856.

The Chinese lIis/Qrico/ Society afSou/hern C~/ifarni~ "-"presses ~dn(J",ledgemen/ and g'alitude 10:

E:il~n C hong

for the sewing of curwins for Ine C/fSSC library

and Gilbert 110m for soMng plumbing problems 01 411 Bernard Streel

Clt ' ing Ming Fest ival

Salllrdoy, April 7, 2012, 11000 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.

Los Angel .. County C .. matorium in Boyle Heights

3301 E. Fi .... S, ., Los Ang<:les. CA 9OOJ3

CHSSC will host Ch'ing Ming (Chi~ Memorial Da.y) Fes,i, ... 1 at the

hi"cmc Los Angel .. County C .. m.otorium. l1>e Chine .. Memorial Shrine .taflds at tile

center of what wos """" a 19th cenMy Chi~ c."",tery. Bu il' in 1888 by the pe<>plc of Los Angeles' Old Chinatown,

the Shrine i, con,i<k:n:d the earhest extant Chi~ ""","ue in los Angeles.

n.ough fewChi~ a .. "ill buriN the .. , the si'e ",mai"" ""ltuf1l11y and hi"orically

significant and hAs been de,ignatN los Angeles Hi"oric/ClJlt..,..1 Monumen'

No. 486. It i. O\\ned and maintained by tbcChi~ Historical Society of Southern California. Pic_join " •.

Sa,'e the Oate: Annual C hin tse lli llorkal Sod.ty

Of Soulhrrn C. lifornia Banquet ~M~Mng A ()iffere"~"

Salu rday, May 19, 2011

Emprt.s Pa.-illion 988 ,'Ii. Hill S treet

L ... Angel ... , CA 90012

The Chinese Historical Society of Southern

California was organized In November 1975.

The purposes of the Society ore:

I) to bring together people with a mutual

Inlerest In Ihe Importont history and historical

role of Chinese ond Chinese Amerlcons In

southern California;

2) to pursue, p reserve ond comm unlcote

knowledge of this history: and

3) to promote Ihe heritage of Ihe Chinese and

Chinese American community In supporl of

a better oppreclatlon of the rich. mulllc uHurOI

society ol lhe United Siaies.

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Silver Monthly newsletter. Free Gum Soon Journal. Discount on field trips to hisloricol sites. Discount on publicatiOns and products. Admission to Heritage Center during

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100 x 100 Club All benefits of Silver membership. Invitation for 2 to special events.

Diamond All benefits af lOO x 100 Club membership. 2 complimentary ticke ts to Annua l Gala Dinner.

Siudeni/ Senior {60+} All benefits af Silver membership.

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