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OoOo SyakSyak Gee Lu Society NewsletterGee Lu Society NewsletterFounded December 1897 Founded December 1897 •• Incorporated 1955Incorporated 1955

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September 2011September 2011 Vol. XIV, No. 3Vol. XIV, No. 3

Back to our Motherland:

Trip To China – Part 2

Our last trip was in 2007, and we traveled from Beijing all the way down to Hong Kong, passing through many popular cities such as Xi’an, Shanghai, Suzhou, Zhuhai, and of course, our hometown village of Oo Syak.

For this next trip we will plan a similar itinerary where we will have the focus of our trip being in Oo Syak. What’s fascinating is that if you have certain information on your ancestors, the Zhongshan / Oo Syak officials may be able to help find other relatives still in Oo Syak(that you didn’t even know about!). There will be other side trips to popular Chinese cities as additional options.

After we speak to the travel agent, we will publish a rough itinerary in our next newsletter. If you have any ideas or suggestions, or if you are interested in attending our trip to China, please contact Jamie Chang at [email protected] or call her at (808) 373-1714.

Congratulations to our 2011-12

Scholarship Recipients!

This past July, we awarded our 2011-12 Oo Syak Gee Lu Scholarship to four deserving recipients. This is the 13th year we have given away scholarships. Today, scholarships are worth $1,000 each.

We are in the planning stages again for our next China trip. The trip is being planned for next year 2012.

From left to right (Bold indicates scholar winners): Alexis Chang,

Judge Theresa Chun, Judge Vernon Ching, Teralyn Chang, Flora

Chang (for Nicole Chang), and Daeton Chang. (Missing: Judge

Jean Kawamoto)

Each year we have an outside panel of judges to score our applicants. Our judges this year were Vernon Ching, Theresa Kam Chun, and Jean Kawamoto. We thank them for their time and (continued on page 3)

WhoWho’’s Who s Who

in in OoOo SyakSyak Gee Lu SocietyGee Lu Society



Members Corner

The surgery allowed for the abscess to be drained from her throat. She is fully recovered at home, however, she noticed that her voice box is slightly affected when she speaks.

Noreen Chang Ueda –Daughter of Board of Director Margaret Chang (above), Noreen suffered from two strokes in August. She was treated at Kuakini Hospital, and is now at home recovering. Noreen is also receiving outpatient physical therapy. She is not paralyzed, and her speech has not been affected.

George T.H. Chang – George suffered two blood clots outside of his brain area, and underwent surgery last month at Kuakini Hospital. He recovered and was sent home. After a fall last week, doctors discovered that he was still bleeding. George is awaiting another surgery. He is the father of Chinese Secretary Jocelyn Chang-Chuck and Board of Director Paulette Chang.

Updating Records

If you are moving, or if your address has changed, please don’t forget to update your records with us. You can easily update your information by sending an email or phone call to our Membership Chairperson.

If you are receiving our newsletters via postal mail, and would like to go “green” by switching to email, just send an email with “OSGL EMAIL” in the subject line.

It’s that quick and easy! It will only take less than 2 minutes of your time!

OO SYAK GEE LU SOCIETYc/o JAMIE CHANG

5355 Papai Street • Honolulu, HI 96821Email: [email protected]

Phone: (808) 373-1714

Honorary Directors:

2011 Wah Jip Chang2008 Maile K. Chang2007 Wah Chock Chang

2011 Officers:

President Edmund W.K. Chang 1st Vice Pres Jamie M.Y. Chang 2nd Vice Pres Ethel Chang Chow Treasurer Daryl H.K. HuEnglish Secretary Constance K.H. MarkChinese Secretary Jocelyn Chang Chuck

Ex-Past President Alvin G.K. Chang

2011 Board of Directors:

Mildred Ai-ChangClayton K.L. ChangDonna N. ChangEllen M. ChangEvelyn Y. ChangKenneth K.C. Chang

Margaret M.H. Chang Paulette K.Q. ChangGwendolyn Chang FuHarold K.C. HuEdith P.S. Won

An Honorary Director is a member who has been

recognized as a benefactor to the Society through

outstanding services, such as serving as an officer or

director. This award is the highest that the Society

bestows. This non-voting position award is presented for

the life of the individual.

2011 Committees:

Financial CommitteeChairperson: Harold HuAlvin Chang, Clayton Chang, Kenneth Chang, Wah Jip Chang, Daryl Hu

PR & Membership / Scholarship CommitteeChairperson: Jamie ChangMildred Ai-Chang, Ellen Chang, Gwendolyn Chang Fu, Hubert Chang, Jocelyn Chang Chuck, Edith Won

Banquet & Events CommitteeCo-chairpersons: Constance Mark and Donna ChangHubert Chang, Kenneth Chang, Margaret Chang, Paulette Chang

Nominating CommitteeChairperson: Ethel ChowMillie Ai-Chang, Evelyn Chang, Maile Chang, Edith Won

Margaret M.H. Chang –Board of Director Margaret Chang had to undergo surgery at Kuakini Hospital for an abscess in her throat.



Annual Banquet Recap

OSGL President with his wife –

Edmund and Ellen Chang.

President Edmund Chang and 1st

Vice President Jamie Chang giving

at toast to everyone.

Double Ten Parade

DOUBLE TEN PARADE

Where: Chinese Cultural Plaza CourtyardWhen: Sunday, October 9, 2011Time: Meet at 9:30am

(Parade festivities start at 10:00am)RSVP: Call Ellen Chang at 623-5910 by 9/30/11

Wear your OSGL t-shirts and hats!

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of China (Taiwan). We have had a number of events to celebrate this ear-marking journey. Double Ten is the actual national holiday, and we will commemorate Taiwan’s nationalism and freedom from China with a parade around the Chinese Cultural Plaza on Sunday, October 9th. We

will meet at 9:30am in the plaza courtyard. Festivities will begin at 10:00am with a flag raising ceremony. Since we are celebrating the 100th centennial celebration, this will probably be a larger parade than usual.

OSGL has been participating in this event every year. It is a short walk around the plaza block, and we present a lei to the Founding Father, Dr. Sun Yat Senstatue on Beretania and River streets. After the parade, we will be treated to a Chinese luncheon at one of the nearby restaurants.

If you would like to participate in this short parade, please call Ellen Chang at 623-5910 by September 30th.

OSGL Scholarship Judges:

Theresa Kam Chun, and Vernon

Ching. (Missing: Jean Kawamoto)

hard work to evaluate our applicants.

Our applicants are judged on their academic scholastic achievements, extra curricular activities, leadership, and community involvement, as well as communication, writing skills, presentation, and creativity. They need to write thorough essays about their experiences, aspirations, and thoughts.

For information and pictures of this year’s recipients turn to pages 4-5.

Scholarships (cont’d)

Our annual banquet was held last month at Hee HingRestaurant. We had another near sell-out event with 40 tables! That’s 400 people packed into the restaurant.

This year, our banquet was quite simple compared to other societies banquets. We had a really short program, especially since we miss the entertainment provided by our friend, Frank DeLima (he was out of town). So basically, it was just sharing the great company of the members, families, and friends.

The food was great! There were 8 courses with dessert. Nobody went home with an empty stomach.

We have another opportunity to get together and share the camaraderie at our Christmas Luncheon in December. Turn to page 7 for more details.



DAETON GA MING CHANG

Parents: Duane Koon Fong Chang and Shirleen Wai Yung Ng ChangGrandparents: George Tai Hung Chang and Eldora Lau Chang

Daeton has a passion for flying. He attends the University of North Dakota since 2005 majoring in flight aviation, with hopes of becoming an air traffic controller.

Besides flying, Daeton’s other passion is computers and technology. Along with his sister, Teralyn, for the past seven summers, Daeton volunteers with Seniors Helping Seniors on how to use computers. Although he teaches them the basics of word processing, emails, and internet searches, he also finds unlimited information on the World Wide Web such as couponing, mapping directions and bus routes, and up-to-the-minute news stories.

Applying computers and technology to his schooling, all of Daeton’s aviation classes are taught on a computer using a power point presentation or by running scenarios through computer programs to train students how to vector aircrafts to their destinations properly and safely.

Daeton received OSGL scholarships in 2005 and 2006, and 2010.

TERALYN GA LING CHANGParents: Duane Koon Fong Chang and Shirleen Wai Yung Ng ChangGrandparents: George Tai Hung Chang and Eldora Lau Chang

Teralyn has been at Idaho State University for three years now. She continues to pursue a career in pharmacy by tackling some of the toughest science classes to most of us. Although it has been a challenge, Teralyn is still excited to learn how the body functions, and to see how different things affect the human body.

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Daeton and Teralyn’s Family – Grandfather George Chang, Grandmother

Eldora Chang, Daeton Chang, mother Shirleen Chang, Teralyn Chang,

and father Duane Chang.

Brother and sister duo, Daeton and Teralyn Chang, have each won one of our 2011-12 scholarships. Their parents served as Board of Directors in the past, and their grand-parents regularly attend our BOD meetings. Daeton and Teralyn have participated in many OSGL events in the past.

Although they attend different schools on the mainland, they always come back home for the summer and work together. Read on to see what kind of work they do as a team.

In addition to pharmacy, Teralynwill also minor in Business. She feels that a business background will not only help her gain a higher position in the pharmacy field, but also help manage her personalbusiness finances.

As we mentioned in previous years, Teralyn volunteers her time with her brother, Daeton, at Seniors Helping Seniors, an organization where volunteers teach senior citizens how to use computers four months out of the year. After six years of being an instructor, Teralyn became a Head Instructor.

This is her fourth consecutive year receiving our Society’s scholarship.



NICOLE ASHLEY CHANGParents: Bradford Kwock Wo Chang and Corinne E Wun Yee ChangGrandparents: Edward Tai Wong Chang and Flora Loui Chang

ALEXIS RAE MEI LIN CHANG

Parents: Hubert Wai Nam Chang and Darnette Marie NavarezGrandparents: Clarence C. Chang and Phyllis C. Chang

Alexis recently graduated from Iolani School. She was a Headmaster’s student during her freshman, sophomore, and junior years of high school, and Top student in the 9th grade.

She was on the Ahupa’a Student Council in ninth grade, and her extra curricular activities range from Varsity Golf, EmpowerClub, Interact Club, Acolytes, and IMUA (the school newspaper). Alexis volunteered with the American Red Cross in the Summer Buddies Program helping little kids learn how to swim; and Big Brothers / Big Sisters where she became a big sister to a sixth grader at Ala Wai Elementary School.

This fall, Alexis will be going to University of Southern

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California in Los Angeles where she plans to major in both business and economics. She hopes to become an entrepreneur and start her own business. While in college, Alexis plans to study abroad in Europe, preferably in Spain where she can practice her Spanish and become more fluent. She took four years of Spanish at Iolani, and an AP Spanish Literature.

This is Alexis’s first scholarship award.

Alexis and her family – Grandmother Phyllis

Chang, father Hubert Chang, and mother

Darnette Navarez.

Nicole is a resident of Bellevue, Washington, east of Seattle where she attended Newport High School. She has won the President’s Education award where you need a 3.5 GPA or higher and attain a SAT score in the 85th percentile or higher. She is a National Honor Society student (maintains a GPA of 3.75 or higher), and AP Scholar with Distinction (average score of 3.5 on all AP tests taken and a score of 3 or higher on at least 5 of those exams).

Aside from hitting the books all the time, Nicole was involved in high school sports. She was co-captain and stroke seat of a defending regional championship rowing Crew team, JV basketball team captain, and ran cross country and track.Her volunteer activities include being a camp counselor for sixth grade girls for Tillicum Middle School, and a donor monitor at Puget Sound Blood Center where she supervised and provided hospitality to blood donors.

This fall Nicole will attend Pitzer College in Claremont, California. Her goal is to become a pediatrician.

Due to living on the mainland, Nicole was unable to accept her first OSGL scholarship award. Her grandmother Flora Chang will be accepting her scholarship on her behalf.

Nicole and her family – Mother Corinne Chang, father

Bradford Chang, and brother Nicholas Chang



Annual Picnic at Kapiolani Park

It was a breezy summer day, near the end of August. A perfect way to have a picnic. The weather just cool enough, where it is not too hot, and gentle trade winds blowing throughout Kapiolani Park.

We all gathered for the annual picnic, hosted by the Congress of Chinese Societies United. Many other Chinese Societies came with their families to have some summer fun before school got back in session.

There was a lion dance to kick off the festivities. And there were many games, such as musical chairs, pass the bu-look, scavenger hunt (picking up new cans of soda and packets of snacks), water balloon toss, etc. All members that were in attendance had a lot of fun participating in the games. Our very own 1st Vice-President Jamie Chang paired with member Ernest Chang won first place in the water balloon toss!

After all the fun and games, it was time for lunch. Box Chinese lunches were handed out to each of the societies, and ice cold watermelon was served.

Lucky numbers were called out as door prizes for the attendees. If you missed it, there’s always next year….

1) Lillian and Ernest Chang waiting to play games. 2) Ernest Chang

and Sarah (grand-daughter to Connie Mark) passing the bu-look. 3)

OSGL gang just after the soda can scavenger hunt. 4) Vice President

Jamie Chang in the water balloon toss. 5) 1st place winner of the water

balloon toss Jamie Chang and Ernest Chang. 6) Lillian Chang and

English Secretary Connie Mark getting ready for lunch.

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(Also known as Moon Festival)Mid-Autum Festival Sept 12

www.splendorofchina.comNeal Blaisdel Exhibition Hall / Doors open at 10:00am (Sat till 9:00pm / Sun till 5:00pm)

Splendor of ChinaOct 29-30

Gung Gung Gung Gung Gung Gung Gung Gung HeeHeeHeeHeeHeeHeeHeeHee Fat Choy!Fat Choy!Fat Choy!Fat Choy!Fat Choy!Fat Choy!Fat Choy!Fat Choy!Chinese New YearJan 29

Jamie Chang by 1/13*TBD / TBDBoard of Directors MeetingJan 23

Jamie Chang by 12/28*TBD / TBDInstallation MeetingJan 8

Ellen Chang by 9/30 †Chinese Cultural Plaza / Meet in Courtyard at 9:30am

Double Ten ParadeOct 9

Connie Mark by 11/23 **Happy Days Restaurant / 11:00amChristmas LuncheonDec 3

Jamie Chang by 11/10*Mandalay Restaurant / 11:00amGeneral Membership MeetingNov 20

Jamie Chang by 10/7*Wah Kung – Mapunapuna Plaza / 10:30amBoard of Directors MeetingOct 16

Date Event Location / Time Contact

* To RSVP for Board of Directors meetings or Scholarship Dinner or information, please call Jamie Chang at 373-1714 or email

[email protected] by the deadlines listed above beginning one month prior to the event.

** Christmas Luncheon Reservations: Call Connie Mark at 455-5221 beginning 10/16/11.

† Parade Reservations: Call Ellen Chang at 623-5910 if interested in participating.

Note Your Calendars!



Christmas Luncheon

Do you hear the sleigh bells ringing? Maybe not yet. But soon Christmas is just around corner.

Our Christmas Luncheon will be held on Saturday, December 3rd at Happy Days Restaurant in Kaimuki. The luncheon is free for all members. You may also invite your friends or other family members for only $15 if you want to fill up your table. This is another opportunity for us to get together, socialize,

relax, and share ono food before the hustle and bustle of Christmas and New Years.

We will start taking reservations at the October BOD meeting. If you are not able to make it to the BOD meeting, please call Connie Mark at 455-5221 beginning October 16th to make your reservation.

General Membership Meeting

We are quickly approaching the end of the calendar year which means it is election time again.

Our election meeting will be held on November 20th at Mandalay Restaurant in Downtown Honolulu. We will recap things going on in the society and elect new officers and directors for the year 2012.

Our BODs and officers make the decisions and planning for the Society. We have quarterly meetings, in which all members are invited. If you would like to become a part of our Board of Directors, please contact our Nomination Chairperson Ethel Chow at 737-5864. We are always looking for new people to become involved.

The General Membership meeting will start promptly at 11:00am, with a free lunch for all members who attend. To RSVP, please contact Jamie Chang at [email protected] call 373-1714. We hope to see you there!

Splendor of China

In this NewsletterBack to our Motherland: Trip to China – Part 2.................1

Congratulations to our 2011-12 Scholarship Recipients.. 1

Members Corner ….....……….…………..…………………2

Annual Banquet Recap ……………..……….....................3

Double Ten Parade ...……..………………………………. 3

Scholarship Recipients Bios …….……......................... 4-5

Annual Picnic at Kapiolani Park …………………………...6

General Membership Meting ..…….………………….…...7

Christmas Luncheon………………………………………..7

Note Your Calendars ..………...……………………....….. 7

Jamie Chang5355 Papai StreetHonolulu Hawaii 96821

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The seventh annual Splendor of China is coming the Neal Blaisdell Center again. It is sponsored by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, and showcases some of the most spectacular Chinese culture and arts performances in Hawaii.

The Splendor of China is the kickoff for the Chinese Chamber of Commerce's 63rd Narcissus Festival where you will get to meet the next Narcissus contestants. This signature event promotes the rich Chinese cultural heritage to the community through exhibitors, cuisine, fashion and jewelry, arts and crafts, and more. Due to the strength of the Chinese Chamber's relationships with various organizations, they are able to consistently bring unique entertainment and exhibits directly from China.

There will be great food, live acrobatic performances, martial arts, and cultural dances. A new addition this year is a Mini Trade Fair, where merchants from China will participate in trade exchanges between Chinese and local businesses.

Visit www.splendorofchina.com for event schedule, vendor list, and other information. You can also view past photos and videos. While you’re there, don’t forget to download your $1.00 off coupon, redeemable at the Neal Blaisdell Center Box Office.

SPLENDOR OF CHINA 2011SPLENDOR OF CHINA 2011

Date: Saturday, October 29th

10:00am – 9:00pm

Sunday, October 30st

10:00am – 5:00pm

Place: Neal Blaisdell CenterExhibition Hall

Cost: $3.00 General AdmissionChildren under 8 years are free!

* Presale tickets can be purchased for only $2 at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce Office

Download coupons for $1.00 off at www.splendorofchina.com

and redeem them at the Neal Blaisdell Center Box Office.

Sponsored by the

Chinese Chamber of

Commerce Hawaii

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