National C.A.C.A. Joins Message to Att`y Gen. Lynch on Profiling

October 2015
National C.A.C.A. Joins Message to Att’y Gen. Lynch on Profiling
L.A. Lodge Ratifies Amendment to Ease NVP Qualifications
53rd Biennial National Convention Resolutions Results Listed
C.A.C.A. Foundation Scholarship Winners to be Honored
Moon Festival Night Sep. 27(Event 9/26) 114th Anniversary of Chinese Massacre Oct. 24
L. A. Lodge Meet & Eat
C.A.C.A. Foundation Awards Banquet
First Saturday October 3, 2015
Los Angeles Lodge Business Meeting
3-5pm, at 415 Bamboo Lane
Guests; 2016 Nominations Committee
Citizenship: Reports and Profiling Issue,
Community Service; Membership, Chung Wah,
report on Convention resolutions
CBS Seafood Restaurant
700 N. Spring, Chinatown, 5:30 pm
Adjacent Free Parking
Your Gracious Hosts
Foundation & Officers
C.A.C.A. Joins Coalition Message to AG Lynch
National President Edmond Gor moved to join a national
coalition of APA national civil rights groups expressing
concern about recent arrests of naturalized citizens of Chinese
ancestry, allegedly for spying for the Peoples’ Republic of
China, in both military and commerce case types. The issue
has been that cases have reached national press notice that
charges have been dismissed on the grounds of lack of due
process or insufficient evidence. Usually the result has been
reputations and careers unjustly ruined.
Therefore the
possibility of overly zealous enforcement cannot be ignored.
In his statement on behalf of the National Board to the
Committee of 100 letter drafters, Gor stated the importance of,
“Keeping this civil rights matter at the forefront of major
concerns affecting our Chinese and Chinese American
communities, particularly now for those with expertise in
professional and technical areas.”
Brother Dr. James Bok Wong, Director and President,
Brother Dr. C. Tim Wu, Director and Vice President,
Sister Alice Wong, Director and Secretary
Sister Susan Hum, Director and Treasurer, and
Sister Betty Yeow, J.D., Legacy Fund Coordinator
ALL MEMBERS, FRIENDS OF ALL LODGES WELCOME!
GUESTS, NON-HOSTING MEMBERS: $15
Among the key statements, the letter states, “out of a
growing concern at the alarming number of criminal
prosecutions brought by the Department of Justice against
Asian Americans in which government attorneys and
investigations have utilized inflammatory rhetoric and made
unfounded accusations…”
Further, “…deprive those
individuals of Due Process and Equal Protection as guaranteed
them under the Constitution.”
Eugene Moy, [email protected], (626)926-5705
Annie Yee, [email protected].
The Coalition proposed, “The undersigned groups would
like to work with you and your colleagues at the Department
and throughout the federal law enforcement [cont. p. 2, AG]
Greater San Gabriel Valley Lodge
Las Vegas Lodge @ Moon Festival 9/27
Second Mon. October 12, 2015,
Board Meet 6:30 PM; Dinner after 7:00 PM;
Convention Wrapup and Reports; Ratification Vote
Empress Harbor Restaurant
111 N. Atlantic,
3rd
floor #305, Monterey Park
All Members & Friends, All Lodges, $15 ea,
John Y. Wong, [email protected] ; Charles Mau, [email protected]
C.A.C.A. LV Art Contest Winners at 7 pm
Desert Breeze Center, 8275 W. Spring Mountain Road
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C.A.C.A. of Orange County
Interest?-Call Henry Yee, (714) 842-0029, [email protected],
or Nat. Executive Bob Gin, [email protected]
This 2015 edition made possible by Los Angeles C.A.C.A.
Community Action, Inc.
AG [cont. from p. 1]
community to find better ways to handle these sensitive cases
and to enable the government to protect U.S. national interests
and national security while at the same time protecting the
civil liberties of all Chinese Americans.”
including a surprise appearance by Bro. Ron Ung and wife,
just in from Tianjin, China and LAX with his parents, who
brought a fantastic pineapple fried rice. Another surprise was
a quick visit from Bro. Mike Eng before his later engagement.
This Coalition letter supported an earlier May 22 letter
from 22 members of Congress, lead by Reps. Ted Lieu, Judy
Chu, and Mike Honda.
The Coalition was motivated at this time firstly by the
Sherry Chen case in Department of Commerce and recent
cases of the summer, including that of physicist Prof. Xi of
Temple University.
Coalition members include, besides National C.A.C.A.
and the prime sponsor Committee of 100, National Council of
Chinese Americans, Asian Americans Advancing Justice,
Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association,
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, and OCAAsian Pacific American Advocates.
The Case of Prof. Xi
When the Justice Department arrested the chairman
of Temple University’s physics department this spring and
accused him of sharing sensitive American-made technology
with China, prosecutors had what seemed like a damning
piece of evidence: schematics of sophisticated laboratory
equipment sent by Prof. Xi Xiaoxing to scientists in China.
The schematics, prosecutors said, revealed the design of a
device known as a pocket heater. The equipment is used in
semiconductor research, and Dr. Xi had signed an agreement
promising to keep its design a secret.
But months later, long after federal agents had led Dr. Xi
away in handcuffs, independent experts discovered something
wrong with the evidence at the heart of the Justice
Department’s case: The blueprints were not for a pocket
heater.
Faced with sworn statements from leading scientists,
including an inventor of the pocket heater, the Justice
Department on Friday afternoon dropped all charges against
Dr. Xi, an American citizen.
It was an embarrassing acknowledgment that prosecutors
and F.B.I. agents did not understand — and did not do enough
to learn — the science at the heart of the case before bringing
charges that jeopardized Dr. Xi’s career and left the
impression that he was spying for China.
“I don’t expect them to understand everything I do,” Dr.
Xi, 57, said in a telephone interview. “But the fact that they
don’t consult with experts and then charge me? Put my family
through all this? Damaged my reputation? They shouldn’t do
this. This is not a joke. This is not a game.”
Prof. Xi has been removed from his position as
Department Chair and suspended from teaching. [Largely
excerpted from article by Matt Apuzzo, New York Times,
Sept. 11, 2015. ]
Sunset BBQ in Long Beach
Ending the warm 2015 Summer season, Los Angeles
Lodge held its meeting and Labor Day weekend Sunset BBQ
and Karaoke beside the sand in Long Beach, California, Sept.
5. Over 65 Members and friends of L.A. Lodge appeared,
Pres. Eugene Moy actually conducted a serious business
meeting for about an hour. Outcomes and experiences from
the 53rd Biennial National Convention were summarized and
impressions reported from all those who were present in
Seattle. The Agenda called for an early convening of the
annual Nominations Committee for 2016 Officers, to consist
as usual of active past presidents of the Lodge. Secretary
Rick Eng compiled a list of 10 signup sheets for upcoming
events and dinners which L.A. Lodge seeks to participate in.
The schedule for the 4th quarter of the year appears quite
heroic and challenging. Report of the upcoming events will
be given in this and future C.A.C.A. Times Calendars .
From GSGV Lodge, Charles Mau, Hon. Chin Ho Liao,
Lisa Yang, Shirley Hwong, Mary Wang, and friend were
among partygoers. Other guests included Nena Calica,
Johnny Chan and Susan Sing Moy.
Ratification of Constitutional Amendment
Resolution 29, “Improving the Qualifications for Certain
National Vice Presidential Offices,” was unanimously ratified
by Los Angeles Lodge members present Sept. 5. Resolution
29 relaxes qualifications for National VPs in Civic Affairs,
Membership, Planning, Communications, and Education so
that the requirements are no more stringent than those, say, for
National Treasurer or National Compliance Officer.
Supporting the LOCC API Caucus
At the request of Bro. Jason Pu, Mayor of San Gabriel,
Los Angeles Lodge members present also voted to pledge
$500 to support the League of California Cities (LOCC) Asian
Pacific Islander Caucus.
The funds will come from
fundraising among the Members. Bro. Pu has recently been
elected to the API Caucus Board of the LOCC.
Partytime
At the close of business, partygoers got down to the
serious business of enjoying the recreation room and the open
deck facing the famous long beach
and Pacific Ocean under perfect,
calm, mid-summer conditions at
sunset. Diners dined on a catered
Hawaiian-Chinese
buffet,
augmented by nibbles the various
attendees brought, including the
mousse cake to-die-for from Porto’s
contributed by Bro. Albert Chang.
Then followed a session of karaoke
when we flushed out who the real
singers were. [Photo of two guys waiting
the sunset is by Shirley Hwong.]
Kudos to Bro. Ed Lew and Rick Eng for arranging this
gathering and its details and thanks to Bro. Rick Eng for
providing the venue. Enough good things were said about it
that L.A. Lodge will do it again sometime, maybe.
C.A.C.A. Foundation Reports Scholarships
The Chinese American Citizens Alliance Foundation
announces the following winners of the 2015 Scholarships.
The award ceremony will be held in conjunction with the L.A.
Lodge October 3 dinner. Please come and support our young
scholars.
We note that Cameron Quon is the grandson of Bro.
William Y.S. Tom and Sis. Lanora Tom. Congratulations to
all the winners, outstanding rising juniors in college.
Pauline Ho
Hsien-Te Kao
Renjun Zhu
Katherine
Chang
Cameron Quon
Charles Chu
Anna Huang
UC Irvine, Education Science,
Social Policy and Public Service
Cal Poly Pomona ,
Mathematics
Pasadena City College,
Mathematics ; Accepted by
Berkeley
UCLA,
Physiological Science
USC,
Broadcast Journalism
UCI,
Political Science
UCLA,
International Development
Studies
Bro. Scott Kwong
Bro. Scott, probably one of the youngest Members of the
Alliance, of GSGV Lodge, is running for City of San Marino
City Council. His election comes in November. He is
working a grass roots, door-to-door campaign. Having just
come through the school system himself, he says his
immediate focus is improving education and supporting it. He
is providing a youthful viewpoint of an outsider as an
alternative. Today, San Marino has become majority-Asian in
population. The City Council has three long-time Chinese
American members.
Congratulations
To a number of recent birthday folks we did hear about:
Bro. Ed Chau and Bro. Henry Lo; Bro. Mike Eng; Sis.
Annie Yee and her husband actor Stan Egi.
To Sis. Denise Manchaca, appointed recently by Sup.
Hilda Solis to the L.A. County Commission For Older Adults;
To Bro. Jason Pu, recently elected to Board of the API
Caucus of the League of California Cities.
To Bro. Eugene Moy, for an outstanding Northrop
Lecture and tour for the L.A. City Historical Society, which
has led to two new major review articles on L.A. Chinatown
history in the Society Newsletter; also for a heroic 3,500 mile
van tour to Seattle and back covering several major Chinese
American historical sites in the Pacific Northwest, including
the Kam Wah Chung Store, Columbia River memorials,
Astoria, and Tacoma, Seattle in the company of wife Susan
and Sis. Annie Yee, who served as major driver No. 2 along
the route.
Our Veterans
Bro. John Wong of GSGV Lodge reported that recently
he helped to run a WWII Veterans commemorative program
observing the 70th Anniversary of the end of WWII. Over 200
Veterans showed up, mostly APA and Hispanic, to the Bob
Hope Patriotic Hall Ceremony of the Medallion on Aug. 15.
Rep. Royce and State Sen. Huff appeared.
Other programs of the month included a Photo Exhibit of
Chinese Resistance during the War including stories of the
Doolittle Raid and Flying Tigers. Symposium 1 addressed
“Cooperative Peace in Asia,” and Symposium 2 , “Memory of
the Pacific War.”
Post 628. Meanwhile, our own revived Chinatown Post of
American Legion, No. 628, will celebrate the 75th Anniversary
on Sunday, Sept. 27, at NBC Seafood Restaurant, Monterey
Park. Currently architect Tony Wong is Post Commander. To
RSVP contact Bro. Wayne Yee or Rick Eng for CACA
Table, [email protected].
Transcontinental Railroad News
Excitement is growing during this 150th Anniversary era
of the construction of the American Transcontinental Railroad
with the use of Chinese labor on the Central Pacific (18651869). The Chinese American Citizens Alliance’s interest is
these events and projects is part of the major Objective of
Preservation of Historical and Cultural Heritage.
Guangdong Radio and Television (GRT), China Press,
and Rhythm Media Group rolled out their new documentary
series, Memories of the Golden Spike, consisting of 3 20minute films on the story of the Railroad construction by
Chinese labor, using historical documents, actual site visits,
and contemporary interviews (including snippets of M. Kwok
and S. Cheng among many).
There was an attempt to
discover new descendants of workers, but nothing new was
really revealed. It turns out Michael Kwan, the new national
president of OCA, is an actual descendant. The language is
Putong Mandarin with English subtitles. Unique in this high
quality, major journalistic effort, product of a traveling film
crew earlier this year, is the telling the back story in China to
the Toishan towns where laborers were hired to the epilogue
of visiting the temples and cemeteries to which the bones were
returned years later. It is worth seeing if you get a chance.
Huntington Library highlights its connection to Stanford
University’s Chinese Railroad Workers in North America
Project, hugely funded by the National Park Service, with the
George and Arlene Cheng annual Lecture, to be given by
Stanford history professor, Project Director Gordon H. Chang.
It is entitled “Chinese and the Construction of the Iron Road.”
The talk is free, open to the public, on Thurs. Oct. 8, 7:30 pm,
at the new Rothenberg Hall. The Hall is part of a major
upgrade of Huntington public and archival facilities.
Chang is a principal sponsor of bringing the C.A.C.A.
Historical Archives to the Stanford University Libraries and
Collections.
[The Y.C. Hong Exhibit, first major Huntington show on
Chinese Americans, opens November 21.]
David Ryu Meets APIA Roundtable
AAAJ’s Bro. Stewart Kwoh and Betty Hung invited L.A.
Lodge to join a group of APIA leaders to meet with new Los
Angeles City Councilperson David Ryu to discuss City issues
relevant to the community. The Roundtable occurred on Aug.
24 at Justice headquarters. In attendance were Bros. Eugene
Moy, Rick Eng, Lawrence Joe (also as president of OCAGLA), King Cheung (also for CCED), Charles Woo (a City
commissioner), Munson Kwok, and Suellen Cheng. Topics
briefly covered included workforce development, wage theft,
greening the environment, job creation, local immigration
issues, and affordable housing. Ryu continued the exchange
with Moy, Eng, Woo and others a week later after the City
Hall observance of the 70th Anniversary of the ending of
WWII cosponsored by the PRC. An in-depth discussion of the
talks and analysis will be given in next So. Calif. Times issue.
[Photo of Roundtable panel: Hung, Kwoh, Ryu preparing, Alex Kim, senior
advisor.]
Above: Thomas Wong for San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District (SGVMWD) fundraising mixer in
Downtown L.A.
Right: Incoming Monterey Park Mayor Peter Chan
sworn in by Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA-27)
YC Member Now “SuperModel”
Antoinette
Pepitone, SFV-YC
VP,
Communications, recently
won top place in a
local modeling and
talent
contest
(guzheng), went on
to a Super Model
contest
in
Taiwan and won at,
the end of August.
Now
she
is
considering
a
modeling contract
with
Eelin
Modeling Agency,
hopefully after she
graduates
from
high school. Her
mother owns the
New
Earth
Acupuncture Clinic
in Thousand Oaks.
[Winston Wu]
53rd BIENNIAL CONVENTION 2015
LIST OF C.A.C.A. RESOLUTIONS
NO.
TITLE
SUBMITTED
BY
ABQ
ASSIGNED
TO
Planning
ACTION AND COMMENTS
1
Creation of a Chinese American Citizens Alliance PAC
2
Asian Lunar New Year
GSGV
Planning
Passed
3
Discriminatory Admission Practices of Universities and Colleges
GSGV
CPA1
Failed
4
Holding the National Convention in Even‐Numbered Years
GSGV
Planning
5
Increasing Lodge Participation in National Conventions
GSGV
Planning
6
Overseas Chinese Birthing Parents
GSGV
CPA1
None. (GSGV to rewrite as constitutional amendment and propose at next convention.)
None. (GSGV to rewrite as constitutional amendment and propose at next convention.)
Failed
7
Support of Law Enforcement Officers
GSGV
CPA2
Passed
8
LA
CPA2
Passed
LA
CPA2
(see above)
LA
CPA1
Passed
11
Support Executive Action for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Support of Fair and Humane Actions with Regard to Immigration Removals (Note: Resolutions 8 Support Executive Action for Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA)
Statement on Education Budget (in support of 2015 Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) budget reauthorization
Establishment of National Database on Officer‐Involved Shooting Deaths
LA
CPA2
Passed
12
Expansion H‐1B Visa for Specialty Occupations
LA
CPA2
Passed
13
LA
CPA2
Passed
14
Maintaining Current Family‐Based Preference Categories in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and Reducing Visa Queues for Family‐Based Preference Categories
In Memory of Stanley Yep
LA
Finance
Passed
15
Increasing Voter Participation, Specifically Younger Citizens
LA
CPA2
Passed
16
National C.A.C.A. Position of Affirmative Action on Education Policy
LA
CPA1
Passed
17
Opposition to Religious Exemptions from Civil Rights Norms
LA
CPA1
Passed
18
Recognition of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
LA
EXECUTIVE
Passed
19
Recovery of Chinese American Citizens Alliance Photographic Archives
LA
Finance
Passed
20
Resolution on Solutions for the Mitigation of Police Related Killings
LA
CPA2
Passed
21
Supporting Rim of the Valley National Recreational Area
LA
CPA1
22
Supporting San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
LA
CPA1
None. (Presidential letter already written in support as discussed at previous Board meeting.)
Passed
23
Developing Ex Post Facto Positions on U.S. Supreme Court Cases (2014‐2015 Term)
LA
CPA1
Tabled
24
In Support of a Position on Federal and State Minimum Wage
LA
CPA1
Failed
25
Glass Ceiling in the Workplace (Barriers Against Women and Minorities)
LA
CPA2
Passed
26
In Memoriam of Herbert Wong
LA
Finance
Passed
27
In Memoriam of Henry W. Gee
NATL
National
Passed
9
10
Withdrawn
28
29
Improving the Qualifications for Certain National Vice Presidential Offices
Passed
In Memoriam of Y. Parker W. Gee
In Memoriam of Donnie Chen
Passed
Passed
1
2
3
“1...2...3...” Ballroom at the Lodge 1. Nancy Yee and Stan Egi; 2. Will Tham and Helen Quon; 3. O.C.!
3
4
5
4. “This pot is going to be mine!”
5. Members of CFHWG helping to clean up L.A. Lodge.
7
6. Hon. David Ryu (2nd from left) with 6
Round Table participants
7. Co-sponsors with Ruthanne Lum McCunn, noted author and speaker,
who described Tom Sylvanus “The Chinese Yankee” (who fought in the
Civil War for the Union). L to R: Bro. Eugene Moy (C.A.C.A.), Sis. Gay
Yuen (CAM), Ms. McCunn, Bro. Gilbert Hom (CHSSC and CFHWG).
As a result of McCunn’s research reporter Sam Chu Lin and Rep. Mike
Honda strived to secure recognition in Congress for Chinese in Civil
War. This statement was accomplished, with C.A.C.A. as community
sponsor, in a unanimous resolution in 2008
Sunset B.B.Q. & Karaoke in Long Beach
@ Rick’s Man Cave Clubroom
Chinese American Citizens Alliance
Los Angeles Lodge “Over A Century of Service”
Southern California Times
415 Bamboo Lane
Los Angeles, CA. 90012
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October 2015
2015 Edition of “Southern California Times” made possible by Los Angeles C.A.C.A. Community Action, Inc.
Send items, comments, and protests to Editor Munson Kwok, (310) 645-1369 phone/FAX, or [email protected]. Co-Ed.: Rick Eng, Winston Wu, Philip Young.
Staff: OC Lee, Albert Lu. Bulletin Committee: Suellen Cheng, Munson Kwok, Collin Lai, Susan Lai, Albert Lu, Charles Mau, Will Tham, John Y. Wong, Winston K.
Wu, Henry Yee, Annie Yee, Nancy Yee, Philip Young. Thanks to Tom Eng, Jade Flores.
Coverage Photos by: OC Lee, Rick Eng, Suellen Cheng, Annie Yee, Antoinette Pepitone and friends
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Lodges & L.A. Community Calendar
Los Angeles Lodge Monthly Meet and Eat and CACA Foundation Awards, Sat. Oct 3, 2015. Meet: 3:00-5:00pm at Lodge.
5:30 pm. CBS Seafood Restaurant, 700 N. Spring, Chinatown, Annie Yee, [email protected] . Gene Moy,
[email protected], 626-926-5705. $15.
GSGV Dinner Meeting. Second Mon. Oct. 12, 6p Empress Harbor. 111 N. Atlantic, #305, Monterey Park. John Y. Wong,
[email protected]; Charles Mau, [email protected]. $15.
So. CA. Times Bulletin night. 3rd (or 4th) Wed. Oct 28. Items preferentially due Monday, Oct. 19, 11pm. To Kwok, Winston Wu, or Philip Young.
Items by Oct. 25, 11p may or may not be used. Next dates Nov. 25, Dec. 23. [email protected], [email protected].
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Chinese American Museum (CAM). Tues.-Sun. 10a-3p. Free. El Pueblo Monument 425 N. Los Angeles St. (entrance on Sanchez St.) Popup:
Check CAM for Oct. 24 observance event at http://camla.org . Opening Oct. 6 at the Museum: Tales of the Distant Past: Story of the Hong Kong and
Chinese Diaspora (to North America). A Tribute to the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals of Hong Kong. Tung Wah was the shipping agent for remittances
and bones returning to China cemeteries and also funded and started medical facilities in America over a century ago. Don’t miss this major, definitive
exhibit on Chinese American immigration and Tung Wah’s involvement in U.S. communities. A co-production of Tung Wah and CAM.
Undiscovered Chinatown Series. First Sat. Oct. 3. 10:30 am. Guided walking tours BID version. $20. 213-680-0243. www.chinatownla.com .
Chinatown Moon Fesitval. Sat. Sep. 26, 5p to 12M. Central & West Plazas. BID, W Plaza Assn, New Chinatown Corp. Food Trucks, Moon Viewing, etc.
Annual Fundraiser Rep. Judy Chu, Mon. Sep. 21, 6p. Ocean Star, 145 N. Atlantic, MP. Kwok:CACA Table. $100 to first 10, else $150.
Project NEO Annual Gala, Silent Auction. Sat. Sep. 26, ELAC. Contact Rick, [email protected].
National Public Lands Day. Sat. Sep. 26, 10-4. El Pueblo. Free. Outdoors fair sponsored by Forest Service, Nat. Park Service, Wilderness Trust,
etc.
JACCC CrabFest Fundraiser. Sat. Sep. 26.check time Nishi Hongwanji Temple, 815 E. First, LA. $75 early. www.jaccc.org. Starry Kitchen cater.
American Legion Chinatown Post 628 70th Year. Sun. Sep. 27, 6p. NBC Seafood, 404 S. Atlantic, MP. $75. CACA Table, [email protected]
Legends of Hawaiian 12 String Guitar. Sat. Oct. 3, 7:30p. JACCC Aratani Theater. Tix cost. www.jaccc.org.
Stanford Pro. Gordon H. Chang, Cheng Lecture. Thu. Oct. 8, 7:30p. Huntington Library Rothenberg Hall, 1800 Orlando Rd. San Marino. Free.
“The Chinese and the Construction of the Iron Road.”
24th OCA-GLA Image Awards. Fri. Oct. 9, 6p, Ocean Star, 145 N. Atlantic, MP $60. [email protected].
AAAJ 32d Dinner n Sil. Auction. Thu. Oct. 15, 5:30p. Bonaventure, 404 S. Figueroa, LA. Car dwg. $150 commty. Hilary at 213-977-7500,
x298.
Walk for Literacy for Bruggemeyer Lib. And MP Lib. Foundation, Sat. Oct. 17, 7am. Barnes Park, 350 S. McPherrin, MP. $20 fee. 626-3071251.
40th Year Chinese Hist. Soc. SC (CHSSC). Sat. Oct. 17, 6p. San Gabriel Hilton, 225 W. Valley, SG. $125 mem. [email protected]
AYC Annual Awards and Fundraiser. Mon. Oct. 21, 6p. San Gabriel Hilton, 225 W. Valley, SG. Honoring Sup. Antonovich and Sis. Lisa Thong.
$150 ea. www.asianyouthcenter.org.
Chinese Family History Group (CFHGSC). Sat. Oct. 24. 10a. L.A. Lodge, 415 Bamboo Ln. “Digitizing Chinese Characters and Related Useful
Recognition Software,” Ben Lee and Steve Kwok. Free but join. www.chinesefamilyhistory.org. or http://goo.gl/GvAD9l. Park Mandarin Plza, $5.