Saturday, May 9, 2009 Charles B. Wang Center

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Saturday, May 9, 2009
Charles B. Wang Center
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COUNTY OF SUFFOLK
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE
Steve Levy
COUNTY EXECUTIVE
April 23 2009
Dear Friends:
I am pleased to join with you in celebrating the Suffolk County Asian American Advisory Board’s
inaugural program for Asian Pacific Heritage Month.
This program, held in the Charles Wang Center at Stony Brook University, features multicultural
displays of arts and crafts, live music and dance performances, Asian American films which embrace the
numerous contribution and achievements of our diverse Asian and Pacific American communities here in
Suffolk.
I wish to extend my hearty congratulations to these evening honorees – Dr. Chung Chi Chou, Dr. Sunita
Mukhi, Dr. Arvind Vora, Dr. Shoji Kimura, Dr. Satoshi Ozaki and Mr. Kyu Ho Park – for their outstanding
achievements and contributions to our communities. My sincerest best wishes to the Asian American Advisory
Board, sponsors, organizers and visitors for what I am sure will be a wonderful and informative celebration.
Sincerely,
Steve levy
Suffolk County Executive
H. LEE DENNISON BLDG. * 100 VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY * P.O. BOX 6100 * HAUPPAUGE, N. Y. 11788-0099 * (631) 853-4000
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Office of the County Executive
1550 Franklin Avenue
Mineola, New York 11501
May 9, 2009
Dear Friends,
I am pleased to join all of you who have gathered to celebrate the success of the Suffolk County
Asian American Advisory Board on the occasion of its Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Celebration at the Charles B. Wang Center.
Suffolk County Asian American Advisory Board has earned the admiration and respect of
those in their community, working diligently to provide vital programs and services that contribute
to the quality of life in Suffolk County.
This wonderful organization is to be commended for providing the means through which
generous acts of public service and hours of dedication can be demonstrated.
Please accept my best wishes and let me extend hearty congratulations to the organization for
your exemplary work and dedicated service to Suffolk County and its residents. I know your efforts
will be a great success for our Long Island Community.
Best wishes for continued success in all your endeavors.
Sincerely,
Thomas R. Suozzi
County Executive
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Mel Guadalupe
Director
Office of Minority Affairs
Dear Friends,
I am extremely proud to join you in celebrating the Suffolk County Asian-American
Advisory Board’s 2009 Asian-Pacific Heritage Month program at Stony Brook University’s
Charles Wang Center.
This program, featuring a vast array of arts and crafts, theatrical style
performances, music and award ceremonies, is a wonderful tribute to the numerous
achievements of our Asian and Pacific-American communities here on Long Island.
I want to recognize and congratulate the evening honorees, Dr. Chung Chi Chou, Dr.
Sunita Mukhi, Dr. Shoji Kimura, Dr. Satoshi Ozaki, Mr. Kyu Ho Park and Dr. Arvind Vora,
for their outstanding contributions to our communities. They are an inspiration to us all.
I wish to thank the Suffolk County Asian-Advisory Board, sponsors, volunteers and
visitors for what will be an inspirational and informative program.
Sincerely,
Mel Guadalupe
H. LEE DENNISON BLDG. * 100 VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY * P.O. BOX 6100 * HAUPPAUGE, N. Y. 11788-0099 * (631) 853-4738
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Asian American Advisory Board
Suffolk County Office of Minority Affairs
H. Lee Dennison Building
100 Veterans Highway
Hauppauge, New York 11788-0099
May 9, 2009
On behalf of the Suffolk County Asian American Advisory Board (www.scaaab.org), I am pleased to welcome you to the
Inaugural Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration on May 9, 2009 at the Charles B. Wang Center, Stony Brook
University. The Asian American Advisory Board is proud to organize this celebration with the Suffolk County Office of
Minority Affairs, the Charles B. Wang Center and the support of various local Asian American organizations.
The Asian American Advisory Board (AAAB) was formed by County Executive Steve Levy in December 2005. Under the
Suffolk County Executive and Office of Minority Affairs, the Board’s function is to improve cultural understanding between
these ethnic communities, the County government, and our community as a whole. The Board also functions to promote
minority business development, access to services, and to encourage civic participation at all levels by members of the
community. The committed Board members consist of professionals from various backgrounds and are leaders from various
Asian American communities. Since its inception, this Board has faithfully fulfilled its mission by organizing a variety of
programs. The Board also serves as a bridge between County government and the Asian American community.
For this year’s inaugural celebration, the AAAB brings together individuals and families from many Asian countries. Our
purpose is to nurture understanding of the traditional visual and performing arts and cultural values of the peoples of this
diverse region. During the last thirty years, there has been a dramatic rise in the number of Asian Americans who have
established themselves in Suffolk County, enriching the cultural diversity of this area on Long Island. This event is our
opportunity to share our rich cultural heritage with all Long Islanders.
I’d like to take this opportunity to thank our County Executive Steve Levy for forming this Board. Furthermore, I extend my
deepest appreciation to Mr. Mel Guadalupe, Director of Suffolk County Office of Minority Affairs, for his unconditional
support of AAAB in all its functions. This celebration would not be possible without the dedication and commitment from the
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration Organizing Committee (composed of AAAB members and community
leaders). Notably, I commend Mr. Ramon Villongco (APAHM Committee Chairman, AAAB secretary), Ms. Akie NaitoGearns (AAAB co-chair), Ms. Hai-Dee Lee (BNL), Mr. Bob Hyneman (TAALI) and Ms.Vera Hu Hyneman (TAALI) for
volunteering countless hours in putting this celebration together. The financial support from our corporate sponsors and vendors
are very much appreciated. Last but not least, this celebration will not be complete without the hard work of performers,
workshop instructors, cultural booth workers, and volunteers. I thank them for their contribution and support.
I hope this year’s celebration will enrich your understanding and appreciation of the diverse Asian Pacific American traditions.
We look forward to seeing you next May and at our other AAAB-sponsored activities.
Best wishes,
Jim Yih-Jin Young 楊憶軍
Chair, AAAB
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The organizers of this event would like to thank our advertisers and sponsors
and to urge all of you to consider patronizing their businesses and events.
Ace Liquors, Independence Plaza Selden
Advance Truck and Auto Repair
All World Gayatri Pariwar
Apna Ghar EZ Funding
Asia One Best Grocery
Authentic Shaolin Kung Fu, Holtsville,
LIE Exit 62
Bethpage Federal Credit Union
Brookhaven National Laboratory
BNL Asian Pacific American Association
Center for Chinese Learning at Stony
Brook
Charles Wang Center, Stony Brook
University
Citibank
Dr. Alcasid-Escano, M.D. allergist
immunologist
Dr. Lerias MD Park Avenue Pediatrics
Dr. Maria Lourdes S. Alcasid-Escano
Dr. Mohan Sharma
Dr. Shug-Hong Young
Dr. Wittaya Payackapan
Drs. Guinto and German
Empire Szechuan Restaurant, Smithtown
Eyeglass Factory on Broadway
Filipino-American Community
Organizations of LI
Golden Pineapple Bed and Breakfast
Golden Pond Trading Corp.
Hampton Estates Realty.
Dr. Hirosho Kimura DMD
Jennifer Hoang Traditional Acupuncture
Jerry Chiu, Met Life
Northern Mindanao Association
NTT Communications
OCAC, Taiwan ROC
Osprey Cove Developers
Phayathai Restaurant, Lake Ronkonkoma
Pornnipa Pongvitayapanu – Prudential
Insurance
Qian Jin Fonndation
Robby Sharma EZ funding
Shug-Hong Young, M.D., Careheart
Cardiology, PC
Small Wonders Child Care Center
Smart & Cute Creations and Gift Giving
Suffolk County Asian American Advisory
Board
Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy
Suffolk County Office of Minority Affairs
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in
New York
Taiwanese American Association on Long
Island
TANGLAW Filipino-American Society of
LI
Thanee Thai Restaurant, Port Washington
Things To Build LLC
Tzu Chi Foundation
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a once in a LIFETIME opportunity
(they are NEVER coming back)
An unforgettable electrifying performance of
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Saturday May 23, 2009
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Berkner Hall 6:30
at-the-door sales not guaranteed
Tickets: $12 adults
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$6 students
Tickets available at the door or by contacting
Bob Hyneman
Call 631-790-7410 [email protected]
www.taali.org
A (Saturday) After-School Program
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Smallest (and least expensive) classes of any
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Culture Classes (Chinese yo-yo, Chinese painting,
Chinese Kung Fu etc.) available FREE
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Chinese Kung Fu etc.) available FREE
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for more information or to register by mail visit
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or Call “Mr. Bob” 631-790-7410
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* Middle Country residents receive a discount,
late registrants pay a $50 late fee
* Middle Country residents receive a discount,
late registrants pay a $50 late fee
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Contents
Welcome Letters………………………. 3 - 11
Sponsor List…………………………… 13
Table of Contents……………………… 14
Suffolk County AAAB Members……… 16 - 19
Festival Organizing Committee……….. 20
Today's Show…………………………. 22
Today's Lectures and Workshops……... 24 - 25
Today's Films………………………….. 27
China (中国)…………………………... 29
India
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Japan (日本)…………………………… 33
Korea (한국) ………………………….. 37
The Philippines (Sa Pilipinas)………… 39
Taiwan (台灣)………………………… 47
Thailand (ราชอาณาจักรไทย)………….. 55
2009 Honoree Dr. Chung Chi Chou…… 57
2009 Honoree Dr. Sunita Mukhi………. 59
2009 Honoree Dr. Arvind Vora……….. 60
2009 Honoree Dr. Shoji Kimura………. 63
2009 Honoree Dr. Satoshi Ozaki……… 65
2009 Honoree Mr. Kyu Ho Park……… 67
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Suffolk County
Asian American Advisory Board
Jim Young, Ph.D. - Chairman
Dr. Jim Yih-Jin Young received his bachelor's degree from National Taiwan University. He came to the United
States to obtain his master and Ph.D. from the University of Washington. He is currently a professor of
sociology at Nassau Community College. He is the advisor of the Taiwanese American Association on Long
Island (TAALI) and was the President of the TAALI in 2007 and vice President in 2006. Currently he chairs the
Suffolk County Asian American Advisory Board.
Akie Naito-Gearns - Co-Chair
Akie was born in Tokyo and have lived in the US for almost 20 years. Akie has one son, Patrick, who studies
overseas. Akie is an international Real Estate Agent and has travel around the world to work with properties. As
travel is a hobby of mine, this is the perfect job for me. As the Co-Chairperson of the Advisory Board my goal
is to provide important information to benefit minority people. I will be having seminars on various topics.
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Ramon Villongco - Recording Secretary
Born in Manila, Philippines, Ramon came to the United States in 1982 and received his Master of Business
Administration at Dowling College, Oakdale, New York and is working towards an Advanced Certificate in
Human Resource Management at New York Institute of Technology. He is married with three beautiful children.
Ramon is presently employed as the Assistant Director of Admissions at the New York College of Osteopathic
Medicine (NYCOM) of NYIT in Old Westbury, New York. Ramon holds over 15 years of marketing
/management experience and with over 10 years in college administration and enrollment services/admissions
experience.
Ramon join the Advisory Board in 2006 and has been an active community leader in the Filipino-American
community and is a member of several Filipino-American organizations in the United States.
Belinda Pagdanganan - Board Member
Bel holds a degree in MBA from Dowling College, a BA in Economics from the University of the Philippines,
and is working towards a Masters degree in Environmental Technology from the New York Institute of
Technology. Bel has over 20 years of management and field experience in emergency planning, disaster
preparedness and response. She worked in emergency planning for the Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant and then
focused on utility preparedness under the former LILCO/KeySpan Corporation. In 2005, Bel accepted the
position as Suffolk County’s Director of Emergency Preparedness and later as Deputy Commissioner of Suffolk
County’s Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services. She returned to National Grid (formerly
KeySpan) in May 2008 as a Manager in Government Relations.
Bel is a volunteer firefighter with the Brentwood Fire Department and currently holds the rank of Captain of
their Fire Prevention Company. She is also a member of the Asian Leadership Association in National Grid.
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Stella Sheih - Board Member
Stella Shieh graduated from Taiwan’s Chinese Culture University, majoring in dance & music. In Taiwan, she
was the recipient of two awards, “The Flying Phoenix” in 1981 and the “Greatest Choreographer” in
1983. Recognized for her artistic interpretation of Chinese traditional dance, she was selected to lead a
prominent dance troupe to perform in Japan, and teach movement classes in the Philippines.
After immigrating to the US she continued dancing, settling in NY and remaining active in the dance
community. Currently she is a choreographer and teacher of modern and Chinese folk dance on Long Island.
Her passion for the artists of her native Taiwan prompted her to become an artistic facilitator, helping to bring
an array of Taiwanese performers to the tri-state area for concerts, lectures and demonstrations. She is also the
president of Zen Appétit, an Asian event planning service for private parties and businesses. Stella is one of the
founders of the Asian American Cultural Festival of Long Island, and chaired both the 2007 and 2008 events.
Presently she is co-chair of the Suffolk County Minority Business Development Council; Special
Events/Hospitality Director for the Independent Business Women Circle, and an active board member of the
Suffolk County Asian American Advisory Board.
Ritu S Wackett - Board Member
Ritu holds a B.A.; summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, in political science and psychology from the State
University of New York at Albany, an M.A. in political science from the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, and an M.A. in public policy from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, where she
also completed coursework toward a doctorate in political science.
Ritu sits on the boards of the Child Care Council of Nassau, Inc. and the Suffolk County Executive’s Asian
American Advisory Board. Ritu was also a founding board member of the United States Women’s Chamber of
Commerce, New York affiliate. In 2008, Ritu was named in the “Top 40 under 40” people in business by Long
Island Business News. In her spare time Ritu is an avid tennis player, long distance runner and skier. Ritu and
her husband, Dr. Andrew Wackett are proud parents of two young sons. They reside in beautiful Setauket, NY.
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Peter Chiu, M.D. - Board Member
Dr. Peter Chiu received his medical degree from SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn. He completed his
residency training at Mount Sinai Hospital and he received his certification in acupuncture from New York
Medical College. Dr. Chiu is Board Certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, a member of the
American Academy of PM&R, a member of the Suffolk County Medical Society and a former Board member
at the Center for Chinese Learning at Stony Brook. Dr. Chiu joined the AAAB in 2008. He is currently
involved with his private practice located in East Patchogue, NY where he specializes in pain management,
medical acupuncture and physical therapy related services.
The purposes for which the Suffolk County Asian American Advisory
Board are as follows:
• Bring to the attention of the County Executive those issues that
impact upon the Asian-American communities throughout the
County of Suffolk.
• Seek community input on relevant issues that impact their
communities.
• Improve communications and cultural understanding between
the Asian-American communities, government, and its residents.
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Address pertinent issues, some of which include:
-education
-health
-legislation
-small business development/economic
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development.
Encourage civic participation in the communities.
The purposes of the Board shall be promoted through educational
programs, conferences, committees, projects and other programs.
Suffolk County Asian American Advisory Board
H. Lee Dennison Building
100 Veterans Memorial Hwy
Hauppauge, NY 11788-0099
ph: 631-853-5692
[email protected]
http://www.scaaab.org/
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Inaugural Suffolk County Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration
Organizing Committee (APAHM)
Ramon Villongco, APAHM Committee Chair, Asian American Advisory Board
Mel Guadalupe, Director, Suffolk County Office of Minority Affairs
Jim Yih-Jin Young, Ph.D., Chairman, Asian American Advisory Board
Akie Naito, Co-Chair, Asian American Advisory Board
Peter Chiu, M.D., Asian American Advisory Board
Sunita Gupta, Ph.D., Asian American Advisory Board
Asif Jamal, Asian American Advisory Board
Myung Chul Kim, Asian American Advisory Board
Belinda Pagdanganan, Asian American Advisory Board
Mandhara Payackapan, Asian American Advisory Board
Stella Shieh, Asian American Advisory Board
Ritu Wackett, Ph.D., Asian American Advisory Board
Sandra Chang, APAHM Committee Treasurer, Treasurer of Taiwanese American Association on Long Island
Youjun Hu, M.D., Principal, Center for Chinese Learning at Stony Brook
Bob Hyneman, Director, Taiwanese American Association on Long Island
Vera Hu-Hyneman, President, Taiwanese American Association on Long Island
Yun K Kong, LI Korean United Methodist Church
Hai-Dee Lee, Trustee, Asian Pacific American Association at BNL
Sunita Mukhi, Director, Charles Wang Center
Susan E Wong, APAHM Committee Secretary, Asian Pacific American Association at BNL
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Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration
Cultural Program, Installation of New AAAB Members, Presentation of Awards
May 9, 2009 at Charles B. Wang Center Theater, 4-6 PM
CONGRATULATIONS
Professor Jim Young, Chair, AAAB
Mrs. Akie Naito Gearns, Co-Chair, AAAB
All other AAAB Board Members
For all your tireless effort and passion to serve Asian American Advisory Board under the
direction of Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, with the following Mission and Purpose
* To Advocate for the Asian-American Community,
* To Seek to Improve Cultural Understanding,
* To Encourage Civic Participation by Asian-American,
* To Promote and Assist Asian-American Business Development,
* To Improve Cultural Understanding between the AsianAmerican Community, Government and all residents.
Dr. Chung Chi Chou, President
Wellbrook Foundation, New York, a charitable organization focused
in education for the next generation
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Today’s Show (4:00 sharp)
PROGRAM
National Anthem ………………………………..……………
Tanglaw Choral Group
Spring Festival Prelude (China) ………………................
Stony Brook Chinese School
Welcome Address ……………..………………………..……
Jim Young, AAAB Chair
Introduction of Guest Speaker …..….………………………
Mel Guadalupe, Director
SC Office of Minority Affairs
Welcome Remarks …………………….……………………
Steve Levy, County Executive
Installation of New AAAB Members..………….…...………
Steve Levy, County Executive
Presentation of Awards…….………………………………….. Jim Young, AAAB Chair
Festival Taiko - Japanese Drumming (Japan) ……………… Ryu Shu Taiko
Chiyo No Kotobuki Solo Dance (Japan) ….………………..… Ichifuji-kai Dance Association
“Tinikling” Dance (Philippines) ………………………………
Long Island Dance Troop
Bharat Natyam Dance (India) ………………………………
Group
Bharat Natyam India Dance
Sa Mul Nori – (Korea) Traditional Instruments …..........
Bible Korean
United Methodist Church
Korean Fan Dance (Korea)…………………...………….
Long Island Korean
Love Story Dance & KkokDu Folk Dance (Korea)…….
Bible Korean
Social Harmony Writing Competition Awards …..…….…
AAAB Chair
Dr. Chung Chi Chou, Emeritus
Thai Overture (Thailand) ………………………………….
Temple Sunday School
“Pandango Oasiwas” (Philippines) ………………………
Long Island Dance Group
Bhangra Children’s Dance (India) ………………………
Bhangra From India Group
Taiwanese Medley (Taiwan) ...…………………….……
New York Formosa Chorus
Taiwanese Kung Fu (Taiwan) ……………………………
Shaolin Kung Fu Studio
Closing Remarks and Announcement of 50/50 Raffle Winner …..…Ramon Villongco, Events
Chair
Erno John Hormillosa
Master-of-Ceremony
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Today’s Lectures and Workshops
Lecture and Workshop Schedule
Saturday May 9, 2009 1:00 – 4 PM
Charles B. Wang Center at the Stony Brook U
Stony Brook ,New York.
Workshop: “Chinese Kite Making” by Mr. Sunny Chen: 1 pm. – 2:15 pm. Room 103
Zhuo Ying Chen (Sunny) is currently an undergraduate student from Stony Brook University
who has been making kites as a hobby since he was a boy. This hobby was initiated by his
grandfather who was a professional kite-maker in China. As customary of today’s generation
in China, Sunny has also learned calligraphy and traditional Chinese painting. Currently, he is
a teaching assistant for the Elementary Chinese course offered at the university. He has held
several kite-making workshops and participated in the Flying contests. Kite-making has
existed for more than two thousand years in China as history has shown that people
developed the custom of flying kites during Chong-yang festival, one of many Chinese
festivals in memory of our ancestors. For more information about kite-making, please e-mail
Sunny Chen at: [email protected]
“Chinese Geisha Culture Lecture - Qin Music & Calligraphy” by Dr. Mingmei Yip: 2:45 pm - 4 pm. Room 103
Dr. Mingmei Yip grew up in Hong Kong and is an accomplished calligrapher, artist, more
uniquely, a skilled performer and lecturer on ancient Chinese musical instrument- Qin. Based
upon her knowledge and special interest in Chinese culture, Dr. Yip has written 7 books and
the most recent published one is Peach Blossom Pavilion. After receiving her Ph. D. degree
from the University of Paris in Sorbonne, she was appointed lecturer in the Dept. of Music at
the Chinese University of Hong Kong and later worked as senior lecturer at Hong Kong
Baptist University.
Dr. Yip has been invited to teach cadets at the West Point Military Academy and appeared on
100 TV/radio programs and newspaper interviews in the US and Asia, she also co-hosted a
major TV documentary on the Chinese Opera and produced many concerts of Chinese Religious music. For more
information, please email Dr. Mingmei Yip at: [email protected].
Dafa Exercises Workshop by Louie Russo: 1 - 2 pm. Room 104
Mr. Louie Russo has been practicing Falun Gong meditation for five years. He is a local contact
for Nassau County. Louie has held and participated in several dozen Falun Gong workshops
and presentations over the past few years. Falun Gong is a spiritual discipline founded in China.
Learn as he demonstrates the five sets of meditation exercises and teaches the principles of
truthfulness, compassion and forbearance. The teachings deal with issues such as “cultivation
of virtue and character, “moral standards of different levels” and “salvation of all sentient
beings”.
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Holistic Approach Using Yoga by Mitesh Kapadia, Ranjan Desai and Sunita Gupta: 2-3 pm Room 104
Health is a natural facet of liveliness. Today, a majority of the human population is facing
health problems due to a flawed lifestyle and negative thinking. As there are limited options
within the modern medical system, more people are taking an interest with natural modes of
healing such as Yoga.
Yoga is a lifestyle that has successfully passed the test of time and continues to inspire and
bring about breakthroughs in those who have embraced it. By combining the Yogic practices such as
asana (physical postures), pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditation, a person can begin to feel the liveliness that
is much sought after.
Yoga encompasses various practical aspects for each and everyone. It is equally beneficial for children, teens, women as
well as the elderly, in keeping them fit. On a practical level, since man is a physical, mental and spiritual being, Yoga
helps to promote a balanced development of physical, mental and spiritual well-being. It rejuvenates and energizes the
body, while development and healing is brought about from within.
This ancient science has no side-effects. Let us allow it to help bring a greater level of health and wellness into our lives,
so that we may bring our best selves forward everyday.
Workshop on “The Essence of Tai Ji Chuan” by Mr. Tyron Wei: 3 - 4 pm. Room 104
Tyrone Wei began his study of martial arts in Taiwan when he was sixteen years old to
develop the maximum benefit of both health and martial arts. He has studied under the
following Masters: Cheng Man Ching Taijiquan, Wu Jian Martial Arts school, Zhang Style
Taijiquan, Yang Style Taijiquan, Founder of Zhang Style Taijiquan. . For more information
about Tai Ji Chuan, please email Mr. Wei at: [email protected].
Japanese Taiko Drumming Workshop by Gerry Senese: 2:00 – 2:45 pm – At the Wang Center, Garden
Gerry Senese. Director of the Ryu Shu Kan of Farmingville on Long Island is also Director of
the Town of Brookhaven’s Community Youth Services’ Children’s Karate Self-Defense Program.
Sensei Senese began his training in 1974 in Original Okinawan Karate & received his Sho-Dan
in 1978. He began teaching in 1980 & has been a full time instructor since 1984. In 1995 the
Ryu Shu Kan became the first dojo on Long Island to be sanctioned by the All U.S. Kendo & All
Japan International Kendo Federation to teach Kendo, the Japanese art of Samurai
Swordsmanship. He currently devotes his time to the teaching of Taika Oyata’s Ryu Te and
Japanese Kendo at his Ryu Shu Kan Dojo and also serves as an executive committee member
of the Japan Center at Stony Brook University. Together with his wife Hiroko, they appear at
many public school events on L.I. and host workshops throughout the year to share the
enjoyment of the Japanese culture through performance of taiko, folk song and dance. For
more information, please access Ryu Shu Kan web
link: http://ryushukan.com/
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Asian Pacific merican
Association (APAA)
Brookhaven Employees
In recognition of their great
contributions to our community, the
Asian Pacific American Association
congratulates all the award recipients
on the occasion of the
1st Annual
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Celebration
Dr. Mow Shiah Lin Scholarship
Call for Applications
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The Asian Pacific American Association (APAA) is accepting applications for the 5 Annual
Dr. Mow Shiah Lin Scholarship through May 31, 2009. This scholarship was established to
commemorate the life and career of Dr. Lin, who was a distinguished scientist at the U.S.
Department of Energy’s BNL Energy Sciences and Technology Department.
In honor of Dr. Lin’s research, remarkable achievements, and inventions, a one-time award of
$1,000 will be granted annually to an Asian immigrant with a Student Visa matriculating
toward a doctorate at an accredited institution of higher education on Long Island (including
Queens and Brooklyn) in Environmental & Energy Technology, Biology, or Chemistry, in
remembrance of the manner in which Dr. Lin began his career.
For more information, please contact the BNL Diversity Office via phone (631-344-6253),
email ([email protected]), or visit our web site at http://www.bnl.gov/bera/activities/apaa/ .
The Asian Pacific American Association promotes community and awareness at BNL through cultural and
social programs including the annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Month events, as well as supports the
BNL objectives and goals toward diversity in the workplace.
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Today’s Films
Lecture Hall 1
• Imelda – Power, Myth, Illusion
1:00 pm - 2:35 pm
Lecture Hall 2
• India – Incredible India “Timeless India”
1:00 pm - 1:25 pm
• Japan – Mount Fuji
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm
• Philippines – A Hundred Paths, A Hundred Routes
2:15 pm – 2:45 pm
• Taiwan – Fishing Luck
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
• Thailand –Amazing Thailand
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
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The Center for Chinese Learning at Stony Brook (CCLSB)
wishes everyone have a good time in the
Celebration of Asian Pacific Heritage
The Center for Chinese Learning at Stony Brook (CCLSB) is a private,
not-for-profit organization. The goal of the Center is to develop and
operate a nonsectarian, nonpolitical, and racially non-discriminatory
program for the teaching of the Chinese language, and the understanding
of Chinese culture and tradition. It aims to nurture friendship among the
members to work towards propagating the Chinese culture and language
and to foster a sense of community by involving members in the running of
the center.
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China (中
中国 )
Commonly known as
China or mainland China, is the
largest country in East Asia and
the most populous in the world
with over 1.3 billion people,
approximately a fifth of the
world's population. It is a socialist
republic ruled by the Communist
Party of China
under a single-party
system and has jurisdiction over
twenty-two provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two largely self-governing Special
Administrative Regions. China's capital is Beijing. At 9.6 million square kilometres, the People's Republic of
China is the world's third or fourth largest country by total area, and the second largest by land area[8]. Its
landscape is diverse with forest steppes and deserts (the Gobi and Taklamakan) in the dry north near Mongolia
and Russia's Siberia, and subtropical forests in the wet south close to Vietnam, Laos, and Myanmar. The terrain
in the west is rugged and high altitude, with the Himalayas and the Tian Shan mountain ranges forming China's
natural borders with India and Central Asia. In contrast, China's eastern seaboard is low-lying and has a 14,500kilometre long coastline bounded on the southeast by the South China Sea and on the east by the East China Sea
beyond which lies Korea and Japan.
Ancient Chinese civilization—one of the
world's earliest—flourished in the fertile basin of the
Yellow River which flows through the North China
Plain. For over 4,000 years, China's political system
was based on hereditary monarchies (also known as
dynasties). The first of these dynasties was the Xia
but it was later the Qin Dynasty who first unified
China in 221 BC. The last dynasty, the Qing, ended
in 1911.
China's importance in the world today is
reflected through its role as the world's third largest
economy nominally (or second largest by PPP) and a
permanent member of the UN Security Council as
well as being a member of several other multilateral
organizations including the WTO, APEC, East Asia
Summit, and Shanghai Cooperation Organization. In
addition, it is a nuclear state and has the world's
largest standing army with the second largest defense
budget. Since the introduction of market-based
economic reforms in 1978, China has become one of
the world's fastest growing economies and the world's
second largest exporter and the third largest importer
of goods. Rapid industrialization has reduced its
poverty rate from 53% in 1981 to 8% in 2001.
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India
India, officially the Republic of
India is a country in South Asia. It is the
seventh-largest country by geographical
area, the second-most populous country,
and the most populous democracy in the
world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the
south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the
Bay of Bengal on the east, India has a
coastline of 7,517 kilometers (4,671 mi). It
is bordered by Pakistan to the west;
People's Republic of China (PRC), Nepal,
and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh
and Myanmar to the east. India is in the
vicinity of Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and
Indonesia in the Indian Ocean.
Home to the Indus Valley
Civilization and a region of historic trade
routes and vast empires, the Indian
subcontinent was identified with its
commercial and cultural wealth for much
of its long history. Four major world
religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism
and Sikhism originated there, while
Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam arrived in the first millennium CE and shaped the region's
diverse culture. Gradually annexed by the British East India Company from the early eighteenth century and
colonized by the United Kingdom from the mid-nineteenth century, India became an independent nation in
1947 after a struggle for independence that was marked by widespread nonviolent resistance.
India is a republic consisting of 28 states and seven union territories with a parliamentary system of
democracy. It has the world's twelfth largest economy at market exchange rates and the fourth largest in
purchasing power. Economic reforms since 1991 have transformed it into one of the fastest growing economies;
however, it still suffers from high levels of poverty, illiteracy, and malnutrition. A pluralistic, multilingual, and
multiethnic society, India is also home to a diversity of wildlife in a variety of protected habitats.
India's culture is marked by a high degree of cultural pluralism. It has managed to preserve established
traditions while absorbing new customs, traditions, and ideas from invaders and immigrants and spreading its
cultural influence to other parts of Asia. Traditional Indian society is defined by relatively strict social hierarchy.
The Indian caste system describes the social stratification and social restrictions in the Indian subcontinent, in
which social classes are defined by thousands of endogamous hereditary groups, often termed as jātis or castes.
Traditional Indian family values are highly respected, and multi-generational patriarchal joint families
have been the norm, although nuclear family are becoming common in urban areas. An overwhelming majority
of Indians have their marriages arranged by their parents and other respected family-members, with the consent
of the bride and groom. The marriage is thought to be for life, and the divorce rate is extremely low.
Indian cuisine is characterized by a wide variety of regional styles and sophisticated use of herbs and
spices. The staple foods in the region are rice (especially in the south and the east) and wheat (predominantly in
the north). Spices originally native to the Indian subcontinent that are now consumed world wide include black
pepper; in contrast, hot chili peppers, popular across India, were introduced by the Portuguese.
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Japan (日本
日本)
日本
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located
in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of
Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea,
South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of
Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and
Taiwan in the south. The characters which make up
Japan's name mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan
is sometimes identified as the "Land of the Rising
Sun".
Japan comprises over 3,000 islands making it
an archipelago. The four largest islands are Honshū,
Hokkaidō, Kyūshū and Shikoku, together accounting
for 97% of Japan's land area. Most of the islands are
mountainous, many volcanic; for example, Japan’s
highest peak, Mount Fuji, is a volcano. Japan has the
world's tenth largest population, with about 128
million people. The Greater Tokyo Area, which
includes the de facto capital city of Tokyo and several surrounding prefectures, is the largest metropolitan area
in the world, with over 30 million residents.
Archaeological research indicates that people were living on the islands of Japan as early as the Upper
Paleolithic period. The first written mention of Japan begins with brief appearances in Chinese history texts
from the first century A.D. Influence from the outside world followed by long periods of isolation has
characterized Japan's history. Since adopting its constitution in 1947, Japan has maintained a unitary
constitutional monarchy with an emperor and an elected parliament, the Diet.
A major economic power, Japan has the world's second largest economy by nominal GDP and the third
largest in purchasing power parity. It is also the world's fourth largest exporter and sixth largest importer. It is a
developed country with high living standards (8th highest HDI) and the longest life expectancy in the world
(according to UN estimates).
Japanese culture has evolved greatly over the years, from the country's original Jōmon culture to its
contemporary culture, which combines influences from Asia, Europe and North America. Traditional Japanese
arts include crafts (ikebana, origami, ukiyo-e, dolls, lacquerware, pottery), performances (bunraku, dance,
kabuki, noh, rakugo), traditions (games, tea ceremony, Budō, architecture, gardens, swords) and cuisine. The
fusion of traditional woodblock printing and Western art led to the creation of manga, a typically Japanese
comic book format that is now popular within and outside Japan. Manga-influenced animation for television
and film is called anime. Japanese-made video game consoles have prospered since the 1980s.
Japanese music is eclectic, having borrowed instruments, scales and styles from neighboring cultures.
Many instruments, such as the koto, were introduced in the ninth and tenth centuries. The accompanied
recitative of the Noh drama dates from the fourteenth century and the popular folk music, with the guitar-like
shamisen, from the sixteenth. Western music, introduced in the late nineteenth century, now forms an integral
part of the culture. Post-war Japan has been heavily influenced by American and European modern music,
which has led to the evolution of popular band music called J-pop.
Karaoke is the most widely practiced cultural activity. A November 1993 survey by the Cultural Affairs
Agency found that more Japanese had sung karaoke that year than had participated in traditional cultural
pursuits such as flower arranging or tea ceremony.
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Korea (한국
한국)
한국
Korea is a formerly unified nation, and geographic area
currently composed of two sovereign states located on the Korean
Peninsula in East Asia. It borders China to the northwest, and Russia to
the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the east by the Korea
Strait.
Korea was divided in 1948, with the southern portion of the
peninsula controlled by the capitalistic democracy South Korea. South
Korea is a developed country and It has an international outlook with
memberships in the United Nations, WTO, OECD and G-20 major
economies and home to such global brands as Samsung, LG
Electronics, and Hyundai.
The northern portion is controlled by the single-party communist North Korea, formally the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea. The north follows the unique ideology of Juche, a form of Communism based on
self-reliance. Led by Kim-Jong-il, Chairman of the National Defense Commission of North Korea, North Korea
has close relations with the People's Republic of China and Russia.
Archaeological and linguistic evidence suggest origin of the Korean people were Altaic languagespeaking migrants from south-central Siberia, who populated ancient Korea in successive waves from the
Neolithic age to the Bronze Age. The adoption of the Chinese writing system ("Hanja" in Korean) in the 2nd
century BC, and Buddhism in the 4th century AD, had profound effects on the Three Kingdoms of Korea.
Since the Goryeo Dynasty, Korea was ruled by a single government and maintained political and
cultural independence until the 20th century, despite the Mongol invasions of the Goryeo Dynasty in the 13th
century and Japanese invasions of the Joseon Dynasty
in the 16th century. In 1377, Korea produced the Jikji,
the world's oldest existing document printed with
movable metal type.[7] In the 15th century, the turtle
ships were deployed, and King Sejong the Great
promulgated the Korean alphabet Hangul to increase
literacy among his people who could neither read nor
write Hanja (Chinese characters).
During the latter part of the Joseon Dynasty,
Korea's isolationist policy earned it the Western
nickname the "Hermit Kingdom". By the late 19th
century, the country became the object of the colonial
designs of Japan and Europe. In 1910, Korea was
forcibly annexed by Japan and remained occupied
until the end of World War II in August 1945.
In 1945, the Soviet Union and the United
States agreed on the surrender and disarming of
Japanese troops in Korea; the Soviet Union accepting
the surrender of Japanese weaponry north of the 38th
parallel and the United States taking the surrender
south of it. The two Cold War rivals then established
governments sympathetic to their own ideologies,
leading to Korea's current division into two political
entities: North Korea and South Korea.
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The Philippines
(Sa Pilipinas)
The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the
Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its
capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific
Ocean.
The Philippines is the world's 12th most populous country,
with a population of about 90 million people. Its national
economy is the 47th largest in the world, with an estimated 2008
gross domestic product (GDP) of over US$ 168.6 billion
(nominal). There are more than 11 million overseas Filipinos
worldwide, about 11% of the total population of the Philippines.
A former colony of Spain and the United States, the
Philippines is one of two predominantly Roman Catholic
countries in Asia, the other being East Timor. There are also a
number of minority religious groups, including Islam, Buddhism,
and Hinduism. Multiple ethnicities and cultures are found
throughout the islands. Ecologically, the Philippines is one of the
most diverse countries in the world.
Philippine culture is a mixture of Eastern, and Western
culture. The Hispanic influences in Philippine culture are derived
from the culture of Spain, and Mexico. These Hispanic influences
are most evident in literature, folk music, folk dance, language,
food, art, and religion. Spanish settlers introduced IberianMexican customs, traditions, and cuisines. Philippine cuisine is a
mixture of Asian, and European dishes.
Various sports are played in the Philippines including basketball, boxing, volleyball, badminton,
billiards, football (soccer), ten-pin bowling, and sipa.
Traditional Filipino sports are popular,among the youth, primarily as children's games, such as luksung
baka, patintero, piko, and tumbang preso. Sungka, while not as popular as it once was, is still viewed as a
significant part of the traditional native Filipino games. Native card games are popular during festivities and
among the poor, with some, including Pusoy, and Tong-its, being used as a form of illegal gambling. Majhong
is played in some Filipino communities.
The Philippines provides a high environment of natural resources in areas such as agriculture, nature,
and minerals. It has fertile lands, diverse flora and fauna, extensive coastlines, and rich mineral deposits.
Endemic species include the tamaraw of Mindoro, and the tarsier of Bohol. The Philippines have a lack
of predators, with the exception of snakes, such as pythons, and cobras, and birds of prey, such as the national
bird, known as the Philippine eagle. Other native animals include the palm civet cat, the Mouse deer, the
Visayan warty pig, and several species of bats.
Rainforests boasts an array of flora, including several types of orchids, and rafflesia. The narra is
considered as the most important type of hardwood while banyan trees or the balete. The Philippines' major
crops include rice, corn, sugarcane, coconut, abaca, and tobacco. Rice is the most important source of food
along with corn. The coconut, mango, watermelon, and other native fruits are an important source of Philippine
income.
Due to the volcanic nature of the islands, mineral deposits are abundant. This also allows the Philippines
to become a powerhouse with regards to geothermal energy.
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to all the participants of the
2009 Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Celebration on its First Year especially to
Ramon L. Villongco
2009 APAHM Events Chair & AAAB Board Member
For your dedicated service and continued
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Asian Pacific American community.
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coming year! MABUHAY!
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Congratulations and Best Wishes to all
Officers, Committee Chairs and Volunteers of the
2009 ASIAN PACIFIC HERITAGE
MONTH CELEBRATION
Especially to
Ramon Villongco, Events Chair & AAAB Board Member
With Best Regards,
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Congratulations and Best Wishes to the
Organizers, Committee Chairs, Volunteers of the
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
on it’s First Year!
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2009 Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
In Cooperation With:
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Department of Tourism, Philippine Consulate
Filipino-Americans in Long Island, Inc. (FAMILII)
Filipino Reporter
Long Island Pilipino Dance Group
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Philippine Mission to the United States, New York
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Taiwan (台灣
台灣)
台灣
Taiwan (台灣) is an island in East Asia. "Taiwan" is also
commonly used to refer to the area under the jurisdiction of the
Republic of China (ROC) government.
The main island of Taiwan, also known as Formosa (from
Portuguese (Ilha) Formosa, meaning "beautiful (island)"), is located
in East Asia off the coast of China, southwest of the main islands of
Japan but directly west of the end of Japan's Ryukyu Islands, and
north-northwest of the Philippines. It is bound to the east by the
Pacific Ocean, to the south by the South China Sea and the Luzon
Strait, to the west by the Taiwan Strait and to the north by the East
China Sea. The island is 394 kilometers (245 miles) long and 144
kilometers (89 miles) wide and consists of steep mountains covered
by tropical and subtropical vegetation.
Since 1945, Taiwan has been under the administration of the Republic of China. However, the People's
Republic of China (PRC) considers itself the successor state to the Republic of China and therefore entitled to
all its holdings, including Taiwan. Although the PRC claims the island along with the Pescadores and other
nearby islands as its province of Taiwan, it has never controlled any of the territory referred to thereas.
Though for decades following the cessation of major hostilities in the Chinese Civil War in 1950, the
ROC was a single-party authoritarian state, it has since evolved into a modern democracy. Its rapid economic
growth in the decades after World War II has transformed it into an advanced economy status as one of the Four
Asian Tigers. This economic rise is known as the Taiwan Miracle. It is categorized as an advanced economy by
the IMF and high-income economy by the world bank.
Its technology industry plays a key role in the global
economy. Taiwanese companies manufacture a giant
portion of the world's consumer electronics, although
most of them are made in their factories in mainland
China.
The cultures of Taiwan are a hybrid blend of
various sources, incorporating elements of traditional
Chinese culture, attributable to the historical and
ancestry origin of the majority of its current residents,
Japanese culture, traditional Confucianist beliefs, and
increasingly globalized values.
Baseball is considered Taiwan's national sport
and it is a popular spectator sport. Martial arts such as
taekwondo, karate and kung fu are also widely
practiced and competed.
Today baseball is the most popular spectator
sport in Taiwan. One of the most famous Taiwanese
baseball pitchers is Chien-Ming Wang, who is a
starting pitcher for the New York Yankees in Major
League Baseball. Other notable players in the league
include Kuo Hong-chih and Hu Chin-lung who are
both part of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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The Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission (OCAC) of the Republic of China is assiduous in its
provision of services to overseas compatriots. In order to enhance communication with overseas
compatriots, to promote Chinese/Taiwanese culture and education, and in particular to provide a
place that overseas compatriots can call home, the OCAC has established Culture Centers in
cities with high concentrations of overseas Chinese/Taiwanese around the world. The Center is a
point of contact for obtaining a variety of services. We hope that through our endeavors all
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borders, and will continue to identify with and render support to Taiwan.
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Thailand (ราชอาณาจักรไทย)
The Kingdom of Thailand is an constitutional monarchy that lies in
the heart of Southeast Asia. The capital and largest city of Thailand is
Bangkok. It is also the country's center of political, commercial, industrial and
cultural activities. In the Thai language, the full name of the city is “Krung
Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayuthaya Mahadilok
Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon
Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit;” it is usually
shortened to "Krung Thep Mahanakorn," or, more colloquially, "Krung
Thep," meaning "City of Angels". Outside of Thailand, the city is known
throughout the world as Bangkok.
Thailand is the world's 51st-largest country in terms of total area,
roughly equal in size to Spain, with a surface area of approximately 513,000
km2 (198,000 sq mi), and the 20th most-populous country, with
approximately 63 million people. About 75% of the population is ethnically
Thai, 14% is of Chinese origin, and 3% is ethnically Malay;[3] the rest belong
to minority groups including Mons, Khmers and various hill tribes. The
country's official language is Thai.
Thailand is one of the most devoutly Buddhist countries in the world.
The national religion is Theravada Buddhism which is practiced by more than
95% of all Thais. The cultures and traditions in Thailand are significantly
influenced by those of India, China and many western countries.
SOURCE: Wikipedia
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2009 Honoree
For a Lifetime of Personal Achievement & Outstanding Contributions to
Long Island’s Asian American Community
Dr. Chung Chi Chou
Professional career
Dr. Chou was born in Taiwan and received his bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering from National Chung Kung University in Taiwan. After
working for Taiwan Sugar Corporation for five years, he came to the United States to pursue his graduate study. He received a doctorate in Physical
Chemistry from Baylor University, Texas, USA in 1968, and began his long career at Domino Sugar Corporation, then the largest sugar refiner in the
world, initially as scientist/technologist and finally as technical director responsible for process technologies and analytical science.
During his thirty-year tenure at Domino Sugar Corporation, he has developed and implemented numerous new processes and analytical methods
for the sugar industry. In fact about 70 % of new processes and analytical methods currently in use in the world sugar refining industry were directly or
indirectly developed under his supervision at Domino Sugar Corporation.
Upon his retirement from Sugar Processing Research Institute in 2001 as Managing director, He has established and organized Dr. Chou
Technologies, Inc. (Cti) to serve the world sugar industry with a vision to "revolutionize" the sugar processing technology for the new millennium
focusing on energy/water saving, environmental issues and transfer of technologies to next generation programs
He has received many awards over his career, including the Sugar Industry Technologists, Inc. (SIT) Meade Award twice, the prestigious SIT
Crystal Award, and NineSigma highest 2008 technical merit award. He has been a visiting/research professor of South China University of Technology
since 1993, an adjunct professor at Louisiana State University (USA) between 1993 to 1999, and a lecturer at the Cane Refiner's Institute of Nicholls
State University, LA, USA since 1986. In his over forty years of professional career in the sugar industry, Dr. Chou has served as chairman, president,
board members of various national and international technical organizations
Dr. Chou is the contributing author/editor of a) 12th edition of Cane Sugar Handbook, b) the 1st edition of Handbook of Sugar Refining both
published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. of New York. Both books are generally known as “The Sugar Bibles” of the world sugar industries. He has
published over 65 original research papers in the field of sugar and sugar related science and technology. All his royalty of the above two handbooks are
donated to a charity with emphasis in education.
Communities outreach programs
Dr Chou inherited from his mother a passion to do his small share in his own small way to make the world just a little bit better for the less fortunate.
He is the founder and the president of Wellbrook foundation since 1990 focusing in education. For his “transfer of technologies programs”, he has authored
and edited two sugar handbooks with all his royalties donated to Wellbrook foundation. The handbooks have provided a reference tool which is valuable to
the experienced technologists as well as invaluable aid in training those who are entering to the world sugar industries. In 1993, Wellbrook foundation
funded and published the Chinese edition of 12th edition of Cane Sugar handbook to help develop the China sugar industry. For this program,
Dr Chou also gave lectures in sugar technologies in 23 countries over the years, many on “Pro Bono” basis.
Among many other activities, Wellbrook Foundation, under the direction of Dr Chou, has raised fund to build a girl elemental school in Gaizhou, China,
provided scholarships in four countries, worked with Asian American Advisory Board of Suffolk County on health fair with partial funding from New York State
health Department, and cultural programs to promote social harmony, mutual understanding and peace.
Dr Chou’s recent God placed passion involves helping the Taiwanese aborigines to educate the young generation: a) raised and, via pledges, about US
$ 100,000 scholarship to be awarded over 10 years period, and b) Initiated and assisted Yu Shan theological college and seminary in fund raising concert
tours by the Seminary Naruwan Choir in Taiwanese Churches in USA, Canada and Germany. Total fund raised to-date exceeds US $200,000.
Dr Chou also has helped the soup kitchens in two churches in Suffolk County.
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2009 Honoree
Dr. Sunita Mukhi
Sunita is a theater artist, performance scholar, and culture manager.
She is the Director of the Charles B. Wang Center’s Asian/American Programs at
the State University of New York in Stony Brook producing innovative
programming in light of promoting a multi-faceted, intellectually sound and
humane understanding of Asianness. She received her Phd. in Performance Studies
at New York University. Her early education was from St. Scholastica’s College and De La Salle
University, Manila, Philippines. Of South Asian origin, she was born and bred in Manila, Philippines,
now living in New York.
Her book entitled Doing the Desi Thing: Performing Indianness in New York City was published in year 2000
by Taylor and Francis. Her work appears in the anthologies Contours of the Heart, A Patchwork Shawl
and in the Little India magazine and in the anthology Desilicious: Sexy, Subversive, South Asian.
She has developed courses on Indian Popular Cinema, Contemporary Performance in India, Contemporary
Performance and Film in the South Asian American Communities, Cultures of the South Asian Diaspora,
Experiencing Contemporary India for the India Study Abroad Program, and Presenting Asian American
Cultures Programming Internship.
She presides over, participates in, and moderates numerous panel discussions, and gives lectures and addresses
on topics ranging from identity and the politics of representation, performativity, arts, and the South Asian
diaspora. She has appeared as a discussant and moderator in numerous episodes of the public television series
Asian America and Asian Indian Immigrant Experience.
She has performed, directed and choreographed in university, community, and professional theatrical, television
and film productions in Manila, United States, Mexico and Singapore. She continues to write poetry and stories,
and performs. Her performance works are on sexuality, women’s power, the slipperiness of identity and
other yearnings such as It’s a Drag Being an Indian Woman and Cornucopia. Liberty’s New Wedding
Day is a tongue-in-cheek indictment against imperialism and terror. As a story-teller, she has
composed and performed tales with dynamic women as central characters such as Kalahati, the HalfGirl, Butterfly and the Pin Man, Princess Guddi Saves NYC, and Brown Fox. White Tiger, amongst
others. Her poetry blog Both Beautiful with sculptor Alton Falcone appears on
http://bothbeautiful.blogspot.com/.
For more information: http://www.stonybrook.edu/sb/wang/index.shtml
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2009 Honoree
Dr. Arvind Vora
Having been blessed with a good education, multiple talents, and a desire to always be
meaningfully busy and active to help others, he has compiled an unparalleled
experience in the field of community work, religion, politics, etc.
COMMUNITY:
Living on Long Island in the late sixties and seventies when there may have
been less than a dozen Indian Americans wasn’t easy, and as such to help fellow
immigrants he became instrumental being one of the founder members of India
Association of Long Island. He held a variety of positions for 16 years, including
Editor of Newsletters and Journals. When he was President in 1992 he was able to
break traditional immigrant passiveness to join “mainstream” and brought two County Executives (Nassau’s – Gulotta and
Suffolk’s – Gaffney) on a single platform to affirm, appreciate and recognize the vibrancy of these newly arrived
immigrants from India.
Suffolk County Executive Halpin, in appreciation of a growing need, established the first ever Indian-American
Task Force and appointed Arvind Vora the first Chairman in 1990.
He held key positions for two years in Federation of Indian Associations (FIA-NY) which organizes parade in
New York City where traditional Grand Marshalls are actors/actresses from Mumbai, India along with the Mayor of New
York City. Helped establish key liaison with Mayor Koch, Mayor Dinkins, and Mayor Giuliani. Established through hard
work many firsts in the history of FIA (e.g., the first female Grand Marshall – Hema Malini).
Being a visionary, he saw the need to build an organization to serve as a bridge between the Indian immigrants
and local residents and hence the creation of Shanti Fund. Experience and farsightedness of key volunteers have helped to
create a structure for Shanti Fund which is devoid of election-related problems, infighting, and jealousy. It has kept an
extremely low profile but won the tremendous accolades from all segments of the society. (See one-page info on Shanti
Fund.)
In addition he has helped many local institutions, e.g., Girl Scouts (Nassau and Suffolk), United Way, SNAP,
AJC (Congress & Committee both), Martin Luther King, Jr., Newsday, etc.
RELIGION:
Arvind Vora belongs to an extremely small (numerically) but a very ancient religion called JAIN. He helped
establish local, regional and national Jain organizations in North America. The White House requested him to lead a
delegation of 15 people for the bill (Religious Freedom Act) signing ceremony by President Clinton in the Rose Garden of
the White House. In 2005, he was invited to the President’s Palace in New Delhi for a multi-faith dialogue with the thenPresident of India, Hon. Abdul Kalam, who is a renowned scientist and a Muslim in a majority Hindu nation. Arvind
Vora was one of ten invited (and the only Jain) to meet/greet Pope Benedict on his first visit to the USA in April 2008.
Arvind Vora helped to found the Jain Society of Long Island. He worked very hard for three critical years at Jain
Center of America in New York City, which hosted the very first JAINA convention in New York. He was instrumental
in the formative years of JAINA as the first Secretary to lay a solid foundation of JAINA. He worked on special projects
such as Gurudev Chitrabhanu’s 25th Anniversary of arrival in U.S.A./75th Birthday Celebration (in 1996-1997); 2600th
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Birth Anniversary Celebration of Mahaveera Swami at UN Chapel in 2002, etc. In addition to many honors and
recognitions, he received the highest honor of JAINA RATNA for his multifaceted religious activities in 2003.
In the early 1990s, sensing a need to ease problems caused in our increasingly multi-religious society, mainstream
institutions, Auburn Theological Seminary, and the Long Island Council of Churches helped to establish Long Island
Multi-Faith Forum (LIMFF) in 1994. Arvind Vora has been Chairman since its inception and devotes a tremendous
amount of time and energy to make LIMFF the best possible institute. LIMFF became instrumental in having a key
Bishop visit from Rome to deliver an important message and Buddhist Leader (equivalent of Dalai Lama) from Taiwan.
For the first time in the history of St. Agnes Cathedral the newly-installed Bishop faced the “9-11 Crisis.” LIMFF played
a key role in bringing both County Executives (Diocese covers Nassau and Suffolk) and leaders of twelve faiths (they are
all based on Long Island) at the St. Agnes Cathedral for a joint and unique 9-11 prayer services in the presence of past and
current Bishops. LIMFF has received local, regional, and national acclaims (see one-page info on LIMFF) for its pathbreaking activities.
POLITICS:
For immigrants, individual successes and commensurate material and status rewards are rightfully important.
However, the greatness of America is in the institutes and strength of unity. The newly arrived immigrant community
never gets due recognition without proper institution and show of strength. Therefore, even at the risk of individual
discomfort and sacrifices he helped to establish relations from Village Hall to the White House. More specifically,
previously almost shut County Executive’s offices of Nassau and Suffolk became more accessible. Appointments to the
various Boards and invitations to the high profile events became routine. He helped a multitude of Indians to become
citizens of USA, helped organize voter registration drive, participation in election process, etc.
FAMILY:
Arvind Vora (born 1945) is by education and profession an engineer, and lives in Kings Park, New York with his
wife Ila (married 1973), daughter Anjali (born 1979, graduate of Bucknell University with degree in Computer Science,
2001), and son Aditya (born 1986, graduate of Haverford College, 2008).
ORGANIZATIONS:
Shanti Fund
Multi-Faith Forum of L.I.
India Association of L.I.
FIA-NY
Assoc.)
ANUVIBHA
Federation of JAINA
Jain Center of America NYC
Jain Society of Long Island, NY
Miscellaneous Involvement
Founding Member, Key Volunteer
Founding Member, Chairman
Founding Member, Secretary, Editor, President
In charge of NYC Parade, Editor, Election Chair, (Federation of India
Float Chair, Executive Director
NGO Representative at the UN
Founding Secretary, Special Projects, Interfaith Chair
Secretary, Newsletter Editor, etc.
Founding Member
Business, Cultural, Educational, Philanthropic, Political and Social Activities
of Indian-Americans
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To the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Participants,
Committee Chairs
and Volunteers
And its 2009 Events Committee Chairman
Ramon L. Villongco
Asian American Advisory Board Member
For his unselfish support and dedication
in serving the Filipino-American and Asian American
community in Suffolk County.
FROM,
DRS. ROY & BABY BLEZA-GUINTO
DRS. JUN & BABY GERMAN
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2009 Honoree
Dr. Shoji Kimura
Dr. Kimura is a long standing community and business leader. He was born in Aichi Japan in 1938,
received a Ph.D. from the City College of New York in 1964 and relocated to the United States in 1975, worked
in the R& department of Hartz Mountain Products Inc., and owner of the API Group which consists of three
divisions, API Technology Inc., Asian Products Inc., and Apache Products Inc.
He is a member of Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service Board of Visitors, Georgetown
University, serves on the Board of Trustees of the Institute of International Education (I.I.E.) and on the Board
of Trustees of Long Island University New York .
He his lifetime of hard work and dedicated service also includes serving as Chairman, Board of Japan.
Japan Asian Association, Chairman, Aichikenjinkai, of the New York Japanese Community, President of New
Wing no Kai President, President of Ichi-Gu No Kai President. Japanese Community and president’s Chair of
State University of New York at Stony Brook.
He has also been a leader of Delta Mu Delta National Honor Society in Business Administration, aand a
member of the Rotary Club of Center Moriches, NY.
He is married and ahs three children, Hidenao, who received and MD degree from the Georgetown
University School of Medicine and is presently doing a residency in Portland Oregon, Hiroshi a DMD, graduate
of Tuft University, and currently specializes in periodontics and implants in his New York practice, and
Shignari who received an MBA from Columbia University and is a Director of AXA Finance Group (Tokyo).
Dr. Kimura has been published in the Asian Wall Street Journal, Newsday, Nikkei Shinbun, Toyoo
Kiezai, Journal of Foreign Affairs .
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2009 Honoree
Dr. Satoshi Ozaki
Satoshi Ozaki is the Senior Project Advisor to the National
Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) Project at Brookhaven National
Laboratory (BNL). He assumed this role in August 2007 after serving as
the Director for the Accelerator Systems Division since the inception of
NSLS 2 in December 2005.
He also serves as Special Assistant to the Laboratory Director for
Accelerator Projects.
Satoshi Ozaki obtained his PhD in Physics from MIT in 1959 and
immediately moved to BNL, where he pursued experimental research
studying the dynamics in particle interactions and spectroscopy of hadrons using the Cosmotron and AGS, from
conception to the development of research facilities such as a major particle spectrometer and the use of a
computer on-line for a real-time data analysis. In 1981, he was asked to come to KEK to direct the construction
of TRISTAN, a 60GeV e+e- collider, the first major high energy physics research facility in Japan. After
completing the TRISTAN Project on schedule and within budget in 1987, he returned to BNL in 1989 as the
Head of the RHIC Project, which was successfully completed in 1999, leading to an outstanding physics
program in the study of relativistic heavy ion collisions including the observation of new hot and dense matter
that behaves like perfect liquid. He was also instrumental in bringing the polarized proton capability to RHIC
with the funding support from RIKEN Institute of Japan.
He has served in many Science Policy Committees including that for SLAC, SSCL, and CERN. He is
also involved in many technical and project reviews and advisories, such as LHC, GSI, FAIR Project, US ITER
Project, URA Run II, and for DOE in US ATLAS/CMS, RIA R&D, and other reviews.
He is currently a member of the International Linear Collider Steering Committee and the Linear
Collider Steering Group of Americas.
He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and the recent recipient of the IEEE 2007 Particle
Accelerator Science and Technology Award.
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2009 Honoree
Mr. Kyu Ho Park
Mr. Park was born in Seoul, South Korea. He attended Han-Yang University in Korea and graduated in
1962 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture. Mr. Park came to the United States in 1972, started his own
business, and began attending Bible Korean United Methodist Church, where he is currently an elder.
Through the church, Mr. Park became intimately involved with community outreach programs. It was
through such program that Mr. Park met Mr. Salvatore Scalatore, a Korean War Veteran, and through Mr.
Scalatore, Mr. Park became an honorary member of the Korean War Veterans Association in 1993. He began
coordinating picnics I 1993 with his church in appreciation of the Korean War Veterans. Through these social
events, he got to know more of the Veterans and began to get more involved in the effort to make sure these
men were appreciated for their sacrifices.
In 1997, Mr. Park worked with the Korean American Association of Long Island and the Central
Chapter of Korean War Veterans to bring surviving Korean War Veterans back to Korea on appreciation tours.
He handled the fundraising, coordination of the trip and accompanied the groups on their trips back to Korea.
These trips went on annually from 1999 to 2003.
In 2001, Mr. Park received the Suffolk County Minority Businessman of the Year award for his work
with the Korean War Veterans Association. From 2003 to 2008, Mr. Park continued to coordinate the reception
for all attendants of the Korean War Memorial Services held in Army Plaza in Hauppauge, NY. Mr. continues
to work closely with the Korean War Veterans Association today, running an annual Christmas party and
coordinating fundraising events for the Association.
Mr. Park is married and has three children and two grandchildren.
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