Thank you to all who made this year's fair a huge success! We appreciate everyone's support and look forward to a prosperous year of the dragon! Gung hei fat choy!
San Diego Chinese Center Celebrates 30th Anniversary!
Teams with Chinese Pirate Productions for David Henry Hwang's GOLDEN CHILD
Director/Producer Andy Lowe and Chinese Pirate Productions teams with the 10th Avenue Theatre and the San Diego Chinese Center for their joint presentation of GOLDEN CHILD, by David Henry Hwang. Best known for their Annual Chinese New Year Food and Cultural Faire, which will be held January 28 and 29, 2012 in celebration of the Year of the Dragon, the San Diego Chinese Center (SDCC) has provided cultural programs and
charitable services for San Diego's Chinese American community since 1972. SDCC shares a history with local Asian American theatre artists having helped the early development of the 22 year old Asian Story Theater in 1989, and in 1996, when they hosted the San Diego Asian American Repertory Theatre's production of David Henry Hwang's F.O.B. at their facilities in the heart of San Diego's Asian Pacific Thematic District on 3rd Avenue. Now celebrating their 30th anniversary, SDCC continues this tradition with Chinese Pirate Productions!
Click on the link below for the full press release.
Teams with Chinese Pirate Productions for David Henry Hwang's GOLDEN CHILD
Director/Producer Andy Lowe and Chinese Pirate Productions teams with the 10th Avenue Theatre and the San Diego Chinese Center for their joint presentation of GOLDEN CHILD, by David Henry Hwang. Best known for their Annual Chinese New Year Food and Cultural Faire, which will be held January 28 and 29, 2012 in celebration of the Year of the Dragon, the San Diego Chinese Center (SDCC) has provided cultural programs and
charitable services for San Diego's Chinese American community since 1972. SDCC shares a history with local Asian American theatre artists having helped the early development of the 22 year old Asian Story Theater in 1989, and in 1996, when they hosted the San Diego Asian American Repertory Theatre's production of David Henry Hwang's F.O.B. at their facilities in the heart of San Diego's Asian Pacific Thematic District on 3rd Avenue. Now celebrating their 30th anniversary, SDCC continues this tradition with Chinese Pirate Productions!
Click on the link below for the full press release.
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Asian Women In Business (AWIB), a not-for-profit organization is offering a scholarship opportunity for Asian women undergraduate students and would greatly appreciate your help in passing along this information to your students.
The Asian Women In Business Scholarship encourages and promotes exceptional Asian female students who have demonstrated scholarship, leadership, community service and/or entrepreneurship. The AWIB Scholarship Fund awards scholarships to students who have the attributes to be our next generation of leaders.
ELIGIBILITY:
Candidates for the scholarship must be female of Asian (includes those who can trace their ancestry from Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam) or Pacific Islander ancestry.
Candidates must also fulfill the following criteria to be considered:
FORM:
You can review our scholarship information and access the application at http://www.awib.org/ScholarshipFund
For more information, please visit the AWIB Scholarship Fund Frequently Asked Questions page. If you further have any questions or concerns, do call 212-868-1368. You may also email at scholarship@awib.org
The Asian Women In Business Scholarship encourages and promotes exceptional Asian female students who have demonstrated scholarship, leadership, community service and/or entrepreneurship. The AWIB Scholarship Fund awards scholarships to students who have the attributes to be our next generation of leaders.
ELIGIBILITY:
Candidates for the scholarship must be female of Asian (includes those who can trace their ancestry from Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam) or Pacific Islander ancestry.
Candidates must also fulfill the following criteria to be considered:
- Have at least one or more of the following:
a) demonstrated a leadership role in a community endeavor and/or b) a record of entrepreneurial achievement - Enrolled full-time in an accredited four-year undergraduate institution in the U.S. at the time of application and award. Please be advised that this scholarship is for currently enrolled undergraduates who have completed at least one semester.
- Carry a minimum of 3.0 (out of 4.0) GPA at the time of application (H.S. credit/grades do not count towards this scholarship)
- Provide most recent college transcript; semi-finalists will be required to provide their official college transcript
- Provide at least one professional recommendation
- Fully complete the AWIB Scholarship Application
- Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
FORM:
You can review our scholarship information and access the application at http://www.awib.org/ScholarshipFund
For more information, please visit the AWIB Scholarship Fund Frequently Asked Questions page. If you further have any questions or concerns, do call 212-868-1368. You may also email at scholarship@awib.org
In Loving Memory of Ruby Tom, founder of the San Diego Chinese Center
Obituary:
Jui Chiung Tom, known to friends and family as Ruby, passed away peacefully on October 16 at the Quarry Hill retirement home in Camden, Maine. She was 85. A native of Kunming, China, she came to the U.S. as a foreign student. She was the first Chinese coed to ever attend Arkansas College, where her American classmates dubbed her "Ruby" because they found her Chinese name impossible to pronounce. She planned to return to China, but the Chinese Revolution cut off her hopes of going home. From afar, through an exchange of carefully worded letters, she learned of the hardships suffered by her parents, whose large estate in Kunming was confiscated by the government. She never saw her parents again. After her marriage to Ernest B. Tom, Ruby settled in San Diego, where her difficulties as an immigrant inspired her to help other Chinese immigrants. Even while busily raising two children, she managed to earn a Master's degree in Social Services at San Diego State University. In 1972 she co-founded the Chinese Social Service Center, now known as the San Diego Chinese Center. 39 years later, the organization she created continues to provide social services and cultural programs for the San Diego community. With the re-opening of China to tourists, Ruby was finally able to visit her homeland several times, and she was delighted to meet nieces she'd never seen. A fearless traveler, she often made bold and surprising choices in life -- including a decision to get divorced after 32 years of marriage and live by her own rules. After moving to Maine in 2008, she settled in at Quarry Hill, where the extraordinary and compassionate care of the nursing staff eased her final days. A private family service is planned next summer in Kunming. She is survived by her daughter, novelist Terry (Tess) Gerritsen of Camden, Maine, her son Dr. Timothy Tom, an anesthesiologist in Corpus Christi, Texas, and her grandsons Adam and Joshua Gerritsen, and Christopher Tom. In lieu of flowers, the family would deeply appreciate donations to the American Heart Association:
http://honor.americanheart.org/goto/Ruby.Tom
Jui Chiung Tom, known to friends and family as Ruby, passed away peacefully on October 16 at the Quarry Hill retirement home in Camden, Maine. She was 85. A native of Kunming, China, she came to the U.S. as a foreign student. She was the first Chinese coed to ever attend Arkansas College, where her American classmates dubbed her "Ruby" because they found her Chinese name impossible to pronounce. She planned to return to China, but the Chinese Revolution cut off her hopes of going home. From afar, through an exchange of carefully worded letters, she learned of the hardships suffered by her parents, whose large estate in Kunming was confiscated by the government. She never saw her parents again. After her marriage to Ernest B. Tom, Ruby settled in San Diego, where her difficulties as an immigrant inspired her to help other Chinese immigrants. Even while busily raising two children, she managed to earn a Master's degree in Social Services at San Diego State University. In 1972 she co-founded the Chinese Social Service Center, now known as the San Diego Chinese Center. 39 years later, the organization she created continues to provide social services and cultural programs for the San Diego community. With the re-opening of China to tourists, Ruby was finally able to visit her homeland several times, and she was delighted to meet nieces she'd never seen. A fearless traveler, she often made bold and surprising choices in life -- including a decision to get divorced after 32 years of marriage and live by her own rules. After moving to Maine in 2008, she settled in at Quarry Hill, where the extraordinary and compassionate care of the nursing staff eased her final days. A private family service is planned next summer in Kunming. She is survived by her daughter, novelist Terry (Tess) Gerritsen of Camden, Maine, her son Dr. Timothy Tom, an anesthesiologist in Corpus Christi, Texas, and her grandsons Adam and Joshua Gerritsen, and Christopher Tom. In lieu of flowers, the family would deeply appreciate donations to the American Heart Association:
http://honor.americanheart.org/goto/Ruby.Tom
Trekiz
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*SDCC does not endorse or advocate this product.
Loving Families Wanted
Cultural Homestay International is currently looking for loving families to host a high school foreign exchange student. All you need to provide is a bed and food. Anything else outside of the house, they have their own funds. They have students that come from all over the world. Right now they have Vietnam, Germany, China, Slovakia, Colombia, Spain, Thailand, Mongolia, Belgium. The list goes on and on. Also, if you have a particular interest, you can find a student who might have the same interest as you. You can build a long time friendship and go visit them in their country. Many people have done that. The website is www.chinet.org
Email Kelly if you have any questions at ackelly@rocketmail.com
She can send you a lot more information.
They have so many students that they need to place within the next 2 months, so if you can't host for the 5 or 10 months, they are also looking for "Welcome Families" and thats for only 1 or 2 months.
Cultural Homestay International is currently looking for loving families to host a high school foreign exchange student. All you need to provide is a bed and food. Anything else outside of the house, they have their own funds. They have students that come from all over the world. Right now they have Vietnam, Germany, China, Slovakia, Colombia, Spain, Thailand, Mongolia, Belgium. The list goes on and on. Also, if you have a particular interest, you can find a student who might have the same interest as you. You can build a long time friendship and go visit them in their country. Many people have done that. The website is www.chinet.org
Email Kelly if you have any questions at ackelly@rocketmail.com
She can send you a lot more information.
They have so many students that they need to place within the next 2 months, so if you can't host for the 5 or 10 months, they are also looking for "Welcome Families" and thats for only 1 or 2 months.
FREE Citizenship Services
The International Rescue Committee - Immigration Department is sponsoring the GOLDEN DOOR citizenship program (funded by US Citizenship and Immigration Services).
This FREE program is for citizenship services for senior applicants age 65 and older. Applicants get:
- Free computerized completion of the N-400 application
- Free photos and mailing
- Free citizenship classes
- Free home tutoring
- Free follow-up services
* IRC's free services do not include USCIS application fees.
For more information, call IRC at 619.641.7510 ext. 250 or visit:
International Rescue Committee
5348 University Ave. Ste 205A, San Diego, CA 92105
http://www.refugeeinfo.org
http://www.theirc.org/sandiego
This FREE program is for citizenship services for senior applicants age 65 and older. Applicants get:
- Free computerized completion of the N-400 application
- Free photos and mailing
- Free citizenship classes
- Free home tutoring
- Free follow-up services
* IRC's free services do not include USCIS application fees.
For more information, call IRC at 619.641.7510 ext. 250 or visit:
International Rescue Committee
5348 University Ave. Ste 205A, San Diego, CA 92105
http://www.refugeeinfo.org
http://www.theirc.org/sandiego
FREE Citizenship Classes
Monday, Wednesday Friday
9:00 - 11:00 AM
Mid-City Campus
3792 Fairmount Ave. Room 214, San Diego, CA 92105
For more information call 619.388.4512
Classes sponsored by San Diego Continuing Education
http://www.sdce.edu
9:00 - 11:00 AM
Mid-City Campus
3792 Fairmount Ave. Room 214, San Diego, CA 92105
For more information call 619.388.4512
Classes sponsored by San Diego Continuing Education
http://www.sdce.edu
Special Mention
Thank you Chewfun Luen, Director of Social Service, for your 20+ years of service to the community and to the center! We appreciate your hard work and dedication.
(Chewfun has been with SDCC since July 26, 1988.)
Our old dragon that was retired at this year's fair. It was purchased 10 years ago and now hangs in the San Diego Chinese Museum. It was replaced by another beautiful dragon in honor of the year of the dragon.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
If you have a love of Chinese culture and have a desire to give back to the community, we would love to hear from you. We are currently looking for people to join our fair planning committee or help out in other ways, please contact us if you are interested.
Special Sponsorship by:
 
  San Diego Chinese Women's Association 
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 Families with Children from China 
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San Diego Chinese Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization
428 Third Avenue - San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 234-4447
Website maintained by Linh Du
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