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Home to my passions for my inter-cultural adventures, Gung Haggis Fat Choy: Robbie Burns Chinese New Year Dinner event. Save Kogawa House campaign, Gung Haggis Fat Choy Dragon Boat team, Find what you are looking for by 1) scroll the topics links, 2) use the search function ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join the Gung Haggis Fat Choy Dragon Boat team for lots of summer fun, fitness and friendship. We are a social team full of cultural vigor, that likes to eat. We have been featured on television, local, national and international. We have a unique and internationally famous fundraiser dinner event. We practice Sunday 1:30 pm -3:30 pm Tuesday 6pm-7:45pm Wednesday 6pm - 7:45 pm We meet at Dragon Zone clubhouse - just south of Science World in Creekside Park above the Aquabus and dragon boat docks. Our coach Todd Wong has 15+ years of experience including novice, recreational and competitive levels, and both community and corporate teams. Our 2005 Season brought us the David Lam Award for being the team that best represented the multicultural spirit of the Alcan Dragon Boat Festival, and Bronze medals at the Vancouver International Taiwanese Dragon Boat Race. In 2007, we won Gold in B Division at Vernon Races. For more information: Click on Gung Haggis Fat Choy Dragon Boat team information phone: 604-987-7124- e-mail: gunghaggis at yahoo dot ca ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2009 TICKETS Available in October 2008 WHAT: GUNG HAGGIS FAT CHOY: Toddish McWong's Robbie Burns Chinese New Year Dinner - 12th Annual Dinner, celebrating 250th Anniversary of Robert Burns' birth + Chinese New Year's Eve. WHEN: 6PM January 25 2009, SUNDAY doors open 5pm WHERE: Floata Chinese Restaurant, #400-180 Keefer St. CULTURE: Our Performers create something special for us every year with traditional and contemporary performances featuring everything in-between and beyond! FOOD: A quirky fusion/mix/buffet of Scottish Canadian and Chinese Canadian culture 10 course Chinese banguet dinner 2004 - The debut of Gung Haggis Won-Ton 2005 - Haggis lettuce wrap! 2007 - Haggis dim sum appetizer buffet 2008 - Scotch tastings! Watch for more surprises in 2008! Description of 2006 Gung Haggis Fat Choy Dinner featuring performers: Rick Scott & Harry Wong, The Shirleys, Joe McDonald & Brave Waves, Sean Gunn, author Joy Kogawa, with co-host Prem Gill . Media Inquiries Call Gung Haggis Productions 604-987-7124 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sponsors
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Wednesday, July 20
Saltwater City Revisited: Demographic portrait of Chinese Canadians in Greater Vancouver - at the Central Library July 27
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Todd
on Wed 20 Jul 2005 04:28 PM PDT
Changing immigration and settlement patterns, intermarriage, the state of elders and voter participation, present many challenges for Greater Vancouver's Chinese Canadian population. more »
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Gim Wong completes his "Ride for Redress" in Montreal - flying back to Vancouver for Wednesday
by
Todd
on Tue 05 Jul 2005 08:44 PM PDT
 It's been a long ride for 83 year old Gim Wong, starting from Victoria BC on June 5th to Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa for July 1st, and finally Montreal on July 5th. The Chinese Canadian National Council had asked for meetings with Prime Minister Martin on Wong's behalf, to discuss redress and discrimination issues for Chinese Head Tax and the 1923 Chinese "Exclusion" Act, but received no response.. While he only managed to view Prime Minister Paul Martin from the Canada Day Celebrations VIP section, before being escorted away by RCMP officers because he approached the stage area. . Gim Wong had made headlines all across Canada.  Click here for all the collected stories about Gim Wong on www.gunghaggisfatchoy.com http://www.gunghaggisfatchoy.com/blog/ ChineseHeadTaxissuesGimWongsRideforRedress ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Here is the latest on Gim Wong's "Ride for Redress" courtesey of William Dere in Montreal. Various community leaders spoke to thank Gim for his heroic efforts and leadership in mobilizing the community to pressure the government for redress. A representative of the City of Montreal gave a solidarity message on behalf of the City. Over $3,000 were raised to help pay for Gim and his son Jeff's expenses. Prior to the dinner tonight, Gim visited James Wing, Montreal's youngest surviving Head Tax Payer at the hospital. They had a very good and long discussion (hour and a half). Walter will forward the photos of Gim and James as well as from the dinner later. Yesterday, Monday, the reception and signing of the Montreal City hall Book of Honour was a success, as we got good media coverage from CFCF television and the Montreal Gazette. Also representatives from all the different Chinese community associations in Montreal participated and the City of Montreal reiterated its support of the Redress campaign. Much thanks to the main organizers, Walter Tom, Jack Lee, Timothy Chan and Kenneth Cheung. The unity of the various community organizations including the Quebec Chapter of the National Congress of Chinese Canadians, the Chinese Canadian National Council, and the Chinese Canadian Redress Alliance was strengthened by Gim Wong's valiant efforts for Redress. The organizers in Montreal purchased a plane ticket for Gim. He will be flying back to Vancouver tomorrow. All of us involved in the Redress Movement in Montreal owe a great debt of thanks to Gim and his son Jeff for sucessfully and safely competing their ride for redress. Gim is an inspiration for all of us. William Dere for the organizing committee in Montreal click here for more stories on this website about Gim Wong and Chinese head tax redress go to: http://www.gunghaggisfatchoy.com/blog/ ChineseHeadTaxissuesGimWongsRideforRedress |
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