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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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Sunday, December 31
The Militant: Canadian Chinese call for redress over head tax
by
Todd
on Sun 31 Dec 2006 01:33 PM PST
VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Chanting, "Head tax redress, justice now!" more than 300 people voted at a November 25 meeting to demand compensation for every one of the 82,000 Chinese-Canadian families forced to pay a head tax last century. Many of those attending the event at the Chinese Cultural Center in Chinatown were in their 70s and 80s.
The Canadian government imposed the racist head tax on all Chinese immigrants to this country between 1885 and 1923. Initially $50, it was raised to $100, then $500 in 1903, the equivalent of two years’ pay for a laborer. more »
Wednesday, December 27
Chinatown gentrification in Boston: protest by adapting Christmas carols
by
Todd
on Wed 27 Dec 2006 11:17 PM PST
Vancouver Chinatown is undergoing its own gentrification. Some people think that Vancouver Chinatown is dying. In fact, it's vitality has been in decline for decades. But there are revitalization projects forhistoric Vancouver Chinatown. Will it make a difference?
~~~~~~~~~ The Chinese Progressive Association (CPA) and the Chinatown Resident
Association will go caroling throughout Chinatown next week to raise
awareness about the influx of high-rises, hotels and ritzy restaurants
squeezing residents of the neighborhood.
"This is the first time we're doing this," said Amy Leung, a CPA
activist, who is helping organize the caroling stops at six apartment
buildings. "The idea is to get the information out in a fun way."
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Friday, December 15
Cheque presentation in Toronto for surviving head tax payers.
by
Todd
on Fri 15 Dec 2006 02:47 PM PST
The first stage for the Chinese head tax redress, of ex-gratia payments for surviving head tax payers, continued with a cheque presentation in Toronto today. Payments to surviving head tax payers and spouses will amount to 0.6 % of a total 81,000 head tax certificates, as many payers and spouses have long since passed away. The government says they will not give ex-gratia payments to the estates of the head tax familes, but the Chinese Canadian National Council is asking for all head tax certificates to be treated equally.
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Toronto-area Chinese head tax payers receive ex-gratia payments today
by
Todd
on Fri 15 Dec 2006 02:23 PM PST
TORONTO, December 15, 2006 - The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women, today presented redress payments to four Toronto-area residents who paid the Chinese Head Tax. Bing Yen Tom, Betty Fong (Lee Toy Kew), Frank (Poy Fong) Lim and Gook Fung Tom each received a cheque for $20,000.
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Wednesday, December 13
Generations Rev. Chan Yu Tan: Editing being done for the CBC documentary on Rev. Chan and descendants
by
Todd
on Wed 13 Dec 2006 01:54 PM PST
Halya is convinced this "our project" is going to rock! She is amazed at the almost 120 year long family history that started when Mr. Chan Sing Kai first came to Canada at the invitation of the Methodist Church of Canada in November 1888. There are now 7 generations of Chan descendants throughout North America, descended from eldest brother Rev. Chan Sing Kai, who later moved to California, Rev. Chan Yu Tan (my great-great-grandfather who retired in New Westminster), and Aunt Naomi who had moved to Chicago. Aunt Phoebe is the 4th sibling who stayed with the Chinese United Church in Vancouver, and became affectionately known as "The Bible Lady" - she never married. more »
Friday, December 8
Georgia Straight: Head-tax redress incomplete
by
Todd
on Fri 08 Dec 2006 11:59 PM PST
The federal Conservative government is only recognizing 0.6 percent of the 81,000 head tax certificates that were paid from 1895 to 1923. They are ignoring any head tax certificates, where the head tax payers or the spouses have died prior to the Conservative government came to power in February 2006. They will not recognize the head tax certificate that my great-grandfather Ernest Lee paid because he and his wife Kate Chan, have long since passed on. $25 million more than paid for the $23 million cost of the Canadian Pacific Railway, for which Chinese labour built the most challenging and deadly stretches through the Fraser Canyon and the Rocky Mountains. And the federal government will only give a $20,000 ex-gratia payment to living head tax payers or their spouses - provided they were still alive by February 2006. If they died prior to that... too bad - so sad. That is just plain wrong. more »
Tuesday, December 5
Lotusland Saskatchewan: a documentary on Janice Wong, her book Chow, and the Wong family restaurant
by
Todd
on Tue 05 Dec 2006 10:36 PM PST
Lotusland Saskatchewan: a documentary on Janice Wong,
her book Chow, and the Wong family restaurant  My cousin Janice Wong is a visual artist who accidently wrote an incredibly wonderful family memori/cookbook titled Chow: From China to Canada: Memories of Food + Family. Last year, Janice did a lot of local and national print, radio and television interviews across Canada... well mostly in Vancouver, Victoria, Toronto, Saskatchewan... and even in Winnipeg. Last week, the CBC television documentary about her, her family, and her book aired in Saskatchewan. Hopefully the national air date will be soon. Check out these links about Janice: Costa Maragos' CBC documentary on Chow and the Wong family in Saskatchewan airs on CBC Saskatchewan, November 29, 2006. The full length version of the documentary will air Canada-wide on CBC's The National—air date TBA. C H O W c-h-o-w.blogspot.com janice wong studio: artist www.janicewongstudio.com/Main_artist.htm What Is She Up To? 
Janice Wong's blog - features a picture of Todd and Janice during the Eastside Culture Crawl. what-is-she-up-to.blogspot.com/ - |
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