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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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Tuesday, March 27
Did the "slanted eyes" comment defeat Boisclair in Quebec election or was it because of other judgments and gaffes?
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Todd
on Tue 27 Mar 2007 05:19 PM PDT
Andre Boisclair has led the Parti Quebecois to one of it's most stunning defeats. Boisclair recently won the anger of Asian-Quebeccers for refusing to apologize for "slanting eyes" comment aimed at Asians.
Did it make a difference in exposing the poor judgements of a man who wanted to become the next separatist leader of Quebec? Did it demonstrate the problems of misunderstanding multiculturalism when the man wanted to create a sovereigntist monoculture? Prior to the election, a coalition of Asian Canadians in Quebec sent out the following letter on Saturday afternoon, March 24, 2007, in both English and French. The strategy was to focus on the voices of Asian Quebecers. The signatories were those who responded before today's media release. more »
Sunday, March 25
Jen Sookfong Lee's new novel "The End of East" is profiled in Vancouver Sun, G&M + More
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Todd
on Sun 25 Mar 2007 12:50 PM PDT
Jen Sookfong Lee is celebrating the book launch of her novel The End of East, today at 2pm at the Salt Tasting Room in Blood Alley, located in Vancouver's Gastown. Her novel tells the story of the early Chinese pioneers to Vancouver during the time of head tax (895-1923) and the 1923 exclusion act. She also parallels a contemporary story of present day Samantha Chan who tries to run away from Vancouver to Montreal to escape her "Chinese-ness" but ends up returning when she discovers her grandfather's head tax certificate.... Time will tell.... But for now, good reviews are coming for Jen Sookfong Lee. The Vancouver Sun profiled her in Saturday's March 24th Arts & Review. The Globe and Mail's Joe Weibe profiled her in Friday's March 23rd edition. I especially liked George Fetherling's March 17th Globe & Mail's review of "The End of East." more »
Tuesday, March 20
Mrs. Der, oldest living head tax spouse, dies without head tax refund
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Todd
on Tue 20 Mar 2007 09:48 AM PDT
Mrs Quon Chung Shee Der (謝關仲樹), 102, died last Friday, Daniel Lee, fellow head tax activist told me on Sunday morning. Daniel and his wife Cynthia were family friends and had visited her earlier in the week. Mrs. Der had by default, become the oldest living head tax spouse. She had been an active senior in the redress campaign. ~~~~ statement from Sid Tan + pictures and news story. more »
Monday, March 19
Ralph Lee, 107, was oldest to pay head tax - passes away 5 days after receiving cheque
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Todd
on Mon 19 Mar 2007 07:11 PM PDT
Ralph Kung Kee Lee passed away only five days after receiving his ex-gratia payment from the Canadian government. In 2006, Lee was the oldest activist asking the government to make a sympbolic return of head tax money charged only to immigrants of Chinese ancestry. It seemed like only days ago, that the Conservative government had a photo op with Mr. Lee.
Unfortunately the same cannot be said for Mrs. Der - the oldest living head tax spouse who passed away in Vancouver on Friday evening. Back in December 2005, the 101-year old Mrs. Der climbed 2 flights of stairs to attend a meeting organized by the BC Coalition of Head Tax Payers, Spouses and Families. In early 2006, Mrs. Der met with both MP Jason Kenney, and Prime Minister Steven Harper - who both promised her quick action for giving immediate symbolic repayment for surviving head tax payers and spouses. + links to news stories more »
Monday, March 12
Oldest Surviving Chinese Head Tax Subject Gets Compensation
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Todd
on Mon 12 Mar 2007 10:42 PM PDT
The oldest surviving head tax payer received his ex-gratia payment on Saturday March 10th. Ralph Lung Kee Lee is 107 years old. Amazing that he was able to live this long despite the hardships faced by Chinese pioneers in Canada, as well as the systemic racism which included denial of citizenship, naturalization and voting rights. Account from CCNC + CITYNEWS story more »
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