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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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Saturday, November 10
Ruth Ozeki and Shaena Lambert read at historic Joy Kogawa House - Wonderful community chemistry for Vancouver's new literary landmark
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Todd
on Sat 10 Nov 2007 11:11 PM PST
Magic happens sometimes in unexpected places, and with unexpected people. Joy Kogawa, author of Obasan and Naomi's Road, shared with the audience that she has been continually amazed at the way the universe has unfolded to not only save her childhood home from demolition last year - but also to continue build a foundation for the planned literary landmark and writers-in-residence program for historic Joy Kogawa House....
Tonight's event was perfect with both authors Shaena Lambert and Ruth Ozeki reading their most recent works that deal with the consequences of the WW2 Hiroshima bombing. How fitting that the stars aligned to have Ruth come to Vancouver from between her busy commutes between Cortes Island and New York City to settle in Kogawa House on the day before Remembrance Day. more »
Tuesday, November 6
Nov 10th, Joy Kogawa House event: War and Remembrance featuring authors Ruth Ozeki and Shaena Lambert
by
Todd
on Tue 06 Nov 2007 11:34 PM PST
Nov 10th, Joy Kogawa House event:
War and Remembrance featuring authors Ruth Ozeki and Shaena Lambert       Joy and brother Tim at Kogawa House pre-1942... Joy and brother Tim with neighbood friends - the Steeves boys. Joy at the house when it was threatened with demolition... Joy and Richmond school children during the Save Kogawa House campaign. Joy with old childhood friend Mr. Steevs, at last year's September Open House event. This is going to be an incredible event. The Joy Kogawa House Society has now been incorporated as a society. Ruth Ozeki was the 2007 author for the One Book One Vancouver program at the Vancouver Public Library, launching in May. Shaena Lambert is also an incredibly gifted and moving writer. We are beginning our next phase of fundraising to preserve and restore the house to it's 1942 character, when Joy lived at the house, before the family was sent to WW2 internment camps at Slocan, and before the house was confiscated by the Canadian government. And... Joy Kogawa has suprised her friends and family in Metro Vancouver by popping into town last week to help celebrate her daughter's birthday.... She will attend our Nov 10th special reading event. Yipppeee!!!!  Joy and her daughter Dee Dee enjoy a laugh and a smile with oranges at a family dinner in April - photo Todd Wong 1 Attachments |
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