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Gung Haggis Fat Choy: Robbie Burns
Chinese New Year Dinner event.
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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:
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Gung Haggis Fat Choy Dragon Boat team information
phone: 604-987-7124-
e-mail: gunghaggis at yahoo dot ca
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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
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Tuesday, November 29
Toddish McWong on BBC Radio Scotland: Check it out on-line
by
Todd
on Tue 29 Nov 2005 01:52 PM PST
Toddish McWong on BBC Radio Scotland -
Check it out on-line
"Toddish McWong" or in Canadian, Todd Wong, is featured on BBC Radio Scotland on the radio Scotland website.
Just click on programs - go to "Scotland Licked" - then wait awhile
until you hear the voice of host Maggie Shiels. Listen to the
introductions where she talks about finding me in Canada - then click
on the 15 minute fast forward button. I will be heard very very soon....
The interview explores the origins of my Gung Haggis Fat Choy Robbie Burns Chinese New Year dinner event, and the haggis-Chinese fusion food that we have created for it.
Wednesday, November 23
Naomi's Road - Community Concert at Nikkei Place Sat Nov 26
by
Todd
on Wed 23 Nov 2005 10:51 AM PST
This Saturday, Naomi's Road, the Vancouver Opera Touring Ensemble production of Joy Kogawa's children's story plays at Nikkei Centre in Burnaby - just off Kingsway.
It's a wonderful production, full of hope and tears, great singing, staging and acting. more »
Thursday, November 17
Ricepaper Magazine on CBC radio: Shelagh Rogers interviews Jim Wong-Chu and Jessica Gin-Jade
by
Todd
on Thu 17 Nov 2005 02:31 PM PST
Maybe it's the great editorial that grabs attention. Maybe it's the
design, which keeps getting better with each issue. Maybe, just maybe
it's the 10 years of publishing, surviving in the Canadian mag industry
(and outlasting some) that caught their eye.
Ten years in the magazine industry is no small feat. More like a
small miracle. So CBC Radio's "Sounds Like Canada" shared Ricepaper
Magazine's successes (and misses) with a national audience of 1.3 million listeners across Canada.
It was a great interview. Listen to Jessica talk about how
difficult it is to find kimchee in Halifax, and Jim talk about the
"cultural engineers" that are turning Ricepaper into the hip and
happening success that is so exciting.
Ricepaper was first on "Sounds Like Canada" back in January 2003, the same day Toddish McWong made his SLC debut.
Shelagh co-hosted the 2005 Gung Haggis Fat Choy Robbie Burns Chinese
New Year dinner that was a fundraiser for Ricepaper Magazine and the
Gung Haggis Fat Choy dragon boat team. Ricepaper is published by Asian Canadian Writers' Workshop, for which I am a vice-president.
Ricepaper: the magazine for creative Asian Canadians
Office 604-879-5962
info@ricepaperonline.com
Media contact: Michelle Siu (604) 616-3588 or Jenny Uechi (604) 879-5962
Tuesday, November 15
REVIEW: Save Kogawa House Nov 12 Special Concert
by
Todd
on Tue 15 Nov 2005 02:41 PM PST
The concert event went well today. About 100 people in the Alice Mackay Room, at the Vancouver Public Library + CTV coverage. Pretty good for very short notice.
The event started with Harry Aoki and Alison Nishihara playing Pachabel's Canon on harmonica and piano. Then I welcomed everybody and explained what the SAVE KOGAWA HOUSE committee was all about. I also told people that we were very grateful for the Vancouver Opera Touring Ensemble gifting us with a performance. I had seen excerpts at a Roy Miki lecture, the Vancouver Arts Awards, and still I had tears in my eyes when I saw performances on opening weekend and just last week at the library. more »
Sunday, November 13
Ricepaper Magazine loves Save Kogawa House concert with Harry Aoki, Raymond Chow, Vancouver Opera Touring Ensemble
by
Todd
on Sun 13 Nov 2005 04:39 PM PST
Ricepaper magazine is Canada's only nationally distributed magazine covering Asian Canadian arts and culture. Editor Jessica Gin Jade and Publisher Jim Wong-Chu were interviewed on CBC Radio's Sounds Like Canada by Sheila Rogers on Thursday Morning.
Jenny Uechi, writer and managing editor attended the November 12th Celebration and Awareness concert for Save Kogawa House. Jenny wrote:
"Naomi's Road" a huge success at Vancouver Public Library! more »
Tuesday, November 8
SAVE KOGAWA HOUSE Celebration and Awareness Concert Nov 12
by
Todd
on Tue 08 Nov 2005 01:18 PM PST
Saturday November 12, 2005 2:00pm
Vancouver Public Library
350 West Georgia Street
Alice Mackay Room
Admission is free, all are welcome. more »
Sunday, November 6
Chinese Canadian History Fair in Nanaimo at Malispina College
by
Todd
on Sun 06 Nov 2005 11:52 PM PST
Chinese Canadian History Fair in Nanaimo at Malaspina College
The Chinese Canadian Historical Society of BC
organized another history fair, this time at Nanaimo's Malaspina
University-College. Nanaimo's Chinatown used to be a thriving bustling
place from 1860 to 1923. My great-great-grandfather, Rev. Chan Yu
Tan, had ministered at the Chinese United Church around 1924. After becoming increasingly derelict it was destroyed by a fire September 30, 1960. CCHS board member Dr. Imogene Lim played a big part in
bringing many presenters together from Nanaimo, Cumberland, Vancouver
and Prince George.
Here's what Imogene had to say about the event:
"Although we had a very wet and
stormy day, I think we can say the second CCHS Chinese Canadian History
Fair was a success; we drew a sizable crowd to all the featured
activities. There was a lot of mingling and conversation between
visitors and between exhibitors; in many cases, a reunion and
reconnecting of intersecting lives."
Fourteen displays were presented including the Nanaimo
District Museum, Cumberland Historical Society, Chinese Women Aviators,
Trev Sue-A-Quan's Guyanese Chinese genealogy titled "Cane Reapers," Head Tax Redress, 1907
Riots, Chinese soccer team featuring Queene Yip, chinese cemetaries, and Chinese Canadian women pionneers.
Janice Wong presented her book CHOW From China to Canada:
Stories of Food and Family. This was followed by a panel
discussion with Dr. Imogene Lim, restauranteur Gerry Wong who along
with Janice all grew up in restaurant enviornments. Gerry's
father had chinese restaurants in Nanaimo, while Imogene's uncle and
father ran
the WK Gardens in Vancouver, which she described as a "high end"
restaurant which had catered to Prime Ministers, royalty and
entertainers
such as Frank Sinatra and Gary Cooper. Imogene even showed some of the
original menus and special event menus created for events such as
weddings and royal visits.
Karin Lee also showed her movie Comrade Dad, as well as having a
display table. It was the Vancouver Island premiere of Comrade
Dad, a Karin Lee film about her father, Wally, who ran a Communist
bookstore in Vancouver's Chinatown in the days before China was
recognized by the Canadian government.
The NFB film featuring my cousin Rhonda Larrabee's story about growing
up half Chinese and half First Nations, Tribe of One, was also shown.
I set up a display of the Rev Chan Family, including the poster
displays that were made for our family reunions in 1999 and 2000.
It was very cool that I had pictures of Janice Wong's parents, Dennis
and Mary, her grandparents Joseph and Rose, and her great grandfather,
the Rev. Chan Yu Tan with his wife Wong Shee, as Janice is my 2nd
cousin once removed.
Rhonda Larrabee is also a relative as her father Art is my
grandmother's elder brother, so we had pictures of Rhonda at the
reunions as well, with her brothers, daughters and grandchildren.
I had meant to phone my grand-aunt Helen who lives in Nanaimo, and
tried to reach her through Directory Assistance once I got there but to
no avail. As I was setting up the display, I saw a white haired
woman approach the Rev. Chan Family display flanked by CCHS board
members Larry Wong and Edgar Wickberg.
"That's my grandfather!" she exclaimed, "And my grandmother! How did you get these pictures!"
Both Larry and Ed looked over at me, as I stood silently behind my
Auntie Helen. I held my finger to my lips asking them not to say
anything.
"That's his sister! How did you get these pictures!" my Aunt continued pointing at the pictures.
I finally spoke saying, "Please don't touch the pictures, they are very sensitive."
"Sorry," she said as she kept looking at the pictures saying, "That's my Aunt! That's my Uncle!"
"Excuse me," I said, "How are you related to these people in the pictures?"
She turned and looked at me. Her eyes suddenly widened joyfully
in recognition. "Todd! What are you doing here?"
It turned out that Auntie Helen's friend had been listening to CBC
Radio's North By Northwest, and host Sheryl Mackay had talked about the
Chinese Canadian History Fair at Malispina College, and she told
herself that her friend Helen had to be there.
"You look just like your sister!" Janice Wong exclaimed to Auntie
Helen, when I introduced them to each other for the very first time,
during the CHOW book signing, after the panel discussion with Janice,
Gerry and Imogene. They had never met each other before, but they
knew they were family.
Saturday, November 5
Vancouver Asian Film Festival - Gala Opening + Motel + What Are You Anyway?
by
Todd
on Sat 05 Nov 2005 02:30 AM PST
There was a good fun crowd at Tinseltown for VAFF's opening night.
This year's VAFF opening featured two films. The award winning animated short What Are You Anyways? by Jeff Chiba Stearns, and Motel by Michael Kang. Both films were very enjoyable and expressed aspects of Asian-ess that the audience could releate to. more »
Tuesday, November 1
Vancouver City Hall "Joy Kogawa Cherry Tree Planting"
by
Todd
on Tue 01 Nov 2005 08:42 PM PST
Today, Vancouver Mayor Larry Campbell pronounced November 1st as "Obasan Cherry Tree Day." Campbell read the proclamation in celebration of the planting of a cherry tree graft from the childhood home of author Joy Kogawa. Mayor Campbell acknowledged Councillor Jim Green who spearheaded the tree planting initiative, going to the house with Kogawa last year to take the tree clippings that were nurtured for a year for the planting.
Also speaking at the ceremony was Paul Whitney, City Librarian, Vancouver Public Library, and James W. Wright, General Director, Vancouver Opera. Joy's novel Obasan was the 2005 choice for the library's award winning program One Book One Vancouver. James Wright said that when he came to Vancouver he was given a copy of the book "Great Canadian books of the century" written by Vancouver Public Library (1999) (ISBN 1550547364). He said that he read about Obasan, and it was one of the first books he read after arriving in Vanouver. Next he discovered Kogawa's children story Naomi's Road, and was so moved by it, he commisioned it as an opera. PICTURES! more »
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