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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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Thursday, April 24
CCNC launches 150 Years Culture Online Project - celebrating Chinese Canadian history and culture
by
Todd
on Thu 24 Apr 2008 08:07 PM PDT
The following is from the webiste at http://www.ccnc.ca/cc150/
The Chinese Canadian National Council is proud to present the Chinese Canadian 150 Years Culture Online Project (CC150). This exciting new online project showcases writers, musicians, videographers and artists in the Chinese Canadian community. CC150 brings together a special collection of exceptional work, based on the theme of 150 years of continuous Chinese community in Canada with many submissions from youth. more »
Friday, April 18
Music for a New World special concert April 20 at Centennial Theatre in North Vancouver
by
Todd
on Fri 18 Apr 2008 06:37 PM PDT
And I know and have performed with many of the featured musicians. Silk Road Music's Qiu Xia He and Andre Thibault have performed at Gung Haggis Fat Choy dinner & First Night events since 2004. In the past few years I have become a big fan or Orchid Ensemble's Lan Tung, as she plays her erhu.....
This incredible collaboration brings together 17 of Vancouver’s best world music artists in a one of a kind partnership in which influences from around the world mix into a melting pot of sights and sounds. Centred on a spirit of cooperation and collaboration, Music for a New World celebrates the diversity of world music. more »
Thursday, April 10
Sunday, April 6
Friday, April 4
Tartan Day (April 6) proclaimed in City of Vancouver, April 3
by
Todd
on Fri 04 Apr 2008 02:49 PM PDT
We gathered at the Council Chambers foyer with Mayor Sam Sullivan and city councilors for our this photo. Bagpiper Allan McMoridie and Darryl Carracher of the Scottish Cultural Centre joined us for the ceremony. The motion had been brought forward by city councilor Heather Deal...... I brought the tartan sashes and extra kilts that the Gung Haggis Fat Choy dragon boat team wears for paddling and kilts nights. Tim Stevenson held up a kilt for the picture, and Kim Capri donned the mini-kilt. Sashes were taken up by Sam Sullivan, George Chow and BC Lee. Heather Deal wore her own tartan skirt. + PICTURES more »
Thursday, April 3
Vancouver Sun: Every day is Tartan Day for devoted kilt maker
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Todd
on Thu 03 Apr 2008 11:30 AM PDT
Vancouver Sun article about kiltmaker Rob McDonald.....
Every day is Tartan Day for devoted kilt maker
The province's annual nod to Scottish heritage is no big deal for Robert MacDonald, for whom the leggy garment is a way life more »
Vancouver Province: Vancouver to embrace Tartan Day on April 6
by
Todd
on Thu 03 Apr 2008 09:46 AM PDT
Here's the first public media acknowledgement that Tartan Day is officially happening in the City of Vancouver.
Indeed, the city of Vancouver, province of BC, and country of Canada - all trace it's historical beginnings to Scottish pioneers.
+ Vancouver Province story:
Vancouver's lads and lassies have until Sunday to press their kilts and dust off their sporans for the city's first official Tartan Day.
Council will declare today that Vancouver is joining a long list of cities around the world that celebrate their Scottish roots on April 6. more »
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