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2009 TICKETS Available on DECEMBER 15, 9am

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, Dinner 6pm


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 2009!


Description of 2008 Gung Haggis Fat Choy Dinner
co-hosted with Media colunist Catherine Barr
featuring performers: , celtic band Blackthorn, bagpiper Joe McDonald and Brave Waves, Ji-Rong Huang on erhu, Film maker Ann-Marie Fleming, Vancouver poet laureate George McWhirter, Playwright Grace Chin and a scene from "The Quickie"

Description of 2007 Gung Haggis Fat Choy Dinner
co-hosted with CBC Radio's Priya Ramu,
featuring performers:
Silk Road Music, Heather Pawsey, Brave Waves, Leora Cashe, No Luck Club, Dr. Ian Mason (Burns Club of Vancouver) Lensey Namioka - Author "Half and Half" Margaret Gallagher, "Twisting Fortunes" (sneak preview of play)

Description of 2006 Gung Haggis Fat Choy Dinner
with co-host with CityTV's Prem Gill
featuring performers:
Rick Scott & Harry Wong, The Shirleys, Joe McDonald & Brave Waves, Sean Gunn, author Joy Kogawa,

Media Inquiries
Call Gung Haggis Productions 778-846-7090

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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 starting March Sunday 1:30 pm -3:30 pm Tuesday 6pm-7:45pm

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 2008 season took us to races in Burnaby, Vancouver, Vernon, Vancouver Taiwanese race, UBC, Ft. Langley. It was our strongest team ever and we are proud of our race performances.

For more information:
Click on Gung Haggis Fat Choy Dragon Boat team information
phone: 778-846-7090
e-mail: gunghaggis at yahoo dot ca

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Joy Kogawa House Committee
Recent Photos

Look! No hands. - photo Deb Martin

Todd discovers the joy of bouyancy! - photo Deb Martin

Todd jumps into Kalamalka Lake... to test his pfd - photo Deb Martin

Chinese Canadian wedding day photo of Ernest and Kate Chan Lee, with Mrs. Chan Yu Tan and Kate's youngest sister Millicent - circa 1907 - courtesty of Rev. Chan family archives

Todd Wong receives BC Community Achievement Award from Lt. Gov. Stephen Point and Premier Gordon Campbell
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Recent Articles
Chinese Canadians that inspired me in 2008
2008 was a fantastic year for Todd Wong aka Toddish McWong
2008 was a fantastic year for Gung Haggis Fat Choy: reviewing last year's events
Performers for 2009 Gung Haggis Fat Choy 250th Robbie Burns Birthday Dinner + Chinese New Year's Eve
Vancouver Sun editorial cartoon proclaims "wear your kilt to work day" followed by "haggis Tuesday"
Georgia Straight: Kevin Chong writes an intercultural love story about a Chinese guy and his Jewish non-girlfriend
New Vancouver city councilor Geoff Meggs is a good snow-maritan
Winter storms bring out the best in good snow-maritans
Rita Wong confirmed featured poet for Gung Haggis Fat Choy 2009 Dinner
Quantum of Solstice... We explore the Winter Solstice Festival at both Dr. Sun Yat Sen Gardens + Roundhouse Community Centre
Christmas music on accordion on youtube
"Make a wish" at the "Candle Shrine"/Scottish Shelter at VanDusen Garden's "Festival of Lights"
Festival of Lights at VanDusen Gardens. The new snowfall makes it exceptional.
Playing For Change: Song Around the World "Stand By Me" - wonderful video very intercultural!
Karen Lee-Morlang presents "Carolling Around the World" FREE music concert at Vancouver Public Library Central Branch
Recent Reviews
Theatre Under the Stars: Anything "Jesus Christ Superstar" can do, "Annie Get Your Gun" can do better
Italian Girl delights opera audience - but BC's best kept secret is bass Randall Jakobsh as Mustafa
Norah Jones is stunning in Vancouver - plays electric guitar
Dadawa in Vancouver: mesmirizing Asian world music
Jen Sookfong Lee featured at CBC Radio Studio One Book Club - we check it out!
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Re: Re: Gung Haggis Fat Choy Robbie Burns Chinese New Year's Eve Dinner tickets available SOON
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Recent Music Reviews
Theatre Under the Stars: Anything "Jesus Christ Superstar" can do, "Annie Get Your Gun" can do better
Italian Girl delights opera audience - but BC's best kept secret is bass Randall Jakobsh as Mustafa
Norah Jones is stunning in Vancouver - plays electric guitar
Dadawa in Vancouver: mesmirizing Asian world music
Vancouver Opera's Macbeth: Italian opera based on an English play about Scottish ambitions