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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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Wednesday, July 12
Meet James Johnstone: house geneaologist
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Todd
on Wed 12 Jul 2006 01:53 PM PDT
I first met James Johnstone at the Chinese Canadian History Fair organized by the Chinese Canadian Historical Society of BC, and held the Vancouver Museum... James created a geneaology for Kogawa House at 1450 West 64th Ave. which he presented to me just before I walked into Vancouver City Council chambers on November 3rd to ask City Council to delay processing the demolition permet for the house. It was a fascinating look at immigration patterns for the Marpole neighborhood, by peeking at the list of inhabitants of one of the oldest homes still surviving in Marpole....
James sent me this update on his activities which include researching Chinese and Japanese homes in Vancouver: more »
Saturday, July 8
Storyscapes Chinatown: "Spiritual Kinship" - Todd Wong
by
Todd
on Sat 08 Jul 2006 02:08 AM PDT
Here is my contribution to Storyscapes Chinatown, bringing together stories of interactions between First Nations and Chinese peoples in Vancouver. I was very pleased to bring a Creation Story to tie in the spiritual kinship between these two cultural groups. I have always personally felt a spiritual bond to First Nations peoples... This particular story about the Mongolian birth mark on First Nations people was told to me by an elderly First Nations man that I met at the mouth of the Capilano River in North Vancouver.... PICTURE more »
Storyscapes Chinatown: "Know Where You Come From" - Rhonda Larrabee
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Todd
on Sat 08 Jul 2006 02:06 AM PDT
This is my cousin Rhonda Larrabee. Actually she is my mother's cousin, as Rhonda's father Art Lee, was the elder brother to my grandmother Mabel (Lee) Mar. Rhonda is incredible. She has singlehandedly resurrected the Qayqayt First Nations Band. When she first applied for her Indian status, she was denied and was told that the Qayqayt "didn't exist anymore." Disappointed, she was shocked because clearly she existed, and her brothers existed, and her mother's siblings still existed. A few years later... she applied again and was granted status. She was told "I guess you want some land now too." PICTURE more »
Storyscapes Chinatown: "Celebrate Our Differences" - Joe Wai
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Todd
on Sat 08 Jul 2006 01:47 AM PDT
This is my cousin Joe Wai. Joe's mother is my father's eldest sister. Our grandfather Wong Wah, came to Canada at age 16. He was soon managing his uncle's store which became the largest Chinese drygoods store in Victoria's Chintown.... Joe is an architect who has made many contributions to Vancouver's Chinatown. He w PICTUEas the architect for the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Classical Chinese Gardens, the Chinese Cultural Centre Museum and Archives, the Chinatown Millenium Gate, The Chinatown Parkade, the West End Community Centre... and many other buildings in Vancouver. more »
Friday, July 7
Storyscapes Chinatown premieres on Saturday - check out my "Creation Story"
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Todd
on Fri 07 Jul 2006 03:21 PM PDT
I am part of 23 story tellers gathered to share stories of interactions between Chinese and First Nations people in Vancouver.
Check out Storyscapes Chinatown exhibition during the Chinese Cultural Centre's Arts and Cultural festival held on July 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th. The exhibition will be in the courtyard of the Centre (50 West Pender), as well as on the corner of Pender and Carall. Please spread the word! An invitation to the exhibition will follow next week. more »
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