Saluting Chinese Americans
In their quest to foster interest in the history of Chinese Americans in America, the Chinese Historical Society of America is turning the spotlight on Chinese Americans in science and technology this year. lt has long been recognized that Chinese American youth have always been encouraged to enter those fields by ambitious parents, and as such, many have excelled in these professions. At its April 21 Gala Celebration Dinner at the Westin St. Francis Hotel, the CHSA will honor outstanding high-tech Silicon Valley engineers who have won acclaim for themselves and their companies through their accomplishments. Honorees for the event include Intel Vice President Albert Yu, former Lockheed Space Systems Division President Don Tang, former Qume Founder David Lee, LinkAir Executive William Lee, former Clontech CEO Kenneth Fong and Corporate Honoree Yahoo! and its founder Jerry Yang. The upcoming dinner dance is a fundraising event to honor major donors of the Building Fund, as well as encourage others to join this effort to bring a monument of Chinese American history to San Francisco’s Chinatown. As Event Co-Chairs Agnes Lam, Joyce Chan and Darlene Mar announced, “At this event, we will build an exciting Donor Wall where contributors big and small can come up to show their support of this historic museum with a donation pledge. The museum has a planned opening this fall, 2001. In addition, we can celebrate the upcoming museum opening by dancing to Jest Jammin’ music led by Rev. Norman Fong. For those who want their names on the actual Museum’s donor wall plaques near the entrance of the Clay Street site, donations of as little as $1000 will be enable inscription of the donors’ name or in memory of designations. This would be an ideal place to remember your forefathers or parents by having them named permanently on the wall of the National Museum of Chinese American History. Or make your grandchildren proud of you by donating and having your family name there so future generations will see your commitment to your community.”
The new museum, to be located in the old Chinatown YWCA building on 965 Clay Street, now houses the CHSA office, amidst the reconstruction activity. So join this exciting project for Chinatown’s future tourist attraction and a place to preserve and share our heritage. For more info on coming to the Celebration Gala “Aerospace to Cyberspace Moving in the 21 st Century,” contact Executive Director Melissa Szeto at 415-391-1188 or info@chsa.org.
ENJOYING LIFE
Hong Kong Schools Alumni Association, under the leadership of Macy Mak Chan, held a rollicking Mardi Gras celebration dinner dance at Hyatt Burlingame where old schoolmates could renew acquaintances. Helen Kwan hosted a St. Patrick’s Day Garden Luncheon, instructing her lady friends to dress in green and bring an herb plant which was promptly hidden in her beautiful Saratoga garden for a post-meal plant hunt. Kimun Lee and other Trustees hosted the San Francisco Ballet’s Annual Chinese New Year Banquet to honor their dancers and supporters at San Francisco’s Embarcadero Center Harbor Village. A prize drawing for the dancers netted them some Razor Scooters (be careful of those precious legs, please!) and Hawaii vacations. Judy Jue of Narumi Designs shared her kimono embellished women’s clothing at the U. C. Chinese Alumni Fashion Show dinner recently, with a trunk show following for the many women who eyed her wares longingly. The Los Angeles designer shows her clothes locally at “The Collection of Cupertino” fashion boutique owned by Pauline Fong, who coordinated the fashions for the show.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
The Cherry Blossom Festival at Cupertino’s Memorial Park April 22 will feature distinctive couture garments created from collectible silk kimonos by Ruth Mun’s Silken Treasures. Francis Jue plays a major role in TheatreWorks production of Floyd Collins at Mt. View Performing Arts Center, April 11 to May 6.
CONGRATULATIONS
Two new future Miss Chinatown’s have burst on the scene with the birth of Orinda’s Tony and Wendy Fong’s little Jane Nerry and San Diego’s Tommy and Carolyn Yen’s first baby girl, Amanda. Welcome, little lovelies, and congrats to beaming Saratoga grandparents the Wilson Fongs and James Gates. |
