The Chinese American Council of Sacramento celebrates its 25th Anniversary Gold Mountain Celebration on Friday, Oct. 5. The Gold Mountain celebration is a benefit for the Care for Kids Project, educational scholarships, community outreach and historical/cultural projects.
The event will be held at the Happy Garden Seafood Restaurant, 5731 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95824, from 5:30 to 9 pm. RSVP by Sept. 15 to Merlayna Yee-Chin at 391-9318 or email: [email protected]. Make checks payable to CACS c/o Merlayna Yee, 7713 Blackwater Way, Sacramento, CA 95831. Individual tickets are $60 and a table of 10 can be reserved for $500.
2012 is progressing at a record pace. We are on target to support our community. CACS was recently recognized at the Angel Island Immigration Station luncheon for our donation of $5,000 to support Phase II of Angel Island’s renovation project. In addition to participating at Frank Fat’s Pacific Rim Street Festival this past May, we are going to have a booth at the Chinatown Mall Culture Fair on Sept. 23.
Much needed school supplies are ready to be delivered in September through our Cares for Kids program. Thank you Dr. David Young for your hard work and dedication to this program. Our energetic board is already doing some preliminary work in launching this year’s Operation Santa Claus in December.
I am looking forward to seeing all of you at our 25th Gold Mountain Celebration at Happy Garden Seafood Restaurant on October 5, 2012. It will be a very special occasion in that we are honoring two very special individuals that have given so much to our community, namely Dr. Sonney Chong and the late Dr. Douglas Yee. Many of our past Presidents will be in attendance too.
Thank you for your continued support. We couldn’t achieve all this without you.
Respectfully,
Dr. Kingman Louie
CACS President 2012
Respectfully,
Dr. Kingman Louie, 2012 CACS President
Presenting the CACS $5,000 check are Kingman Louie, CACS President, and Karun Yee to Eddie Wong and Buck Gee, Angel Island officials.
By Charlie Moy
On June 3, CACS members attended the Angel Island Immigration Station luncheon at the Tsukopoulos Library Galleria downtown Sacramento. The organizing committee, Lana Fong Chong, Joyce Eng, Lina Fat and Lucienne Wong, invited Angel Island officials to share the information on Angel Island restoration and the “Immigration Heritage Wall” to friends and families in the Sacramento area. The Immigration Heritage Wall will display plaques honoring the history of Chinese families that immigrated through Angel Island.
CACS donated $5,000 for a plaque in memory of CACS founder Frank Fat and CACS Lifetime members Roy Wong, Dr. William Fong, Jim & Chau Louie, Connie King and Dr. Douglas Yee. The delicious luncheon was provided by Fat’s Catering.
Representing CACS are (l-r) Dolly Louie, Charlie Moy, Karun Yee, Kingman Louie, Joyce Eng, Alex Eng and Brenda Fong.
Cathy Wei is a multi-talented designer, writer and marketing consultant. She holds a Master’s Degree from Harvard University Graduate School of Design and is a licensed Landscape Architect in California. Her practice is located in West Sacramento.
As an immigrant from China not long ago, Cathy brings a fresh perspective to serve on the CACS board of directors. She hopes to provide her artistic talent to the board, as well as help new immigrants to integrate in the American culture.
Cathy has extensive media connections to the Chinese and Asian communities in California. She writes regularly about news and events concerning Sacramento Area and the Chinese community. Cathy is fluent in Mandarin and English. She enjoys watercolor painting and jewelry-making in her leisure time.
Honey Lum, born and raised in Sacramento, grew up and worked in the dry-cleaning and laundry business until 1989. Today, Honey is an Asset Manager with the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).
During the past five years at HCD, she collaborated and developed a network with social agencies and has mentored more than 10 students from economicly challenged families. These agencies include Asian Resources, Asian Pacific Islander Public Affairs Association (APAPA), and the La Familia Counseling Center.
From 2005 to 2007, Honey was Asian Pacific State Employees Association (APSEA) statewide board president. Through her leadership, APSEA raised over $25,000 to support the APSEA Foundation in providing scholarships.
During her leisure time, Honey enjoys gardening, listening to music, reading, traveling, and hiking.
Alex & Joyce Eng enjoying the Gala (left) Joyce & Mark Wilson from Wilson Vineyards, and Brenda & Brian Fong smiling at the Camera.
By Joyce Eng
On May 5, Organization of Chinese Americans Sacramento celebrated this traditional holiday, also known as the Double Fifth (fifth day of the 5th lunar month), which has been deeply rooted in Chinese culture. The festival is a time to reflect on the importance of loyalty and commitment to the community. CACS was a table sponsor at this event. It was a time to celebrate our heritage and honor distinguished community leaders. The program includes scholarship and essay writing contest award recipients to children and youth.
The honorees for that evening were Steve Yee and Carlota Gutierrez, for the Civil Rights/Social Justice Award Recipients; Chevo Ramirez, Wells Fargo Foundation for the Community Service Award Recipient; and Asian Resources, Inc. for the Community Partner Award.
