May 2017

C.A.C.A. Joins “May 6” National Movement Menchaca Ekes Out Miracle Win; Cedillo Goes to Runoff L.A. State Historic Park Officially Opens With Gala Celebrations

Mother’s Day May 14Armed Forces Day May 20Memorial Day May 29

L. A. Lodge Meet, Talk, Eat First Saturday May 6, 2017

Los Angeles Lodge Business Meeting 3-4:30 pm, at 415 Bamboo Lane

Convention: Delegates Report; National Lodge Reports; Citizenship: Convention Resolutions, Community

Projects; Membership; Chung Wah

Scheduled: Assemblyman Jimmy Gomez

Presenting Sneak Preview Ric Burns’ “Chinese Exclusion Act” Trailer of Made-For-PBS Documentary

Scheduled for Showing in 2018 Full Moon House Café (old Yun Yun)

960 N. Hill St., 5:30 pm Gracious Host is Your L.A. Lodge Dinner Fund

ALL MEMBERS, FRIENDS OF ALL LODGES WELCOME! IF YOU ARE A YEARLY HOST ALREADY, NO COST; ELSE

GUESTS, NON-HOSTING MEMBERS: $15 Contact: Annie Yee, wishbone168@hotmail.com or

Al Soo-Hoo, alsoohoo@msn.com.

Greater San Gabriel Valley Lodge First Mon. May 1, 2017

Board Meet 6:30 PM; Dinner 7:00 PM Empress Harbor Restaurant

111 N. Atlantic, 3rd floor #305, Monterey Park, CA. All Members & Friends, All Lodges: $18 ea.

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Elections Past and Future Los Angeles Lodge Endorses

Los Angeles Lodge accepted the recommendation of the Citizenship Committee and voted to endorse present Councilman Gil Cedillo in his reelection bid in the runoff election May 16.

Councilman Cedillo visited the Lodge at the April meeting and gave an informal talk surveying on CD1. He took a few questions and was well-received in the brief session. Cedillo was accompanied by prominent senior staffer Sharon Lowe. The L.A. Lodge “wish list” for his second term, should it come to pass, was presented to staff to guide upcoming Chinatown needs and concerns. Congratulations to Denise Menchaca!

Sis. Denise Menchaca prevailed in the slow final count of absentee and provisional ballots in the City of San Gabriel Council race. The margin was 8 votes. Her closest opponent demanded a recount, which was meticulously and painfully conducted with numerous challenges over 2-3 days. The net outcome was a margin of 5 votes in favor of Menchaca. In the prior race the margin was incredibly the same, with the swing going the opposite way. Several Los Angeles Lodge members served as recount watchers on behalf of Sis. Denise, happily pictured on the right.

Still Another Election Coming! Following the primary, Congressional District 34

(including Chinatown) has its runoff on June 6 with finalists Assemblyman Jimmy Gomez and the upcoming Robert Ahn vying for the position. Gomez, the declared and clear front runner, garnered the most votes but was far short of the 50% plus 1 since 25 candidates (by one count) were running! Ahn is a pleasant surprise reaching the top two. He seemed to have done it by conducting a well-organized, well-funded campaign, with support from a strong ethnic core, namely Korean Americans.

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L.A. Lodge Chooses Delegates Since there were no more than four interested, L.A. Lodge

has elected its Convention Delegates: Bros. George Carney, Ken Eng, Donald Loo, and Wayne Ng. Alternate: Jimmie Joe with one Alt. opening available. Congratulations! (Contact Annie if there is an interest.)

May 6 What is important about May 6? On May 6, 1882, the

Congressional bill was signed which enacted the Chinese Exclusion Act. With this Act as the “umbrella,” it and successive national laws and policies began to shape an infrastructure for migrants to the United States which provided controls for Exclusion, or the denial, of hopeful peoples. Under the cover of the Chinese Exclusion Act and its successors, State and local governments would feel justified to pass legislation and regulations against their Chinese inhabitants.

The only problem was, the Chinese Exclusion Act is unconstitutional because it treated a group of peoples in America singled out by race. Clearly, this could be a violation of the 14th Amendment of the Bill of Rights, for example. It would take 60 years to repeal the original Act, under a wartime necessity, and nearly 130 years before any sort of “regret” was expressed by Congress.

In the meantime, Chinese and Chinese Americans in the United States have endured every moment, every action, every offense, every heartbreak, as triggered and scripted by that Act.

Now the national government seems poised and is taking actions written in the Exclusion script against specific peoples, only this time grouping by either religion or region.

This is déjà vu which no Chinese Americans wish on any peoples here in America. It is essential to speak up.

A group of professors, scholars, and authors located in the San Francisco area and expert in Chinese American history are serving as the kernel for a national movement to “speak up” on May 6 or dates thereabouts. There will be a mass national Rally in San Francisco Chinatown at Portsmouth Square on that day. A Unity Statement and proposed legislative statements for local government usage have been drafted to proliferate. A U-tube video, “Resist Exclusion!,” has been rapidly crafted and is now available for viewing in the channel “No More Exclusion.”

Within this framework, Chinese American Citizens Alliance has chosen to promote the positive message of “Not Exclusion, But Inclusion,” a notion that Bro. Michael Eng legally created in California nearly 7 years ago. It is viewed that there is been far too much critique, and it is time for a counter message of bringing all our peoples together for a better America. At the same time, the national Alliance suggests promoting these actions by observing May 6 as a day of remembrance and reflection, this year to be focused in the Local Lodges by a viewing of Ric Burns’ trailer on the upcoming PBS documentary on “Exclusion,” to be accompanied by appropriate programming. (Burns is Ken Burns brother and equally engaging filmmaker on his own.)

Local Lodges in Southern California are action Lodges, so accordingly, versions of the resolution have been proposed to various City Councils. Notably, Los Angeles Lodge is

approaching the City of Los Angeles City Council and Greater San Gabriel Valley Lodge will approach cities in the Valley. Most interestingly, Rep. Chu, chair of the Caucus (CAPAC) in Congress has taken notice and copies of the Unity Statement and resolution have accordingly been submitted to CAPAC, getting the highest national attention. Results are pending.

Other So. CA. groups are planning programs for “May 6.” We invite members to join us at the Lodge meetings of

May to observe and reflect on the importance of the impact of May 6 on all our lives even today. And to push for the bringing together all our diverse neighbors for a better society!

Here is a version of the resolution that has been submitted:

On The 135th Anniversary of the Chinese Exclusion Act WHEREAS, on May 6, 1882, President Chester Arthur signed the Chinese Exclusion Act, which was the nation’s first law to prohibit immigration solely on the basis of ethnicity; WHEREAS, the Chinese Exclusion Act was based on racial hostility against Chinese, who were characterized as “unassimilable, vile heathens” and were blamed for lowering wages, taking away jobs, draining the economy, and endangering the American way of life; WHEREAS, we Chinese Americans, then later successive Asian and certain European peoples, witnessed, experienced, and endured every phase of subsequent harsh immigration procedures against specified immigrants by race or national origin often violating their civil rights; WHEREAS, the Chinese Exclusion Act, which was renewed in 1892, 1902 and made permanent in 1904 prevented Chinese laborers from entering the U.S., divided husbands and wives, and families, and denied Chinese a pathway to citizenship for more than 60 years; WHEREAS, subsequent legislation such as the 1892 Geary Act, which required all Chinese to register for and carry on their persons Certificates of Residence or risk imprisonment and deportation set a precedent for the Muslim registry promoted by President Trump today; WHEREAS, the U.S. Senate in 2011 and the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012 unanimously condemned in Resolutions the Chinese Exclusion Laws and “affirmed Congress’ commitment to preserve the civil rights and constitutional protections for all people;” WHEREAS, there is a direct link and procedural “script” between the racial animus and religious intolerance exemplified by the Chinese Exclusion Act and related laws and President Trump’s Executive Orders, which attempt to ban travel visas for citizens of certain majority-Muslim nations based on unestablished security risks and the implication that all Muslims are terrorists; WHEREAS, Trump’s executive order suspended refugee resettlement for 120 days, and cut in half the number of refugees the U.S. had accepted previously in the Obama administration to 50,000 refugees; WHEREAS, we insist that it is richer for a greater America to practice the ideals of Inclusion, embracing all peoples of this Land regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, or gender; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that we propose that City of Los Angeles marks May 6, 2017, as a Day of Inclusion in recognition of the harm caused by racially or religiously discriminatory immigration measures and to honor the contributions of all immigrants and refugees who have enriched our communities;

Breaking News: City of Los Angeles has just adopted May 6 as A Day of Inclusion: Ceremony with L.A. Lodge takes place May 10 (tentative) at City Council.

Thanks to L.A. Lodge Donors: Eugene Moy donated $50 in memory of Bro. Fred Gong; Eugene Moy donated $30 and Susan Dickson donated $20 IMO Bro. David Bow Woo. Save The Day L.A. Lodge Dinner: 60th Anniversary of the Building 

Saturday July 8th, 6:00 pm Capital Seafood 

755 W. Garvey Ave., Monterey Park 

Call for Foundation $1,000 Scholarship Candidates The Chinese American Citizens Alliance Foundation of Los Angeles Lodge is pleased to announce that scholarship applications for 2017 will be accepted starting May 1, 2017. Up to eleven $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to university (rising juniors) students of Chinese descent. Application forms may be downloaded, beginning May 1 from the Foundation website at www.cacafoundation.org and must be submitted and postmarked by June 30, 2017. [Will Tham].

Congratulations!!! TO OUR WOMEN OF THE YEAR!.

Left: Sis. Annie Yee, State Sen. Ed Hernandez’s 2017 Woman of Achievement in the Arts and Entertainment, celebrating with Winston Wu and peer president Charles Mau. Right: Sis. Gay Yuen, Woman of the Year of Rep. Judy Chu’s, representing Monterey Park. [Joe Quan photo]. And to Sis. Daisy Ma, honored by Monterey Park Democratic Club for Lifetime Achievement in Community Leadership; Bro. Ed Lew, UCLA Alumnus of the Year; Bro. Rich Davis, Oregon judge; Bro. Robert Gin, now also Clerk of Alhambra School Board. Also Sis. Shirley Zhang (Peter Cheong) with a brand new baby boy; Bro. Casey Young, now interning with First Chinese Baptist Church (Chinatown) and recently engaged; and last but not least, Bro. Kenny Chan, now new administrator at CAM. L.A. Lodge’s 9 Points for Councilman Cedillo Help facilitate culture center project for Chinatown;

Finish Library (Yale/Ord) Park;

Metro stanchion on Broadway to Gold Line Station at Blossom Plaza;

Meet CSDG: get Chinatown Vision;

Help neighborhood reach a goal of 20% affordable housing in new development (above replacing displacements);

Help neighborhood encourage settlement of families with 20% 2-bedroom or larger (above replacing displacements);

Set aside parking meter funds: seek new parking structure centrally located for Chinatown

Allocate part of developer art fee for Chinatown public art and preservation or for use on a development’s public art;

Facilitate opportunities to link Chinatown with LA SHP, El Pueblo, (Old Chinatown), Union Station, and Downtown.

From the Councilman’s Office (CD 1) We are very happy to inform you that the final remaining

parcel for acquisition has been approved for the Yale/Ord Park. This has been a very arduous and complex series of acquisitions and interdepartmental agreements to achieve complete site control of all the parcels. We will be able to execute the purchase and sale agreement and open a 60-day escrow.

Los Angeles State Historic Park Grandly Opens! In a series of celebrations on Earth Day weekend, LA

State Historic Park held an official Grand Opening April 22, officiated by Gov. Brown, State Senator Kevin de Leon, Assemblyman Jimmy Gomez, Supervisor Hilda Solis, Councilman Gil Cedillo, and State Parks Director Linda Mangat. It is already a jewel of acres (32 or more) of green and open space nested in the middle of a Downtown of a major city.

Remarking at the reception on Apr. 21, Gomez stated, as a localite to the assembly and volunteers who worked on the Park, “We were a team doing this; you are here because you loved your community, and you love L.A.!” In official remarks, Gov. Brown said, “This will be the People’s Park of L.A.”. On that note, Director Mangat noted quietly on the side that LA SHP was important to the CalParks system as the first of the new urban parks and that a considerable investment had been made in L.A. She further noted that the developmental exper-iences here were now being applied at another new urban park at Candlestick in San Francisco. Thus she had high praise and appreciation for L.A. Project Director Sean Woods, who received tributes at the reception from a number of officials. [City of L.A. commendation to Sean Woods (r.) presented by Deputy Mayor Edgar Garcia.]

The history of the Park’s development was recalled along the way, individuals in the Chinatown Yard Alliance which stopped the proposed warehouse development, the success there and then the preparing the site through the various steps required until construction. These included the General Plan Committee, Design Selection Committee, advisory boards. Chinatown representatives were participatory at all phases.

C.A.C.A. ELECTED LOCAL OFFICIALS SWORN IN

Monterey Park City Council Peter Chan (l) and Hans Liang (r)

San Gabriel City Council Chin Ho Liao

Rosemead City Council Polly Low sworn in by her son Kevin

San Gabriel City Council Denise Menchaca

San Gabriel City Council Jason Pu

Not to be forgotten are the seminal Chinatown folks in the Yard Alliance. Late Bro. Chi Mui is the unforgettable key personage that galvanized the movement and Bro. Collin Lai,

as president of L.A. Lodge lent his powerful voice and view. Bro. Collin was able to attend the ceremonies to meet some colleagues of the Alliance. [Pic top: Bro. Lai with Lewis McAdams, Friends of L.A. River; lower: Lai with State Sen.

Richard Polanco, the key official who secured the land and then the first financing for the Park.] From CCBA, we remember Terry Seto and Derek Ma, among others, as key leaders during the moment. It is also remembered that at one point CCBA proposed a cultural element involve a Shao Lin temple presentation as part of a “wish list.” Bro. Munson Kwok served on the General Plan Committee, doing some of the writing and mainly fighting for history, joined with Prof. Len Pitt. Bro. Phil Young was also on General Plan thinking.

Helping substantially in the celebration events was the Chinatown BID with Bro. George Yu and Sis. Connie Vuong, who is also now a Parks liaison volunteer to Chinatown.

Some Chinatown folk will be “immortalized” by big quotes in the citrus orchard as part of the public art by Rosten Woo.

High School Scholarships Sought Annually, L.A. and GSGV Lodges jointly administer the

High School $500 Scholarship Program. Scholars and named awards are now sought. Tax deductible donations of $500 or more can be made to “Los Angeles C.A.C.A. Community Action.” Please contact Winston Wu for details. wuwins@gmail.com.

Members and friends at CAEA installation dinner with new President Bro. Winston Wu.

Members and friends at Bro. Thomas Wong’s CCBA Out-standing Youth Award Dinner

Speaker Prof. Jack Chin with members and family after April meeting talk.

L.A. City Councilman Gil Cedillo discussing CD1 issues at lodge meeting.

Utah State House Representative Karen Kwan (seated 3rd from right) visits L.A. Lodge.

Connie Vuong speaking at LASHP Grand Opening Ceremony

Ribbon Cutting at LASHP Grand Opening Ceremony

Officers Installation and Fundraising Gala a Fabulous

Success!

GSGV Lodge held its 2017 Officers Installation and Fundraising

Dinner on April 7 at Empress Harbor Restaurant in Monterey Park

and concluded the event by reaching its goals of raising sufficient

funds for its operation in the coming year. State Assemblyman Ed

Chau was the guest speaker, while Monterey Park Mayor Pro

Tem Bro. Stephen Lam and Councilmen Bros. Peter Chan and Hans

Liang also attended. Other elected officials who were present

included Garvey School District Board member Henry Lo, Alhambra

Unified School District Clerk Bob Gin, and newly elected City of San

Gabriel Clerk Julie Nguyen. Past GSGV Lodge presidents Lisa

Yang and David Yuen, and Annie Yee, current President of Los

Angeles Lodge, were also present.

The program began with a farewell speech by outgoing President

John Wong after which he was presented with the traditional plaque

by Past National C.A.C.A. President Munson Kwok, in recognition of

his steadfast leadership in the Lodge from its establishment in 2000.

Then incoming President Charles Mau, Vice-President Sharon Wong and the Boards of Officers and Associates were in turn sworn in by

Past National President Saykin Foo.

Assemblyman Chau was presented with a plaque that recognizes his

role in authoring and shepherding Assembly Bill AB-2864 through

the California legislature to get it passed and signed into law in 2016.

This bill requires the State Board of Education to include the teaching

of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and the contributions of the

Chinese Americans to the building of the Transcontinental Railroad

into the State History/Social Science Education Curriculum. Asm.

Chau also credited the pivotal role that C.A.C.A. played in rallying

the support for the bill.

In his inaugural address, President Mau laid out his new plans for the

Lodge in the coming years. These include creating a website and

social network platform for the Lodge, and sponsoring cultural

activities outside of Monterey Park, all aimed at attracting new

members to join, particularly younger ones. He proposed to leverage

his volunteering experience in senior centers to explore ways for the

Lodge to contribute to improving the quality of life for the retired and

the elderly Chinese Americans in the local areas. On a broader

perspective, Brother Charles felt that, in the aftermath of the last

national election, possible changes in immigration, healthcare,

foreign policy and definition of our national identity could adversely

impact the Chinese American communities. In these uncertain times,

the role of C.A.C.A. as an advocate for Chinese American citizen

rights will take on special significance. Lodge members are

encouraged to communicate to the broader communities Chinese

Americans’ proud contributions to the development and cultural

enrichment of this nation, such as the construction of the

Transcontinental Railroad, armed service enrollment during World

War II, and achievements in science, medicine and the arts.

The event was amply covered by all the major local Chinese-

language newspapers. The evening also witnessed the swearing-in of

two new members, Hollie Luong and Wendy Lo, Event Chair Shirley

Hwong’s beautiful voice in singing “God Bless America” and

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Treasurer Scott Kwong’s lively debut rendition as the event MC.

Thanks are due to Sister Valerie Lee for running the raffle and silent

auction, Sis. Sharon Wong and Bro. Jason Dhing for registering

guests, Sis. Tammy Tam and Nena Calica for selling the raffle

tickets, and Bro. Sam Gee for helping put up the flag and banner.

Sis. Alice Mah did a superb job in leading the line-dancing, Bros.

Craig Miller and O.C. Lee were always excellent photographers, and

the MCM Group provided great entertainment. Last but not least, the

Lodge thanked all the table sponsors and, in particular, the generous

donation from Allied Pacific of California-IPA, the largest medical

network in the area.

Abe’s Challenge to Remove “Comfort Women” Statue in

Glendale Fizzles Out

On March 7, Phyllis Kim of Korean American Forum of California

called a press conference in support of the City of Glendale which is

fighting a challenge to remove the Comfort Women Monument from

Central Park. This challenge came in the form of an amicus brief

filed in the US Supreme Court on behalf of the Japanese government

via plaintiffs in the US. Several members of our Lodge, Charles

Mau, David Yuen, Betty Chu and Sophie Wong, joined the media

event. Judges Lilian Sing and Julie Tang, co-chairs of Comfort

Women Justice Coalition, flew in from the Bay Area to attend. Also

present was a representative from Congressman Ed Royce’s office.

Sister Betty wrote a press release on behalf of GSGV Lodge,

reaffirming our support of KAFC’s effort to seek a genuine apology

and compensation to the Comfort Women from the Japanese

government. The argument in the brief was that the placement of the

Monument in Glendale will harm the diplomatic relations between

the United States and the Japanese Government. Sister Betty refuted

this claim, asserting that there is no evidence that the location of the

monument in Glendale has impeded the smooth conduction of

foreign policies between the two countries. Quoting Brother David,

“No foreign government, including Japan, has the right to tell us

Americans what we can or cannot do in our own country, especially

when it limits our constitutional right to freedom of expression.”

Then, on March 27, came news that the US Supreme Court denied

review of the case, putting an end to the 3 years of legal battle by the

history revisionists that sought "removal of the Peace Monument

('Comfort Women' Statue) in Glendale".

Professor Norman Matloff Will Speak on H-1B Visa Issues

in June Lodge Meeting

GSGV Lodge will kick off its speakers’ series in its June-12 monthly

meeting with Prof. Norman Matloff as the invited speaker. Prof.

Matloff will discuss with us the issues

related to the recent H-1B visa reforms

being implemented and their

implications for Asian American tech

professionals. The H-1B is a non-

immigrant visa that allows U.S.

employers to temporarily hire foreign

workers in specialty occupations. It

was alleged that this worker visa

program has often been “misused” by

companies that resulted in American

workers, many of them Asian Americans, being displaced by these

foreign workers. On the other hand, many Chinese students from

abroad seeking higher degrees in science, technology, engineering

and mathematics (STEM) rely on this program to obtain long-term

employment here after graduation as a stepping stone to eventually

apply for a green card.

Dr. Norman Matloff is a professor of computer science at the

University of California at Davis, and was formerly a professor of

statistics at that university. He was born and raised in the Los

Angeles area, and has a PhD in pure mathematics from UCLA.

In addition to his research in computer science and statistics, Prof.

Matloff also writes extensively on social issues, such as his support

of affirmative action, his exposure of age discrimination and abuse of

foreign worker visa programs in the tech industry, and his defense of

Asian-American scientists who have been discriminated against in

our national laboratories. He has given invited talks/testimony to the

U.S. EEOC, the U.S. Congress, and universities such as UCLA,

Stanford and Harvard. He is a recipient of the UC Davis

Distinguished Public Service Award.

So this will be a talk that is of interest to the Chinese and Asian

American communities where there are many working or seeking

work in the high-tech professions.

GSGV Lodge Celebrates Brother Peter Chan’s Re-

Election Victory

On April 14, nine members of our Lodge helped celebrate with

Brother Peter Chan on his successful re-election to another four-year

term at the Monterey Park City Council. Congratulations again,

Brother Peter, for a job well done!

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Lodges & L.A. Community Calendar Biennial National C.A.C.A./CAM Art Competition. Competing works due to CAM, Mon. Apr. 30, 5p. Los Angeles Lodge Meet, Meet & Eat, 1st Sat. May 6, 2017, 3 pm and 5:30p Full Moon House Cafe, 960 N. Hill, Chinatown. Parking on street or Bamboo Plz. Annie Yee, wishbone168@hotmail.com . Al Soo-Hoo alsoohoo@msn.com, Guests: $15. GSGV Monthly Meeting/Dinner. 1st Mon. May 1, 6p Board. Empress Harbor, 111 N. Atlantic, #305, Monterey Park; Charles Mau, takmau888@gmail.com. $18 ea. All Lodges, all friends welcome. May 6 Remembrance. May 10, 10a. L.A. Lodge at L.A. City Council Chambers. Must RSVP. Contact Annie or Munson National CACA Policy Education Team. 5/14-19. 1882 Symposium, APAICS, Congress visits. Inquire: munsonak@aol.com 54th C.A.C.A. Biennial National Convention, Aug. 30-Sep. 2. Chicago, IL. Early Bird Reg. $450 by Jun. 30@Cacanational.org. or see Annie or Rick for a hard copy application. So. CA. Times Bulletin night. 3rd (or 4th) Wed. Material due Fri, May 19, noon. To Kwok, Winston Wu, or Philip Young. Next Bulletin Committee production dates: May 24, June 14/21, July 19, Aug. 16. Subject to change. pyoung90012@gmail.com, wuwins@gmail.com.

May Is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM): search your local calendars for various events Chinese American Museum (CAM). Tues.-Sun. 10a-3p. Free. El Pueblo Monument 425 N. Los Angeles St. Popup events: at http://camla.org . “Roots: Asian American Movements in So. CA,” to at least Jun. 30. LACMA exhibit: “Snuff Bottles from So. CA. Collections”. Hammer Bldg, Lev. 2. Until June 4, 2017. Bro. Bob Lee is a contributor CHSA’s “Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion. Daily,12N-4p. 965 Clay St. San Francisco. Major NY Hist. Soc. exhibit comes West. CHSA has added Pacific Coast elements to the story from its collection. 33rd Los Angeles Asian American Film Festival. 4/27-5/4. Presented by Visual Communications http://festival.vconline.org/2017/ Gran Marcha National: May 1. Olympic and Broadway by 8:30a. Rally at 10:30a at 1st and Broadway. For immigrant rights. China Society. May 1. Lisa See SOLD OUT. June 5. 6p. Golden Dragon Rest. 960 N. Broadway. “Liu JiPiao: Art Deco of Shanghai,” presented by granddaughter Jennifer Wong. $25 RSVP with yvonnechang8@gmail.com. APAHM Celebration of City of LA. May 2, 10a. Council Chambers. 3F, 200 N. Spring St. Honoring “Fresh Off Boat.” Lunch follows; but must RSVP to Councilman David Ryu. CHSSC Monthly Meet. Wed. May 3, 6:30p. Kelly Fong to speak. May 10 Day of Inclusion in Remembrance Against May 6, 1882, Day That Chinese Exclusion Act Became Law CHSSC Golden Spike Awards Dinner: Storytellers. May 20, 6p. Ocean Star Rest., 145 N. Atlantic, MP. Five renowned authors:

Jenny Cho, John Jung, L.P. Leung, Susie Ling, and Lisa See. Chinese Family History Group (CFHGSC). May 20, 8a-5p. Loyola Law School, 919 Albany St., L.A. “Family Ties: Sharing Past with Future,” one-day genealogy workshop featuring Felicia Lowe talk, “Couplets,” Reg. fee: $25 early by 5/15 incl. parking or $30. At www.chinesefamilyhistory.org. “How To…” and Chinese translation services after 2p. for your documents. Felicia Lowe Presents “Chinese Couplets,”. Sun. May 21, 2p. Bruggemeyer Lib. 318 S. Ramona MP. 4 generations of women. Free.