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JUNE 2013

The Ho use of Lew

JI] A l!::tn Dynasty Gcne:.lIogy

A ,000 Year IleritJf,'C 'rile J OUnlCV to America

Wednesday. lune S, 201 3 - 6:30 p.m.

Cas/e/ar Elementary Scllool 840 YafeStreet. Los Ange/es, CA 90012

Free parking - enter vi. College Street

Refreshmcnls wi ll be scrved

This event is rrei: and open 10 the public

Author and historian Elizabeth Lew was born in

Oakland. California in 1924 al the PlICifie Coast Cannery, which was ro-managcd by her grandfa1hcr. Lew Chuck Suey. a nalive ofDoo Suey Village in Toisan. She later moved 10 Amioch. California, whe~ her father, Lew Wah Chew, helped manage the West Sktm:: Canning Company. Ms. Lew will be in conver­sation willi CHSSC board member Professor Clem Lai on June 5, 20 13 \0 discuss her nxcnlly published

547-page history of the Lew fam ily

Elizabeth Lew Author

in the United States and in China. The House of Liu, whieh tr.u:es the history of Liu family from the Han Dynasty to !he present . This impressive self-pub­lishl'<i work took five years to research and 10 write, rc lying on Chinese and English language sources.

including village and surname histories and the National Archives. Ms, Lew will discuss the writing of her hook and how her famil y's history encom­

passes !he Chinese American experience and beyond.

Chinese Historical Society of Southern California

JUNE 2013

Nominations to the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California Board of Directors 2013·2014

The following have be<:n nominaled 10 Ihe Chinese HiSlorical SociC!~ of Southern CalifQfl1ia Board of Dircc{Qrs of 2013-20 14

Officers

Pres idem - Susan Dickson Vice Pres idenl - Eugene Mo~

VP for Programs· Gordon Hom Se<:relary· (Open) ·

Membership Se.:. - Kelly Fnng Treasurer. Richard Liu

Members a t Large (or Z·year Term

Sleven Ng Mei T. Ong

William Yuen (Open) · (O]l<:n) ·

Members al Large relurning ror 2 nd Year o(2·year Term

(Nol for Eleelion)

Sa Chen Jenny Cho

Clemem Lai Winifred Lew

Francine Redada

Board members Serve from July I 10 June 30. The Board of Direcl0rs meet on lhe second Salurday of each monlh from 9,00 a.m. to 11 :]0 a.m. Board members have opponunil ies 10 Serve on commiltees such as Ihe Archive Comminee. the Programs Commil1e<:. Ihc Nominalion Commil1ee. Ihe OUlreach Comminee.

clc. Comminees meet al various agreed upon dales and times.

Eleelion will lake place al Ihc June 51h meeting al Castel.r Elememary School's Multi -Purpos<: Room.

Board of Directors

omens

Susan Di,bon, Presidenl Eugone W. Moy. Vice Prcsidenl

Gurdon Hom. VP fM Programs Donald Loo. Secrelury

Kelly Fong. Membership Sec. Richard Liu. Treasurer

Members <II Large

Pedro Chan Su Chen

Jenny Cho John Jung

Clemen! Lai Winifred Lcw

Slc'·en Ng Mci T. Ong

Fran,inc Rcdada William Yuen

Mi ssion Statement

The Chinese l1i<1or;oal Sociely OfSoulhern California was organized in November 1975_ The pu rposes of the Sociely are: I) to bring ~ogelher people ",·ilh a mUlual interesl in lhe imponanl h;~tory and hislorical role of Chinese and Chinese Americans in soulhern California: 2) 10 pursue. preserve and communi ­calC knowlooge Oflhis hisl0ry; and 3) 10 promote Ihe heritage oflhe Chinese and Chinese American tomm~nil y in suppon ofa beuer appre.:ialion of the rich. multicultural society of the Unitoo Slales.

Chinese Historical Society of Southern California

JUNE 2013

2013 Golden Spike Awards Dinner On May 18. 2013. in celebration of the 7~th Anniversary ofNcw Chinatown. thc Chinese Historical Society of Southern California hosted its annual Golden Spike Awards Dinner. The Golden Spike Award honors those lhal ha"e made a major impacl 00 the Chinese American cOnlnlWlily. This year's honorees included founding businesses of New Chinalown: Grand Star Jazz Club.

Jin Hing & Co" K.G . Louie, Phocni~ Bakery. Phoenix Inlports and Sincere Imports. These family businesses are s1il1 operated today by the deseendants of lhe founders. Thc society also honored individual icons Jack Ong, Milton Quon and Cy Wong.

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JUNE 2013

Chinese Historical Society of Southern California

2013 Golden Spike Awards Dinner ~

In Me moriam

Tim K. Siu

JUNE 2013

Chinese Historical Society of Southern California

Tim Keen Siu w,," boom in Honolulu. Hawaii On OclOber 3. 1926. He was One of.i~ children born to Mr. and Mrs. Siu Kwai Ching. The family lived a s imple life on Kukui Strect untillhe altack on Pearl Hamor. which forced mem 10 mOve to Californi • . He went 10 UC Bcfkeley 10

siudy for a year and II>cn enlisled in Ihe Navy to SCrve his oountry. Afler his return 10 Bcfkciey he anended medical school al UC [rvine. Time complcte his medical internship and residency in aneslhesia allhe LA County Medical Center.

While al Berkeley. Tim mct and fell in lo~e with .be.uliful dental siudent named Annie Chin. The ,wc'Clheans married in 1954 and moved 10 Ihe Los Angeles arca. l1>c young oouple sen led n Alhambra 10 begin their ",ondcrful journey and had four girls: Susan. lennifer. Tina. and Valerie,

Dr. Siu had a privale practice in aneslhesia for o"er 30 yellS. wofking primarily oul of San Gabriel Valley Hospital. He was v,ell respected by the surgeons. adored by the nurses and Im'ed by his patients.

In his community, Tim was a generous with his time and money through many philanthropic organizations. He scn'ed as President of the Alhambra Rotary and v,ent On 10 become District Governor ofROUlry District no. He was on the Board of Directors for multiple organizations: the West San Gabriel Valley YMCA. Ihe Disaster Committee of Ihe American Red Cross, and the San Gabriel Valley Medical Center. Tim also scrved on Ihe Board ofCouncilms ofCSU Pomona. CSU Los Angeles and the USC School of l'ha!l11acy.

The cily of Alhambra has benefitted tremendously from the community scrvice of Tim Siu. He participated in Ihe City of Alhambra Planning Commission. Alhambra Civil Scrviee Commission. and the Committee 10 Build the New Alhambra Police Stalion. He and Annie co-chaired lhe committee 10 raisc funds for a new Alhambra Public Li brary as well.

Involved in the Chinesc community. Tim oomributed 10 Ihe Chinese Hi slOrical Society. the Chinesc American Citizens Alliance, Ihe Chinesc Public Scrviee Association, and the Chinese American Museum. He served as President of Ihe Chinese American Physicians Society of Soul hem California.

Dr. Tim Siu commil1ed his life 10 family. education. communily and service above sel f. He is survived by his loving wife Annie; his daughters Susan. lennifer. Tina. and Valerie; sons-in-law Arthur and Winston; grandchildren Monica. Alice. Joyce. Michelle. and Daniel.

Jenny Cho will be signing copies of Chinatown in Los Angeles

Where: Costeo 2207 Wes t Commonwcahh Avenue. Alhambra CA 91803 When: Saturday. June 15th. 2013; 12:00 - 3:00 p . m .

"'utoo. lenny Coo. a ,",'rit ... ond «I"""IQI' op<ciah.ing in Asian ",......ncon Studio,. i •• second_gentr_ alion Chinese Arntrican wril<1 woo er<:dits 1= par<:nts with instilling in her . love "fhi,tory, Thcst vintage images from the Chinese IH.IOric. 1 5o<icty of Southern C.lif"",i. and sevtnll invaluable coU""liCM'lS span I~' 151).year .""Iulioo ofChi ... town in l<>S Angd .. _

In M emor iam

Roy Nakayama

JUNE 2013

Chinese Historical Society of Southern California

Roy Shigcki Nakayama, 93, passed away at Kaiser Hospital in Baldwin Park 0lI Sunday, May 5.

Roy was born in HelJlCr. Utah on August 29. 1919. Roy was a resident ofRi.'enidc County for mOre than 80 yt'alS and a resident ofG1cn Avon (Jurupa Valley) for 67 years.

Roy was interned during World War !I al camp One in Poston. Arizona.

Roy and Lillian, his wife. were involved with the Gten A,'on Elementary SchoolI'TA and he served as I'T A President

He was Cub ScoutmasterofPack 29 a\ Gten A,'on Elementary School in the 1950's.

Latcr Roy and Lillian were pan oflhc Rivenide flower Show and he served as its Presi­dent in 1979.

Roy also §cr'>ed as a Boy SeoUl Commissioner f()T Riverside County. Roy was elected to Jurupa Unified School Dislriet from 1969 to 1977 and was Board President in 1970. Roy served as clerk of the board four times.

Roy was predeceased by his wife. lillian (Okano) Nakayama.

Roy is sUr'>ived by his four sons. Benjamin (Dom:n). Roderick (Caror), Clifford (Sharon) and Brian: his brother Tom (Ruth) KOIOw, sister Kiyoko Shimizu. brother George (Edith) Kotow, sister-in-law Tomiko Nakayama. sister·in-Iaw Rose KOlOw, sister Julia Nakasone and brother-in·law Howard Okano: his four granddaughters. Jennifer. Karina. Jacqueline. and 1.lIaine: and his four grandsons. Alexander. Kenneth. Kyle. and Rayee: and many nieces and "o:phcws.

Los Angeles Chinese Drum and Bugle Corps Volunteer as Landscapers

On Saturday May 4. 2013 the L.A. Chinese Drum and Bugle Corps, led by ClilTUycda spenllhc day al CHSSC headquaners perfo""ing a major landscaping overhaul. Oul-of·eontroi bushes were whacked. ,,'«<Is were removed and a 101 ofdcbri. was disposed. The society deeply appre­cia'es \he hard work and care from the C01p.

Chinese Historical Society of Southern California

JUNE 2013

Pilgrimage to Wawona and Sing Peak Sponsored by the Chinese Historical Society o/Southern California

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Auguot Slh _ 71h Pilgrimage '0 Sin! rca>.: For e'perienced backpackora. •• ma I group will "",cn' Sin~ Pe.k (10.552'). on lilo sooliloasl<m border of Y"ocmilc NatlOlIld Park. reaching the IUmmit on or about Aug. 6th.

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Community Calendar _

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S.turdO)·. Jun. 15. :013 12:00 - 3:00pm B<>ok .I~nlnj( " 'Ith a., hor Juny Cho CMI.o n 07 W Common,,'ullh A.· .. u~.Alhmbra CA 91803

The hi,«><y "fChin",,,,,," in Los IIngeles i, as vibront as tho cily it .. lf. In 18S0. tilt U.s. Census recorded only two Chinese men in LosA"gdO$ "'110 wmod asdom<>ti. <en'",,,. During tho ocwnd ho.lf ,,(,he 19th '''"'ury. a Chinese settlement dewl<>PCd around tlte present day 101 Pueblo de Los Angeles Ili'ton<al Monum<TI'.

Chi....., Am<>rica .. pcrsew":d against vio!cn< •• raci,m. hou,ing diseriminatioo, e.elu,ion law •. unfair tuation Ind phy,i<al di.· pI""",","' to .,.,ato betlef li .O$ for fu.un: generation •. Whr" Old Chinato..." "'a, demolished '" mako woy for Union Sta'ion com­munity leader P .... SooHoo Sr. and OIhet Chi"" .. American. 'pcarbcadOO tho offon to build Ncw Chinatm", wilb the open_.ir Cen,,,,1 Plaza.

Unlike ",hr. Chinese endiVes in the Unitod State,. New China_ to .. ," ",as o..-nod and plannod from il$ inccplion by Chinese American .. Ne'" Chinato .. 'n celel><ated its grand """,ning wi1h dignitaries. celebrities. community members and a <ledicatioo by Clllifomi. g<>verno.- Fr>nk Mcrrilm on Jun< 25 . 19)8,

Sat.rda)'. JU D~ IS. 2013 Spm_mid ni~ht ChinolG"'o Summ. r Ni~hu & 751h "nni.·.n aryC.I.bra,ion Cen1ral & West PI"" .. 943-951 N. Broad"",), Los Ang<:l .... CA 90012 www.chinatownl . ........

S01.rdO)'. Ju D. 22 . :013 l{t:OOan. Th. Crtat Chlno1o,,'" lIu", Throughout C hinato .. '. S40 1>'" person ww .... racela,<:<>m

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Scheduled Events:

Sat.rda)'. Au~u't 3m. lloc Sing Proj«t Di nner: A celol><a«><y dinner in historic Wa .. -ona 10 "'kick "If' 1he projc<"

Su nday. Au~." 4th . Morning Planning Mee1ing: Di ""ll>~ion of plans for future cvenl$ and '0 prom<l1c Chinese hi,«><y in 1he Si"""".

Augu,t Slh -7th Pilgrimage 10 Sing Peak: Foc cxperienced bacxl""'k .... a .mllli group w;II ISccl1' Sin~ Pook (10.SS2·). 00 the sou1heastern border of Y <>SCmi'e Nallonal Par'.:. reaching tlte , ummi1 on or .bou1 Aug. 6th. F{)< info oontact U$ .t .hsSC@hotmail.comor.aIl323 .122.0SS6