Chinese Opera Lecture Series with Dr. William Hu

Friday March 24, 2006, 7:00 to 8:30 pm
Chinese Martial Arts and its Relationship to Cantonese Opera
Free
Chinese Performing Arts Foundation (724 Commercial Street, San Francisco)

Saturday April 8, 10:30 to 2 pm
Symbolism in Chinese Lion Dance and its Relationship to Cantonese Opera
$5 registration (includes up close up performance of lion dance, a simple lunch and a tour of Chinatown's back alleys)
Chinese Culture Center (750 Kearny Street, San Francisco)

Saturday April 15, 10 to 12 noon
Chinese Opera and the 1906 Earthquake in San Francisco
Free
Chinese Historical Society of America (965 Clay Street, San Francisco)

Saturday April 29, 10 to 12 noon
Chinese Opera - From Shamanistic Rituals To A Developed Theater
Free (includes a walk thru of the exhibition "Dook Dook Chaang: The Clamor and Glamor of Chinese Opera")
Chinese Culture Center (750 Kearny Street, San Francisco)

For details, contact David Lei at david@leifamily.com.

These lectures are a collaboration of the Chinese Performing Arts Foundation, the Chinese Culture Center, the Chinese Historical Society of America, and Chung Ngai Dance Troupe.

"Gum San Shakes" Lecture with Connie Young Yu

“GUM SAN SHAKES” Lecture
with Guest Speaker Connie Young Yu, Author of Chinatown, San Jose, USA

Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the 1906 earthquake and the impact on the Chinese American communities from San Francisco to Monterey

Saturday, April 8, 2006
1:00 to 3:00 PM
History Park in Kelley Park
Firehouse, 2nd floor
1650 Senter Road, San José, CA 95112
For more information contact speakerserieschcp@yahoo.com or 408-268-2180

Family History Writing Workshop in British Columbia

Chinese Canadian Historical Society of British Columbia (CCHS) Holds First Family History Writing Workshop

The Chinese Canadian Historical Society of British Columbia (CCHS) is pleased to offer an exciting new six-week writing workshop for those interested in working creatively with their family histories. Family histories are important not only for documentation and historical purposes, but also for the stories they tell. Many people are intrigued by their family histories, but have little knowledge about how to research and write about them. Workshop participants will have the opportunity to use writing exercises to develop narratives, receive peer feedback on their writing, and learn how to access and research their family histories. The workshop will culminate in a public reading at which participants will share their work, as well as the publication of a collection of the participants’ stories, poems, and visual art and photography.

When: Saturdays, 10:00am to 1:00pm, between May 6-June 10, 2006
Where: SFU Harbour Centre
Cost: $40 CCHS members; $60 non-members (cost of CCHS membership is $20)
How to Register: Email hwai@shaw.ca with your name, address, telephone number & email
Deadline for Registration: April 21, 2006

For more information about this program, please contact CCHS President, Hayne Wai, at hwai@shaw.ca. Visit http://www.cchsbc.ca for information about CCHS.