The Canadian Senate and Parliament have declared the month of May as Asian Heritage Month in recognition and acknowledgement of the long and rich history of Asian-Canadians.
The Asian Heritage Society of New Brunswick – Saint John Chapter working team is planning a series of events throughout May to celebrate our heritage.
We request your contribution and participation – come and join us for some fun!
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Asian Heritage Gala:
When: May 8th, Friday, 6 – 8:30pm
Where: Atrium of Market Square
What: Cultural Performance, public speech by Senator Poy, cake celebration, …
Admission: free Asian Cultural Workshop*:
When: May 17th, Sunday, 2 – 4pm
Where: New Brunswick Museum, Mary Oland Theatre
Open to public
* On each Sunday in May, there will be workshops or film series at the NB Museum theatre, themed specifically on one Asian ethnic group. The Chinese Cultural Association of Saint John will have a music, dance, and arts workshop/demo on May 17, Sunday. This is a call for talents of all kinds and all age groups to submit your entries: Songs, poems, dance, instruments, arts, etc. Please contact Ms. Wenmei Li (wli@unbsj.ca, 721-1589) or Dr. Li-Hong Xu (lxu@unb.ca, 648-5632) for your entry. We especially encourage our talented children and family’s participation in the May 17th’s workshop. Whether you perform or not, all members are welcome to participate in the showcase at the NB Museum Theatre. We look forward to seeing you all!
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May we suggest that you wear your traditional costume to the above mentioned events.
2007-09 members of the Board of Directors were elected at the May, 2007, CCASJ General Assembly at the StoneChurch. In alphabetical order, they were: Zheng Ke*, Hui Li, Denis Liu, Tao Tao Liu**, Xingbin Liu, Songtao (Chris) Ma**, Liqun Sun, Li-Hong Xu, Xiaolin Brandon Zhan**, Cece Zhang** (* resigned in July, 2007, ** left Saint John for further careers). Four new board members joined the board. Among them, Shi Zhou resigned shortly. To date, board members are (in alphabetical order):
Cao Bo, Hui Li, Wenmei Li, Denise Greene-Lui, Xinbing Liu, Liqun Sun, Li-Hong Xu, Jerry Yu plus Mary Wang who has volunteered her time over the last several months. Activities organized or participated under the leadership of the current board can be found at the www.ccasj.org
Time fly fast, the current Board of Directors’ term will expire as of May 31, 2009. According to the CCASJ constitution[a], the CCASJ is due for re-election of our next Board of Directors. The current Board has met recently and discussed various matters associated with the upcoming election and Annual General Assembly. Here we wish to propose the following steps for your approval and immediate action:
Step 1:Call for nominations
- We are circulating this letter as broadly as we can via email, web posting and regular mail to let the CCASJ members know about the upcoming election.
- We request that you nominate someone whom you think is suitable and willing to serve on the Board in the best interests of the CCASJ. Before you send in your nomination, we request that you contact the nominee to have his or her consent and to have the form signed or agreed on by additional three members to ensure that the candidate is well known to the community. You can nominate more than one candidate.
- Nomination form is included. All nominations should be received by April 27/Monday, 11pm via
Email: info@ccasj.org
orRegular mail: P.O. Box 2661, Saint John, NBE2L 4Z1
orHand deliver:Jerry Yu (645-1910) or Wenmei Li (721-1589)
Step 2:All received nominees will be contacted to confirm their willingness to let their names stand for election. In the case of candidates who are relatively new to our community and/or are not well known by most of the CCASJ members, we will circulate their brief cvs for your information.
Step 3:Ballots will be prepared for secret voting at our Annual General Assembly which is currently planned on May 23/Saturday, 6:00pm at the StoneChurch. Please make every effort to attend.
We strongly believe that the health of the Board directly affects our association. Hence, we request that every member consider the election as a very serious decision and actively participate in the election either by showing your willingness to serve on the Board or by electing someone whom you think will truly benefit our association. The CCASJ is your association. Together, we can make it a fun and proud association to which we all enthusiastically belong.
The board of directors consists of the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Educational, Cultural, Social, and Public Relation Directors.
Nomination Form – Deadline: Monday, April 27, 2009 11pm
In order to be valid, the nomination form must be signed by FOUR CCASJ members
Forms can be emailed to info@ccasj.org
or hand delivered to Jerry Yu (645-1910) or Wenmei Li (721-1589)
Nominee:
Name: ________________________________
Profession: ___________________________
Email: _____________________________
Phone: ________________________
Home Address: _____________________________
A few words about the nominee (background, past participation and/or contribution to the CCASJ, why you think he or she is suitable to serve on the CCASJ board)
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Nominated by:
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