THE DRAGON’S EYE

Official Publication of US-China Peoples Friendship Association, Chicago Chapter, www.uscpfa.org/chicago

Roger Noback, Chapter President and Editor, 630/762-8225, rogernoback@msn.com Jan. 2008

“The only way to have a friend is to be one.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Please Attend and Support the Following January Events Which Implement

the USCPFA’s Annual China Festival 2008, Jan. 15-March 15, 2008,

which are described further in the enclosed Publicity Packet (which is of modular design

so that either relevant portions or the entire packet can be used, as circumstances may suggest):

· Annual China Symposium 2008 presented Sat., Jan. 26, 2008 by the USCPFA-Chicago Chapter and hosted, in 2008, by the University of Chicago and its Center for East Asian Studies at its International House. The following two new features have been added to our traditional 3 simultaneous afternoon tracks of China Talks:

o Keynote Speaker Dignitary From China on the topic: China-US Relations

o Morning History Program: Ancient Chu Culture’s Role In Making China, The View From Newly Discovered Manuscripts at the Shanghai Museum (today’s Hubei and Hunan Provinces)

· Annual Chapter Dinner Reception for USCPFA Annual Delegation of Beijing Artists, Tue., Jan. 22, 5:30-6:30 cocktails; 6:30-8:30 Dinner and Artist Demonstration, House of Fortune Restaurant, 2407 S. Wentworth Ave., Chinatown, $30 + cocktails. Includes a small exhibit and demonstration of techniques by 3 Beijing Folk Artists in the delegation, consisting of Masters of dough figurine sculpture, kite art and craft, and snuff bottle painting (exquisite painting from inside the bottle). This is the second consecutive year such Dinner Reception is being held for a Delegation of Beijing Artists.

· USCPFA Annual Beijing/China Friendship Art Exhibi 2008, Jan. 15-March 15, 2008, shown, in 2008, at the U. of Chicago’s main Regenstein Library with 4 exhibits from three locations in China including Folk Art/Contemporary Art/Ancient Chu Culture Artifacts/Photos of Scenic Sites in China.

· Annual CAAGC Chinese New Year Gala, Sun. Nite, Jan. 27, at Drury Lane Ballroom, 100 Drury Lane, Oak Brook Terrace, IL 60181. To show our support for the CAAGC, we have tentatively reserved two tables of 8 each at $60 per person for the delicious dinner and gala performing arts entertainment imported from China each year (each year the Chapter provides a complimentary bottle of wine for each full table). In addition, this year the Chapter will subsidize $20 of the $60 ticket price for those Non-Board Chapter members who have served actively on a Committee or at a Registration or Membership Table, based on a request to President Noback and approval by a Board Committee. The USCPFA-Chicago Chapter has had a long and mutually beneficial friendship with the Chinese American Association of Greater Chicago, and USCPFA members should both continue our support of this worthwhile organization and enjoy the fellowship, dinner and entertainment the CAAGC opportunity offers.

· USCPFA-Chicago Chapter Booth at Sunny Ridge Family Center Chinese New Year Celebration, Sun., Feb. 10, 12 Noon-4 pm, College of DuPage (largest adoption agency for infants from China in Chicagoland; placed over 1000 infants from China with Chicagoland families), typically over 1000 attendees each year.

· FOR RESERVATIONS for the above, call Chapter Member Helen Mui, 847.848.0083, or email helen_m_mui@yahoo.com; mail check made out to “USCPFA” to USCPFA, P.O. Box 6412, Vernon Hills, IL 60061, with identification of event it is intended for.

· Request to Promote Annual China Festival 2008 Activities. Those interested in joining other volunteers assisting with ACF-08 events should contact Roger Noback, President. Such volunteer opportunities include the following:

o Word-of-Mouth Publicity to friends and acquaintances is the most effective publicity, and every USCPFA-Chicago Chapter member and friend who believes our programming worthy, is encouraged to spread word of our offerings, whether in person, by telephone, email, or otherwise.

o Local Community Publicity: Please consider providing copies of the enclosed publicity packet, or relevant portions of it, to various locations and organizations in your community so they can make it available in turn to their members and patrons, including restaurants (particularly local Chinese restaurants), libraries (community and college), colleges, condominium and apartment complexes, Community and Senior Centers, Senior living communities, etc.

· Committee Participation in 2008: You are invited to contact President Noback if you wish to consider joining activity on a USCPFA-Chicago Chapter committee in 2008. A partial listing of such committees is included on the reverse side.

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Sample of Committees of USCPFA-Chicago Chapter

With Openings For Member Participation In 2008

(If interested, contact President Roger Noback, 630.762.8225; rogernoback@msn.com.)

· Hosting Committee, which, inter alia, staffs membership and registration tables and booths at the Annual China Symposium 2008 (1/26) and booth tables at the following events which are designed in part to solicit membership and increase traffic through the USCPFA AnnualBeijing/ China Friendship Art Exhibit: the CAAGC New Year Gala (1/27 eve.), Sunny Ridge Chinese New Year at COD (2/10), and Bi-Weekly China Talks during the Annual China Festival 08, Jan 15-March 15, 2008. This Committee also hosts Booths at other events throughout the year, including China Star’s Annual China Forum (June) and MEF’s Semi-Annual Networking Events (June/Dec).

· Visual Art Committee, Co-Chaired by Louise Ni and Daisy Dai, which helps organize visual art activities of the USCPFA-Chicago, including the USCPFA Annual Beijing/China Art Exhibit and the Annual Beijing Artist Delegation Visit.

· Music and Dance Committee, to promote appreciation of Chinese music and dance, and its role in the development of Chinese culture, character, and Li, a sense of proportion, including the presentation of an annual Chinese Music and Dance Program.

· HISSTI Committee (High School, Student, Teacher Initiative, announced at the ACS-05), Chaired by Mary Sigman, which manages the activity of awarding Continuing Education Credits to teachers attending USCPFA talks, including those at the ACS-08 and monthly talks; Beijing Artist Delegation Visits to Chicagoland suburban high schools; High School student bus trips to the USCPFA Annual Beijing/China Friendship Art Exhibit; the USCPA Teacher Educational Tours to China Initiative targeted to start in 2008; the USCPFA Matching Schools program, which pairs a U.S. school with a corresponding school in China; and USCPFA summer camp opportunities in China for Chicagoland suburban high school students.

· Professional Library Donation Committee, which is organized to provide libraries of professionals to needy locations in China (e.g., professional libraries of doctors, engineers, actuaries, architects)

· China Moon/Park/Poetry Celebration Committee, to organize and manage the Chapter’s annual August evening outdoor social event, at which we read Chinese poetry with beverage under a full moon (as the ancient Chinese did), perform tai chi and ballroom dance (as in parks today in China), sing harvest moon songs from around the world, and enjoy fellowship, initiated with a Chinese meal and a talk on Chinese poetry.

· Programminng Committee, Chaired by Shi Han and Jane Wu, provides assistance in organizing monthly talks.

· Zheng He Committee, Chaired by Helen Mui, to continue insuring that due recognition is given to the exploits and accomplishments of this great Chinese explorer.

· Other Committees. Inquires are welcome regarding various other committees which are in various stages of organization, implementation and operation. In addition, the Chapter is open to suggestions for establishment of committees for various purposes consistent with the USCPFA-Chicago Chapter’s principal purpose: to foster friendship, fellowship and understanding between the U.S. and China.