THE DRAGON’S EYE
Official
Publication of US-China Peoples Friendship Association, Chicago Chapter, www.uscpfa.com/chicago
Roger Noback, Chapter President and Editor,
630/762-8225
The scheduled venue, time, topic, and activity for the USCPFA
October 16 meeting are
At the October 16 Chapter meeting we will be
planning for executing our Chapter’s Annual
Also, whether Chapter member or friend, please consider attending the 10/16 Chapter Meeting to find out the different activities and responsibilities that are available to help out, so that you can consider which you might wish to volunteer for on Oct. 29 and in the period leading up to the Symposium.
Last September’s Events. The Chicago Chapter’s September 18
festivity, THE AUTUMN MOON FESTIVAL, AS THE ANCIENT CHINESE
CELEBRATED IT, held from 7:30-9 pm at Ping Tom Park, on the Chicago
River in Chinatown, was a tremendous success, for the nucleus of members and
friends who attended, after having delicious “mooncakes”
and hearing Board member Undine Johnson’s thoroughgoing explanation of how to
do it right, at the revised Chapter meeting time of 5-7 p.m. By way of example, Chapter President Roger
Noback read English translations of some Li Po and a selection of other ancient
Chinese poems, and Board Member Shi Han regaled the
assembled multitude (including his wife Jing Li and 2
young children, Justin and Helen) by repeating such poems (and some others) in
Chinese, both from memory and using a book with Chinese text, with dramatic
flourish. Appropriate
beverages (including soda for the kids) was provided by the Chapter, and
the Moon fully cooperated, to frame the occasion in our collective
memories. Stay tuned, and, next year, be there, or be square [and next year, apple juice for the
children, at their request.].
The Chicago Chapter played a helpful role for the Concert to
Commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Victory of WWII which
was held Saturday, Sept. 24, 7-9 p.m. at Pick-Staiger
Concert Hall, Northwestern University, and organized by Janice Yang,
President of Yellow River Performing Arts, U.S., who played the ancient Zhong (Chinese Harp) during the reception at the Chapter’s
Annual China Symposium 2004, and will again do so at the Annual China Symposium
2005. At President Noback’s
invitation, long time Chapter member Gene Bonk rounded up surviving members of
his China-Burma-India WWII Veteran’s Association (including USCPFA-Chi. Chapter
Board Member, Bill Miller) to be recognized on stage at such event, as
requested by Janice, and the Chi. Chapter also publicized such concert by email
and on its website.
Upcoming Events. Fellow Chapter member, Tze-chung
(Richard) Li, a leader of the One China Committee, invites all Chapter members,
guests and visitors to attend the all-day U.S.-China Relationship in
Perspective Forum, on
Thanks to Undine Johnson’s suggestion, the November 20 USCPFA
Chapter Meeting will be given a guided tour of the new Chinese-American
Museum of Chicago by its founding Chinatown Museum Foundation.,
Regular Monthly Meetings. The regular monthly meeting of the
USCPFA-Chicago Chapter typically is held on the third Sunday of the month and
includes a delicious traditional Chinese multi-course meal, which begins at