Welcome to the 57th
issue of the Yee Fung Toy Global Village Voice, an
electronic newsletter for the World Yee community. In
this issue we are featuring some of the Autumn
activities from the Yee associations around the world.
And now, we'd like to
thank all contributors, and remind anyone who wants to
become a contributor that they can email us their
reports and photos of events and activities from their
locale.
As you all are heading
out to celebrate the holiday season with friends and
family, on behalf of the World Yee Web Committee, I
wish everyone a very happy, healthy and safe holiday
season!
And we thank all those
who have made contributions to this issue, including:
- David M. Yee, Cheak M. Yee and John M. Yee of
Phoenix
- Fred Yee and Kevin Lee of Seattle
- Ho-Lee Yee, Paula Yee and Warren Yee of Boston
- Larry Yee and William Yu of San Francisco
- Kenny Yee and Chao Yu of Southern California
- Jim Yee, James Yu and Wing Yee of Vancouver
- Henry Yu, Alfred Yee and Paul Yee of Sacramento
- Bing Kai Lee, Johnson Yee of Hong Kong
- Peter Yee and Xi Mei of Singapore
- Worachai Aurprayoon, Fook Biu Yu of Thailand
- Yu Zexin and Yu Jian Qiang of Dihai, China
Martin Yee, Vancouver
Combined 7th World Yee Family
Association & 26th US Yee Family Association
National Conventions
As a participant from the Far East,
Singapore, it was a great opportunity for me to meet
with all the Yees from around the world, gathered
here in San Francisco. Most importantly, it was my
honour to represent the Yee Clan Association,
Singapore, in this Convention. Ever since the then
World Yee Chairman, Mr. Eddie Yee and Ms. Carina
visited Singapore in May 14th 2017, we were
anxiously looking forward to this epic event.
Firstly, I had to apologize for
filing my report late. My family and I had a truly
awesome, once in my lifetime, maximized 2 months
traveling experience in the US and the “North to
Alaska” outback. We returned home on Oct 2nd and
quickly rushed out these scripts and some photos to
Martin Yee for publication.
August 8th, we took a 15-hour
non-stop flight from Singapore to San Francisco. We
spend a couple of days in Napa Valley to savor some
fine wines before heading back to SFO on Aug 11th
for the World Yee reception. We met Jeanette and
Carina at the Registration Room, Hilton, exchanged
greetings with Johnson Yee, the Hong Kong delegates,
Jim, Kenny, Martin, Donald, Sherman and Frank, just
to mention a few.
Next day, at the newly renovated Yee Fung Toy
Association, we were very excited to see all our old
friends present and also be acquainted with many
other kinsmen, especially the Macau contingent. The
ceremony started with much fanfare with lion
dancers, golden pigs offerings. Then there was a
grand march from the Association’s Waverly Place,
Chinatown, to the Hilton Hotel. Instantly, we became
a tourist attraction! Some tourists started taking
pictures of us marching with the dragons and lion
dancers, with the Women’s Group leading.
We had day tours around SFO Bay, the world-famous
Golden Gate Bridge with fog obscuring partially the
bridge’s towers with added effect. Another day tour
to California State Capitol, Sacramento, the office
of Ms Betty Yee, CA State Controller.
August 14th, the 7th World Yee Convention was
successfully concluded. We thank the World Yee
organizers for giving us such a wonderful
experience. Hope to see you in Thailand!
More photos may be viewed in Flickr.
Peter
CK Yee, Singapore
China-Canada-US Art Tour–Macao
Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition
Under the promotion of Yu Clansmen
in Macao, Mr Yu Zhuanghao (余狀好)
and Ms Iu Mei-Sio (余美笑),
the “ China-Canada-US Art Tour – Macao Calligraphy
and Painting Exhibition” has been recently opened at
Macao Kam Pek Community Center, showing the works of
Yu Clansmen who are artists in Vancouver, Canada and
Kaiping city, China, namely Mr Yu Dongting (余東廷), alias Jinghai (鏡海) and Mr Yu Huobo (余活波). The exhibition was
warmly supported by clansmen in Macao, making the
scene very lively.
Mr Yu Zhuanghao, Mr Yu Jinghai and
Ms Iu Mei-Sio spoke and thanked the guests for
coming to the ceremony from a long way. They also
thanked the participating calligraphers and painters
for their support, thus making the event possible.
This exhibition will be helpful in promoting the art
development of calligraphy and painting in Macao,
enhancing the level of creativity of painting and
calligraphy, especially reinforcing cultural
exchanges in Chinese painting and calligraphy within
China and overseas, which will have far-reaching
significance. We sincerely wish the exhibition to be
successful, so that the public may appreciate the
great works of several masters from the mainland,
the United States and Canada. The exhibition will
last until the 23rd of September.
As arranged by a famous
businesswoman in Macao, Ms. Iu Mei-Sio, the reporter
of Macao Daily, conducted a personal interview
entitled " Yu Jinghai’s Greetings with Calligraphy
and Painting while Creating Canada-Macao Links" with
Yu Jinghai, who is an artist from Vancouver, Canada
and leader of the China-Canada-US Tour. Yu Jinghai
iterated the history of his personal art
development..
As arranged by a famous businesswoman in Macao, Ms.
Iu Mei-Sio, the reporter of Macao Daily, conducted a
personal interview entitled "Yu Jinghai’s Greetings
with Calligraphy and Painting while Creating
Canada-Macao Links" with Yu Jinghai, who is an
artist from Vancouver, Canada and leader of the
China-Canada-US Tour. Yu Jinghai iterated the
history of his personal art development.
Va San,
Macau
Sacramento YFT Scholarship Award
Ceremony
We had our annual Mid-Autumn or
Moon Festival on Sunday, September 16th, 2018.
Member families and guests were
cordially invited to participate in this annual
event.
At noon after paying homage to our
ancestors, and awarding scholarships and assistance
tuition to the qualified students, luncheon was
served.
Our Mid Autumn Festival dinner was held at the Well
Season Restaurant.
Paul
Yee, Sacramento
Boston YFT Annual One-day Trip
Boston's YFT makes its annual
one-day trip to NYC on September 22. Forty-five
members and friends went on the trip led by newly
elected East Grand President Kenneth 文博 and President Rosemary 麗媖. It was a day of eating and
shopping. Thanks to NYC's YFT for hosting a
delicious dim-sum lunch.
Boston
YFT Association
Newly Elected US YFT East Grand
President Celebration
Kenneth Yee welcomed and thanked
all those who put in a congratulatory ad for his
newly elected position of East Grand President on
Sunday September 30. The morning started with an
ancestral ceremony at YFT. In attendance were TECO’s
Director General Douglas Tsu and Overseas Commission
Director Hungwe Ou. Then the celebration continued
at Empire Garden where close to 150 guests attended
a sit down luncheon.
Paula
Yee, Boston
Yu Clan Association of Thailand
Double Ten National Day Celebration
Members and spouses of the Yu Clan
Association of Thailand, led by President Seng Ching
Yu, attended the Double Ten Celebration at the Royal
Orchid Sheraton Hotel on October 6th, 2018.
The Double Ten Day celebration was
attended by more than 600 people.
Double Ten Day
(雙十節) is celebrated yearly on October 10.
Double Ten Day is the anniversary of the Wuchang
Uprising (武昌起義), a revolt
that led to a declaration of independence from the
central government by Wuchang and several other
provinces in China in 1911.
The banquet and celebration in
Bangkok on Saturday evening was organized by The
Chinese Association in Thailand (Chong Hua), the
Chinese Community and the Taipei Economic and
Cultural Office in Thailand.
Fook
Biu Yu, Thailand
New England's YFT Joined the
Annual Chinatown Double Tenth Parade
On October 6th, members of New
England's YFT joined the annual Double Ten parade,
which started from Chinatown and ended up at
Boston's City Hall. The flag raising ceremony was
held at the location, along with various
performances from the Chinatown community.
Paula
Yee, Boston
Phoenix Yees Welcome Friends At
Picnic
October 28th, 2018, as blessed
Autumn weather took hold in the Phoenix, Arizona
area, Yees of every age welcomed many dozens of
friends, as well as quite a few first-time kindred,
to our traditional Picnic. The Ramada area in the
(Mayor) Margaret Hance Park was overflowing with
good feeling and tasty foods and beverages, both
American standbys (hamburger, hotdogs, fried
chicken) and of course the necessary Chinese
stir-fried noodles and vegetable combinations.
Phoenix Yee Fung Toy Association
Eddie Yee Paying Respect to
Ancestor Han Lao
November 5th, 2018, Eddie Yee, his
spouse and grandchildren, accompanied by the Han Lao
Memorial Park Rehabilitation Committee, Libian
Village Committee, pay respect to ancestor Han Lao
at the Han Lao Memorial Park.
Han
Lao Memorial Park News
Hong Kong Yues 2018 Autumn Day
Trip
This year members of The Hong Kong
Yue Clansmen Association went on an Autumn day trip
on Sunday, November 11th, 2018.
Four tour buses drove the 155 of us
to Shenzhen.
Shenzhen is a major city in the
Guangdong Province, a modern metropolis that links
Hong Kong to China’s mainland. It's known for its
shopping destinations, including Luohu Commercial
City, a massive mall with a vast array of wares,
from tailors’ custom clothing to faux designer bags.
The city also features contemporary buildings, such
as the 600m-tall skyscraper Ping An International
Finance Centre, and a number of amusement parks.
We stopped by and visited the
Dapeng Fortress. Then we had lunch at the
Junhuayuan Restaurant. After lunch we visited the
Shenzhen Dapeng Peninsula National Geopark Museum
and the OCT Harbour.
Dapeng Fortress or Dapengsuocheng is
a walled village in the sub-district Dapeng,
district Longgang, Shenzhen, Guangdong province,
China. The village lies 55 kilometers from the
center of Shenzhen.
OCT Harbour, formerly known as OCT
Bay and Happy Harbour, is a large retail and
entertainment complex in Shenzhen, China. It covers
an area of roughly 1.25 km².and features amongst
others, a manmade lake and canals, hotels and a
shopping mall. It was opened to the public in 2011.
Bing
Kai Lee, Hong Kong
Sacramento YFT Family
Association’s Annual Thanksgiving Celebration
Sacramento Yee Fung Toy Family
Association’s Annual Thanksgiving Celebration was
held on November 11th at Well Season Restaurant. We
had a delicious banquet. We were so happy and
honored to have our Western Grand President Kenny
Yee, Western Grand Vice-President John Yee, Grand
Elder Eddie Yee and spouse and Sacramento’s former
Major Jimmy Yee joined us in the celebration.
Paul
Yee, Sacramento
New England YFT Thanksgiving
Lunch
New England’s YFT celebrated
Thanksgiving on Sunday, November 18, with a buffet
lunch including turkey, ham, many side dishes and
desserts. Most of the food was made by our own YFT
members and many members helped with carving the
turkey and ham. Lots of members were in attendance
for the festivities.
Paula
Yee, New England
What
is in the Next Issue?
Now that Winter is fast approaching, most chapters
are having their annual elections and celebrations.
The next issue of the Yee Fung Toy Global Village
Voice will be published in mid March, 2019,
featuring reports of Winter or New Year celebrations
and inaugurations of new Officers at Yee Fung Toy
associations around the world. Please submit your
articles to the Editor via email (world.yee @
gmail.com) or postal mail (The Editor, 226 East
Georgia Street, Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6A 1Z7) by
February 15.
