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Welcome to the 81st issue of the Yee Fung
Toy Global Village Voice, an electronic newsletter for
the World Yee community. In this issue we are
featuring Autumn activities from the Yee family
associations around the world. I hope you and your loved ones are keeping well. As another year comes to a close, we¡¦d like to take this opportunity to extend our wishes to you and your family, for a most wonderful Holiday Season. Thank you for your continued support. We are proud to serve such loyal and discerning readers.The holiday season is a perfect time to connect with loved ones, reflect on the year that was, and give back where we can. The Eighth World Yee Convention was held successfully in Bangkok, Thailand from October 26th to October 28th. For more details, please click here. We thank all those who have made contributions to this issue, including:
Martin Yee, Vancouver 100th Anniversary Commemoration and the 27th US Yee Fung Toy Family Association National Convention After 6
years, due to the Covid-19 pandemic concerns, the US
National Yee Fung Toy Family Association Convention
resumed with the New York Yee Fong Toy Association
chapter co-hosting the 100th Anniversary
Commemoration and the 27th Yee Fung Toy Family
Association National Convention in the Hyatt Place
Flushing/LaGuardia Airport from August 3-6, 2024. Going
forward, we must always remember where we came from
and all those who have passed on that influenced us
along the way. Since our last convention in 2018 in
San Francisco, we have lost many family members and
more notably some of our association's pillars,
Grand Elders Herbert K. Yee, John M. Yee, Art Yee as
well as Grand Advisors Fred Yee and Gene K. Yee. May
they rest in peace knowing the torch will remain lit
to carry on the legacy of our Founding Grandfather
Yee Jing (Chung-Sheung) and our Yee Fung Toy
Association. 2024
will be important milestone for Yee Fung Toy Family
Association Headquarters and all the Yee members in
the United States. The Centennial Celebration is
only part of the story. Tradition has it that our
history extends generations back to Founding
Grandfather Yee Jing (Chung-Sheng) (1000-1064). For the Yee Clans in the United States, we survived World Wars, the Great Depression, September 11th and more currently, Covid-19. Like our ancestors, we faced many issues but with strong character, kindness, sincere words and understanding of humanity, we will overcome. Although it's time to reflect, to honor the visionary leaders that built our great family association that we have now, it's time to continue their work for the benefit of future generation. With technologies, innovations and cultural trends changing so quickly, we need to celebrate the end of the first and welcome the founding of our "Second Century". For this convention, working together to make our Yee Fung Toy Family Association grow into the next generation will be our mission statement. YES WE CAN!
Frank Yee, New York
Grand Elder Kenneth Yee Celebration
September 7, 2024, was a grand day in Boston, where
we celebrated the promotion of Yee Fung Toy Family
Association¡¦s Kenneth Yee §E¤å³Õ
to Grand Elder ¤¸ ¦Ñ. Grand
Elder Kenneth hosted a party to thank all those who
congratulated him in a grand newspaper ad. Close to
200 community friends and our own YFT families
attended the joyful occasion. Clan
members from New York (newly elected Eastern Grand
President Mr. and Mrs. Andy Yu §EÀ³©÷ - ¬üªFÁ`ªø¤Ò°ü and Grand
Elder Mr. and Mrs. Frank Yee
§E§»°ò - ¤¸¦Ñ¤Ò°ü and their spouses drove all the
way to Boston to help celebrate. Two
lion troupes, led by our own Sifus Mai Du §E»A±ö and Chris Yee §E¼wµØ, entertained with close
to 50 troupe members combined. Mai Du¡¦s Wah Lum
started the evening off with a grand dragon dance
followed by Chris Yee¡¦s Southern Lions coming out
with five colorful lions.
Karen Yee, Boston
At 6
p.m. on Sunday, September 8, 2024, the Yee Fung Toy
Family Association of Sacramento held a Mid-Autumn
Festival Gala at the Asian Pearl Restaurant, with
more than 300 people attending, and the scene was
very lively. We
welcome the VIP guests from San Francisco YFT Family
Association headquarters and from the Yee Fung Toy
Family Association of Southern California. Of the
front sitting 4 Senior Members in the group photo,
the youngest one is 99 years young, the eldest is
110. They are the pride of Yee Clan. Wishing them
good health and a long life!
Guo Xi Yu, Sacramento
On
Saturday, September 14th, 2024, August 12th of the
lunar calendar, the Youth Group of the Yee Clan
Association of Singapore hosted a evening party to
celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, with nearly a
hundred members and their family members in
attendance In
addition to moon cakes, buffets and drinks for
everyone to enjoy, the party also included parading
through the streets with lanterns and playing games
to win prizes. The scene was lively.
Eu Han Yam, Singapore
On
Sunday, September 15th, 2024, the newly elected
Western Grand presidents Sherman Yu and Alfred Yee
hosted a thank you banquet at the Grand Palace
Seafood Restaurant. The
evening emcee was Mr. Hua Xiang Yu, Both Grand
presidents Sherman Yu and Alfred Yee thank all the
guests for attending their thank you dinner.
Sherman Yu, San Francisco
Members
and spouses of the Yu Clan Association of Thailand,
led by President Seng Ching Yu, attended the Double
Ten Celebration at the Dusit Thani Hotel on Sunday,
October 6th, 2024. The
Double Ten National Day celebration was organized
the Chinese Association in Thailand (Chong Hua), the
Overseas Chinese Association in Thailand and the
Taiwan Association of Thailand. The
celebration event was attended by more than 1,500
people.
Fook Biu Yu, Bangkok, Thailand
Due to
the 2024 YFT National Convention and the YFT
Centennial Celebration in New York City in August,
we had to delay our annual Autumn Fest event. So, on
Sunday, October 27, 2024 the Detroit Yee Fung Toy
Family Association celebrated the Harvest Moon
and Halloween at the 5 Star Lanes in Troy, Michigan. We
wanted something different and fun for our members,
so a bowling event was something new and exciting.
Our event was well attended with 94 members and
friends. They were treated to a delicious lunch of
pizza, salad, soft drinks, cookies, and Halloween
candies; plus two hours of ¡§open bowling¡¨. Later,
our group met in their dining area for our raffle of
door prizes, giant pumpkins, and the highlight of
our event, ¡§Best Halloween Costume¡¨. We had 25 kids
and 5 adults enter our contest and since we wanted
to recognize every contestant, every participants
was given a ¡§Red Envelope¡¨ and the best adult and
child costume were given a ¡§Grand Prize¡¨. Overall,
based on feedback from all attendees, this was a
very successful and fun event. Photos courtesy of Ron Yee and Allan Yee.
Allan Yee, Detroit
Congratulations to our newly elected 2025 officers
and directors! They'll lead us into an even
brighter future - can't wait to see what amazing
things they accomplish!
Paula Yee, Boston
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Members of The Hong Kong Yue Clansmen
Association went on an Autumn day trip on
Saturday, November 16th, 2024. The
itineraries this year include the Zhongshan
Juxiangyuan Food Limited Company ¡]¤¤¤s ¥«©C»¶é¹«~¦³¤½¥q¡^ ; Lunch at
the Long Du Restaurant; after lunch we visited
the Chinese Rosewood Culture Expo City. On
the return trip, we chose the "Hong
Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge" to cross the customs
and return to Hong Kong. The 55-km Hong
Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB), comprising the
12km Hong Kong Link Road, 29.6km Main Bridge and
13.4km Zhuhai Link Road, is the longest
bridge-cum-tunnel sea crossing in the world.
Operating 24 hours a day, HZMB puts major cities
in the Pearl River Delta within a three hours'
commute from Hong Kong; and it will take only 40
minutes to travel the distance of approximately
42km from Hong Kong Port to Zhuhai Port and
Macao Port.
Bing Kai Lee,
Hong Kong
On
the 7th of December 2024, we celebrated our 95th
Anniversary with a banquet at Jubilee Garden
Restaurant, SAFRA @ Toa Poyoh. Our
guest-of-honor was Mr Yee Chia Hsing (our
advisor).
Eu Han Yam,
Singapore
Thailand Yu Clansman Association Members Attended the 11th ASEAN + China Chinese Clans Friendship Conference The
Indonesian Chinese Social Clan (PSMTI)
officially opened The 11th ASEAN + China Chinese
Clans Friendship Conference, Monday December 9,
2024 at The Westin Hotel Jakarta.
Members of the Thailand Yu Clansmen Association,
led by president Seng Ching Yu, attended the
conference. The event was attended by more than 1,000 participants from different countries. Including representatives of the Chinese community, academics, organizational leaders, as well as youth figures from ASEAN and China. The event became a milestone to strengthen the fraternity of the Chinese community in Southeast Asia and China, as well as provide dialogue space for the younger generation as an agent of change in the era of globalization. At the close of the event, the Chairman of PSMTI symbolically handed over the flag of the ACCA to representatives from Cambodia, which will host the next conference in 2025.
Fook Biu Yu,
Bangkok, Thailand
The next issue of the Yee Fung Toy Global Village Voice will be published in mid March, 2025, featuring current events and activities of the Yee Fung Toy associations across 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. |