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.
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.
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 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.
