Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Chicago Hakka Conference (8/16-18/2013)



2013美洲台灣客家懇親會 暨 
全球台灣客家懇親大會

親愛的客家鄉親: 您好!

2013美洲台灣客家懇親會暨全球台灣客家懇親大會, 將由美洲台灣客家聯合會與美國中西部客家同鄉會聯合主辦, 我們在此至誠的邀請您及您的親朋好友們, 能撥冗參加816日至818, 於美國芝加哥市郊 Lisle Wyndham Hotel舉辦的【美洲台灣客家懇親會 全球台灣客家懇親大會】。

這次美洲台灣客家聯合會與美國中西部客家同鄉會的主辦大會, 心懷桐花, 擁抱天為主題, 希望藉由藝術展覽,各類專題演講, 客家演藝表演, 客家音樂, 客家傳統戲, 等多種層面的展現, 來增進美洲與世界各地客家鄉親們之間的感情. 會後林敬賢會長將招待您免費芝加哥一日遊, 同時大會也精心安排了兩個不同的行程, 一個是芝加哥-威斯康辛州名城五日遊, 另一個是溫哥華與加拿大Rocky Mountain的國家公園BanffNational Park, Lake Louise, Jasper National Park等六日或七日遊, 相信不管您選那個旅遊行程,都會帶給您永生難忘的回憶的。
    
                   敬祝您                       身心健康  一切順利
       
美洲台灣客家聯合會 及 
世界台灣客家聯合會    
會長  林敬賢
                                       
美國中西部客家同    
會長  張瑞玲    敬邀 


2013全球暨美洲台灣客家懇親會










                                     

Sunday, April 21, 2013

330 Hakka Gathering @ Kuanshi, Hsinchu (147th Hakka Toastmasters Meeting)


I can't thank enough to everyone.

Mr. Wei has given us such a wonderful session about Taiwan's history.  His way way of approach - with so many old Taiwan maps does impress and help our audience to understand where those footprints on each different time... With his collections of those maps, open up our brains to think while everyone is listening to his explanation. (*After this session, we feel this is not only for Hakka friends, should be good for events that will highlight on Taiwan's history.  We are just so lucky to have been there to see his excellent PPS with so many valuable maps and photos from his own collections.
Mr. Lou's presentation - just like his topic... "Enlightenment Movement" - to have printed material ready maybe is be a good tip for our friends who are attending our next Hakka Gathering. (I have his report in the link. ) Since the Hakka gathering is usually a large group than our regular Hakka Toastmasters Meeting...everyone is limited in the time of speaking during the second half, "sharing" session. That is a good way for the attendees who will like to share with all their own viewpoints.

Again, thanks to our Venue host, Mr. Lou and his whole crew. I know how much efforts involved to prepare for our gathering. We got treated with a very delicious Hakka cuisine farewell dinner after our gathering,  plus the snacks and tea during the Gathering.

I agree with many of you...seeing so many new faces and also young faces in our 330 Gathering means a lot. We know many of you who can't make it there,  yet with your efforts to help promotion over the emails, phone calls and social media...these efforts of you make this Gathering happened.

Just like Mr. CS Lou suggested, we hope this 147th Monthly Meeting of L.A. Hakka Toastmasters Meeting, will gradually set fire on many townships in Taiwan to organize their own Hakka Toastmaster Meeting group soon.


Sunday, March 3, 2013

2.28-66th Commemorative Concert

Together, we held an event that we've always wanted and it turned out just the way it should be... 

There were so many young faces in our audience, which in itself says something already. We not only want the Justice towards history, but we also need Justice for this generation and all our future generations. Peter Chen, who is a young attorney of TA2 shared his personal enlightening story in between our musical programs. Simon Cheng, the former President of TUF led the entire audience in holding hands to pray for Taiwan at the end.

Our greatest appreciation goes out to all of the volunteers, some of which rushed back all the way from Taiwan just to serve in this event; to our talented musicians, Rhapsody Trio and Taiwan Center Chorus for their great performance. We definitely acknowledge everyone in our audience whom with patience, fought with the weekday's tough traffic to get all the way to the venue. We are extremely grateful to everyone who respects the need to have this 2.28 event always take place on the very day, annually.

We cannot give enough thanks towards the Board of TUF, for giving their full support to fund this annual event. Taiwan Elite Alliance (優社) and Sam Gup Shui Studio (三合水工作坊) have always been fully committed to coordinating and producing excellent program ever since the 2.28-60th Commemorative Concert.  Hakka Toastmasters Meeting Group dedicated its February meeting and encouraged all members to participate in this year's event.  We surely are glad that with our community efforts, we have done it again!

Please enjoy the following slideshows:
Concert is On:
Behind the Scene: Thanks to our good friend, Freeman Huang, who produced the YouTube Link that covers the whole concert.

TUF will have its official videos released soon.

Sunday, December 30, 2012

144th Hakka Toastmasters Meeting (12/29/2012)


12/29/2012 at San Gabriel Hilton Hotel - Trinity Restaurant, our 144th Hakka Toastmasters' monthly meeting has a great turn out, 33 friends gathered for a wonderful event before the year of 2012 is going by.  Our term speaker Wen Sung has prepared a wonderful presentation.  Chang-Ting is such a great MC as usual.
Our volunteers have delivered again.  Of course, only the volunteers know there is an accident about Projector.  (It ends up, our good friend also the manager of Hilton, Juli Costanzo helps us to get a good projector in time.  Ivan's projector might need a new light bulb. Thanks Richard Chen did make a run to Taiwan Center to borrow one, which we has it as back up and luckily did not use it...I love our volunteers...they have done so many things behind the scenes, always.)   Josephine has made a great arrangement for the venue, also works with the crew in the restaurant to make sure our friends to enjoy the best service during our lunch buffet.
From the photos...we know this is a happy gathering.  We will hope to keep this monthly meeting moving on.  Brother Shih-Hung will retire and move back to Taiwan in January, so many great photography service he has volunteered for our events...we surely will miss him.  All the best to his moving back to our homeland...to take care his mom and stay with Mrs. Lo...We know many of their "kids" in the camp are waiting for him....We hope he will join us whenever he visit L.A.
There are so many Hakka friends in the Los Angeles, we just hope this monthly meeting at least will be a good practice for using our mother tongue to meet and share our life experience...also to get our teamwork leadership training for the community service.  Maybe...one day this Hakka Toastmasters Meeting could be everywhere in Taiwan and all over the World, that we Hakka Taiwanese can plug along wherever we are.  Maybe that is a New Year 2013 Resolution for our Hakka Toastmasters Meeting.
At the end, we also think Wen's presentation - 漫談台灣介古典建築 should be considered to bring back...maybe as one of the program for our 2013 Taiwanese American Heritage Week Celebration.

Enjoy the slideshow....
 

Monday, November 26, 2012

143rd Hakka Toastmasters Meeting (11/24/2012)

This weekend is within Thanksgiving Holiday break... many friends are having their own family gatherings, yet how glad that we still have a good turn-out, this proves we are indeed a big family and most of our friends treasure the monthly gathering and to practice our mother tongue.
This month, we have the following jobs assignment:
Thomas is the MC, Wen is our Evaluator, Chan-Ting is Timer... and our speaker is
Ivan Huang, with his topic: 睽違台灣12年的感觸
Ivan has well prepared for this one, and he wisely to invite his "classmates" who were in Taiwan for the same project to come to this meeting.  Glad to see Rong-Ju and Wen-Jen couple, also Michael Fan to join us and share with us their comments about the HAC's "Hakka Teachers Training Camp".
We also have every attendant to use Hakka to share what his/her recent status or new findings. Indeed very warm and touchy.
This month, we practice and sing along Hakka version  
福爾摩莎頌  (鄭瑞堂 /鄭智仁 詞曲    三合水    客家語詞)

FORMOSA 恩介望  恩介愛    
就像阿母    喊捱介名 
搖啊搖 啊搖 惜啊惜
永遠攬著    美好希望

FORMOSA 恩介望  恩介愛     
有恩祖先    流過介汗  
搖啊搖 啊搖 惜啊惜
永遠攬著    美好希望

FORMOSA 恩介望  恩介愛    
冇怨冇悔   來期待
搖啊搖 啊搖 惜啊惜
永遠攬著    恩希望

Sunday, November 4, 2012

142nd Hakka Toastmasters Meeting (10/27/2012)


October 2012 Hakka Toastmasters Meeting featuring the term speaker -
黄 温 文 子   女士
with the Topic:

山歌唱出喜怒哀樂




家庭手工柿餅

客家熝湯穧

Here are 7 video clips that Brother Shih-Hung Lo helps to record for our review:
Video One   Video Two   Video 3    Video 4
Video 5     Video 6   Video 7

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

141th Hakka Toastmasters Meeting (9/23/2012 @Taiwan Center)

朱真一醫師, 新竹新埔人,從聖路易來洛杉磯参加北美台灣人醫師公會年會, 並且是大會邀請的專題講師. 我們事先確定他的行程, 特意邀約與我們在洛杉磯地區的鄉親做一塲客語的健康講座.  朱醫師的講題  "糖尿病、蠶豆症lau地中海貧血-  客家台灣人介健康大問題 "   很適合鄉親們多加留意. 因此我們決定請 南加州台灣客家會 來主辦這次活動.  感謝曾德鏡會長與該會諸位理事協助連繫. 一塲鄉親健康講座在朱醫師精彩豐富的內容, 加上從客家人的節儉基因切入, 把歷史文化結合保健預防的解說, 眾人受益匪淺.  朱醫師本身習慣海陸腔,當天全塲用四邑腔 亳無困難. 他的PPS是用漢英 華語準備, 讓不會客家話的鄉親, 也能無礙學習.  這是一個客家語言文化推廣的最好示範.  


當天正式開塲前, 我們全体鄉親有練唱 朱醫師2008年填詞的  
新桃花開
桃花開來 菊花那裡黃 客家台灣(人) 追求兩三項
 一想(來)愛有 自由撈民主  二想(來)愛有 幸福撈平安
台(阿)灣 三想 來做主人 翁(啊) 唉喲

心肝阿哥 你(啊)樣按知 客家台灣(人) 分明大是非
自由民主 法治做基礎  無(mo)分个黨派 大家行正路
台(阿)灣  國家正常 正會有 尊 嚴(啊) 唉喲