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Chicago, IL 60616

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February 6 Chinese New Year Parade March CACC Chinese New Year Dinner July Chinatown Summer Fair October Chicago Marathon Chinatown Station Volunteering November Christmas Around the World Museum of Science & Industry December Miss Chicago Chinatown 2012 Pageant Applications Submissions Begin

Year-Round Girl Scouts Troup #124 Activities

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Chinese American Civic Council

60th Anniversary Celebration

Doubletree Hotel ║ November 13, 2010

“Honoring the Legacy, Building the Future”

PROGRAM

5:00pm Cocktail Reception 6:00pm Seated in Grand Lasalle Ballroom Introduction of Emcees President’s Welcome — Woodie Lee 7:00pm Musical Performance by Natalie Hoy

Chinese Dance by Chinese American Service League

CACC Historical Presentation

Miss Chicago Chinatown Historical Presentation with Musical Performance by Kelly Uchima

Chinese Dance by Zhiheng Zhan

Miss Chicago Chinatown 2008 Reflection with Musical Performance by Natalie Hoy

Miss Chicago Chinatown 2008 Queen—Farewell

Musical Performance by ZJ Tong

Building the Future — Stephanie Chan

Musical Performance by Keith Uchima

Raffle Draw 9:00pm Dancing

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Strawberry & Walnut Spinach Salad Spinach, frisee, fresh strawberries and candied walnuts

served with warm bacon vinaigrette dressing

Prime Rib & Orange Roughy Served with roasted garlic and thyme mashed, butter braised baby vegetables, red wine jus

Praline Apple Tart With cinnamon ice cream

Freshly brewed regular & decaffeinated Lavazza coffee, Harney & Sons herbal teas

* Please inform waiter of dietary restrictions.

Enter Tonight’s Raffle Drawing!Enter Tonight’s Raffle Drawing!Enter Tonight’s Raffle Drawing!Enter Tonight’s Raffle Drawing!

$250 Senseo Gift Package

Donated by: Sara Lee Corporation

Raffle Ends at 8:00pm Drawing at 8:30pm

Please return all completed raffle tickets

to the Registration Table.

All raffle tickets must be filled out completely to be entered into the drawing.

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Miss Chicago Chinatown 2008Miss Chicago Chinatown 2008Miss Chicago Chinatown 2008Miss Chicago Chinatown 2008 Queen Queen Queen Queen ———— Anna Chiem Anna Chiem Anna Chiem Anna Chiem

Farewell SpeechFarewell SpeechFarewell SpeechFarewell Speech

Good evening everyone, These past two years have been nothing short of extraordinary. Being crowned Miss Chicago Chinatown in 2008 was such a proud moment for me, as well as my family and friends, and it has been an incredibly amaz-ing and humbling experience. Growing up in Chicago, I have always had a deep love for everything that this city has to offer. We are known as a city that takes pride in its diverse communities and I am so proud to be a part of and representing the Chicago Chinatown community. This experience has allowed me to learn more about Chinatown and all the great people, organizations and events that make it a very unique and wonderful place. I would like to sincerely thank the Chinese American Civic Council for putting forth so much effort, in order to make this pageant possible and to give young women like myself, the special opportunity to serve as an ambassador of the Chinese-American community here in Chicago and in San Francisco. Competing in Miss Chinatown USA was a once in a life-time opportunity that I will cherish forever. I’ve been truly blessed with all the amazing people I’ve met throughout this journey and it is my honor to have worked with you all. Thank you to my wonderful parents for your unconditional support throughout the years. Congratulations to the Civic Council on their 60 years of service to our community! Thank you.

Congratulations to Anna for Winning Miss Chinatown USA — 3rd Princess

TVB Choice Award

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SPONSORSSPONSORSSPONSORSSPONSORS Show Sponsor

LifeLine Ambulance

Table Sponsors Chicago Chinese Women’s Club

Chin Up, Events Coordinated by May Chinese American Legion Post 1003

Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association Dalcamo Funeral Home

Delilah Lee Chan Dim Sum House

Emperor's Choice Restaurant Frank & Pauline Luke

Hoypoloi Gallery ICAL

Len & Elaine Louie Mark Properties

Richpak Machinery Sara Lee Corporation

St. Agnes Healthcare Rehabilitation Center St. Therese 64, 65, 66 Reunion Committee

Woodie Lee

Program Book Sponsor Golden Country Oriental Food

Monetary Donors Chicago Dragons Athletic Association

Gene & Teresa Lee Lao Shanghai

In-Kind Donors Esther Choy - Graphic Design

Nancy Florists Sara Lee Corporation 4

Joe Woo, Jr. Betsy Young

Philip Chan Frank Luke Pauline Luke

Chinese American Civic CouncilChinese American Civic CouncilChinese American Civic CouncilChinese American Civic Council 2010 Board of Directors2010 Board of Directors2010 Board of Directors2010 Board of Directors

Randee Luke ZJ Tong

Florence Tun

President Woodie Lee

First Vice President Helen Moy

Second Vice President Elaine Louie

English Secretary Jeanne Ng

Treasurer Leonard Louie

Immediate Past President Jeanne Ng

Board Members

Event CommitteeEvent CommitteeEvent CommitteeEvent Committee Co-Chairs Stephanie Chan

Helen Moy

Tim Brenmark

May Chin

Jennifer Chui

Woodie Lee

Elaine Louie

Leonard Louie

Randee Luke

Jeanne Ng

John Ng

Marc Rita

Betsy Young

Celia Cheung Fred Hugh

Directors Emeritus

George Eng* Charles Lee* Harry Tun* * Diseased

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1951 — 1953 Albert K. Leong 1954 — 1955 Yon Lum 1956 — 1957 Louis Towne 1958 — 1959 Harry Tom 1960 — 1961 Henry K. O’Young 1962 Albert K. Leong 1963 G. H. Wang 1964 Harry Tun 1965 Yon Lum 1966 G. H. Wang 1967 Eugene Y. Liu 1968 Fredrick M. Hugh 1969 — 1970 Dr. John Y. Ing 1971 — 1972 Harry Tun 1973 — 1974 Ping Tom 1975 — 1976 George J. Eng 1977 Dr. John Y. Ing 1978 — 1979 Quinn S. Fung 1980 — 1981 Leonard M. Louie 1982 — 1984 John Tan 1985 — 1986 Leonard M. Louie 1987 — 1988 Jerri Lee Moy 1989 — 1990 John S. Tan 1991 Ping Tom 1992 — 1993 Joe Woo Jr. 1994 — 1997 Helen Moy 1998 Thomas Chan 1999 Leonard M. Louie 2000 — 2001 Thomas Chan 2002 — 2007 Jeanne Ng 2008 — Present Woodie Lee

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Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my distinct pleasure to welcome you this evening to a very momentous and happy occasion. Tonight, the Chinese American Civic Council will celebrate our 60th Anniversary. It is a legacy of service to the community that was formulated with the foresight of our Founder, Mr. Walter James and has continued under the leader-ship of my forerunners, many of whom are still very active with the organization. Let me start, therefore, with introducing you to many of our past Presidents who are present this evening. They are Leonard Louie, Helen Moy, Joe Woo, Jr., Tom Chan and our Immediate Past President, Jean Ng.

Our program tonight, “Honoring the Legacy, Building the Future” will feature many of our past programs and individuals who were instrumental in their success. It gives a capsule summary of our achievements and a forward look to the future. In any organization, however, there are individuals who go “above and beyond”. I would like to take a moment, therefore to recognize these individuals who went the extra mile. Helen Wong Jean, the Lady with the Shrill Whistle, was our Historian but also served as the CACC Executive Secretary for over 40 years. Our long history was documented further in our CAP Books with the multitude of photographs captured by Harry Tun, a past President and for decades, the Official Unpaid Photographer for our Organization. Pauline Luke was another, serving for over 25 years as Treasurer. An exceptional volunteer is Ginger Cheung, who has served as the Scoutmaster for our Girl Scout Troop for 34 years. We also have many other volunteers and past Board Members, who have been and continue to help with our programs.

Such is our Legacy and I am honored to have this opportunity to open our Program this evening. On behalf of the Directors and Officers, thank you for your presence to help us celebrate our 60th Anniversary. Please enjoy your meal and have a great evening.

Woodie Lee

CACC President

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CACC Beginnings Many Chinese Americans have long realized the obligation of all Chinese in America to become better American citizens, to take a more active part in the American way of life and to contribute to their special knowledge and talent to the enrichment of American culture.

To give concrete expression to this idea, Mr. Walter C. James, a citizen of Chinese descent, founded Chinese American Civic Council in 1951 with his friends in Chicago and elsewhere. Non-profit, non-partisan and non-sectarian, its founding ideals were dedicated to citizenship training, civic betterment and inter-group understanding.

CACC History CACC has been providing services to the Chinese community for 60 years. During the early 1950’s the Council was the only bilingual organization in the community and our efforts were mostly related to providing service to new immigrants and assisting those with limited English speaking ability. Our volunteers helped these individuals with services such as completing immigration applications, assistance in seeking employment and social security applications, transporting individuals to government offices and health care facilities and providing translation services.

With a maturing population and community growth, personal and family needs changed. Instead of only immigration services, the CACC Board recognized the need to address an increasing senior citizen community, and young children and teenagers presenting different needs. To meet this changing environment our programs were expanded to visiting senior citizen homes, giving gift food baskets to seniors, providing chaperones and bus services for shopping trips, group outings to Museums for the Christmas around the World Program and many more services.

CACC Service Objectives 1. Take a more active part in the American way of life. 2. Contribute our special knowledge and talent to the enrichment of American

culture. 3. Demonstrate our civic responsibilities through constructive citizenship. 4. Promote better inner-group relations by seeking understanding and by improving our housing, business and educational standards. 5. Develop parental responsibility in family living. 6. Motivate conscientious and responsible behavior in our youth.

Additional CACC Programs Chinese American Youth Organization (CAYO) Girl Scouts Troop #124 Miss Chicago Chinatown Pageant Asian Heritage Month Essay and Art Contest Community Neighborhood Forums 6

EMCEESEMCEESEMCEESEMCEES Natalie Hoy is native to the streets of Chinatown and Chicago. From a young age she always wanted to be an actress. Natalie followed her passion at DePaul University's Theatre School and Shakespeare and Co. in Lenox, MA. She recently moved to Los Angeles to pursue her career as an actress and interior designer. She's currently rehearsing for a Children's show and designing homes on the West Coast. Nat is also a fan of dancing, yoga, meditation, nature, movie marathons and singing musicals in her living room. She is truly grateful to have been a part of the Miss Chicago Chinatown Pageant. The experience was incredibly inspirational and life changing. She'll carry the friends and memories with her always.

Z.J. Tong grew up and lived in China until 1998 when he moved to the US. After finishing graduate school in 2000, he came to Chicago and has served the Chinese community for the past ten years. He is currently the founder and president of Chicago Chinese Cultural Institute. Z.J. is a professional cross-cultural trainer, translator, and speaker on Chinese cultural issues. In his spare time, he enjoys singing, dancing, theater, travel and good food. He organizes many Chinese cultural events and brings groups to China every year to study Chinese language and culture. His Chopsticks Club program has been featured on Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun Times, and Time Out Chicago. Z.J. Tong is also a board director of Chinese American Civic Council.

SHOW DIRECTORSHOW DIRECTORSHOW DIRECTORSHOW DIRECTOR Marc Rita has worked in professional theater as an actor/director with Victory Gardens, Steppenwolf, The Organic Theatre, Bailiwick Rep, Wisdom Bridge, Silk Road Theater Project, Rasaka Theater, Peninsula Players and various com-panies in Los Angeles. He is a supporter/developer of Asian American theater since 1983 when he co-founded MinaSama-No, Chicago’s first Asian American theater company. Marc is a company member of Tinfish Productions. He has directed and edited videos for Suncastv.com. Marc wants to thank the Event Committee for this opportunity to work with them.

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PERFORMERSPERFORMERSPERFORMERSPERFORMERS Chinese American Service League’s Interest Class Dance Programs is one of the many cultural retention courses available to youth and adults at CASL. Through these courses, participants learn and appreciate Chinese heritage. Tonight’s performers are children in the Chinese traditional dance courses. Their dance is called Dai Zu, which is an ethnic minority dance from Yunan Province.

Kelly Uchima is a senior at Walter Payton College Prep in Chicago. She has been a featured soloist at many civic, community & school events such as St. Therese School, Walton Payton choir, Japanese American Citizens League national convention, and Na Kapuna Ukulele Club. Kelly was cast in the lead role of “Peter” in the musical version of “Peter Pan” presented by Chase Park Theater in Chicago in 2008; named the Grand Prize winner of the Radio Disney Rock Star singing contest in 2003 and 1st Runner-Up in 2004; and winner of the 1st Chicago Chinatown Idol singing contest in 2004. Her popular cover videos appear on “YouTube” under the channel name, “KellyKoto”. She has studied Chinese classical dance, ballet and piano. Represented by Lily’s Talent Agency, Uchima has appeared in TV and print commercials.

Zhiheng Zhan, Blossom, started learning Chinese dance at the age of four in her home town of Chengdu in Sichuan province China. Her parents wanted their daughter to use dance as a way for her to express herself. Now 20 years old, Zhiheng has won numerous dancing competitions which include 10 first place titles and 6 second place titles. Her most recent and notable award was first prize in the dancing competition at the World Chinese Arts Festival in 2008. Zhiheng moved to the U.S. in October 2009 and is currently a freshman at the University of Illinois at Chicago studying marketing and economics.

Keith Uchima is an actor/singer whose most recent performance was in Porchlight Theatre’s “Pacific Overtures” where he won critical praise as Lord Abe/Old Man. He can also be seen in the motion pictures “Major League” and “Chicago Overcoat.” As a screenwriter, he scripted WMAQ/NBC-TV’s Emmy-winning “Nothing is Simple.” Keith began his theatrical journey in the 1980’s when, as a founding member of MinaSama No Theatre, he was commissioned to score original music for Stuart Gordon’s Organic Theatre production of “Dope.” Keith co-founded “Stir Friday Nite!” and “Angel Island Theatre” and currently produces voice-overs for actors. In another lifetime, Uchima sang around Chicago as the opening act or comedian Tom Dreesen. Mr. Uchima is also a Graduate Gemologist, G.I.A. and owns A&R Estate Buyers.

is native to the streets of Chinatown and Chicago. From a young age she always wanted to be an

She recently moved to Los Angeles to pursue her career

Coast. Nat is also a fan of dancing, yoga, meditation,

Chicago Chinatown Pageant. The experience was incredibly

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