2012 SAN ANTONIO CHINESE ALLIANCE SPRING BBQ

Spring is in the air. It is time to rejoice with family and friends to celebrate the new beginnings and endless possibilities. Please join San Antonio Chinese Alliance (SACA), Confucius Institute of UT SA (CI) for the Annual Spring BBQ Cook-off & Chinese Cultural Day. Drinks, Food and Fruit provided by SACA and CI

Activities:  Potato sack jumping & hula hoop relay, Karaoke, Shuttlecock, Jump ropes, & Tug of war, Broadcast Gymnastics, Taichi and Group Dance

When:      11:00am – 4:00pm, March 24, 2012, Saturday
Where:           Raymond Russell County Park
                      20644 IH-10 West, San Antonio, TX 78257

Registration:  Free to SACA Members / CI students with Pre-registration
                   SACA offers Free Membership to Chinese Students, please register by 3/22/2012.
                   $5 to Non-members with Pre-registration
                   $5 to SACA Members onsite Registration
                   $10 to Non-members onsite Registration
                   Annual SACA Membership - $15 for family, $10 for individual

2012 Heartgift need two host-families and some volunteers

Heartgift for Wang Nan updates

We have a HeartGift child arriving Monday afternoon, January 30th, for surgery on February 3rd. She and her mother will be here for a month and need housing and assistance from the Chinese community. Please help!
Cathy Siegel
210.860.0001

SAN ANTONIO CHINESE ALLIANCE SPRING BBQ

TSpring is in the air! It is the season of awakening and renewal. Nature in springtime is blossoming with bright colors and sweet aroma. It is time to rejoice with family and friends to celebrate the new beginnings and endless possibilities. Please join San Antonio Chinese Alliance (SACA), East Asian Institute and Confucius institute of UT SA for the 2011 Spring Picnic Event on April 9, 2010, Saturday at 10:00am. There will be sizzling BBQ, chicken wings, fresh fruit, and refreshments. There will also be tons of fun activities including interactive games, introduction of Chinese painting, calligraphy, hiking and volleyball.

When:      10:00am – 4:00pm, April 9, 2011, Saturday 
Where           GRAF Pavilion
                      O. P. Schnabel Park
                      9606 Bandera Road, San Antonio, TX78240 map
http://www.sanantonio.gov/parksandrec/directory_schnaebel.aspx

Registration:  SACA members and Students with Early Registration - Free
                  Walk-in - $10
                  Annual SACA Membership - $15 for family, $10 for individual

 

Chinese New Year, aka the Spring Festival, is by far the most important traditional festival in China and many Asian communities around the world. The Spring Festival begins on the 1st day of the 1st Chinese lunar calendar month, and the celebration lasts 15 days. The 2011 Chinese New Year (the Year of Rabbit) is on February 3, 2011.

To welcome the arrivale of the Year of Rabbit, San Antonio Chinese Alliance (SACA) and Confucius Institute (CI) at UTSA invite you to the 2011 Chinese New Year’s Celebration Evening Gala at the Carver Community Cultural Center in downtown San Antonio at 6:00pm on February 12, 2011, Saturday. The Evening Gala will be a spectacular Chinese stage performance exhibiting Chinese culture and arts through classical Chinese musical in?struments, vocal, dance, martial arts, and much more.

Chinese New Year’s Celebration Gala Announcement
&
Call for Performers & Artists

The San Antonio Chinese Alliance (SACA) and Confucius Institute (CI) at UTSA will co-host the 2011 Chinese New Year’s Celebration Gala. The Gala will be held 6:00pm, February12, 2011, Saturday, at the Carver Community Cultural Center (226 N. Hackberry, San Antonio, TX 78202).

In keeping with our annual tradition of the Chinese New Year’s Celebration Gala and expanding interests and participation of the communities, we are opening the gala event to performers and artists who can create and share their own performing arts programs on stage. We are currently seeking performers and artists in multiple categories, including but not limited to choir, vocal solo, duet, musical instrument solo, orchestra, dance, opera, comic skit, standup comedy, martial art, acrobatics, magic, ventriloquy, and shadow puppet. Performing arts from all cultures and backgrounds are welcome.

Please submit your proposals along with program descriptions and artist information to members of the 2011 Chinese New Year’s Gala Preparation Committee for review and selection. The application deadline is 12/31/2010.

The Preparation Committee consists of:

Zhu Bing  zhubingjie@yahoo.com   (210) 232-6570
Gary Wang garyzwang@hotmail.com  (970) 988-6389
Ming Xie  xie.ming007@yahoo.com  (210) 497-2712
Jason Zhao  zhaom@rocketmail.com   (210)274-8867
An Lu LUAN9999@gmail.com    (210) 931-9966
Joan Zhao  yanjuanl@yahoo.com     (210) 497-7279

Thank you!

SACA

Donation for Wang Jiajun

Dear SACA members,

Heartgift San Antonio is hosting a Chinese boy for heart surgery to dilate his narrowing aorta. Volunteers from our Chinese community at San Antonio have been working very hard to help Jiajun Wang and his grandma since their arrival.

Jiajun’s surgery went very successfully on December 10th, 2010 at Children’s Hospital of Christus Santa Rosa and was discharged to his host home on December 15th. Thanks to the great expertise by pediatric cardiovascular surgeons, pediatricians and medical personnel. Our volunteers are also working very hard to help him with daily needs. Some of our volunteers are so touched by their acts of altruism and enjoyed the time with the boy and her grandma. They are Mark(Chun) Jing, Ho Ping, Tao and Charlotte You, Gaoxia Ni, John Zhang , Raylea You, Zhong Guangming, Diana Huang, Douglas Lu, Beth Wu (Yubo), Chunling Liu, Sun Zhiquan(Lao Sun), Nancy Du, Zhongming Wu, Qifu Xiao, Qun Li, Jing Yang and many more people behind the scene. They are professionals with very busy work schedules. It is really amazing how much love they poured into the heart of the little boy.

Unfortunately, the boy is having a rare genetic disorder named Williams syndrome. There is no cure for the disease. Children with Williams syndrome can live a productive life in US with strong family and community involvements. Unfortunately, Jiajun will not have much resource available for him. His mother died from a motor vehicle accident last year and his father was incarcerated and recently released from the prison. His grandma is accompanying him to San Antonio for medical care with the generous donation from donors for Heartgift project.

To make definite diagnoses of the disease, genetic test is required. It involves a test called FISH to probe the abnormality of Chromosome 7. We are asking help from genetic counselor to see what the cost for the test is and will also to see if any resources are available to help the test. Since the HeartGift Foundation doesn’t have budget to support further medical care for Jiajun, we are asking your generous donation. The money we raise will help Jiajun’s family to seek further medical assistance either in the States or back to China. The appropriate diagnosis will help early intervention and help him to live a better life.

Your donation in any amounts is greatly appreciated and will definitely make a difference in Jiajun’s life and help his family to raise him. SACA is accepting donations on behalf of the child. Please make your check payable to SACA with designation to care of Wang Jiajun. SACA will be able to issue you a tax refund receipts upon request.

You are cordially invited to a welcome dinner for the “Embrace China” Performing Arts Troupe on Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at China Harbor Restaurant No. 4 @ N281, hosted by San Antonio Chinese Choir and San Antonio Chinese Orchestra. The “Embrace China” Performing Art Ensemble is part of the Goodwill Mission by China’s Federation of Overseas Chinese to introduce Chinese culture in western countries and to convey holiday greetings to Chinese living overseas. The Ensemble is comprised of nationally and internationally renowned musicians, dancers, and artists, led by award-winning Tibetan Signer Lamcha, and the Uyghur “Golden Lark” Mayila. The Ensemble also features a team of talented performers from China’s Coal Miners Performing Arts Group including ventriloquists Xu Guoli and Fan Bingqiang, the acrobat Ma Yufang, and musician Liang Yong.

We strongly encourage our members and friends to take advantage of this opportunity to dine and mingle with these Chinese celebrities, and even take a sneak preview of their gala performance on Thursday, 9/23/2010 at the Carver Community Cultural Center. We still have some tickets left for the Gala for a suggested donation of $10 each. Tickets are limited.

We thank the sponsorship of China Harbor Restaurant No.4 @ N281.

Time: 6:00pm–10:00pm
Date: Wednesday, 9/22/2010
Location: China Harbor Chinese Restaurant No.4 @ N.281
Cost: Standard Dinner Buffet Rate payable to China Harbor