NOV/DEC

2013

CHINATOWN PUBLIC ART WALK

E V E RY SATU R DAY 11 AM

CCC GALLERY, 750 KEARNY ST, 3F

CCC artists create a mural as a part of the Central Subway art project. Come out for a public art walk in Chinatown every Saturday to see this mural, Doctor with Peaceful Heart by the renowned Banksy; Darryl Mars Ping Yuen Mural, and others.
FOR MORE INFO, CONTACT

shu@c-c-c.org or 415-986-1822
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You are invited to celebrate...

WINTER FAIR
NOVEMBER 23, 1PM CCC Auditorium, 750 Kearny St., 3rd oor

WOMEN GO TO MIAMI AND MADRID: J O I N US I N TH I S G LO BAL M O V E M E NT FO R TH E ARTS!

Miami 11.15, WOMEN exhibition opens in Miami this month. We invite you to visit the exhibition during Art Basel or during the holidays at Miami Beach Urban Studios. Madrid 10.20-11.20, Moth, which originally debuted in our WOMEN exhibition is part of LesGaiCineMad, Madrids LGBT Film Festival!
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Performers: Chinese Folk Dance Association California Line Dance Association of America, Singtao Talent Winners
CONTACT :

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colin@c-c-c.org 415-986-1822, x32

S PAR KS I NTE RCU LTU RAL D I SCOVE RY

E NGAG I NG TH E COM M U N ITY FOR 48 YEAR S

2013 MILESTONES
Dear Members and Friends, The Chinese Culture Foundation would like you to join us for what promises to be an extraordinary journey to spark intercultural discovery. Over 60,000 people came to experience thought provoking art and history come alive this year. 7 million visitors joined us in a global dialogue online. The community is participating in the art and cultural renaissance in an unprecedented way. One of 2013s milestone is the establishment of the Him Mark Lai Learning Center endowed by Laura Lai and Dr. Rolland and Mrs. Kathyrn Lowe. As the communitys engagement and education hub, over 120 Bay Area family members journeyed to Locke and in the Sacramento Delta in an inaugural Roots California expedition. We met the family of Wallace Chan, whose family have grown and distributed Bartlett pears and other produce in Courtland since 1880. Another 2013s milestone is seizing the opportunity to spark discovery on national and international levels. Recent exhibitions, The Moment for Ink, WOMEN and Curiosity Box represent a remarkable collaboration of arts organizations to connect the City with Miami, New York, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Hong Kong. We have also expanded beyond traditional art spaces, participating at the Madrid LGBT lm festival. We are extremely proud of our historical collaboration with ARTstor. Art scholars all around the world are now able to access work on Chinese American artists at the same level as Picasso, Jackson Pollock and others. Your support also enables youths and immigrants from low income families to connect by participating in drumming, silk screening, digital story-telling and ballroom dancing. The success of the Chinese Culture Foundation belongs to you and the community. Thank you for being a part of history making. Please consider making a year-end contribution by returning the donation form. All proceeds will go toward the community programs that you designate. We thank you for your past support and your consideration today. Happy Thanksgiving! Mabel S. Teng
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2013 BOARD LEADERSHIP: WE ARE HAPPY TO FEATURE

Ben Choi

Helen Y. H. Hui, Esq., Co-chair Minna Tao, Co-chair Gin Y. Ho, President Sherman Tang, Executive VP Thomas Klitgaard, Esq., VP Dennis Lee, Esq., VP Jonas B. Miller, VP Shannon Yip, VP Susan C. Tom, Secretary Esther Li, Treasurer Ryan Lee Ben Choi Alan Liu Maggie Mui Warren Seeto Ivy Shen Cecilia Sze Garry Wong

As a kid, I learned Kung Fu and Chinese Painting at the CCC. It instilled in me an appreciation for the rich cultural heritage that I was born into, and I am privileged to support the foundations important work as an adult!

STAFF
Warren Seeto

Mabel S. Teng, Executive Director Francis Wong, Special Projects Manager Abby Chen, Artistic Director & Curator Darin Ow-Wing, Education Director Jenny Leung, Program & Exhibition Manager Gharrity McNett, Executive Assistant & Facility Manager Alan Liu Colin Chan, Program & Outreach Warren Seeto Associate

I was rst introduced to the Chinese Culture Foundation, in my teens, by my parents, Howard and Kay Seeto, who was one of the early founders of the Foundation. I am glad to see how the Foundation has grown in importance over the years, not only to the Chinese Community at large, but is known worldwide with traveling art and culture exhibits. I am honored to join the board and to continue the legacy and vision that my parents started over forty years ago.

Maggie Mui

Shen Yu Sheng, DesignIvy Associate

Shudao Zhang, Program & Administrative Garry Wong Assistant Yun Yuan Zhou, Contractor

Cecilia Sze

DONATION FORM Make Checks Payable to the Chinese Culture Foundation. Mail to: 750 Kearny St. 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108 Donate Today, Join as a Member! As a donor and member, you are an integral part of intercultural discovery. Name : Address : City / State / Zip : Email : / Phone : /

For credit card options, please call Gharrity McNett, 415-986-1822, x31. Your contribution is tax-deductible and will go toward community programs. I would like my donation to go toward: Him Mark Lai Learning Center-to encourage learning and youth engagement Art- to spark intercultural discovery and support the most innovative artists Community events-to benet Chinatown All of the above Join as a Member. 3-year support $105, 2 year support $70, 1 year support $40.

HAR MONY & B LI SS H IG H LIG HTS

the annual fundraiser for the Chinese Culture Foundation - celebrating 48 years of service, honoring Governor Jerry Brown, Laura Lai, and Zheng Chongbin

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1. Board of Supervisors President David Chiu and Norman Yee congratulate the Chinese Culture Foundations Board of Directors Minna Tao, Gin Ho, Maggie Mui, and Executive Director Mabel Teng. 2. President Gin Ho with Executive Vice President Sherman Tang 3. Co-chair of the Board, Minna Tao thanks gala co-chairs Susan Tom and Esther Li 4. Co-founder of Him Mark Lai Learning Center Dr. Rolland and Mrs. Kathryn Lowe are recognized for their leadership 5. Honoree Zheng Chongbin is congratulated by Artistic Director Abby Chen, art scholar Britta Erickson, international art critic Hou Hanru, and friends 6. Board of Directors Jonas Miller and former board members Irene Yee Riley and Eileen Tong with guests
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7. Supervisor Norman Yee congratulates honorees Governor Jerry Brown, Laura Lai and Zheng Chongbin 8. C-cubed co-chair Tatwina Lee with director of Grants for the Arts, Kary Schulman 9. Co-chair Helen Hui with Art committee Pat Tseng enjoying the evening together 10. The Chinese Culture Foundation Staff 11. San Francisco Arts Commission Gregory Chew takes a moment with C-cubed Co-chair Mei Lam and board member, Warren Seeto
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EXCERPT FROM THE GOVERNOR

I am honored to accept the Chinese Culture Foundations 2013 Lifetime Achievement in Bridge Building Award. I would like to congratulate the Chinese Culture Foundation on its 48th anniversary and the newly established Him Mark Lai Learning Center. I am pleased that you are also honoring Mrs. Laura Lai with the Lifetime Achievement Award in Community Building for the work she and her late husband, Him Mark, devoted to Chinese culture in America. Finally, I send my warm congratulations to Mr. Zheng Chongbin for receiving the Distinguished Artistic Achievement Award. Mr. Zhengs accomplishments in the arts exemplify the contributions made by the Chinese in our society.
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TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL SULLIVAN

Michael Sullivan, dear friend to the Chinese Culture Foundation, passed away in September 2013. This year, Sullivan gave his last public US lecture, and took part in a tribute dinner for the Moment for Ink exhibition here at the Center. As Professor Ling Chi Wang asserts, Sullivan introduced the history of Chinese art to the Western world and forever changed the writing of the history of art. Before Sullivan, the Western world did not know nor understand Chinese painting. Michael Sullivan was a trailblazer in the arts and we at the Chinese Culture Foundation are indebted to his work and legacy. We will honor his work, paving the way for intercultural discovery in the arts. We will truly miss him.
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I am astonished at the achievements of the Foundation. I could see you are attracting far more support and involvement in the community.
--Michael Sullivan, about his visit to the CCF in March this year

HIM MARK LAI LEARNING CENTER |

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Over 120 people enjoyed an all-day trip to discover the contributions of Chinese Americans in the Sacramento Delta on the inaugural Roots California educational excursion of the Chinese Culture Center. Highlights included a tour of Locke, a visit to Wallace Chan Farms to learn about their history farming pears in the Delta for over 100 years, and tasting wine at the Old Sugar Mill grown on land reclaimed by Chinese laborers.
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Guests at Wallace Chan Farms enjoy the lecture hosted by Wallace & Debbie Chan and Bartlett pears from the farm

LOCKE AND THE SACRAMENTO DELTA CHINATOWNS SEMINAR | N OVEM BER 2

The Him Mark Lai Learning Center hosted its rst Chinese American history seminar Locke and the Sacramento Delta Chinatowns on November 2. The auditorium was lled with people from around the Bay Area to attend the presentations and book reading by brother Lawrence and Brian Tom.
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Please join us for the next Him Mark Lai Learning Center event! We have trips and seminars to Locke, Monterey, and Marysville in 2014!

FOR MORE INFORMATION contact Colin Chan,

colin@c-c-c.org / 415.986.1822, ext. 32.

2014 CALE N DAR: ACTIVITIES OF THE CHINESE CULTURE FOUNDATION

ART
Spring
BETWEEN MODERNISM AND CONTEMPORARY: FONG CHUNG-RAY EXHIBITION
HIM MARK LAI LEARNING CENTER

PUBLIC PROGRAM
Spring
SPRING FESTIVAL TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE CLINIC

Spring
DISCOVER LOCKE SEMINAR ON LOCKE

Summer
KEYWORDS: XU TAN CHINATOWN CENTRAL SUBWAY

Summer
DISCOVER MONTEREY SEMINAR ON MONTEREY

Summer
CHINATOWN MUSIC FESTIVAL

Fall
2014 XIAN RUI ARTIST SUMMER LEE: NEAREST DISTANCE THE CURIOSITY BOX EXHIBITION IN HONG KONG

Fall
DISCOVER MARYSVILLE SEMINAR ON MARYSVILLE

Fall
HARMONY & BLISS

Winter
WINTER FAIR

Yearlong
CHINATOWN DEMOCRACY WALK

Yearlong
C4 FILM SERIES

2014

WE INVITE YOU TO VISIT THE EXHIBITION & GALLERY SHOP!

HOURS

Tues-Sat, 10-4pm 750 Kearny St., 3rd Floor 415-986-1822

OUR MISSION The Chinese Culture Foundation (CCF) was founded

in1965 with the mission to promote art and culture. Today, we spark intercultural discovery through art, education and engagement.

750 KEARNY STREET, 3RD FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108

415. 986. 1822 WWW.C-C-C.ORG

@CCCSANFRANCISCO

C4 PRESENTS: CHINA FILM SERIES

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For more information about C4, please email shu@c-c-c.org 415.986.1822, x21.

The Chinese Culture Center would like to thank all its partners and supporters!

Neighborhood Arts Council

Gee Family Foundation

Trust Foundation

Lowe Family

Tom Do Hing Foundation

Seeto Family Foundation

Hop Wo Benevolent Association

Hall, Yee & Associates

Ellision Enterprises Corp.

- Kwok Shing Hong L.L.C. -

California Certied Acupuncturists Association

Portsmouth Plaza Parking Corporation Portsmouth Square Garage