PRESIDENTS’ MESSAGE MAY 2015

Randy’s Message: After so many years of reading a CCLI President’s message, it is an honor to write this message for the very first time. Throughout the years I have seen all the positive ways our Center has grown. I have garnered many fond memories of this construct and view it as a second home full of second family members. Chris and I are up to the challenge to develop this second home to its fullest potential. One mission I have for this term is to raise the key age demographic of our Center- my peer age group. It is up to us to maintain our home of memories for our posterity.

Chris's message: Being a relatively new member to CCLI, it has been a wonderful place for my family to spend our time to experience what the Center has to offer. From Chinese language class, Chinese traditional dance to lion dance troupe, it is truly a second home to us. The greatest part of it is all is the friends we have already met. It is truly a second home and I want to keep this relationship moving forward in the Center. Thanks to all that have dedicated all their volunteer time to make the Center a second home to all. --------------------------------------------------------------------- On another note please come out to support and congratulate Stephanie at her honoring on May 8th. This prestigious recognition comes with all the hard work she has put forth in and outside of our Center. Also, don’t forget about the tag sale in June spanning two days! Whether a donation, volunteer help or to browse the wares, come on by. Randy and Chris, Co-Presidents

SAVE THE DATE

May 8th Nassau County Asian Heritage Festival

May 16th Town of North Hempstead 6th Annual Asian Festival

May 30th Chinese School Year End Celebration at Merrick Golf Course

June 13 &14 CCLI Spring Tag Sale

July 12th Lido Beach Picnic

August 2nd Chinese American Night

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INSTALLATION DINNER APRIL 19, 2015

On Sunday evening, adult and children supporters witnessed the installation of new/re-elected CCLI board members and executive officers. This event held very special meaning for the Lion Troupe Members because their Lion Master, Randy Yung and Lion Troupe Parent Chris Chiu took the oath of office as co-presidents. Edward Chung and Albert Yim, Co-Chairpersons gave opening remarks to the members and friends of the Center reaching out for support of the new administration in their endeavors of promoting the mission of the Center. Anthony D’Urso, a long -time member of the Center and former legislative official of North Hempstead performed the honors of administering the oath of office to the board members and executive officers. For the attendees the event will be remembered for all of the recognition and appreciation bestowed to the members of the board and officers for their dedicated and valuable contributions to the Center. The evening program included ballroom dancing music and performances by the Lion Troupe and CCLI Dance Company. Their dance selections were chosen based on customary Chinese celebratory customs. As always the children danced with skill and enthusiasm. During the course of the evening, awards, gifts of appreciation and words of praise for work achieved during their term of office were given to the following individuals: Mona Ng and James Vogel, Past Co-Presidents,

Vincent & Lily Lee, (Lily board member) helped build the wonderful Senior Club program, Norman & Shirley Shing, (Shirley board member), established the Shing Technology Scholarship Grant. Annual grants will be given to the high school senior winners who will compete through an application process based

on utilization of technology in their future. All CCLI board of directors received certificates of appreciation for their work in promoting the Chinese culture by leading various Center’s programs and activities. Afterwards Randy Yung and Christopher Chiu, Co-Presidents gave acceptance speeches and personally reached out to the members to introduce themselves, receiving support happily from the audience.

Edward Chung spoke about a lifetime of giving including young and mature members who have contributed their time and financial help to keep the Center viable. Since April is known as poetry month, George Wing and Christopher Bartoldus, lifetime and youth member respectively, wholeheartedly read a poem authored by Edward and dedicated to CCLI members. This poem is found in the Year of the Horse 2014 Souvenir Journal in the art contest section. Thank you to all our committee members and to the performers and the parents who helped put together such a wonderful installation dinner event for all of us. -Edward Chung

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VICE PRESIDENT STEPHANIE TANG BARTOLDUS TO BE HONORED AT FREE INTERNATIONAL BUFFET DINNER! Our Vice President Stephanie Tang Bartoldus will be honored on Friday evening, May 8, 2015 at the 2015 Nassau County Asian Heritage Month Celebration in Mineola. Prior to the recognition ceremony and ethnic entertainment, all attendees and their families are invited to enjoy the delicious free international buffet dinner provided by the host committee. The menu will feature the ethnic foods of China, Korea, Pakistan, India, Turkey, Philippine, and Bangladesh. Our lion troupe will perform. All are welcome. Let’s show our support of Stephanie for her great community service. Date: Friday, May 8, 2015 Time: 6:00 pm sharp to 6:45 pm for free dinner. Entertainment and recognition ceremony immediately following. Place: Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building

1550 Franklin Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501 You Are Cordially Invited to Attend

Nassau County’s Asian Heritage Month Celebration

Honoring STEPHANIE BARTOLDUS

FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2015,6:00-6:45PM

Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building

1550 Franklin Avenue, Mineola, New York

Enjoy A Free International Buffet Dinner

Followed by An Honoree Ceremony and Live Asian Entertainment!

CCLI Lion Troupe will perform! All Members, Families and Friend Invited! Ethnic Attire Welcomed!

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CENTER’S MONTHLY MEETING WILL BE HELD FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2015 STROLLING DOWN MEMORY LANE! JOIN US FOR AN AUTHOR TALK, A POT LUCK DINNER AND MANY FOND MEMORIES! Dr. Jean Lau Chin will share her new book with us. Who are the Cantonese Chinese? NYC Chinatown during the 1940s – 1960s. Prepare a Chinese dish from your childhood for our potluck dinner. Bring your memories and photos to share. Prepare to have a wonderful evening reminiscing! Many of our members and their contributions are in Jean’s new book, which will be offered at a nominal cost of $12 each. At our Center’s June 19 Meeting, our member Dr. Jean Lau Chin, noted author and psychologist will introduce her new book Who are the Cantonese Chinese? NYC Chinatown during the 1940s – 1960’s to our membership. The answer is very simple. We of the Chinese Center are the Cantonese Chinese from New York’s Chinatown! Jean‘s book captures the common and unique experiences of NYC’s Cantonese Chinese growing up during the 1940s – 1960s. Pictures and short bios are included with quotes from participants in their voices. It fills a gap about these early Chinese pioneers and the “Jook Sing generation” in New York City in our annals of history. This book is about our generation! Theme highlights include the community and social networking among those living in Chinatown, going to Chinese School and socializing through the sports, dances and church activities. It includes the resiliency of those who struggled as Chinese immigrant families, often living in the back of laundries, many facing discrimination as Chinese. Today, many have successful lives and productive careers. We were all ordinary Chinese immigrants. Yet, we made extraordinary strides together as a community and as Ted Ho (our member) says: We did it in one generation! YOU ARE ALL CORDIALLY INVITED TO BRING A FAVORITE CHINESE DISH TO SHARE AT OUR POT LUCK DINNER, ENJOY JEAN’S BOOK TALK AND TO SHARE YOUR MEMORIES AND PHOTOS OF YOUR DAYS IN NYC’S CHINATOWN WITH THE REST OF THE CENTER! DINNER BEGINS AT 7:30 PM. NORTH HEMPSTEAD’S ASIAN AMERICAN FESTIVAL, SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2015 IN PORT WASHINGTON! BRING FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO ENJOY THE DAY! May is Asian Heritage Month and every year, CCLI participates in many memorable events carrying out our Center’s mission to preserve and to introduce our culture to others. This festival, taking place in the North Hempstead Beach Park on West Shore Road in Port Washington, features the amazing culture, food and crafts of China, India, Japan, Korea and Pakistan. The performing arts, sports and customs introduced by each country are ever popular. The Chinese Center is a part of the Chinese Village. Every year the Center’s Lion Troupe opens the Festival! This year we will need many volunteers to put up and take down the lanterns and the banners, man our Chinese cultural arts and crafts tents in flower making, water brush calligraphy, simple origami and scroll making with the children. If they can do it, you can do it! We need volunteers to help the attendees with our photo ops. We will have Chinese attire and the lion head for them to take photos with! Chinese attire donations in good condition are also welcome. Please contact Helen Chin at 1 917 749 6534 if you can volunteer even for a couple of hours that day. It is a lot of fun! First 15 volunteers will receive a car pass and lunch! Service credit is being given to youth volunteers. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED We are in need of volunteers to help out with the crafts table at the Town of North Hempstead 6th Annual Asian Festival held in Port Washington North Hempstead Beach on Saturday, May 16th from 11am to 5pm. No experience needed. We'll be doing calligraphy, tissue paper flowers and some other crafts. If you can help out for an hour or more, please contact Mona at (516) 902-0069.

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CHINESE SCHOOL YEAR END CELEBRATION Dear Center members, board of directors, friends and family, You are cordially invited to the Chinese Center on Long Island Language Class and Chinese Traditional Dance Class year-end performance and celebration luncheon. Date: May 30, 2015 Time: 11:30am to 1:30pm Location: Merrick Clubhouse 2550 Club House Road, Merrick, New York $10 suggested donation per person Please come and support the Center children. They are the future of the Center. They worked very hard throughout the year and now need your support and attendance. Come, enjoy the show and be proud of the Center's children. At the same time, your donation will help support the needed classroom renovation. For tickets, please send an email to Donna_Chan3@yahoo.com. Please reserve your spot by May 28, 2015. If you are not available and would like to make a donation to support classroom renovation, please mail your donation to CCLI, 395 Hempstead Tpk, West Hempstead, NY 11552, Attention Donna Chan. Thank you in advance. Lydia Wong, Director Donna Chan & Lotus Luo, Co-Principal SENIOR CLUB MEETING ON APRIL 22 Next meeting dates (10:30am - 2:30pm) Wednesdays, May 13th and May 27th Wednesdays, June 10th and June 24th What fun we had in April! We of course had Mahjong and Ping-Pong for our seniors who enjoy those activities, but we have been expanding our activities. Our seniors tried their hand making origami vases and our resident guitar players, Warren Chew and Ted Ho, serenaded our seniors with their beautiful songs. The sing-alongs have been a wonderful way to relax after a full lunch. Did I say lunch? Actually, it’s more of a feast of all types of Chinese traditional dishes. Our seniors made melon soup, curry potatoes, stewed meats, and multiple vegetable dishes to name a few. This month we added Bingo to the activity list after lunch. What competitiveness there was among the seniors as they got closer to winning. The winners all came away with small prizes that were donated. The list of activities for our seniors continues to grow. Do you have a senior at home who would benefit from being at our senior program? Bring them by for our next meeting. It’s a great way for them to interact and make new friends, learn new skills and stay active BALLROOM DANCE LESSONS AND SOCIAL DANCING

Date: May 23 and 30, 2015 June 13, and 27, 2015

Time Class I - 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm – Quick Step Class II - 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm – International Tango Social Dancing - 9:30 pm to 11:30 pm

Fees: Social Only - $3.00 Per Member / $4.00 Per Non-member Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Theresa Wing at (516) 333-0739, or Veronica Yan at (516) 485-3929. You may also email Theresa at wing62@verizon.net

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CHRISTOPHER BARTOLDUS HONORED AT SAPAC SPRING BREAKFAST ON APRIL 26 2015

On April 26, 2015, Christopher Bartoldus was one of 16 outstanding Youth Leaders of Tomorrow honored at the SAPAC’s Spring Breakfast at the Mint Restaurant. This year’s SAPAC event was specifically dedicated to recognizing the youth of our community and their exceptional service impact on our society. Many professionals, community, civic and business leaders as well as elected officials attended the breakfast. These leaders spoke to the young leaders recognizing their leadership and service to the society. Christopher Bartoldus deserved the honor. He became an Eagle Scout in March 2015 and has truly lived up to the Scout’s promise to do his best, to do his duty to God and country and to obey the scout law which is to help other people at all times, to develop character, citizenship and personal fitness, to be physically strong, mentally wake and morally straight. He has made significant contributions to his community through his volunteer work. As a scout he has risen through the ranks to become a Troop Guide and Instructor of the Boy Scout Troop 163. Working with Onteora Scout Reservation Camp since 2012, Christopher has been promoted to area director/supervisor for the summer of 2015. Since 2009, Christopher has conducted solo periodic local neighborhood food drives for St. Agnes Cathedral Food Pantry when the need arises and the volume was low. He also helps serve food to the homeless during the holidays. Since 2008 to the present, as a volunteer lion troupe performer, at the Chinese Center on Long Island, Inc. Christopher has performed over 25 community service performances per year in Long Island and New York City totaling over 200 performances. He is now the volunteer assistant lion master to the 53-member lion troupe in running the weekly classes and teaching drumming and lion dancing skills. In addition to performing as a lion troupe performer, Christopher has been involved in many community events sponsored by the Chinese Center on Long Island, Inc. He has worked at the Center’s annual tag sales, put together raffle baskets for the annual lunar banquets, pitched in to help set up and break down at the Center’s cultural events including the annual lunar banquets, the monthly meetings and/or special events and more. Where needed, Christopher is always there ready and willing to help out at all times. Christopher is a member of the National Honor, Math Honor and French and Music Honor Societies. He also finds the time to be a member of his high school chamber and concert orchestras as well as various clubs. Despite his busy schedule, Christopher achieved his Black Belt status following six years of Shotokan karate study. He also worked during the summers when time permitted. Truly, Christopher Bartoldus is worthy of today’s recognition as an outstanding youth serving his community. -Shirley Shing 100 CLUB The 2015 - 2016 season of the 100 Club is now open for anyone who would like to reserve their numbers. The numbers are 1 to 100. The cost of each number is $20. Please make the check payable to the “Chinese Center on Long Island” and mail the check to the following address: Mona Ng, 88 Bethel Road, Albertson, NY 11507. Since the numbers fill up quickly, please put down on a note what your 1st, 2nd and 3rd choices are. Please note that half of the funds go to the winners, the remaining half goes back to the Center for the various programs we have. Thank you to all the participants who support the 100 Club. -Mona Ng

Presenter Shirley Shing.  

Christopher Bartoldus receiving his award.

Top row from left: Alison, Timothy, Stephanie, Joe & Christopher Bartoldus, Shirley Shing, Alex Fong, Chris Chiu. Front row: Mona Ng, Ed & Tuey Chung, Mary Chu.

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CHINESE CENTER COOKBOOK Many members mentioned that it has been a long time since we have made a Chinese Center cookbook. I have researched this and found one company, Morris Press Publishers, that deals with organizations making cookbooks for fundraising. People submitting recipes would use the "type and save" selection on the publishers website. The company would format it into cookbook ready print. I would like to know if there is an interest in a Center cookbook. Would you contribute recipes and if so would you like it to be only Chinese recipes or more diverse? Also, does anyone know of other publishers or printing companies that do this? Please email me at: uschews@optonline.net -Janice Chew  

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All activities are held at the Chinese Center on Long Island, 395 Hempstead Turnpike, West Hempstead – unless otherwise noted.

All dates and times are subject to change.

IMPORTANT: IN CASE OF BAD WEATHER, call 516-483-7770 for cancellation information

CCLI MAY 2015

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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Ping Pong/ Mah Jong

7PM

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American Heritage Month

Mineola 6PM

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CCLI Toastmasters 10-11:30AM

10 Mother’s Day

School Closed

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Senior Club Meeting 10:30AM

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Ping Pong/ Mah Jong

7PM

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Asian Festival Port Washington

12:00PM

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Ping Pong/ Mah Jong

7PM

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Ballroom Dancing

7:30 &8:30PM

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Memorial Day

Weekend School Closed

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Senior Club Meeting 10:30AM

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Ping Pong/ Mah Jong

7PM

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CCLI Toastmasters 10-11:30AM

Chinese School Year End Celebration at

Merrick Golf Course 11:30 AM

Ballroom Dancing

7:30 & 8:30PM 31

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All activities are held at the Chinese Center on Long Island, 395 Hempstead Turnpike, West Hempstead – unless otherwise noted.

All dates and times are subject to change.

IMPORTANT: IN CASE OF BAD WEATHER, call 516-483-7770 for cancellation information

CCLI JUNE 2015

 

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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CCLI SPRING

TAG SALE

Ballroom Dancing 7:30 & 8:30PM

14 Last day of School

CCLI

SPRING TAG SALE

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Ping Pong/ Mah Jong – 7:00

PM

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Senior Club

10:30AM

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Ping Pong/ Mah Jong – 7:00

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CCLI Toastmasters 10-11:30 AM

Ballroom Dancing

7:30 & 8:30PM

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Scholarship submittal deadline

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THE ARTHUR LEM MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS  

Arthur Lem came to the U.S. in 1926 when he was 12 years old using a paper slot from a Mr. Lem who had a child of Arthur‘s age. Arthur’s real name was Chin Doong Ott. His assumed name was Lem Bow Quon. This required him to memorize his assumed family history to answer the INS officer’s interrogation. He passed with flying colors and was admitted into San Francisco after several weeks of detention. Like most first generation Chinese immigrants who either worked in a Chinese laundry, grocery store or restaurant, Arthur worked in a Chinese hand laundry owned by his father and uncle located in Floral Park. At the same time, he enrolled in 1st grade in Floral Park public school to learn English. It wasn’t long before his father became sick and returned to China leaving Arthur under the care of his Chin cousins and uncles who had a laundry in Hempstead. Arthur helped with the housework and business by ironing and delivering clean laundry to nearby customers. One of the customers was Captain Morse of Nassau County Police Dept. Captain Morse took a liking to Arthur and gave him a job as an interpreter on a “call as needed” basis. He was also given an “Official Interpreter” badge. During the depressions in the 30’s, Arthur quit school after finishing 7th grade and went to work in a Chinese restaurant on Fulton Avenue in Hempstead. He washed dishes, prepared vegetables, cleaned and washed floors. His salary was $3.00 per week plus meals and a place to stay. Arthur worked very hard, helped his brother Harry and his cousin Norman Chin come to America. Unlike Arthur, they were both able to finish high school in Hempstead while working part time in the restaurant. Arthur married Rose in 1940 and eventually owned his own restaurant to raise his family. They realized that their sons needed to learn the Chinese language and heritage, and so they joined the newly founded CCLI by John Hwang, Dun Li, George Lee and Peter Louie. At that time, each founder took turns to host meetings in their homes. By 1960, CCLI had outgrown their meeting venues. They needed a school for their children to learn Chinese, their heritage and a central meeting place for Chinese Americans. Arthur Lem, Dun Li, John Huang, Arthur Jong, Lucy Lee and Li Louie were searching a home when a generous Mr. Callen donated a mansion in Old Westbury to CCLI. Almost immediately CCLI’s membership jumped 100 percent. Arthur obtained a charter and a tax-exempt status for CCLI through his friend Judge Frank Gulotta. However, the mansion was too expensive to operate and CCLI could not get a zoning variance. Later, John Hwang found the present location in West Hempstead. Arthur was instrumental in buying this property and getting a mortgage using proceeds from selling the Old Westbury mansion. As a businessman, Arthur belonged to many organizations such as the Rotary Club, Business Men’s Club and YMCA. The involvement in these organizations helped Arthur apply the knowledge he learned to raise money for CCLI. Arthur served in many capacities in CCLI, organized many fund-raisers including the Chinese New Year banquets. He was the first to recommend printing the journal as a means of fund-raising. As a result of the hard work from many early members of CCLI, the funds raised from these activities enabled them to pay off the mortgage. Over the years, Arthur and Rose donated stocks and savings to help CCLI. When Arthur passed away in 1997, his wish was to have donations made to CCLI in his name. Arthur realized the importance of education and did not want others to endure his hardship. The Arthur Lem Memorial Scholarship was established since 1998 to fulfill his dream. Because of Rose, her families and friends, the money is still coming in today in his memory. Again this year, CCLI is accepting applications for the Arthur Lem Memorial Scholarships, which were created to honor his legacy. The scholarships are available to children of CCLI members. The goal is to encourage young people to pursue higher education, promote Chinese heritage, humanitarianism and community services, and pursue their dreams. It is CCLI’s hope that one day they will return to help pass on their knowledge to the many generations to come.

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SEOW DUN & ALICE LI MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Applications are now being accepted for the Seow Dun & Alice Li Memorial Scholarship sponsored by the Chinese Center on Long Island. The annual $500 scholarship is to honor the late friends and contributors to the Center for whom it was named.

In loving memory of Dun and Alice, and as expressed by the Li family, the scholarship is awarded each year “to a Chinese American high school senior who exhibits a deep interest in the future success of CCLI, shares Dun’s original vision, and has an exemplary academic record.”

The Chinese Center scholarship committee will choose the winner. The selection criteria include academic records, references, career goals, an autobiographic essay, and other factors deemed appropriate by the scholarship committee. The scholarship is granted independent of financial need.

Seow Dun Li was one of the four founders of the Chinese Center on Long Island in 1960. He served as President (1986-1987) and member of the Board of Directors for several continuous terms. Dun graduated from the Academy of Aeronautics in Long Island. He loved flying so much he received his pilot license before he knew how to drive an automobile. During WW II he was stationed in North Africa and Southeast Asia with the U.S. Air Transport Division. After the war, he worked for Pan American Airlines where he became head of the technical division. He was a consultant with Grumman for many years until his retirement. In spite of his demanding work schedule Dun and his wife Alice contributed their time to the Center’s activities during its earliest stages. Dun and Alice promoted the Center’s “Dine Around Series” which entailed having members get together for dinner at various Chinese restaurants. That experience cemented a strong friendship among many members. In addition he promoted and participated in the Chinese Musical Instrument classes, which performed at the Center as well as at outreach programs. The instruments played were ‘erhus’ and ‘yang qins.’ Dun and Alice will always be remembered for their dedication and devotion to the mission of our organization, and their lasting friendship to many of the members. Dun and Alice are survived by their daughter Terry, four grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

DAVID WONG SCHOLARSHIP

At our Installation Dinner in the spring of 2007, David Wong, a long time member and supporter of 30 years, presented the Center with a check of $10,000 to fund scholarships for the children of the Center.

This donation is a reflection of the kind of person David is. He worked for years for Nassau County in the office of Equal Employment Opportunities, always passing along information about the different opportunities that were available to us, not only verbally but also in the newsletter. Many of our members benefited.

David Wong now joins the families of Arthur Lem and Dun & Alice Li in helping the deserving youngsters of the Center to become outstanding citizens through scholarship and personal achievement. We acknowledge again the outstanding efforts of those above in creating and funding these scholarships.

The seed money for these scholarships has been replenished every year by not only those above but by our individual members and friends. If anyone would like to establish a scholarship fund or make a donation to the Center, please contact any of our officers. Our children thank you.

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APPLICATION FOR ARTHUR LEM MEMORIAL GRADE SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS (GRADES 6 – 11) Two scholarship awards: Grade 6, 7, 8 $50

Grade 9, 10, 11 $100

Eligibility: Child of CCLI member in good standing To apply for the scholarship award, candidates must submit the following: An Essay with the following topic (1 page maximum, single space): AS A CHINESE AMERICAN, HOW CAN YOU PERSONALLY MAKE, OR HAVE YOU PERSONALLY MADE, A DIFFERENCE IN TODAY’S WORLD? 2. Additional personal accomplishments: Providing any or all of the following information will

allow the judges to better know the candidate and may improve the chance of winning the scholarship: o Educational and career goals. o Participation or leadership role in organizations (CCLI, school, community or

humanitarianism). o Work experience (if any). o Letters of recommendation (if any).

3. Required Documents: Most recent report card if you are in the categories from 6th to 11th grades.

Deadline: June 30, 2015 (midnight) *All materials (application, essay and supporting documents) should be sent in electronic form to Janice Chew: uschews@optonline.net   Materials will not be returned. Essay material may be used for future publications.

SCHOLARSHIP AWARD APPLICATION FORM Name _____________________________________ Date of Birth ________________________

Address_______________________________________________________________________

Telephone ____________________Email _____________________ _____Grade____________

Are you a CCLI member or related to a member? Identify relationship and name of Member.

_____________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________ Signature of student Scholarship award winners are encouraged to attend the awards presentation at the Chinese American Night on August 2, 2015.

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Chinese Center on Long Island Scholarships for Current High School Seniors In Honor of Arthur Lem, Seow Dun & Alice Li, and David Wong

   Application Form

Arthur  Lem  Scholarship,  Seow  Dun  &  Alice  Li  Scholarship,  David  Wong  Scholarship.  Award  for  each  scholarship  is  $500.00  minimum  (Only  one  essay  is  necessary  to  qualify  for  all  3  scholarship  awards)  

 PERSONAL  INFORMATION  

 Last  Name:      _____________________First  Name:  ________________  M.  I.:___  Date  of  Birth:    __________    Address:              _____________________________________________________________________________  Home  Phone:  ________________________________  E-­‐Mail  Address:   _____________________________  

       EDUCATIONAL  INFORMATION

 High  School:                ____________________________________________________________________________  Grade  Point  Average  (current):    ________________________________________________________________  Higher  Education  Institution  enrolled  in:______________________________________________________________  

       REQUIRED  DOCUMENT

 High  School  Transcript  (provide  most  recent  available)  

   (Providing  any  or  all  of  the  following  information  will  allow  the  judges  to  better  know  the  ADDITIONAL  INFORMATION

candidate  and  may  improve  the  chances  of  winning  the  scholarship.)    

• Participation  or  leadership  role  in  organizations  (CCLI,  school,  community  or  humanitarian)  •  Work  experience  (if  any)  •  Letters  of  recommendation  (if  any)    •  Awards    

ESSAY  ON  ACCOMPLISHMENTS  AND  GOALS    

On  a  separate  document  (Word  format),  please  summarize  your  accomplishments  to  date  and  long-­‐range  goals  as  they  relate  to  the  mission  of  the  Chinese  Center  on  Long  Island:  “To  foster  respect  and  appreciation  of  the  Chinese  culture  and  contributions  made  by  Chinese  and  Chinese  Americans  to  the  community-­‐at-­‐large”.  The  essay  should  be  concise,  limited  to  one  page,  and  double-­‐spaced.  

 APPLICANT’S  CERTIFICATION  

 I  certify  that  all  the  information  provided  is  complete  and  accurate  to  the  best  of  my  knowledge.    I  certify  that  I  am  currently  a  high  school  senior,  and  that  I  will  be  enrolled  as  an  undergraduate  student  for  the  2014-­‐2015  academic  year,  and  that  I  am  a  child  of  a  CCLI  member  in  good  standing.    I  understand  that  all  application  materials  become  the  property  of  CCLI  and  cannot  be  returned.    All  decisions  by  the  CCLI  Scholarship  Committee  are  final.    I  hereby  certify  that  I  have  read  this  application  and  accept  all  conditions  of  the  award  as  specified.      Signature                   Date  

 

APPLICATION,   ESSAY,   AND   ALL   ACCOMPANYING   MATERIALS   IN   ELECTRONIC   FORM   SHOULD   BE   E-­‐MAILED   TO   BOB   WONG   AT  bobwong43@yahoo.com   BEFORE   JUNE   30,   2015   (MIDNIGHT).   THE   SIGNED   APPLICATION   FORM   SHOULD   BE   MAILED   TO   BOB   WONG,  SCHOLARSHIP  COMMITTEE,  38  JOSEPH  ST,  NEW  HYDE  PARK,  NY  11040,  BEFORE  JUNE  30,  2015  (MIDNIGHT).  ESSAY  MAY  BE  USED  FOR  FUTURE  

PUBLICATION.    FOR  AN  ELECTRONIC  VERSION  OF  THIS  APPLICATION  FORM,  E-­‐MAIL  A  REQUEST  TO  bobwong43@yahoo.com.  

 

Scholarship  winners  are  encouraged  to  attend  the  awards  presentation  at  the  Chinese  American  Night  on  August  2,  2015  

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THE SHING TECHNOLOGY GRANT

We've established a $10,000 Shing Technology Grant and are looking forward to offering a $500 Shing Technology Grant to a graduating senior of the Chinese Center on Long Island for the next several years. This grant is to further assist a graduating senior with funding toward the purchase(s) of technical tools to achieve their academic or career goals.

To apply for the grant, candidates must submit the following:

1. Duplicate Application Form and attachments as submitted for the high school senior scholarships, except for the essay question.

2. Please answer the following questions instead (hint: does not have to be in essay format): a. What technology tools are you using now? b. If given the grant, describe in detail what technology tool would you use the funds for and why?

(i.e. – computer, tablet, 3D printer, digital camera, etc.) c. How would the grant benefit your education or career?

3. Deadline: June 30, 2015

Please make your submissions no later than June 30th and mail it to Norman & Shirley Shing, 710 New Hyde Park Rd, New Hyde Park, NY 11040, attention Shing Technology Grant. If applicable, submission may be e-mailed to yelrish1202@aol.com    .  

Grant winners are encouraged to attend the awards presentation at the Chinese American Night on August 2, 2015.

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