TUCSON



2009 Board of Officers


Tel: - (520) 977-7534
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President Paul Gee
V. President Shiraz Peera
Secretary Nathan Gin
Asst. Secretary
Treasurer Louis Lew
Financial Secretary
Auditor Howard Eng
Auditor Alan Lew
Sentinel/Marshal Stephen Lew
Collector
Grand Rep. Dorothy T. Lew



Tucson Lodge 2006 - 2007 Convention Report

Members of the Tucson Lodge have been active for the past two years. Within its limits our Tucson Lodge officers and members partner with and provide assistance, active sponsorship, and support to the Pan Asian Community Alliance, the Tucson Chinese Association, the Tucson Chinese Chamber of Commerce, and other organizations through planning and participating in their programs.

The following is an accounting for some of the events between September 2005 to July 2007:

  1. Thanksgiving and Membership Dinners in November 2005 at Pan Asian Community Alliance Center. Featured topic was "Women in Chinese History." Guest speaker was Dr. Chia-Lin Pao Tao, University of Arizona, East Asian Studies Dept.

  2. Participated in the Lunar New Year events with the Pan Asian Community Alliance, Tucson Chinese Association, etc.

  3. Participated in the National Essay Contest 2006. Sahuaro High School student received a Certificate of Merit.

  4. Thanksgiving Dinner November 2006. Featured topic was a "Tour of Southwestern China including Tibet", by Kimberly Gaskill, Chinese Teacher at Tucson High Magnet School and Mr. Peter Chan, who recently had toured SW China.

  5. Participated in CACA National Essay Contest 2007. Jessica Liu received a Certificate of Merit.

  6. Eight students sponsored by the Tucson Lodge attended the A.S.I.A. National Youth Leadership Conference at UCLA on June 29 thru July 1, 2007.

  7. Collaboration with Tucson Chinese Association and Pan Asian Community Alliance in confronting racially offensive and derisive advertisements directed against Chinese Americans by Eggrolls Etc restaurant in Tucson, filing of violation of civil rights complaints with the Arizona Attorney General's office; these actions helped in the removal of said offensive ads.

  8. Start of the "Giving Back to the Community" Program, July 2007, to encourage and promote community, political and civic involvement by CACA members.



Submitted by Dorothy Lew
2007 Tucson Lodge Grand Representative

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