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What loveable bundles of joy we celebrated!
A Red Egg and Ginger Party was recently held for Somerah Cruz Louie, daughter of Scott and Herna Louie.  First-time grandparents, Sam and Jennie Louie, are just delighted with their new granddaughter!  Grandpa Sam says, “Somerah is 50% Chinese, 50% Filipino, and 100% adorable.”
Somerah will be a truly bi-cultural baby.  Grandma Jennie will make sure that she’s steeped in the Chinese traditions.  Herna is the co-founder and Executive Director of the American Center of Philippine Arts. (See website at www.phiippinearts.org)  Somerah is lucky to have the best of two cultures!
Little Collin Ng welcomed baby brother, Brandon Ng.
Parents of the handsome baby boy are Sam and Jecina Ng.  Proud Grandparents are Jeff and Cynthia Yee, and Ricky and Kathy Ng.
Proud grandparents welcomed Brandon Ng on April 4th.  A Red Egg & Ginger party of 300 guests celebrated the happy occasion with entertainment by the Red Panda Acrobats, Mandy Cheung Zither players and the White Crane Lion Dancers.  
Aunts, uncles, and dozens of cousins joined family friends to celebrate the birth of Baby James Chun, my tenth grandchild, at a Red Egg and Ginger buffet celebration.  Baby James was born February 26, 2009 to Vincent and Kristin Chun and is cute as can be.  Grandparents are Carolyn Gan and Bill and Sylvia Chun.
Thank Heavens for all the little boys and little girls who have come to join their families of siblings, parents, grandparents and friends, giving joy and happiness to all.
I am always amazed by the many “new” ways of reinventing the wheel as each generation “finds” more convenient and easier ways to accomplish the cycle of life.
As the first social columnist for AsianWeek newspaper and as the last surviving member of the founding team, I have seen the change in attitude from a very harsh portrayal of Chinese people by the public media to a more reasonable and fairer portrayal of Asians as reported in today’s news.
Heartiest congratulations to Assemblyman Mike Eng and Sacramento activist Steve Yee who authored the legislation that commemorates the repeal of the anti-Chinese Immigration Acts of 1872, on Dec. 17, 1943, resulting in the new, first-time “Chinese Inclusion Act” to be celebrated on Dec. 17, 2009.
For over 60 years, the Chinese people were the only ethnic group to be excluded from US immigration.  When the 1943 Magnusan Act repealed that despicable US law, Chinese could bring their wives and families together again.  Thus, it is only fitting and proper that all Chinese should observe and celebrate their “Day of Inclusion” on Dec. 17, in their own way, thanks to Assemblyman Eng, Sacramento’s Steve Yee and all the California legislators who voted and passed their resolution.
As a Sacramento native, I appreciate the historic growth and immense progress made in my old hometown.  The recent Chinatown Mall Culture Fair in Sacramento was a model of neat programs that served the community well with special programs of talent, music, dance, martial arts, fashions, lion dancing.  Also, community services, demonstrations of hands-on activities, exhibit booths, noted authors’ stories and the experience of Angel Island fascinated the large crowd in attendance.
Leave it to the thoughtful Sacramento Culture Club members to plan an entire street devoted to children’s games and cultural activities, all managed by the older kids.
Themed “Gateway to Gold Mountain:  Bridging the Past to the Future,” it was a wonderful way for the young and not-so-young to connect and share our Chinese culture and history
 
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