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Teochew Oral History Night w/ Professor Minh-Hoa Ta

Diojiu Oral History Night w/ Professor Minh-Hoa Ta

DIOJIU ORAL HISTORY NIGHT w/ PROFESSOR MINH-HOA TA
Co-organized by Gaginang and the UC Berkeley Teochew Association

WHEN: Friday, 3/7/2008, 7pm
WHERE: UC-Berkeley Campus, 104 Barrows
BRING: A family photo, relevant to your family’s migration if possible
REGISTER ON EVITE: http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/BCCYUJPQHGTWNZJZNLCU/djoralhistorynight

Have you ever wondered where your family came from? Originating in China, Diojiu people come from dozens of countries all over the world. One of the most interesting aspects of Diojiu identity is how diverse our stories are.

Join Gaginang and the UC-Berkeley Teochew Association as we learn about the Diojiu experience with Professor Minh-Hoa Ta. She will speak about her research on Diojiu oral histories and participate with us in some fun and interesting activities to share and explore our stories.

Questions on the event? Email: ty.lim@gaginang.org

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Professor Minh-Hoa Ta

Born and raised in Vietnam, Prof. Ta was resettled in Berkeley, California in 1979. She received a B.A. in Social Welfare and a B.A. in Asian American Studies from UC Berkeley. Prof. Ta holds a MSW in Social Work Education from SFSU and earned an Ed. D. in International Multi-Cultural Education from the University of San Francisco. Her work experiences include seven years as a community/immigration counselor in Berkeley and Oakland. Prof. Ta served as academic counselor in the Extended Opportunity Program and Services (EOPS) for 14 years and has been an instructor in the Asian American Studies program at SFSU for the least 10 years where she co-directed the Vietnamese American Studies Center since 1998.

Prof. Ta has also been active with numerous organizations and groups including the CCSF Business Department Grant project “Doing Business in Vietnam", CCSF’s Asian Coalition, the Vietnamese Community Promotion Project, Pacific Links Foundation, and also participated with the Northern California Transplant Donor Network. Prof. Ta is currently the Director of the Asian Pacific American Student Success Center (APASS) at the City College of San Francisco.

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T-Shirt Design Winners

T-SHIRT DESIGN
CONTEST

We’re back with the results!! It was fantabulous to see all the talent that we have in our Diojiu community. It’s time to unveil the new GGN t-shirt designs! Yes, that’s right; there will be two designs because we couldn’t pass up the chance to bring YOU, the GGN member, two great designs on higher quality shirts. Goodbye Hanes beefy tees and hello soft, high quality tees!

Female T-shirt Design Winner “Pollination", created by Jennifer Ta and Michael Chang.

They dissected what Gaginang REALLY stands for. In their words, “Gaginang, as a brand, really tells the story of travel, of people in motion, of being international, of positive growth from grassroots organization, and treating the world as our friend and our neighbor. This story is what identifies Gaginang. It is a story of pollination; a spread of what Gaginang is about, originating from the logo “home” to the international community. This produces an organic design that represents the scope of what Gaginang does on a global scale, “Promoting Diojiu language culture and identity". Physical space and adopted cultures separate us, yet we remain metaphorically connected like petals on the same flower through our shared heritage.”
Female shirts will be printed on brown short-sleeve fitted t-shirts with pink graphic. $25, S-XL
Shipping costs for destinations inside the United States are included. Shipping is additional for addresses outside of the United States. Please contact us for a quote.

Male T-shirt Design Winner “Family", created by Duy Ta.

A hip t-shirt for the modern Diojiu man. The character for family is proudly displayed across the chest with the GGN mission statement hidden in the character itself! At the bottom the character, lies our organization name and characters for Diojiu nang. *Note: this design is updated from the picture shown in the e-newsletter*

Male shirts will be printed on gray short-sleeve shirts with black graphic. $25, S-XL
Shipping costs for destinations inside the United States are included. Shipping is additional for addresses outside of the United States. Please contact us for a quote.

Size chart: Men’s | Women’s Shirts

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Female shirts will be printed on brown short-sleeve fitted t-shirts with pink graphic, S-XL.

Male shirts will be printed on gray short-sleeve shirts with black graphic, S-XL.

Size chart: Men’s | Women’s Shirts

* IMPORTANT UPDATE*
Due to popular demand we have run out of the following sizes:

Female-Small
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HOW DOES MY DONATION HELP Gaginang?

We hope you have enjoyed the latest version of Gaginang! We are just at the beginning, gearing up to realize Gaginang’s full potential as THE internet portal for everything Diojiu. Our core mission of preserving and promoting the culture and language continues to be our guiding light. We feel that our culture needs to be cherished, preserved by current generations and enriched and valued so that our children and children’s children can continue to know what it means to be Diojiu. At Gaginang we are an all-volunteer work force thinking and working hard, innovating new events and activities, developing learning materials, and fostering networks for Diojiu people worldwide.

You can help us realize our goal. Gaginang needs your support!

Learn how your contributions will help Gaginang accomplish its mission:

Education and Learning:

• Improving search capabilities for our English-Diojiu Dictionary
• Publishing a full set of Diojiu language printed learning materials
• Introducing both online and offline lessons for Diojiu language.
• Providing more writing on Diojiu history, food, art, religion, etc.
• And much more!

Website and Multimedia:

• Maintaining the everyday functioning of the website.
• Developing new features to enrich the Gaginang online experience.
• Providing new Diojiu music, videos and other multimedia.

Outreach, Events and Network Building:

• Creating projects to collaborate with the older generations to share their knowledge of culture and language with the younger generation.
• Creating business connections and fostering opportunities between Diojiu entrepreneurs worldwide.
• Outreaching to those uninitiated to the rich resources and possibilities of Gaginang.

• Holding a wider variety of cultural, service and social events for Gaginang members to meet, learn, and socialize.

Your contribution will help us to accomplish these goals and more. Please consider giving to Gaginang.

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Past Events

GGN Volunteer Day (May 2008 - SF Bay Area, Socal, East Coast)

In our commitment to the Diojiu community, Gaginang is planning to hold Volunteer Days in all of its core areas. Giving back to our local communities is a win-win situation for everyone, so we hope to see you lend a helping hand. Check back for more details!

GGN Diojiu Cooking (July 2008 - SF Bay Area)

Back by popular demand, we’ll tackle Diojiu food, GGN style! Check back for more details!

GGN East Coast Diojiu Culture and Language Camping Retreat (July 11-13, 2008 - Harriman State Park, NY)

We did it in California in 2005, and now it’s back, but in the east! One of our favorite events, the camping retreat brings to you innovative ways to learn Diojiu language, exploring Diojiu identity at the campfire, hiking, kayaking, swimming, and more! Join us we commune with nature as well as our inner Diojiu! Check back for more details!

GGN West Coast Diojiu Culture and Language Camping Retreat (August 2008 - California)

Yes, we’re doing it in the West Coast again too! One of our favorite events, the camping retreat brings to you innovative ways to learn Diojiu language, exploring Diojiu identity at the campfire, hiking, kayaking, swimming, and more! Join us we commune with nature as well as our inner Diojiu! Check back for more details!

GGN Football + Hotpot (October 2008 - Philadelphia)

Fall will be afoot, so get your flags and feet ready for some good football and food! Check back for more details!

GGN Thanksgiving 2008 (November 2008 - SF Bay Area)

Our traditional end-of-the-year event held in the SF Bay Area, this year’s will be the 5th annual! Check back for more details!

Diojiu Oral History Night with Prof. Minh-Hoa Ta (March 11, 2008 - Berkeley, CA)

Have you ever wondered where your family came from? Originating in China, Diojiu people come from dozens of countries all over the world. One of the most interesting aspects of Diojiu identity is how diverse our stories are. Gaginang and the UC-Berkeley Teochew Association co-hosted this night of roots-searching as we learned about the Diojiu experience with Professor Minh-Hoa Ta. Prof. Ta presented her research on oral histories.

GGN Thanksgiving 2007: A Thanksgiving to Remember (November 17, 2007 - San Francisco, CA)

Gaginang celebrated this year’s Thanksgiving with a city-wide scavenger hunt in San Francisco, dinner at hotel suite with awesome traditional and Asian fixins, and a time capsule to be opened at next year’s Thanksgiving!

Diojiu Melting Pot: Gaginang Conference ‘07 (Aug 3-5, 2007 - San Jose, CA)

Embracing our Heritage, Connecting our Communities! Held at the San Jose Silicon Valley Teochew Community Center, this was Gaginang’s second biennial conference and largest event ever, drawing over 140 people from the US and all over the world. We had 3 jam-packed days of activities including Diojiu culture, language, and identity workshops and presentations, networking and mingling opportunties galore, our home-grown “Are you smarter than a Diojiu Fifth-grader?", Diojiu-language games all-day Sunday, a film screening of fellow-Diojiunang Huy Chheng’s “Dead Trees", and closing out the conference, live performers Thomas’ Apartment, Olivia Thai, and our very own girl-band Kougue’teung!

Dragon Boat Race - Team GGN (July 15, 2007 - Los Angeles, CA)

Eight bold Socal GGN’ers got together for the annual Lotus Festival Dragon Boat Race to show the world the power of GGN!

GGN Kayaking in Santa Cruz (July 7, 2007 - Santa Cruz, CA)

GGN’ers kayaked down in Santa Cruz, hitting the waves, paddling, splashing water, saying hi to the sea lions all with the scenic boardwalk and mountains for our backdrop.

Dragon Boat Race - Team GGN (July 15, 2007 - Los Angeles, CA)

Eight bold Socal GGN’ers got together for the annual Lotus Festival Dragon Boat Race to show the world the power of GGN!

GGN East Coast Culture Show (June 16, 2007 - King of Prussia, PA)

Bringing talents from GGN’s diverse communities, the Culture Show explored Southeast Asian fashion, Chinese Lion-dancing, and much more.

GGN Diojiu Food 101 (April 28, 2007 - San Francisco, CA)

Ever wonder what Diojiu food is like? Ever wanted to learn how to prepare the delectable delights that Diojiu people make? GGN held a day of cooking instruction, good food, and great company. Fellow-GGN member and bad-ass cook, Ray Ky, instructed us on some favorites including: Chaibouneung (think omelette but spiked with preserved veggie goodness), Goimuei (delectable congee ala chicken with assorted extras), Botbian (similar to Vietnamese Bobia) and Galoji (A mochi-like dessert that tastes as good as it sounds.)

Love at Ling Gang Lao: A Teochew Opera Performance (April 21, 2007 - Rosemead, CA)

By the gracious invitation of the Los Angeles Eastern Teo Chew Opera (LAETCO), Gaginang gathered members, free-of-charge to attend a performance of “Love at Ling Gang Lao.” It was a great night in support of Diojiu traditional arts on a night filled with folktales, music, dance, and more!

GGN and UCB-TCA Present: Journey From the Fall (March 23, 2007 - San Jose, CA)

In our first jointly-planned event with the UC Berkeley Teochew Association , Gaginang brought our members to view “Journey From the Fall", written and directed by fellow Diojiu, Ham Tran. The film tells the story of those a family’s escape from Vietnam and their experience in the US.

GGN 2007 Winter Ball Fundraiser (January 13, 2007 - King of Prussia, PA)

A night of fine dining, live DJ music, dancing, games, raffle prizes and more, this hot event was a great respite from the cold east coast winter.

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Gaginang Events

An integral part of Gaginang’s programs, our official events provide opportunities to meet new people, network, learn about Teochew culture, practice Teochew language, and more.

Upcoming Events

GGN Conference 2013
Date: August 10-11, 2013
Location: Seattle, WA

Past Events

2010

GGN 2nd Annual Picnic Potluck
Date: April 17, 2010
Location: Fairmount Park, Philadelphia

East Coast Language and Culture Retreat
Date: August 7, 2010
Location: Fairmont Park, Philadelphia, PA

West Coast Language and Culture Retreat
Date: September 3-6, 2010
Location: Stanislaus National Forest, CA

West Coast Thanksgiving
Date: November 20, 2010
Location: San Jose, CA

Gaginang Puet Ue - A Teochew Conversation and Culture Night!
Date: November 5, 2010 (Friday)
Time: 7:30pm-9:30pm
Location: Goat Hill Pizza

300 Connecticut Street (between 18th St & 19th St)

San Francisco, CA 94107

2011

GGN Conference 2011
Date: Weekend of August 13, 2011
Location: SF Bay Area - Oakland, CA

2012

GGN Teochew Family Day Picnic
Date: June 24, 2012
Location: Daly City, CA

10th Annual Thanksgiving Event
Date: November 17, 2012
Location: TBA

Have a great idea for a Gaginang event? Let us know about it! CONTACT US! [subject: Planning Official Event]. For more information on events organized by members, please visit the FORUM.