My two nieces Jane and Arlene burnt mid night oil to help me design the cover,
What is the book about? It talks about the Japanese occupation 1942-1945.
Location Kwong Tung Bar from Sibu to Kanowit.

Why have I chosen this: It is where I am from, and The Brooke Govt had a rice mill at the Tai Kuon school aka Upper Lanang road camp, The Japanese set up a camp there to use the mill, and Captain Roger Chieng aka Fong came down from Kapit to the Tai Kuon Camp.

Finally, My Ah Kung and Ah Pa lived 10 minutes from the camp and were eye witnesses to the surrender of the Japanese at Tai Kuon Camp.
Ann Chin's photo.

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NZCA WOMEN’S GROUP

 

Our next meeting will be held on Saturday, 17th October 2015,  1.30pm at the Meadowbank Community Centre, 29 St Johns Road, Meadowbank  (next to Barfoot & Thompson).

We have a speaker by the name of Ginette Wang, who is an artist in many forms from a very young age.  During her stay in Hong Kong, while working with her western painting media, she fell in love with the subtlety, immediacy, and the expressive characteristic of the Chinese painting.  Her artworks centre around beautiful landscapes, birds and flowers. She uses a direct approach with this challenging medium and sometimes applies cross medium skills to portray a tranquil and zen feeling with a touch of life in play that nature inspires to her. Her paintings are in private collections locally and overseas. She has been teaching art/language/craft for many years at Hong Kong YWCA for English speaking members and her own studio.  Now she teaches at Mairangi Arts Centre and organize her own workshops.   http://ginettewang.blogspot.co.nz/

She will also be demonstrating and showing us the intricate art of Chinese watercolour and ink painting.

Please come along and bring friends, men are also welcome to enjoy a fun and social afternoon.

Afternoon tea will be served, new members are always welcomed. 

Registration Costs:   NZCA members  $2.00   Non Members  $3.00   (to cover costs of hall hire and afternoon tea) 

A raffle will be held during the afternoon   -   $1 for 1 ticket or $2 for 3 tickets (no obligation to purchase) 

For further enquiries please contact :

Bobby Shen - Talks of his passion in Architecture

Update on Chinese fruit shops project

Update on Chinese fruit shops project

Many of you will be aware that the Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust has commissioned a book on Chinese fruit shops in New Zealand. Since starting the project in August 2014, we have made good progress. Thank you to those who have already sent in your story or have been interviewed.

To ensure that this significant part of New Zealand Chinese history is not lost, we need your help. There is still time to participate if you act now. Talk to family members, find some photos and write down your memories. If you already have a questionnaire that is waiting to be filled in, do it now and get it back to us. If you prefer to talk to us, let us know and we can arrange to interview you.

The deadline for receiving stories is 31 December 2015. Don’t leave it too late and regret it.

To find out more, contact any member of the Chinese Fruit Shops Research Group:

Helen Wong,  email helenwong888@gmail.com
Bev Lowe,  email beverly.lowe@xtra.co.nz
Ruth Lam, email ruth2trees@gmail.com

Mike Wong, email mike.lin@xtra.co.nz

Carolyn King,email kingcarolynz@gmail.com

NZCA WOMEN’S GROUP

 

Our next meeting will be held on Saturday, 19th September 2015,  1.30pm at

the Meadowbank Community Centre, 29 St Johns Road, Meadowbank  (next to Barfoot & Thompson)

Bobby Shen will give a presentation.  He leads Architects for Humanity-AKL as a volunteer, a network where like-minded design professionals work together to deliver meaningful design outcomes for communities in need.  Finding solutions to the complexities of a design is among his favourite things.

Bobby has also researched Chinese Architecture styles, visiting his home village in Zengcheng, and photographing many styles in Guangzhou, bringing his ideas through to his thesis.

LinkedIn describes him as motivated, civic-minded and always open to new opportunities.  

Please come along and bring friends, men are also welcome to enjoy a fun and social afternoon.

 

Afternoon tea will be served, new members are always welcomed. 

 

 

Registration Costs:  (to cover costs of hall hire and afternoon tea)  NZCA members  $2.00   Non Members  $3.00

 

A raffle will be held during the afternoon   -   $1 for 1 ticket or $2 for 3 tickets (no obligation to purchase) 

 

For further enquiries please contact :

 

Jessie Kum Edmonds  Ph 625 7637   or   Myra Lowe  Ph 444 0717