Empowering Communities: Asian American Leaders in Action

July 23, 2024 Tuesday

Time: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PST

Location: Virtual (Zoom)

Audience: AAPI Community Members; Middle and High School Students are highly encouraged to attend!

Free registration: This event is entirely free to the public. Please complete the registration form below to secure your spot in any or all of the sessions in this series.

Sponsored by: South Coast Chinese Cultural Center & UCI Humanities Center

參加資格：AAPI 社群成員；強烈鼓勵國中生和高中生參加！

免費報名：本次活動完全免費對外開放。請填寫註冊表以確保您參加本系列任何或所有會議的席位.

聯合主辦: 南海岸中華文化中心及UCI Humanities Center

People in Spotlight

焦點社團：Kindred Spirits Chorus-Irvine   爾灣知音合唱團

Kindred Spirits Chorus – Irvine (KSC-Irvine) was established in 1991 with about 40 seasoned chorus members. It is a non-profit, community outreach organization with love as the basis and music as a bridge to reach out. The goal of the chorus is to use music as a way to connect with the community. Under the leadership of chorus conductors through the years, KSC has been sharing Christian heart and soul warming melodies as well as classical and modern music...

爾灣知音合唱團成立於 1991 年，有四十位經驗豐富的男女團員，是一個以愛為根基，以音樂為橋樑的社區型非營利合唱組織。成立的宗旨是藉著音樂做社區關懷與連結的工作，在歷任指揮的帶領下， 凡是基督教撫慰人心溫馨動人的詩歌和古今多元文化經典音樂，都是知音所樂於傳唱與分享的...

Culture Tips

The Evolution and Contributions of Printing Technology

Before the invention of printing, acquiring a new book was a highly cumbersome task for scholars. Books had to be copied by hand, character by character, which was both time-consuming and labor-intensive. During the Sui and Tang dynasties, the emergence of woodblock printing significantly improved the speed of printing...

在印刷術發明之前，取得一本新書對讀書人來說是一件非常繁瑣的事情。書籍需要逐字逐句地用手抄寫，過程既費時又費力。隋唐時期，雕版印刷術的出現大大提高了印刷速度。這種技術透過在木板上雕刻文字，然後在紙上印刷...

What's Up

SCCCC Basketball Teams Fall League is on!

Aug. 27-Oct. / 2024 (6-7 games);

Sunday games Grade K-2 th boys and girls

Monday Practices at 4:30-5:30

The co-teaching partner of this basketball League is SoCal Elite Sports. Founded in 2003 with just a few kids, SoCal Elite has evolved into the place to play for youth basketball. Offers everything your child needs to become a better basketball player, and most important of all, have fun!

SoCal Elite Sports是這個籃球聯盟的聯合教學夥伴 。 SoCal Elite 成立於 2003 年，當時只有幾個孩子，現在已經發展成為青少年籃球的聖地。為您的孩子提供成為更好的籃球運動員所需的一切，最重要的是，讓他們玩得開心！

South Coast Chinese Orchestra is opening new registrations!

For individuals of various age groups within the community who harbor an interest in traditional Chinese musical instruments, South Coast Chinese Orchestra and Drum team offer an exceptional learning environment curated with seasoned instructors. Mastering a musical instrument skill boosts confidence, enabling learners to display greater confidence and positivity in other areas of life...

針對社區內對傳統中國樂器感興趣的不同年齡族群人士，南海岸中華文化中心及其樂團、鼓團提供了優秀的學習環境和教師，課程設計以及傳統音樂器材。眾所周知，掌握一項樂器技能會增強自信心，使學習者在其他生活領域展現更大的自信和積極性...

Community Corner 

2024 PAN AMERICA MULTICULTURAL DANCE SHOWCASE

Date: Aug. 4, 2024

Time: Sunday  7:00 PM  

Location: Irvine Barclay Theatre

Experience the enchantment of cultural diversity at the 2024 Pan America Multicultural Dance Showcase. Hosted by the Pan America Chinese Dance Alliance (PACDA), this annual celebration showcases the power of dance to connect and inspire...

賈一平率時光劇團推出北美版戲劇《原野》 以當代美學煥新詮釋經典

由中國國家話劇院演員、知名導演、製片人賈一平率領的「時光劇團（TTC)」於7 月9日、10 日連續兩晚在南加州新興科技重鎮爾灣市內最大、最專業的巴克萊大劇院（Irvine Barclay Theatre），為南加州的觀眾呈現了兩場由中國戲劇家曹禺創作的話劇《原野》。

好文分享: 老梅樹的春天

南海岸中華文化中心之友Jiaping Lee帶來了她的最新好文《老梅樹的春天》。作家從生活角度、文學角度、飲食角度等多方面介紹梅樹到釀梅酒，為讀者帶來了全新的視野和感受。現在，請大家欣賞李作家的這篇文章。我們即將分享的文章發表於“I have feelings”。經過作者Jiaping Lee的同意，我們從她的”I have feelings”中轉載此文。

家園裡這株老梅樹，説它老，也不過就是二八年華，但已經是開枝散葉，兒孫滿堂。它更是外子的忠實知己，開花結實，扦插培育，總是水到渠成，順順當當，從不辜負他的心意...

南海岸中華文化協會(SCCCA)，是由南加華人自發組成的教育文化公益組織，不但在1976年成立了南加最具規模的爾灣中文學校，在2005年更凝聚華人社區力量，南加最大的南海岸中華文化中心，致力於傳承及發揚傳統中華文化，推廣中文學習，進而提倡及實現多元文化的和諧社會。

The South Coast Chinese Cultural Association (SCCCA) is an educational and cultural charity organization spontaneously formed by Chinese in Southern California. Not only did SCCCA establish the largest scale Irvine Chinese School in Southern California in 1976, it also gathered the strength of the Chinese community in 2005 and established independently the only South Coast Chinese Cultural Center in Southern California dedicated to promoting traditional Chinese culture and Chinese learning and advocating and realizing a multicultural life."