Irvine Mayor and SCCCA celebrated Dragon Year @ Metro Link

On February 17th, the South Coast Chinese Cultural Center was invited by Metro Link to participate in the Lunar New Year Celebration. The event featured a lively lion dance performance and was graced by the presence of Mayor Farrah N. Khan of Irvine...

南海岸中華文化中心（South Coast Chinese Cultural Center）於2月17日應Metro Link之邀，熱烈參與農曆新年慶祝活動。當天，現場舞獅歡騰，爾灣市長Farrah N. Khan女士也蒞臨共襄喜慶。活動同時邀請了100位現場來賓，免費搭乘火車前往洛杉磯唐人街（LA China Town），觀賞盛大的金龍大遊行。這一舉措凸顯了美國主流社會開始尊重和重視亞裔文化的舉措，更表明他們願意深度參與其中。現場歡聲笑語，熱鬧非凡 ...

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焦點社團: Orange County Chinese Cultural Club (OCCCC)

The Orange County Chinese Cultural Club began in 1968 as the Orange County Chinese Social Club. At that time, there were relatively few Chinese Americans living in Orange County. The original group of 39 families got together with the goal of preserving and keeping the Chinese 

heritage alive for the younger generation. The families, longing for the best for their children, felt that they should incorporate the best values of traditional Chinese culture with the modern values of American culture. One of the first programs was a Chinese Children’s Choir...

橙縣中華文化協會始於 1968 年，當時居住在橙縣的華裔美國人相對較少，所以最初是一個社交俱樂部。創會的 39 個家庭聚在一起，認為下一代應該將傳統中華文化的最佳價值與美國文化的現代價值相結合，於是，俱樂部第一項計劃是創辦兒童合唱團 ...

Culture Tips

The Nine Sons of the Dragon

The dragon is a sacred creature in traditional Chinese culture, symbolizing authority, power, and good fortune. The Dragon's Nine Sons refer to the descendants of the dragon, each possessing mysterious symbolic meanings. People are often curious about the names and appearances of these nine dragon sons...

龍是中國傳統文化中的神聖動物，被視為權威、力量和幸運的象徵。而龍的九子，是指龍的後代，各具神秘的象徵意義。那麼人們一定都非常好奇，龍的九子到底都叫什麼？他們都長什麼樣子呢？...

Event Recap 

Irvine Chinese Immersion Preschool Celebrates a Lunar New Year with Enthusiastic Joy

Irvine Chinese Immersion Preschool held a spectacular Lunar New Year celebration on the morning of February 23rd, attracting enthusiastic participation from preschool and Kindergarten students, as well as their parents...

爾灣中文沉浸學校於2月23日上午隆重舉行了令人矚目的农历新年庆祝活动，吸引了preschool和Kindergarten五个班级的小朋友以及家长们的熱烈參與...

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你有聽懂我嗎? -幸福講座

Date: February 25, 2024

Time: 4:00 pm

Location: South Coast Chinese Cultural Center
                  9 TRUMAN ST, IRVINE. CA 92620

Speaker introduction: Dr. Hu Huiling, vice president of ministry of the International True Love Family Association (Family Keepers), guest teaches as a lecturer on family relations in several Chinese seminaries. Graduated from California State University and Doctor of Pastoral Studies from Fuller Theological Seminary. Published several family series of books and audiobooks. Committed to promoting sound family relationships, specializing in parenting education/family counseling and marriage negotiation...

講員介紹：胡慧玲博士，國際真愛家庭協會（Family Keepers)事工副會長，客座任教於幾所華人神學院家庭關係講師。 畢業於加州州立大學心裡及富樂神學院教牧博士。 出版多套家庭系列書籍及有聲書。 致力於推廣健全家庭關係，專精親職教育/家庭輔導及婚姻協談...

Community Corner 

Home Fire Hazards

Homes contain various fire hazards, including electronic appliances and devices, cleaning and other chemical products, and clutter. Cooking is the leading cause of home fires, fire injuries, and fire deaths in Orange County. The leading cause of home dryer fires is failure to clean them. Extreme clutter creates serious health risks, increases fire danger, and impacts quality of life...

家庭中存在著各種火災隱患，包括電子器具、清潔及其他化學品，以及雜物。烹飪是橙縣家庭火災、火災造成的傷害和火災死亡的主要原因...

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."