Happy Year of the Ox

March kicks off with the dance class at the South Coast Chinese Cultural Center on Saturday March 14 - and we have a year full of fun stuff coming.

We'll post details shortly.

China's One Child Policy

• WHEN: Saturday, January 17, 4:00PM
• WHERE: Norman P. Murray Senior Center 24932 Veteran's Way Mission Viejo, CA

Please join us as Dr. Wang Feng, a professor at UC Irvine, shares his research into the incredible complexity of China's controversial one-child policy.

Wang Feng has been studying the policy for more than a decade, and his was the first systematic examination of China's singular approach to human fertility and economic growth.

China's average mandated fertility rate: 1.47 children per couple. China's actual fertility rate: about 1.5 children per couple, Wang Feng and his collaborators found. "Such convergence between policy and reality is extraordinary, even for China," he said. "With the birth rate below replacement level, the country faces serious negative consequences in the long run if it fails to phase out the policy.

Wang Feng, a demographer, said this success is increasing the age of China's citizenry, shrinking its workforce, and a resulting in a disproportionate number of males to females.

The talk will be free, and child care will be provided for a fee.

Please indicate in your RSVP how many children you have, and how old they are.

The policy has touched all our lives. Please come! Dr. Wang Feng is donating his time to us, and we'd like to have a full house for him. We'll have some snacks and refreshments as well.

Getting your Original Works gifts

For those of you who participated this year in the November Art-Making Workshop with Melanie Vogel at the Murray Center and are wondering about the gifts you ordered, here's the scoop.

We expect to receive the gifts very soon and will bring them to the Holiday Party on Dec. 13. If you cannot make the party, please contact Susan at stschabrun@fullerton.edu, and she will work out a way to get them to you.

Celebrate the Holidays with your FCC Orange County Friends!

WHERE: Norman P. Murray Senior Center
24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, CA 92692 View Map

WHEN: Saturday, December 13, 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM

Get into the spirit of the season together with your FCC friends and family at our Annual Holiday Extravaganza. Join us at the newly renovated Norman P. Murray Center in Mission Viejo. We'll be in the Jacaranda Room.

FCC will provide the main dish and drinks. Each family should bring a potluck item, such as an appetizer, side dish, salad, or dessert to share.

Cost: $5 per adult

Dress children in party attire.

We would like to show pictures during dinner of our children and events from this year. Please send digital photos to Ann Marie Rousseau amrousseau@mindspring.com

To RSVP, use the Evite that was sent out on Sunday November 23, 2008, or contact Debbie Kistler http://www.blogger.com/debbiekistler@sbcglobal.net%20 with the number of people in your party and your potluck item. If you would like to volunteer for planning or to help during the event please let Debbie know.

Looking forward to seeing you all on Dec. 13! Happy Holidays!

FCC Orange County Moon Festival Banquet

When:

Sunday, September 21, 4:30-7:00 pm

Where:

Ten Ten Seafood Restaurant
17901 Pioneer Blvd. #K
Artesia, CA 90701 View Map

Join us for a traditional seven-course Chinese banquet, fabulous entertainment, prizes, mooncakes and fun for the whole family at the Ten Ten Restaurant in Artesia.

To RSVP for this event, please print out the registration form and send it in with your check to the address on the form.

DOWNLOAD THE REGISTRATION FORM!

Deadline for returning the completed registration form is SEPTEMBER 16, 2008.

An email will be sent out after Sept. 16 with the list of received registrations.

For questions or problems downloading the form, please contact Susan Tschabrun at stschabrun@fullerton.edu or 714-526-7757

FCC Orange County Olympics Madness

WHEN: Saturday, August 9, 1:00 to 4:00 pm

WHERE: Cal State Fullerton Titan Student Union
800 N State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92834 -- Map

Get your Olympics spirit revved up with an afternoon of Beijing fun at "The Pub" in the basement of Cal State Fullerton's Titan Student Union. We will be showing the Olympics opening ceremony on a big screen with other Olympic events on small TVs all around the room. Kids can learn all about the "Friendlies," play games, and win medals.

In addition to the fun planned by FCC in the Pub itself, parents can take kids to bowl, play ping pong, and other games offerred for a fee in facilities located adjacent to the Pub.

Parking is free at Cal State Fullerton on Saturdays. The best place to park is north of the Titan Student Union (TSU) in the parking structure off State College north of Dorothy Lane.

For more information, contact Debbie Kister at debbiekistler@sbcglobal.net

Dragon boat races!

BLAZING PADDLES!

• WHAT: Dragon boat races are an ancient and traditional part of Chinese culture. There will also be traditional Chinese art demonstrations, Chinese acrobats, traditional dance, music and martial arts performances throughout the day.

• WHEN: Saturday, July 26th, 9a.m. to 5 p.m. (you can come anytime throughout the day)

• WHERE: Long Beach Marine Stadium. See http://www.lbdragonboat.com/ for directions and parking. Click on "Location" on the left-hand sidebar. (Parents with young children might want to bring a wagon or stroller) distance.

• WHERE TO FIND THE BLAZING PADDLES TEAM: usually, next to the food vendors right off the pathway, wearing bright purple shirts.

• BRING: Usual beach gear. (races are held in a marina so there are no waves).

• COST: free.