PRESIDENTS’ MESSAGE JUNE 2015

As we head toward the end of the school year and the beginning of the summer we still have many activities

we are trying to accomplish. Activities as listed in this newsletter. Don’t forget to sign up for the summer

cultural learning program the Center have to offer to the members. The Center has achieve awards, honoring

individuals and attending many events this year to pass on our culture and mission to the public. If you want to

volunteer and help out with any of the events please let one of the board of directors know.

In the coming weeks the board of directors will meet to come up with a vision and strategic plan for the next

school year for the Center to keep us moving forward.

-Chris Chiu and Randy Yung, Co Presidents

SPEAKERS AND PROGRAMS NEEDED FOR CENTER MEETINGS!

Do you know anyone who is extremely interesting or unusual as a speaker and one we would enjoy? Is there

an informational program which would be of value to our members? Please let us know! We would like to book

speakers and programs interesting to all segments of our membership which includes families with children,

our general membership and of course our seniors.

If you do, please contact Helen Chin as soon as possible at htchinus@yahoo.com or 1 917 749 6534.

SAVE THE DATE

June 13 &14 CCLI Spring Tag Sale June 19 Center Monthly Meeting: Speaker Jean Lau Chin, Strolling Down Memory Lane

July 11 Defensive Driving Course

July 12th Lido Beach Picnic

August 2nd Chinese American Night

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CENTER’S MONTHLY MEETING WILL BE HELD FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2015 STROLLING DOWN MEMORY LANE! JOIN US FOR AN AUTHOR TALK, A POT LUCK DINNER AND MANY FOND MEMORIES! Dr. Jean Lau Chin will share her new book with us. Who are the Cantonese Chinese? NYC Chinatown during the 1940s – 1960s. Prepare a Chinese dish from your childhood for our potluck dinner. Bring your memories and photos to share. Prepare to have a wonderful evening reminiscing! Many of our members and their contributions are in Jean’s new book, which will be offered at a nominal cost of $12 each. At our Center’s June 19 Meeting, our member Dr. Jean Lau Chin, noted author and psychologist will introduce her new book Who are the Cantonese Chinese? NYC Chinatown during the 1940s – 1960’s to our membership. The answer is very simple. We of the Chinese Center are the Cantonese Chinese from New York’s Chinatown! Jean‘s book captures the common and unique experiences of NYC’s Cantonese Chinese growing up during the 1940s – 1960s. Pictures and short bios are included with quotes from participants in their voices. It fills a gap about these early Chinese pioneers and the “Jook Sing generation” in New York City in our annals of history. This book is about our generation! Theme highlights include the community and social networking among those living in Chinatown, going to Chinese School and socializing through the sports, dances and church activities. It includes the resiliency of those who struggled as Chinese immigrant families, often living in the back of laundries, many facing discrimination as Chinese. Today, many have successful lives and productive careers. We were all ordinary Chinese immigrants. Yet, we made extraordinary strides together as a community and as Ted Ho (our member) says: We did it in one generation! YOU ARE ALL CORDIALLY INVITED TO BRING A FAVORITE CHINESE DISH TO SHARE AT OUR POT LUCK DINNER, ENJOY JEAN’S BOOK TALK AND TO SHARE YOUR MEMORIES AND PHOTOS OF YOUR DAYS IN NYC’S CHINATOWN WITH THE REST OF THE CENTER! DINNER BEGINS AT 7:30 PM.

(See enclosed flyer on page 9)

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STEPHANIE BARTOLDUS HONORED AT ASIAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH

CELEBRATION

Our lion troupe and Center members turned out in full force in Mineola on Friday, May 8, to celebrate our former Co President, Stephanie Tang Bartoldus being honored by Nassau County for her extensive volunteer services in Long Island. Over three hundred people attended the free delightful international buffet dinner of cuisine provided by the Chinese, Indian, Pakistani, Turkish, Korean and Bengladesh American communities of Nassau County. Stephanie’s accomplishments encompasses her work with our Chinese Center as an officer and lion troupe coordinator among other activities too numerous to list. Stephanie served as an Island Harvest volunteer, on the executive boards of PTAs and as Vice President of the RVC Sponsors of the Arts. She was the ticket sales coordinator for the Time to Shine Musical Theatre. Stephanie served as the Chair of Association volunteers for the Nassau County Council of Girl Scouts. Stephanie Tang Bartoldus is to be commended for her “spirit of community” which is well documented by her dedicated and selfless volunteer service to all. -Helen Chin

SENIOR CLUB

Summer is here. Senior program at CCLI is extending its hours in June from 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Senior Meeting - June 24 / Guest speaker, Amy Su and Maureen Schneider from Parker Institute. Topic: Depression NOTE EXTENDED HOURS IN JUNE 9:30-4:30PM JULY 8 AND 22 10:30 – 2:30PM You are invited to join the Joy Fu Chinese Senior Program on Monday, June 15th for a picnic at Town of North Hempstead Beach Park , Port Washington, 10 - 6 pm. Bring a dish to share. Parking is free. We will be between the two bathrooms under the pavilion. RSVP by June 11th by email to leongba@yahoo.com or call Betty 's cell 917-548-8185. -Betty Leong

From left: Tuey Chung, Ellen Gee, Mona

Ng, Kelly Ng, Bill Green, Linda Sau

From left: Zahid Syed, Stephanie Bartoldus,

Kate Murray.

Top row from left: Alison, Kelly, April,

Catherine, Kaitlyn, Alyssa. Front row

from left: Nicholas, Jonathan, Teddy,

Lieren, Olivia, Lily.

Edmund Louie

introducing the

Lion Dance Troupe

Helen Chin

introducing the

ethnic

performances.

Center members and friends congratulate Stephanie Bartoldus.

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6TH ANNUAL ASIAN-AMERICAN FESTIVAL ON MAY 16TH

What a beautiful day it turned out to be! The weather forecast was showers in the morning and later in the afternoon. The sun blessed us for the majority of the event. Over 5000 attendees came out for this annual event. With various cultures from China, India, Japan, Korea and Pakistan represented, all the attendees enjoyed the different activities and food at the festival. Fantastic stage performances by our Center’s lion dancers, Korean, Indian Bollywood and other performers gave us a feel for their individual cultures. Our volunteers came out in force to help out in our booth. Our volunteers did tissue flowers, origami, scroll making and calligraphy with everyone who dropped by our booth. The kids left our booth with smiles and held up their artwork proudly to their parents. We had a lion head for everyone who wanted to take pictures, outfits for people to dress up and even a mahjong set to teach everyone how to play this traditional Chinese game. Big thanks to all our wonderful volunteers! Because of all your help, the day was a great success! Thank you to Janice and Warren Chew, Jane and Bob Wong, Ellen and Milton Gee, Tuey and Ed Chung, Rita and Michael Lee, Betty Leong, Shirley Shing, Pat Leong, Lotus Wu and the teachers, Cindy Mei Chiu, Connie Chen, Alice Tsang, Else Yung, and everyone else who helped out at our arts and craft booth. Thank you to all the lion troupe kids and parents who drove the kids. A special thank you also to Helen Chin for coordinating this event with the Town on the Center’s behalf. -Mona Ng

SAVE THE DATE!

CHINESE AMERICAN NIGHT AT EISENHOWER PARK ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015

This year our Chinese American Night program promises to be very special. Our headliner directly from China is Huang Tiange who is ten years old and already a famous Chinese music prodigy. At age 7, he made his debut as a composer and pianist and is known to over a hundred million Chinese people. Most recently he has toured China and will be performing for us that evening. On the same program that evening will be magicians, pop singers, musicians galore, a surprise instrumentalist from China, a martial arts troupe, a chorus and more! Our preshow will be exciting as ever with new arts and crafts for the children and adults, musicians on the lawn, a tai chi class and more! Everyone is invited to Eisenhower Park for Chinese American Night, Sunday, August 2, 2015. Preshow starts at 6 pm until 7 pm. Honoree ceremony begins at 7:00 pm and the show starts at 7:15 pm. Looking forward to seeing everyone at Eisenhower Park! -Helen Chin

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BALLROOM DANCE LESSONS AND SOCIAL DANCING

Date: June 13, and 27, 2015 Time Class I - 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm – Quick Step

Class II - 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm – International Tango Refreshment and Social Dancing - 9:30 pm to 11:30 pm

Fees: Social Dance Only - $3.00 Per Member $4.00 Per Non-member

Contact: Theresa Wing, (516) 333-0739 wing62@verizon.net

Or Veronica Yan, (516) 485-3929 WHAT IS NEW?: We do not have any classes in July and August. We will resume in September 2015. Please register and pay in full prior to classes start in September. We will start the registration during the last 2 lessons in June. COSTS: The costs for one semester, 10 lessons over a period of 5 months, inclusive of refreshment and social dancing are $150.00 per couple (please note that all dance students must be Center members, and, each student must has a dance partner ). If you select to take both lessons, the additional fee is $90 per couple, i.e., $240 per couple. In the 2015 Fall Semester, we offer 2 classes as follows: (Subject to be changed)

Class I: 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm, an advanced class. Suggested learning – Samba

Class II: 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm, an intermediate class. Suggested learning – Salsa/Mambo. PLEASE HELP: The Ballroom Dance Club is desperately in need of recruiting new dance students, we require more couples in order to pay our instructor for our lessons! We would really love to continue the Ballroom Dance program for our Center. We like to express our sincere thanks to Edward and Tuey Chung for their generous donation to the dance club enabling us to complete the Spring semester! Please help us bring in new students, keep in mind that ballroom dancing may help us to better our health and to improve our mind, body and spirit.

We wish you all a healthy and safe summer!

CHINESE CENTER COOKBOOK Many members mentioned that it has been a long time since we have made a Chinese Center cookbook. I have researched this and found one company, Morris Press Publishers, that deals with organizations making cookbooks for fundraising. People submitting recipes would use the "type and save" selection on the publishers website. The company would format it into cookbook ready print. I would like to know if there is an interest in a Center cookbook. Would you contribute recipes and if so would you like it to be only Chinese recipes or more diverse? Also, does anyone know of other publishers or printing companies that do this? Please email me at: uschews@optonline.net -Janice Chew

100 CLUB The 2015 - 2016 season of the 100 Club is now open for anyone who would like to reserve their numbers. The numbers are 1 to 100. The cost of each number is $20. Please make the check payable to the “Chinese Center on Long Island” and mail the check to the following address: Mona Ng, 88 Bethel Road, Albertson, NY 11507. Since the numbers fill up quickly, please put down on a note what your 1st, 2nd and 3rd choices are. Please note that half of the funds go to the winners, the remaining half goes back to the Center for the various programs we have. Thank you to all the participants who support the 100 Club. -Mona Ng

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Defensive Driving Class Anyone?

The Center is offering a Defensive Driving Class

on Saturday, July 11 from 9am to 3:30pm at the

Center. The course is open to all drivers. After

completion of the course, you may be entitled to a

discount on your car insurance. The fee is $20 for

AARP members and $25 for non-AARP members.

Seating is limited and is on a first come first

served basis. Send a separate check, with your

AARP number on it for each attendee, made

payable to AARP and mailed to: Mona Ng, 88

Bethel Road, Albertson, NY 11507. Info: Mona Ng

(516) 902 - 0069. There will not be any walk-in

registrations on that day.

When: Saturday, July 11, 2015

Time: 9:00AM to 3:30PM

Where: At the Center

Fee: $20 AARP Members

$25 Non-AARP Members

Other: Driver’s license must be brought to class

-Mona Ng

JOY FU - 聚福

Chinese American Senior Club 華裔長者計劃

You are invited to a day of fun at

邀請您度過愉快的一天

BAR BEACH PARK

The Pavilion 1 & 2

175 West Shore Road, Port Washington

Monday, June 15th, 2015 2015 年6月15日（星期一）

10:00 am – 4:00pm

We will provide food and drinks, please bring some snacks to share

我們將提供食品和飲料，請帶來一些零食分享

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All activities are held at the Chinese Center on Long Island, 395 Hempstead Turnpike, West Hempstead – unless otherwise noted.

All dates and times are subject to change.

IMPORTANT: IN CASE OF BAD WEATHER, call 516-483-7770 for cancellation information

CHINESE CENTER ON LONG ISLAND

395 Hempstead Turnpike, West Hempstead, NY 11552 (516) 483-7770

www.chinesecenter.org

CCLI JUNE 2015

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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Senior Club 9:30AM

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CCLI Toastmasters 10-11:30 AM

CCLI SPRING

TAG SALE

Ballroom Dancing

7:30 & 8:30PM

14 Last day of School

CCLI

SPRING TAG SALE

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Chinese

American

Senior Club

at Bar

BeachPark,

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Mah Jong – 7:00

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Center Monthly Meeting/

Speaker Jean Lau Chin:

Strolling Down Memory Lane

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Senior Club 9:30AM

Guest Speaker Amy Su & Maureen

Schneider from Parker Institute

Topic: Depression

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CCLI Toastmasters 10-11:30 AM

Ballroom Dancing

7:30 & 8:30PM

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Scholarship

submittal

deadline

All activities are held at the Chinese Center on Long Island, 395 Hempstead Turnpike, West Hempstead – unless otherwise noted.

All dates and times are subject to change.

IMPORTANT: IN CASE OF BAD WEATHER, call 516-483-7770 for cancellation information

CHINESE CENTER ON LONG ISLAND

395 Hempstead Turnpike, West Hempstead, NY 11552 (516) 483-7770

www.chinesecenter.org

CCLI JULY 2015

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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Mah Jong –

7:00 PM

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10:30 AM _-

2:30PM

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7:00 PM

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LIDO BEACH

PICNIC

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$10 per family

$3 per person

FREE

$

Picnic Lunch Cost: $10 for a family of 5; $3 per

additional person. Seniors (65+) are free. Picnic Lunch includes hot dogs, hamburgers and

trimmings. Does not include drinks. Please bring your own drinks with ice! Bring your own

favorite picnic food as well!

Otheravailableactivities:

Playground·Volleyball·Tennis·

Basketball·Handball·Pool(fee)

Please make checks payable to “CCLI”

Mail to: Stephanie Tang Bartoldus, 28 Hendrickson Avenue, Rockville Centre, NY 11570

by Sunday, July 5th

CCLI Annual Picnic at LIDO BEACH

Sunday, July 12, 2015 11 AM- 4 PM

Come enjoy the beach, outdoor sports and cool refreshing shade in our own semi-enclosed mushroom picnic area! Don’t forget your Mah Jong, sports and beach equipment!

BRING YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS FOR A FUN DAY!!

Lido Beach: 630 Lido Boulevard, Lido Beach, NY 11561 (516) 431-6650

Parking Fee: $10.00 per car for residents of the Town of Hempstead, Discounted non-resident parking fee is pending Town of Hempstead

approval. Carpool! Fill the Cars!

Volunteers Needed!

Contact Jim or Eileen Vogel at (516) 489-8773 or jim.vogel@hotmail.com Please fill out and return the attached reservation form by Sunday, July 5.

2015 CCLI Picnic Reservation Form

Fami Family Name __________________________ Total # Attending _________

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THE ARTHUR LEM MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS Arthur Lem came to the U.S. in 1926 when he was 12 years old using a paper slot from a Mr. Lem who had a child of Arthur‘s age. Arthur’s real name was Chin Doong Ott. His assumed name was Lem Bow Quon. This required him to memorize his assumed family history to answer the INS officer’s interrogation. He passed with flying colors and was admitted into San Francisco after several weeks of detention.

Like most first generation Chinese immigrants who either worked in a Chinese laundry, grocery store or restaurant, Arthur worked in a Chinese hand laundry owned by his father and uncle located in Floral Park. At the same time, he enrolled in 1st grade in Floral Park public school to learn English. It wasn’t long before his father became sick and returned to China leaving Arthur under the care of his Chin cousins and uncles who had a laundry in Hempstead. Arthur helped with the housework and business by ironing and delivering clean laundry to nearby customers. One of the customers was Captain Morse of Nassau County Police Dept. Captain Morse took a liking to Arthur and gave him a job as an interpreter on a “call as needed” basis. He was also given an “Official Interpreter” badge.

During the depressions in the 30’s, Arthur quit school after finishing 7th grade and went to work in a Chinese restaurant on Fulton Avenue in Hempstead. He washed dishes, prepared vegetables, cleaned and washed floors. His salary was $3.00 per week plus meals and a place to stay. Arthur worked very hard, helped his brother Harry and his cousin Norman Chin come to America. Unlike Arthur, they were both able to finish high school in Hempstead while working part time in the restaurant.

Arthur married Rose in 1940 and eventually owned his own restaurant to raise his family. They realized that their sons needed to learn the Chinese language and heritage, and so they joined the newly founded CCLI by John Hwang, Dun Li, George Lee and Peter Louie. At that time, each founder took turns to host meetings in their homes. By 1960, CCLI had outgrown their meeting venues. They needed a school for their children to learn Chinese, their heritage and a central meeting place for Chinese Americans. Arthur Lem, Dun Li, John Huang, Arthur Jong, Lucy Lee and Li Louie were searching a home when a generous Mr. Callen donated a mansion in Old Westbury to CCLI. Almost immediately CCLI’s membership jumped 100 percent. Arthur obtained a charter and a tax-exempt status for CCLI through his friend Judge Frank Gulotta. However, the mansion was too expensive to operate and CCLI could not get a zoning variance. Later, John Hwang found the present location in West Hempstead. Arthur was instrumental in buying this property and getting a mortgage using proceeds from selling the Old Westbury mansion.

As a businessman, Arthur belonged to many organizations such as the Rotary Club, Business Men’s Club and YMCA. The involvement in these organizations helped Arthur apply the knowledge he learned to raise money for CCLI. Arthur served in many capacities in CCLI, organized many fund-raisers including the Chinese New Year banquets. He was the first to recommend printing the journal as a means of fund-raising. As a result of the hard work from many early members of CCLI, the funds raised from these activities enabled them to pay off the mortgage.

Over the years, Arthur and Rose donated stocks and savings to help CCLI. When Arthur passed away in 1997, his wish was to have donations made to CCLI in his name. Arthur realized the importance of education and did not want others to endure his hardship. The Arthur Lem Memorial Scholarship was established since 1998 to fulfill his dream. Because of Rose, her families and friends, the money is still coming in today in his memory.

Again this year, CCLI is accepting applications for the Arthur Lem Memorial Scholarships, which were created to honor his legacy. The scholarships are available to children of CCLI members. The goal is to encourage young people to pursue higher education, promote Chinese heritage, humanitarianism and community services, and pursue their dreams. It is CCLI’s hope that one day they will return to help pass on their knowledge to the many generations to come.

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SEOW DUN & ALICE LI MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Applications are now being accepted for the Seow Dun & Alice Li Memorial Scholarship sponsored by the Chinese Center on Long Island. The annual $500 scholarship is to honor the late friends and contributors to the Center for whom it was named.

In loving memory of Dun and Alice, and as expressed by the Li family, the scholarship is awarded each year “to a Chinese American high school senior who exhibits a deep interest in the future success of CCLI, shares Dun’s original vision, and has an exemplary academic record.”

The Chinese Center scholarship committee will choose the winner. The selection criteria include academic records, references, career goals, an autobiographic essay, and other factors deemed appropriate by the scholarship committee. The scholarship is granted independent of financial need.

Seow Dun Li was one of the four founders of the Chinese Center on Long Island in 1960. He served as President (1986-1987) and member of the Board of Directors for several continuous terms. Dun graduated from the Academy of Aeronautics in Long Island. He loved flying so much he received his pilot license before he knew how to drive an automobile. During WW II he was stationed in North Africa and Southeast Asia with the U.S. Air Transport Division. After the war, he worked for Pan American Airlines where he became head of the technical division. He was a consultant with Grumman for many years until his retirement. In spite of his demanding work schedule Dun and his wife Alice contributed their time to the Center’s activities during its earliest stages. Dun and Alice promoted the Center’s “Dine Around Series” which entailed having members get together for dinner at various Chinese restaurants. That experience cemented a strong friendship among many members. In addition he promoted and participated in the Chinese Musical Instrument classes, which performed at the Center as well as at outreach programs. The instruments played were ‘erhus’ and ‘yang qins.’ Dun and Alice will always be remembered for their dedication and devotion to the mission of our organization, and their lasting friendship to many of the members. Dun and Alice are survived by their daughter Terry, four grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

DAVID WONG SCHOLARSHIP

At our Installation Dinner in the spring of 2007, David Wong, a long time member and supporter of 30 years, presented the Center with a check of $10,000 to fund scholarships for the children of the Center. This donation is a reflection of the kind of person David is. He worked for years for Nassau County in the office of Equal Employment Opportunities, always passing along information about the different opportunities that were available to us, not only verbally but also in the newsletter. Many of our members benefited. David Wong now joins the families of Arthur Lem and Dun & Alice Li in helping the deserving youngsters of the Center to become outstanding citizens through scholarship and personal achievement. We acknowledge again the outstanding efforts of those above in creating and funding these scholarships. The seed money for these scholarships has been replenished every year by not only those above but by our individual members and friends. If anyone would like to establish a scholarship fund or make a donation to the Center, please contact any of our officers. Our children thank you.

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APPLICATION FOR ARTHUR LEM MEMORIAL GRADE SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

(GRADES 6 – 11)

Two scholarship awards: Grade 6, 7, 8 $50 Grade 9, 10, 11 $100

Eligibility: Child of CCLI member in good standing

To apply for the scholarship award, candidates must submit the following: An Essay with the following topic (1 page maximum, single space): AS A CHINESE AMERICAN, HOW CAN YOU PERSONALLY MAKE, OR HAVE YOU PERSONALLY MADE, A DIFFERENCE IN TODAY’S WORLD? 2. Additional personal accomplishments: Providing any or all of the following information will

allow the judges to better know the candidate and may improve the chance of winning the scholarship: o Educational and career goals. o Participation or leadership role in organizations (CCLI, school, community or

humanitarianism). o Work experience (if any). o Letters of recommendation (if any).

3. Required Documents: Most recent report card if you are in the categories from 6th to 11th grades.

Deadline: June 30, 2015 (midnight) *All materials (application, essay and supporting documents) should be sent in electronic form to Janice Chew: uschews@optonline.net Materials will not be returned. Essay material may be used for future publications.

SCHOLARSHIP AWARD APPLICATION FORM Name _____________________________________ Date of Birth ________________________

Address_______________________________________________________________________

Telephone ____________________Email _____________________ _____Grade____________

Are you a CCLI member or related to a member? Identify relationship and name of Member.

_____________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________ Signature of student Scholarship award winners are encouraged to attend the awards presentation at the Chinese American Night on August 2, 2015.

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Chinese Center on Long Island Scholarships for Current High School Seniors

In Honor of Arthur Lem, Seow Dun & Alice Li, and David Wong

Application Form Arthur Lem Scholarship, Seow Dun & Alice Li Scholarship, David Wong Scholarship.

Award for each scholarship is $500.00 minimum (Only one essay is necessary to qualify for all 3 scholarship awards)

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Last Name: _____________________First Name: ________________ M. I.:___ Date of Birth: __________ Address: _____________________________________________________________________________ Home Phone: ________________________________ E-Mail Address: _____________________________

EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION

High School: ____________________________________________________________________________ Grade Point Average (current): ________________________________________________________________ Higher Education Institution enrolled in:______________________________________________________________

REQUIRED DOCUMENT

High School Transcript (provide most recent available)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Providing any or all of the following information will allow the judges to better know the

candidate and may improve the chances of winning the scholarship.)

• Participation or leadership role in organizations (CCLI, school, community or humanitarian) • Work experience (if any) • Letters of recommendation (if any) • Awards

ESSAY ON ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND GOALS

On a separate document (Word format), please summarize your accomplishments to date and long-range goals as they relate to the mission of the Chinese Center on Long Island: “To foster respect and appreciation of the Chinese culture and contributions made by Chinese and Chinese Americans to the community-at-large”. The essay should be concise, limited to one page, and double-spaced.

APPLICANT’S CERTIFICATION

I certify that all the information provided is complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge. I certify that I am currently a high school senior, and that I will be enrolled as an undergraduate student for the 2014-2015 academic year, and that I am a child of a CCLI member in good standing. I understand that all application materials become the property of CCLI and cannot be returned. All decisions by the CCLI Scholarship Committee are final. I hereby certify that I have read this application and accept all conditions of the award as specified.

Signature Date

APPLICATION, ESSAY, AND ALL ACCOMPANYING MATERIALS IN ELECTRONIC FORM SHOULD BE E-MAILED TO BOB WONG AT

bobwong43@yahoo.com BEFORE JUNE 30, 2015 (MIDNIGHT). THE SIGNED APPLICATION FORM SHOULD BE MAILED TO BOB WONG,

SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE, 38 JOSEPH ST, NEW HYDE PARK, NY 11040, BEFORE JUNE 30, 2015 (MIDNIGHT). ESSAY MAY BE USED FOR FUTURE

PUBLICATION. FOR AN ELECTRONIC VERSION OF THIS APPLICATION FORM, E-MAIL A REQUEST TO bobwong43@yahoo.com.

Scholarship winners are encouraged to attend the awards presentation at the Chinese American Night on August 2,

2015

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THE SHING TECHNOLOGY GRANT

We've established a $10,000 Shing Technology Grant and are looking forward to offering a $500 Shing Technology Grant to a graduating senior of the Chinese Center on Long Island for the next several years. This grant is to further assist a graduating senior with funding toward the purchase(s) of technical tools to achieve their academic or career goals.

To apply for the grant, candidates must submit the following:

1. Duplicate Application Form and attachments as submitted for the high school senior scholarships, except for the essay question.

2. Please answer the following questions instead (hint: does not have to be in essay format): a. What technology tools are you using now? b. If given the grant, describe in detail what technology tool would you use the funds for and why?

(i.e. – computer, tablet, 3D printer, digital camera, etc.) c. How would the grant benefit your education or career?

3. Deadline: June 30, 2015

Please make your submissions no later than June 30th and mail it to Norman & Shirley Shing, 710 New Hyde

Park Rd, New Hyde Park, NY 11040, attention Shing Technology Grant. If applicable, submission may be e-

mailed to yelrish1202@aol.com .

Grant winners are encouraged to attend the awards presentation at the Chinese American Night on August 2, 2015.

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