St. Louis Chinese Culture Association elected new officers St. Louis Chinese Culture Association
rebounded and elected new officials for the year of 2002, Dr. Huey-sheng Shieh as the President and Dr. Ching-ling Tai as the Vice-President.
After two years hibernation, the St. Louis Chinese Culture Association
held a general meeting on Saturday night, November 10 at China Star
Restaurant. More than 50 members renewed their memberships and enjoyed a
delicious meal. Most important, they voted for the Board of Directors.
After which, 23 newly elected directors had a board meeting to elect new
officials for the year of 2002. Ballots resulted in Dr. Huey-sheng Shieh
as the President, Dr. Ching-ling Tai as the Vice-President, Mrs. Leslie
Cheng as the Secretary and Mrs. Sandy Teng as the Treasurer.
The St. Louis Chinese Culture Association was established in 1994 when the
former Chinese Culture Center was facing some transitional problems. In the past
5 years, the Chinese Culture Center have shouldered the
responsibilities of coordinating various activities and providing services to the Chinese
community. Due to the active role played by the Chinese Culture Center,
the Association tended to first play the second fiddler and then faded
into the background. Recently the Chinese Culture Center announced its
closing at the end of this year. Many members of the Association felt the
urgent need for some groups to carry on the function of promoting Chinese
culture to the main stream and to give members a sense of community.
The Chinese Culture Association carries a mission to promote Chinese
culture and to unite overseas Chinese. The Association has organized many successful talks on Chinese culture, presented stage performances in the past, such as the Traditional Gong and Drum Music from Taiwan, Chinese Opera - The Legend of the White Snake, Mei-chiang Folk Dance Troupe, Chinese Traditional Music Night, etc. Many St. Louisans still remember the hay days when the Association was the leading organization to generate interests about Chinese culture.
The Chinese community felt sad to see the closing of the Chinese Culture
Center. On the other hand, many local Chinese organizations would like to
carry on, if not all, at least partial functions of the Chinese Culture
Center. The timing is perfect for the Chinese Culture Association to
revive its energy and to serve the Chinese community as a symbol of unity.
The Association will have its first Board meeting on Thursday, December 13 from 7-9 pm. at the Thornhill
Library. The main agenda is to revise its bylaws and to discuss its future directions. |
