The Chinese Culture Center (CCC) is in the process of planning an adults version of the In Search of Roots program. Since 1991, In Search of Roots has provided a unique opportunity for young Chinese Americans (aprroximately 18 to 27 years of age) to explore their history and genealogy and to travel their ancestral villages in Guangdong province, China. In Search of Roots has given them a deeper understanding of themselves, their families, and the meaning of being Chinese American.

There has been growing interest among adults older than the typical Rooters for a similar program. Thus, CCC is planning to an In Search of Roots program for this older group. We hope to take the first group to China in mid-April 2009 or early November 2009.

The first group will focus on individuals and families with ancestral roots in the Taishan (Toisan) and Kaiping (Hoiping) areas of Guangdong province. We plan to visit ancestral villages in that area, the Kaiping watchtowers at Zilicun (a world heritage site), and the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen (Sun Zhongshan) ancestral home and museum. We will also visit Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province.

Additionally, we will visit the Meiling pass near Nanxiong in northern Guangdong. This is the Tang Dynasty route through which migrants from northern China entered Guangdong more than a thousand years ago. We will also visit Zhujixiang, a small town in the Nanxiong area where the ancestors of Pearl River Delta Cantonese settled. According to legend and history, there was a mass exodus out of Zhujixiang to the Pearl River Delta in the late Song Dynasty. To this day, the Meiling and Zhujixiang stories are features prominently in the clan genealogy books of many Cantonese families.

Approximately ten individuals will be selected for this nin or ten day journey. We anticipate that the cost will be about $1800 per person, plus air travel cost between San Francisco and Hong Kong. Participants will attend lectures and workshops and conduct research in preparation for the trip to China.

If you are interested in this program, please complete the attached application form and ancestral villages form. Applicants are asked to include a short statement or essay (no more than 2 pages) stating why they want to participate in the program. Please return the application material to CCC by January 30, 2009.

We hope you will join us on this journey In Search of Roots

APPLICATION FORM
IN SEARCH OF ROOTS PROGRAM FOR ADULTS

PATERNAL and MATERNAL ANCESTRAL VILLAGES INFORMATION

Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco

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Executive Director
Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco

BACKGROUND AND MISSION
Founded in 1965, the Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco (CCF) is a highly-regarded
community-based nonprofit whose mission is to preserve, promote and influence the course of Chinese and Chinese American art and culture. Rooted in the Chinese-American community, CCF is a bridge for people to share, experience, and learn how Chinese culture is practiced, experienced, adapted and assimilated throughout the world. Read More »

Date: 1/3/2009 – 1/4/2009
Location: CCC Auditorium
750 Kearny Street, 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
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存 在 的 印 記：美 籍 亞 裔 活 躍 份 子 藝 術

展覽:存在的印記
展覽日期:2008年10月23日至2009年1月3日
開幕酒會:2008年10月23日下午6点半
地点:舊金山中華文化中心畫廊
地址:舊金山乾尼街750號, 三樓
畫廊時間:星期二至星期六, 上午10點至下午4點
價格:免費

由舊金山中華文化中心贊助展出的《存在的印記：美籍亞裔活躍份子藝術》著重展現七十與八十年代間、美籍亞裔藝術家利用版畫和平面設計作為對社會表達意見與思想的手法，強勁發揮視覺文化藝術的實用性。此展覽將推出美籍華人藝術家鄧剛夫（Jim Dong）、譚瑞香（Nancy Hom）與黃英偉（Leland Wong）的平面設計和海報，以及他們較近期的創作。除了顯現當年在舊金山灣區興起的美籍亞裔藝術運動期間、三位美籍華人的激進活動與其作品所帶動的關鍵性影響，及數十年後的今天所具有的里程碑意義；並將藉由歷史背景、展覽及其附帶出版的目錄來闡述創作材料的廣泛應用對這些藝術家們所產生的影響。

　　在構想方面，《存在的印記》與即將在舊金山狄昂博物館展出的《亞洲／美國／現代藝術：1900年至1970年間的轉勢》（“Asian/American/Modern Art: Shifting Currents, 1900-1970”）是為必要的對應。這個具有國際歷史檢索意義的展覽，將從2008年10月25日起展出至2009年1月18日，特別推出美國西岸具代表性的美籍亞裔藝術家作品。由於狄昂博物館的展覽並未含括七十年代或後期的探討，此正值美籍亞裔藝術運動和政治文化崛起的關鍵年代，《存在的印記》則將藉由美籍亞裔藝術積極分子的視覺藝術，重現當年亞裔在美國藝術運動史中的風貌。

　　《存在的印記》無意針對七十與八十年代美籍亞裔活躍份子藝術提供一個絕對的觀點。反之側重於三位藝術家們的作品和思想、與其當時在灣區所扮演的關鍵性角色，這些現今仍然活躍於美國的美籍亞裔藝術家們所能提供的、不僅是獨具表現美國和國際特色的觀點，也是一段經由歷史衝刷後所遺留下的吉光片羽。

此展览由以下机构支持:

Zellerbach Family Foundation, Vincent Woo Foundation, Portsmouth Plaza Parking Corporation, 加州聯合銀行，舊金山藝術基金會,舊金山基金會

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照相 #1：為我們下一代的未來？， 譚瑞香， 1985年
照相 #2：命運， 鄧剛夫， 2007年
照相 #3：舞劍示範， 黃英偉

Chinese Culture Center will be closed to observe holidays as reflected on the Center’s web calendar

中華文化中心將於公共假期日關閉，詳情請依照中心網站的電子日曆.