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"What
a pleasure it is to welcome friends from afar", says Confucius. At our
April and May socials, I was happy to see a lot of new as well as familiar
faces. Some of these familiar faces had disappeared for quite some time,
so it was really nice to see them again.
I hope that those of you who are new to CRA will continue to come to our
social. We may not always have fancy party themes or political agenda, but
what we offer is a cozy, supportive environment for everyone, particularly
for ethic Chinese, a place to meet up with old friends and making new
friends.
Having come from New York (and Singapore before that), I find Los
Angeles’s culture quite different in terms of how people interact. Since
this is a driving city, one tends to see more cars than people. There are
few chances of meeting people. This is compounded by the fact that we all
live miles apart, so it takes effort to arrange and meet up. This is one
of the reasons we keep the monthly social going. April social was
exceedingly well attended (thank you Jerry for hosting it), and the May
social was quite good too considering it was the Memorial Day weekend.
So rest assured, if you attend our socials, you are bound to see some
familiar faces, friends that you don't see often enough, whether by choice
or otherwise. And now, an important reminder.
June is the CSW month and CRA will join other organizations at the API
Pavilion to do public outreach, as well as participate in the festival.
It is important to show our visibility as a minority group within a larger
minority, in this annual event which brings together all the various
elements of our greater community. Please do join us to celebrate this
meaningful occasion. Come out to watch or join the parade and visit the
API Pavilion.
We need your support.
Richard
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