January 2023 Newsletter

Ring in the Year of the Rabbit - Lunar New Year 4721

The Portland Lodge will be tabling at the Chinese New Year Cultural Fair at the Oregon Convention Center on January 21. 

Come and enjoy the festivities!

Valued Members and Friends!

Do you have a treasure or talent that you can donate to our annual fundraiser?  We are looking for 5 items valued anywhere from $300 -$1500 dollars each for our oral auction. From furnishings to a years worth of spa visits, from season box tickets to cooking classes, from airline miles to winery tours.....your connections and help is needed!  Know a personal chef that would like to prepare a dinner for 6? Know someone who would bake a monthly dessert?  Have a beach house or cabin?  Are you a professional photographer or landscape architect that would like to offer your services? 

Please contact Gloria Lee at glorialeeglo@yahoo.com or message her at 971-506-0589 by February 1st, if you have a treasure or talent that you can help us secure.

AAYLC Ambassador Engagement Series
Connecting Students to Chinese American History and Contributions in Oregon

The October AAYLC Ambassador Engagement event brought the students to the North Oregon Coast. Portland Lodge member and Designer of Garden of Surging Waves, Suenn Ho gave an animated and informative presentation about the garden and how it serves as a reminder not only of Chinese contributions to Astoria and the Pacific Northwest, but to Oregon's early ties to China that were first developed in the days of John Jacob Astor, and have flourished over the last 200 years. The day trip also included bonding activities for the students.

Planning for the 2023 Asian American Youth Leadership (AAYLC) is underway. We are excited to share that the Planning Team is 29 members strong with 55% of the members represented by current students and alumni. We are delighted to have valuable student voice represented in the planning process.

Let us know if you are interested to serve as a volunteer on the day of the conference. We need workshop facilitators and presenters, campus greeters and monitors, runners and etc. Please contact Helen Ying, Chair@AAYLC.org for more details if you are interested.

2022 Annual Holiday Gift Card Drive

As in years past, we will be purchasing gift cards and share the gifts with less fortunate Asian families. The gifts will be distributed through the Asian Health & Service Center. Please send your support toward this project on or before December 15, 2022.

Make your check out to C.A.C.A. Portland CIF and mail to C.A.C.A. Portland Lodge, 2211 SW 1st Ave., Unit 103, Portland, OR, 97201. You may also donate online via the Portland Lodge website, cacaportland.com.

In addition to the fun and festivities, we will be honoring the 2023 Citizen's Award recipient.  You are invited to nominate an individual or an organization that personifies our mission.

The C.A.C.A. Portland Lodge’s mission is three fold, to: develop leadership,
serve the community, and promote civil rights.