Welcome to WYKAAO
Welcome to WYKAAO
Reported by Mr Laurence Tam from Hong Kong ~ "On 1st May, Saturday, Wah Yan College, Kowloon 85th Anniversary Visual Arts Exhibition was opened as scheduled at the 4th floor Gallery of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre at Tsim Sha Tsui. (slide series) I was invited to be one of the opening officiating guests together with Fr Deignan, Fr Chow, Principal Dr Tan, Mr Chiu Hay Kaw and a host of others. The opening ceremony was attended by a large crowd. Other than the staff, teachers, students (past and present), and guests, there were many parents of students and friends of Parents' Association of the College, as this Anniversary Exhibition was initiated and organized by the Parents Association of Wah Yan College Kowloon. The exhibition included not only paintings in a variety of media, but also drawing, Chinese and English calligraphy, poems, 2-D and 3-D design, costumes, photographs, ceramics, prints, posters, architectural model, installation and computer art. The exhibition gallery was partitioned into 8 sections. Works of the same nature were grouped together.
We would like to dedicate the following song to mothers who make it possible for wahyanites to enjoy their formative years at WYK.
生我育我媽媽好 為我操心太辛苦
常在母親手中抱 媽媽辛勞
千句萬句媽媽好 待我深恩似天高
常為母親添苦惱 親恩怎樣報
(曲: 蔡振南 詞: 鄭國江 唱: JoJo 編曲: 楊嘉豪)
This is #3 in the series of China Meets the World. The author speaks to Dr. Wu Yi-Fang 吳貽芳, in 1972 and 1976. Dr. Wu (1893-1985), the first president of the first women's university in China, was a great educator. She contributed significantly to modern China, from the 1911 Revolution on, and through the turbulent years of the Sino-Japanese War, the Civil War, and then the Cultural Revolution.
This article presents brief exerts of their conversation on Dr. Wu’s work in the most difficult periods of Chinese history.
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(1928年，吳貽芳任金陵女大第一任校長時在校園內留影)
A member of WYKAAO has offered a batch of Chinese books for sale to our members and friends. Net proceeds will be donated to WYKAAO. A number of copies are availble for the following books:
1. 中國文字 – 草簡源系
2. 認識漢字學漢語
3. 一筆字書法字帖
4. 千字文全篇
Click here if you would like to place orders or want to know more about these books.
1. 中國文字 – 草簡源系 (suggested minimum $80)
2. 認識漢字學漢語 (suggested minimum $50)
3. 一筆字書法字帖 (suggested minimum $30)
4. 千字文全篇 (suggested minimum $75)
Please indicate which book(s) you would like to order and the quantity.
We will follow up with you through e-mail about shipping details and the method of payment.
Since 1950, Psychology, branded as imperialistic, has been banned in China. In 1981, a professor of the University of Toronto speaks to an audience in Shanghai on the recent development of Psychology in the West. He believes, “If China was to meet the world, her decision makers must … approach the world as it is, a multi-dimensional constellation.”
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Desmond Wong, R.I.P.
We received the following sad news from Ho Nim Cho, “I was struck with extreme grief when my brother-in-law in Honolulu told me that Desmond Wong, one of our beloved classmates of 1957 Wah Yan College Kowloon, who gave us an impressive talk and demonstration last year (2009.07.18) in Toronto during the 1957 past students reunion, passed away suddenly at his home in Hawaii on the 4th of this month. No further information on this sad news was available, except that the funeral rites would not be arranged till June.”
Our sincerest condolences go to his family.
Chok and Chung Yu brothers write about Desmond.......
Click here to see the latest news of IC2010 at Los Angeles.
- Dr. Tai-lok Lui will be one of our panel speakers
- Oxnard Trip - Official Side Trip of IC 2010
- Wah Yan IC 2010 brochure
- Fr. Deignan will be joining us!
Lots of alumni have been writing to our chapter to encourage attendance, including the following:
"Hope to see you all at the Wah Yan IC2010 in Los Angeles" ~ Mario Chan ('57)
"Let us reconnect in IC2010 in Los Angeles" ~ Alex Lo ('57)
by Kong Shiu Loon
This article begins with the formative years of the author. It was a time of turbulent events that many alumni in the 50’s had gone through. With this background, students entered Wah Yan to receive the Jesuit education that would impact their future.
The article goes on to describe the author’s experience at Wah Yan Kowloon. We will read about Fr. Burke, Fr. Toner, Fr. Morahan, Fr. L. Egan and Fr. Moran. There are also mentions of Mr. Lim Hoy Lan, Mr. Ching Hing Chow, Mr. Pun Yau Pang and Mr Ma Yuk Lun.
The author tries to answer “What are the marks of a good education?” at the end.
Please click here to read the whole article.
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