UNDER THE AUTUMN MOON SET FOR SEPT. 15 & 16

UNDER THE AUTUMN MOON - a free public celebration in Oldtown China town in Portland will be held on Saturday, September 15 & Sunday, September 16.

Under the Autumn Moon celebrates the rich heritage of OldTown China town with a weekend of festivities for the entire family:

• Saturday, September 15th 10:00am - watch the parade led by 25 foot dragons and lions along NW Broadway south to SW Alder and back to the NW Flanders festival street along 5th avenue.
• Saturday, September 15th at sunset- watch spectacular fireworks from the NW Flanders Festival Street followed by a big screen outdoor movie.
• Sunday, September 16th 11:00am to 4:00pm - visit the Classical Chinese Garden for free and enjoy local street performers.
• Saturday and Sunday, September 15th and 16th starting at 11:00 am - enjoy family entertainment on the University of Oregon World Stage on the NW Flanders Festival Street featuring the Dragon Arts Puppet Theater, Charlie Brown jugglers and Westside Dance & Gymnastic Academy . For the slightly older, Klezmocracy, Dirty Martini Trio, Earl and the Reggae Allstars and Bethany & Rufus represent the multi-cultural neighborhood of Old Town China town.

Take a walk and visit all the booths along both festival streets featuring food, fun or take a rubbing of the historical bronze plaques located in the neighborhood. Stop by the Arts, Culture and History booth to find all the hidden gems in Old Town China town. View the future of the neighborhood at the OTCT Future Booth. Get a free massage from the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine booth. Relax at the Cricket Tea Garden featuring Asian pastries from Meianna Bakery and tea from the Tao of Tea. Have dinner in one of the many eateries in Old Town China town and then come back for fireworks and an outdoor movie.

Under the Autumn Moon is a production of the Old Town China town Business Association with support from private sponsors, Portland Business Alliance, Portland Development Commission, Portland Clean and Safe, Portland Department of Transportation and TriMet. For more information, visit www.undertheautumnmoonfestival.com or www.portlandchinesegarden.org.
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FCC MOON FESTIVAL PICNIC SET FOR SEPT. 22

The date for the FCC celebration of the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival has been set for Saturday, September 22 from 3:30 to 6:30 pm at Cook Park in Tigard.

We will gather together to celebrate the end of the summer harvest, eat moon cakes, and make lanterns to parade.

Since our FCC is an all volunteer organization, we are in need of your help - to make this another exciting event that we put together for our children to celebrate their birth culture. We are in need of volunteers to help in ALL areas; mailing invitations, planning, scheduling volunteers, set-up, clean-up, crafts, raffle, entertainment, floaters, greeters, whatever-comes-up. If you can help make this event even better than last year, please e-mail Amy at lighthousesandbeer@yahoo.com.
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JOYFUL PARENTING CLASSES

Joyful Parenting! Preschool Moms
A supportive group of moms focusing on what works with children age 1-5. Vent, laugh, discuss strategies and stories, learn about what makes them tick.

6 sessions - Thursday evenings 6-8 pm, September 13th - October 18th, 2007

Joyful Parenting! for Parents of Children age 2-8
An education and practice group for parents focusing on what works with children age 2-8. This group is a combination of practical skills with children and skills for transforming stress to wellness.

8 sessions - Thursday evenings 6-8 pm, October 25th - December 20th, 2007 (no class Nov 22)

Presented by Lydia Byhardt Bollinger, LCSWRemember the Joy! Counseling and Consultation at the Sachi Wellness Center in West Linn.
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JEWISH CHINESE ADOPTEE LOOKING FOR HELP WITH BAT MITZVAH PROJECT

Lily Jacobs is a Jewish girl who was adopted from China when she was 4 months old. She is now getting ready to celebrate her Bat Mitzvah, and is hoping to collect stories from other Jewish Chinese girls as part of her Bat-Mitzvah project. Click here for details about her project and how you may be able to help. She needs stories by October 31, 2007.
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NEW RELEASE DATE FOR NICK JR.'S NI HAO KAI-LAN

The new release date for the Nick Jr. cartoon show Nia Hao, Kai-Lan has been pushed a couple of months to October 22 (originally scheduled to debut in August).

Through the eyes of a 5- year-old Chinese-American girl named Kai-lan, the series explores the colorful aspects of her upbringing and background, her relationships with her family and friends and the world around her. Ni Hao, Kai-lan will take preschoolers on a joyful exploration of Mandarin language and Chinese culture, while helping them to identify their emotions and learn coping mechanisms to deal with their feelings.

Click here for the full article: http://money.%20cnn.com/news/%20newsfeeds/%20articles/%20prnewswire/%20NYF04713072007-%201.htm
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AUGUST 23 PLAYGROUP VENUE CHANGED

Who would havew guessed it would be too cold to swim in August? So we have opted to change the venue for the August 23 Westside playgroup from the Jamieson Fountain in the Pearl TO Garden Home Recreation Center playgound, and then hitting P,B & Ellie's for lunch afterwards.

Here is the link to the playground's website: http://www.thprd.org/facilities/gh.cfm

Meet at 10:00 at the park, breaking for lunch around 11:30.
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SUMMER SAVINGS ON CHINESE FOR KIDS DVDs

Language Tree, the leader in foreign language learning tools for children, is pleased to announce a 20% discount off our “Chinese for Kids” DVDs to all FWCC families.

Their products introduce Mandarin Chinese to children in a way that keeps them engaged. They uniquely feature 3D animation together with native-speaking actors, interactive games, and original music by a Hollywood composer. Language Tree videos are fun to watch and highly effective as well. All Language Tree products incorporate their Multi-Cognition ApproachTM– a proven teaching methodology developed by our board member, a Stanford University PhD in cognitive sciences.

Language Tree’s products have received excellent reviews from the following organizations:

• The Dove Foundation, a national non-profit organization that reviews and recommends videos and movies made for children.
• School Library Journal, a leading library and educational journal
• Leading foreign language schools and programs in the U.S. , including the Chinese American International School of San Francisco (CAIS) and the San Diego International School

Anyone in your chapter who is interested in receiving the 20% discount can simply go to www.language-tree.com and enter FWCC3 at checkout. This promotion will run through August 31, 2007.

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CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO SPEAK AT WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL

World Affairs Council of Oregon Monthly Headline Forum

“ China and the United States : Partners in Global Leadership?”

H.E. Mr. Zhou Wenzhong
Ambassador of China to the United States

Tuesday, August 21, 2007
12:00 – 1:30pm
University Club, 1225 SW Sixth Avenue

Can the U.S. and China look forward to continued improvement and collaboration in international economic and political relations? Specifically, what are the prospects for increased bilateral trade between China and Oregon ? The Ambassador’s extensive experience, and his important position at this crucial point in the development of China-U.S. relations, promise to provide a valuable perspective on these issues.

Ambassador Zhou Wenzhong served previously as Assistant and Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs in Beijing . He was earlier China ’s Ambassador to Australia , as well as to Barbados and Antigua and Barbuda . He has previous experience in the U.S. as Minister at the Embassy in Washington , D.C. and Consul General in San Francisco and Los Angeles . Ambassador Zhou studied at Bath University and the London School of Economics in England .

Cost for the program, including lunch, is $25 for World Affairs Council and NWCC members and $30 for guests. Reservations are required and may be made online at www.worldoregon.org or by calling the Council at 503-274-7488 by Monday, August 20, 2007.

The World Affairs Council of Oregon is a non-profit, non-partisan organization whose various programs seek to enhance public understanding of international affairs and Oregonians’ connections to the rest of the world.

NW CHINA COUNCIL
127 NW 3RD AVENUE
PORTLAND, OR 97209
TEL 503 973-5451
FAX 503 973-5431
http://www.nwchina.org/
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ADOPTION MOSAIC'S TRANSRACIAL PARENTING WORKSHOP A

Please join us for our upcoming workshop! Transracial Parenting - Workshop A

When: Saturday, August 25, 2007
Time: Check in at 8:30; Workshop begins promptly at 9am and goes to 1pm
Where: TBA
Cost: $40 per person or $70 per couple
Instructor: Astrid Dabbeni

The decision to adopt across cultural and racial lines is a lifelong commitment to exploring matters of race, confronting racism in all its forms, and constantly developing new skills and awareness. This workshop will help you to identify assumptions, provide you with tools and resources, and create a sense of confidence as you explore your future as a transracial family. Due to input from past participants, Transracial Parenting is now a series of three workshops. The distinct workshops (A, B and C) can be taken in any order.

Please see our website for more information on the topics covered in the other workshops. This workshop is appropriate for adoptive parents, waiting parents, and professionals. Registration is required. Go to http://www.adoptionmosaic.org/ for a registration form, or contact Astrid at astrid@adoptionmosaic.org.
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YU MIAO MANDARIN PRESCHOOL STILL HAS SPACES AVAILABLE

Yu Miao preschool, which is run by the Asian Health and Service Center, is expanding their program in the fall. Previously they were only open three mornings a week and for a maximum of 20 children. Starting in the fall they will be offering both morning and afternoon school options as well as a full-time option including some before and after care for families that need it.

All of the instruction and even the less-structured time (which will be there mostly for the all-day kids) is run in Mandarin. All the teachers are fluent in Mandarin and English at minimum--many of the teachers know more than just the two languages. They still have about 10 spaces available for fall in the new location (about 35th and Powell in SE Portland). The AHSC web site is: http://www.ahscpdx.org/ and the site has a full press release and much more information about the changes. To contact the administrator, Edith Lee, directly: elee@ahscpdx.org.
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