-Community Activities-

Communitiy Activities that are available in the Olympia / Puget Sound Areas. Our members are welcome to participate in any of the listed activities.
Note: The activities are not sponsored by the OACF.
Select the left pane list of activities.

-Ball Room Dance Lessons-

There is ballroom dance class offering at Olympia. Anyone interest. Please contact Mr Xi-Jun Fu & Mrs. Fang Li at his E-mail address fu@fuzi.net

-Evergreen Lunar Festival-

The Evergreen Lunar Festival has expanded this year to include an amazing 3 days of events on March 9-11: a movement Tai Ji Workshop, a concert with the Seattle Chinese orchestra and a forum on Gender, Self - Cultivation and Identity with scholars from across the country. Please note the Sunday Forum is free for the public to attend. We intend for this Festival be a dynamic and inspiring invitation to experience multicultural literacy through tai ji, dance, music and dialogue. Tickets for the concert and Tai Ji workshop are available at buyolympia.com or by calling (360) 867-6833

-Kung Fu and Tai Chi-

There is Kung Fu classes offing in Olympia. Its being instructed by Master Zhu Bi-Sheng. His classes offer northern style martial arts in the form of straight sword, spear, broadsword and staff as well as sparing with an opponent. He also teaches Southern style Hung Gar, as well as Wushu and Yang and Chen style Tai Chi Chuan. Anyone who is interested in attending these classes send a E-mail to Tom at gamjum@hotmail.com.

-Medical Seminar-

  Flyer Information

-Dragon Boat-

2007 Dragon Boat Race is Here!
The deadline for registering and forming your own team is end of this week (friday 3.30.2007). The cost for forming a 20 person team (required) will be $315 per team. If you would like to participate as an individual you can register at anytime before the event on April 28th, and it will cost $15.70 per person. Hope to see you there!
St. Martins is also accepting donations for making this community event possible. If you would like to donate please contact the below persons. For more information, registration, and donation information please contact:
Haley Thompson
Saint Martin's University
360-438-4304
hthompson@stmartin.edu

Dragon Boat Registration Form

-Tai Chi-

There is another Ti-Chi class offering in Olympia by Mrs. Bao-Hong Xing. Anyone interested can contact her at (360) 359-3693.

-Chinese Music Instrument-

There is chinese music class offering at Olympia. The music instrument is Guqin. Anyone intesest and want more information please call (360) 357-3628

-Ethnic Celebration-

The ethnic celebration will be held at the Washington Performing Arts Center on Saturday February 10th starting at 10am to 7 pm. The Olympia Area Chinese Fellowship will have a table display and there will also be Kung-Fu & Tai-Chi performance at 4:15 pm. Please come particpate in the celebration and show your support for our performance, as well as our community.

For more information on the ethinc celebration see:
http://www.ci.olympia.wa.us/cityservices/par/specialevents/#ethnic

Ethnic Celebration Information:
Program
Washington Center Maps
Ethnic Celebration Flyer
(Flyers subject to change)

-Chinese Reconciliation Park-

Some of you and your students might be interested in learning more about this project in Tacoma, the Chinese Reconciliation Park, to be built on a site along the Ruston waterfront in order to acknowledge the historical incident that occurred in 1885, when the cityıs entire Chinese population was expelled. To learn more about the history of "Tacoma Method" and this community project, please visit CRPFTacoma.org There is an information meeting scheduled on this coming Monday 11/13, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m., Wyatt Room 109 at the University of Puget Sound (the same room where we held our last CLTN meeting). For those of you who are interested in getting involved and/or in learning about the progress of this Chinese garden/park, you are welcome to join us, with coffee, wine, music, refreshments and good company. Please visit Meeting Annoucement for directions and details about the meeting.

-OACF Events-

Upcoming events hosted by the OACF.
Select from the left pane list of events.

-Mid Autumn Festival-

Date: September 23, 2007 (Sunday)
Time: 5:00 - 8:00pm
Venue: Norman Worthington Conference Center (NWCC),
Saint Martin's University

St. Martin's University will be responsible for the beverage, programs, and disposable eating utensils. OACF will provide fried rice, chow mein and moon cakes. You are requested to bring your favorite dish in ample portion to share. Due to fire code requirements and the fact that space is limited to 200 participants, registration is on a first come first serve basis. Please visit the registration site http://oacf-wa.net/registration. The registration form will ask you for some user information, and the number of guests. Then hit the submit button and it will display your ticket with the confirmation number. Please bring the ticket with you to the event. Please come and enjoy a great evening with us!!!

Registration Site: Click Here
Autumn Festival Reminder Flyer in Chinese Version: Click Here

-Summer BBQ Event-

Saturday, August 25, 2007 from 5:00pm to 8:30pm
Burfoot Park, The Forest Shelter
6927 Boston Harbor Rd NE, Olympia WA 98506
Don't let this gorgeous summer go so fast! The OACF cordially invites you and your family to join the annual BBQ and picnic. The fellowship will provide hotdogs, hamburgers, rotisserie chicken, pizza, drinks, fruits and more. Members are requested to bring their favorite dishes to share. Please come and enjoy a nice sunny day!! For details and directions, please visit www.co.thurston.wa.us/parks/parks/sites/burfoot.htm

-Holiday Party-

The Christmas Party is once again fast approaching. Please see the below flyers, and attend if you can. Make this year the best!

Last years part was held at the Olympia Center on December 6, 2006. Over 80 participants attended the event. A sum of $110.00 was collected to be donated to a local charity for those that are less fortunate this holiday season. All participants had a wonderful time, enjoying good food, games, raffle ticket draw, danceing, and karaoke. (Stay tuned for pictures).
Click Here for Holiday Party Flyer
Click Here for Chinese Holiday Party Flyer

-New Years party-

New Years Pictures!

-OACF News-

OACF News.
Select from the left pane list of news information.

-Chinese School News-

  	 	
School starts on September 10, 2006 Sunday, from 2:00pm to 4:45pm, same 
as last year.
  
Class will be held at the same location as last year. It is located at the 
Education Center of Westwood Baptist church. 333 Kaiser Roads West Olympia.

* More classes such as preschool, adult, cultural class, etc. are planned. 
Also, Chinese cultural classes for parent and memo- are plains form coming 
year. Details will be available at the Chinese School.

* Students are needed for a class to start. New students are encouraged to 
contact Vice- President Guorong Liu at or Principal Jim Wei or VicePrincipal 
Chuyen Shen Lee at for class planning purposes.

* Tuition for each semester is $100 for the first student and $90 for other s
siblings. Each semester includes 16 two-hour class sessions. Chinese lessons 
in both simplified character (Mainland & Singapore use) and traditional 
character (Taiwan and Hong Kong use) an offered at various levels. All classes 
are taught in Mandarin Chinese spoken language.

* The school is constantly recruiting new teachers. If interested, please send 
resume to: OACF, P.O. Box 6341. Olympia WA 98507-6341 or contact 
school staff directly.

* Becoming members of Olympia china. Fellow's association (OACF): lf 
you want to attend the Chinese school, you will need to join the OACF 
Either come to the Chinese School site to fill out a membership   
registration, or contact Jian Zhu.
Annual member ship fee is $15.00 per individual or $25 family. The business
membership fee is $50.00.
  	 	

-Lost Member-

George Hom, a long time member of Olympia Area Chinese Fellowship and a former TESC director of Student Advising, passed away on Sunday 07/16/2006. George has been supportive in many community affairs and was a founder of many Asian Community services at Seattle. In the 1970s, George left The Evergreen State College to pursue a successful business opportunity in real estate development at Olympia Area. We will miss his presence in the community

-Chinese School-

Learn more about Chinese School, the rich history, and what Chinese School is all about.
Select from the left pane list to learn more about Chinese School.

-Chinese School Adult Classes-

The Chinese School is planning on starting adult Chinese language class in the coming semester starting 1-28-2007. Our teacher will be Dr. Hong-Zhi Zhang. Dr. Hong-Zhi Zhang is originally from Beijin, China. Currently, he lives in Olympia and work for State of Washington, Department of Transportation as a senior Bridge Engineer. He is no staranger to our school. A few years back, he was teaching this same class for more than a year. He has broad knowledge in both Chinese language and culture. It is my pleasure to have him back teaching the adult class. Please help spread the word have people who are interested taking this class contact principal@oacf-wa.net or vice-principal@oacf-wa.net

-Chinese School History-

A Brief History of Chinese School of Olympia:

Since the founding of the Chinese School of Olympia in 1981 by the 
Olympia Area Chinese Fellowship, our school has survived many 
difficulties and some fundamental change of our community. Although there 
has been a sizable Chinese-American community at this area as early 1850s, 
the community was not large enough to support a Chinese community 
school until the late 1970's massive immigration of Indo-Chinese refugees. 
Among the refugees from Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia were many ethnic 
Chinese. Their indomitable self-pride and great courage took them to brave 
the angry waves of the Pacific Ocean to come to our shore. Their dedication 
to the education legacy of their culture inspired them to start a Chinese 
community school where there was none before.

In 1981, Indo-Chinese refugees of Chinese ethnic origin, in cooperation with 
Chinese American who were here, found the Olympia Area Chinese 
Fellowship. The founding President was Mr. Guo.
Steven Wang was the founding Vice-president. After World War II, as a 
young man, Steven Wang left Qingning at East Guangdong of China to start 
a new life at Vietnam. Then in late 1970s, he fled Vietnam's oppressive 
persecution and eventually settled here in 1979. Steven Wang was a refugee 
twice in his lifetimes but he was successful each time. Local Chinese 
American leaders William and Toy Kay played a decisive role to help the 
Indo-Chinese refugees to form the Olympia Area Chinese Fellowship, the 
community organization behind the Chinese School of Olympia. Because of 
the lack of employment opportunity here, most of the Indo-Chinese refugees 
have since moved away. Refugee families who settled here and other 
Chinese American families kept this school open for the benefit of the 
community children.

In 1981, Steve Xa, the first Principal, and the Yao sisters (Yao Hui-
Bi and Yao Hui-luan) started and operated a one-room Chinese School to 
continue the Chinese language education for the children of the Indo-
Chinese refugees. St. Johns Episcopal Church at Olympia graciously lent 
their Sunday school facilities for the Chinese School site. The students of 
this one-room Chinese School later formed the backbone of the new and 
much larger Chinese School.
Olympia Area Chinese Fellowship Nu

In 1984, Pei-chang Hahn, an engineer with WA/DOT, moved here from 
Richland of East Washington and volunteered to be the Principal. Pei-chang 
Hahn, a native of Northeast China, and his wife were experienced teachers 
and administrators. Pei-chang Hahn, a devoted Christian and a long- time 
Chinese educator, persuaded many families who were from Taiwan to join 
force to reorganize this school to serve the entire Chinese American 
community. To help galvanize support from Mandarin speaking community 
members, Olympia Area Chinese Fellowship launched the Chinese School 
Board to operate the Chinese School of Olympia. James Tsao, a librarian 
with the Washington State Library, chaired the Chinese School Board for 
many years. To lower the cost of school operation, Pei-chang Hahn arranged 
for low cost and nearly free Chinese language textbooks from Taiwan. Mynt 
Lwin, the chief bridge engineer with WA/DOT, and his wife Juliet Lwin 
were strong supporters and organizers of the Chinese School curriculum. 
Mynt Lwin, an immigrant from Burma and a graduate from the University of 
Rangoon, inspired many engineers in this area to become teachers or 
administrators of this community school. In 1985, Alexander Mar, an 
engineer with Ebasco Engineering and Construction, moved from 
Pennsylvania to work at the nuclear power plant construction project at 
Satsop, Washington', and he joined the school staff as the first vice-
principal. Mr. Hahn served as principal for more than four years to lay a 
strong foundation for this school. Subsequent principals and community 
leaders have continued Mr. Hahn's legacy.
Pei-chang Hahn influenced not only the future of Chinese School of 
Olympia. He also contributed greatly to the Chinese community schools of 
the Puget Sound Region. Chinese School of Olympia became one of the 
founding members of the Northwest Chinese School Association. In 1986, 
Northwest Chinese School Association organized the first Chinese School 
Summer Camp for the students of the Chinese community schools. Chinese 
School of Olympia, has participated in many academic events organized by 
the Northwest Chinese School Association.
During the time when Chinese School of Olympia used the Sunday school 
facilities of St. Johns Episcopal Church at Olympia, Chinese School 
conducted classes three hours a week on Sunday afternoon. The first two 
hours were language study. The third hour was for cultural programs. Mynt 
Lwin and Juliet Lwin, a teacher from Hong Kong, taught music and culinary 
art. Yao, Shin-ping, a local artist who was trained in Taiwan, taught 
calligraphy and painting. Gloria Chen, a professional dancer from Taiwan 
taught Chinese classical dances. Gloria Chen's folk dancer: of Chinese 
School of Olympia were popular performers in Puget hound. Mrs. Hahn 
taught Chinese folk arts. Other community members taught Chinese history 
and other facets of Chinese culture. This three-hour curriculum structure 
remained in force until the Chinese School had to move to another site due 
to major re-construction of St. Johns Church.

This school has one unusual distinction among Chinese community 
schools in the United States. Back in 1985 when Pei-chang Hahn was 
Principal of this Chinese School and Alexander Mar was its vice-
principal, we organized a task force to identify roadblocks that discouraged 
our youngsters to attend Chinese School. One problem we identified was 
that many children, at high school age, felt that they received no high school 
benefit to attend Chinese School. The other problem was that, at that time, 
while there were SAT II tests for five European languages ranging from 
French, Spanish, to Hebrew, there was no recognition of Asian 
languages. The College Board, a national non-profit organization based at 
East Coast, operates the SAT and SAT II tests. The Chinese School 
Community Task Force decided to work on these problems.
Peter Lin, a community member and parent of three students in the Chinese 
School, researched the laws of the State of Washington. To our surprise, 
according to WAC 180-50-300 Equivalency Course of study - Credit for 
learning experiences conducted away from school or by persons not 
employed by the school district's, our student has the right to apply for high 
school credit to attend our Chinese School. We made arrangement with local 
high schools to accept the transcript of our high school age students. We 
believe that Chinese School of Olympia is the first Chinese community 
school in the nation to gain this benefit for the students. Our pioneering 
effort has inspired many other Chinese community schools in Washington as 
well as in other states to gain similar benefit for their high school age 
students.

The other problem, the Collage Board's lack of recognition of the East Asian 
languages, was significantly more difficult and took considerably more time 
and effort to resolve. Fortunately, we were not the only community which 
was unhappy with the SAT II tests. We joined the effort of many other 
Asian community groups to push for change. The first vice-principal 
Alexander Mar coordinated the local effort to change the College Board's 
mind. Thanks to the untiring effort of many community leaders and 
educators all over the country, eventually College Board agreed. We were 
especially grateful for the assistance of Chancellor Chang-Lin Tien of UC 
Berkeley whose voice decisively persuaded the College Board to 
accommodate the diversity reality of the American citizenship. Now, there 
are SAT II tests for East Asian languages of Japanese, Chinese (both the 
simplified and complex character fonts), and Korean. This effort took over 
ten years.

During the 1990-1991 academic year when Alexander Mar was Principal, 
Chinese School of Olympia started the adult conversational language class 
program. We launched this class program i because we recognized the need 
of many families whose parents had either none or little Chinese language 
skill. This adult language program has become a popular program for non-
Chinese American families. Many families joined the Olympia Area Chinese 
Fellowship simply because of this adult language program! 

Many people may not realize it now. At one time, Chinese School of Olympia had a 
community TV program. In 1991, Lin Crowley, who was VP of Community 
Affairs of Olympia Area Chinese Fellowship, and the Chinese School staff 
initiated the weekly Chinese Community and School TV Program from the 
Thurston County TV. This TV program continued for almost four years until 
we lost financial support from a commercial TV company at Seattle.
As the number of students increase, Chinese School of Olympia moved from 
one school site and than on to another school site. Under the leadership of 
Principal Jim Wei, an engineer with WA/DOT, and then Principal Sheue-
Lan Shyu, Chinese School of Olympia evolved to meet the changing need of 
the community. The early students who had some prior Chinese language 
education made way for a new generation of students who were born or 
grown up in this country.
The Tienanmen Square Incidence of June 4th 1989 marked a significant 
turning point for the Chinese community at' Olympia Area. Prior to this 
time, most Chinese immigrants were from Hong Kong, Taiwan, lndo-china, 
and Taishen area of Guangdong, China. Indo-Chinese immigrants and 
immigrants from Taiwan accounted for the majority of the members of 
Olympia Area Chinese Fellowship. The Tienanmen Incidence caused the 
bulk of the foreign students from the People's Republic of China to choose 
to stay in the Unites States rather than returning to China. Their choice 
inspired a new wave of Chinese immigration from China. In addition, the 
immigration wave from Taiwan and Hong Kong ebbed because of the significant 
economic progress there. These different characteristics of Chinese immigration
changed the composition of the Chinese American in this community. By the late 
1990s, new immigrant families from the People's Republic of China approached 
being the majority in this Chinese community.

Chinese School of Olympia, under the leadership of Principal Sheue-Lan 
Shu and then Principal Guorong Liu, reacted to this change by adding 
classes that used textbooks based on the pinyon system of the People's 
Republic of China. Today, more than half of the classes uses pinyon system 
and simplified fonts. However, our school retains classes that emphasize the 
traditional Chinese fonts.

New immigration from the People's Republic of China to Puget Sound Area 
bought along a large number of talented musicians, dancers, and artist who 
provide a new source of Chinese cultural program for the students of this 
community. Several families of the Olympia Area Chinese Fellowship began 
to send their children to attend music and dance classes at Seattle. Many 
current students and former students of Olympia Area Chinese School are members
of Washington Chinese Youth Orchestra and Seattle Chinese Orchestra. 
Mei-Li Chan, former Vice-principal, coordinated our students to 
participate in the dance and music program at Seattle. In 2002, Warren 
Chang, Director of Washington Chinese Youth Orchestra, appointed Regina 
Mar to set up an Olympia branch. Today, this team of music and dance 
students has provided cultural program support at many places in Olympia 
Area.

Members of the Olympia Chinese Christian Church have played a decisive 
role in the Chinese School of Olympia. Many new immigrants from the 
People's Republic of China are members of this church. In the year of 2000, 
Hui-Bi Yao, former President of Olymria Area Chinese Fellowship, 
recognized the importance of the growing immigrant community from the 
People's Republic of China.
Hui-Bi Yao persuaded Shelton Cai, leader of this church to encourage their 
members to actively participate in the Olympia Area Chinese Fellowship 
and in the Chinese School of Olympia. Members of Olympia Chinese 
Christian Church infuse fresh idea and energy into our Chinese School.
Chinese School of Olympia is unique in one unusual aspect. The Chinese 
community here is the smallest in the Puget Sound Area and certainly much 
smaller than those of major cities else where in this country. Recent survey 
indicates that Olympia Area has about 200 Chinese American families with 
at least one member an ethnic Chinese. Not all Chinese American families 
are member of the Olympia Area Chinese Fellowship. Yet, nearly 50 percent 
of eligible children in the community attend this Chinese School. This high 
percentage of attendance is unique among all Chinese schools in the Pacific 
Northwest. Fewer than 5 percent of eligible Chinese American children in 
Tacoma or Seattle attend their Chinese community schools. We do not know 
of any other Chinese American community with comparable success of 
Chinese school attendance. We have a great community spirit here.
 	
      

-About OACF-

The Olympia Area Chinese Fellowship is a non-profit community organization that promotes cultural exchange and education between the United States and China. Currently the OACF has a membership of about 300 individuals, familties, and buisness. The OACF was founded by Toy Kay in 19XX.

-OACF Mission Statement-

The objectives of the Fellowship are to
(a) Provide an environment for fellowship, and unity among the Chinese and their families.
(b) Promote Chinese education and cultural traditions.
(c) Assist members to work and contribute to the local community.
(d) Coordinate public relations programs to promote goodwill and cooperation between the Fellowship and other organizations having parallel objectives.

-Organization-

A non-profit and non-partisan organization that promotes Chinese education and cultural. The board consits members including president, vice president in education, vice president in administration, treasurer and secretary.

-Becoming A Member-

 	
3.1	A member of the Fellowship shall be an individual, a family, a business or 
    an organization upholding the objectives of the Fellowship.
3.2	The membership of the Fellowship shall consist of Individual Members, Family
       Members, Business Members and  Honorable Members.
3.2.1	Individual Member: An individual member shall be an individual 18 years of
      age or older, residing in the State of Washington.  Each individual member
      shall have the right to one vote.
3.2.1	Family Member: A family member shall consist of parents and their 
      children, residing in the State of Washington.  Each parent shall have the
      right to one vote.
3.2.3	Business Member: A business member shall consist of a commercial 
      enterprise or establishment, such as a restaurant, a store, a firm, a 
      factory, etc. doing business in the State of Washington.  Each business 
      membership shall have the right to one vote by the owners or the corporate 
      president.
3.2.4	Honorable Member: Board of Directors, upon recommendation from the 
      Nomination Committee, may bestow Honorable membership to any former 
      (or current) member who had made significant contribution to this 
      Fellowship.  An honorable membership is a life-time membership.  
      An honorable member has all the benefit of a regular member except the 
      right to vote during any Membership or Board meeting, unless the honorable
      member is also a regular member.   
      
Membership Fees
	Annual membership fee is $15.00 per individual or $25.00 per family. 
	The buisness membership fee is $50.00
      
      
  	 	  	 	
  	 	

-OACF By Laws-

  	 	OLYMPIA AREA CHINESE FELLOWSHIP BY- LAWS

ARTICLE I - NAME

1.1	This association shall be known as the OLYMPIA AREA CHINESE FELLOWSHIP 
    (OACF), hereafter referred to as the Fellowship.
1.2	The Fellowship is and shall be a non-profit and non-partisan organization.
ARTICLE II - OBJECTIVES

2.1	The objectives of the Fellowship are to 
	(a) Provide an environment for fellowship, and unity among the Chinese and 
	    their families.
	(b) Promote Chinese education and cultural traditions.
	(c) Assist members to work and contribute to the local community.
	(d) Coordinate public relations programs to promote goodwill and cooperation 
	    between the Fellowship and other organizations having parallel objectives.

ARTICLE III - MEMBERSHIP

3.1	A member of the Fellowship shall be an individual, a family, a business or 
    an organization upholding the objectives of the Fellowship.
3.2	The membership of the Fellowship shall consist of Individual Members, Family
       Members, Business Members and  Honorable Members.
3.2.1	Individual Member: An individual member shall be an individual 18 years of
      age or older, residing in the State of Washington.  Each individual member
      shall have the right to one vote.
3.2.1	Family Member: A family member shall consist of parents and their 
      children, residing in the State of Washington.  Each parent shall have the
      right to one vote.
3.2.3	Business Member: A business member shall consist of a commercial 
      enterprise or establishment, such as a restaurant, a store, a firm, a 
      factory, etc. doing business in the State of Washington.  Each business 
      membership shall have the right to one vote by the owners or the corporate 
      president.
3.2.4	Honorable Member: Board of Directors, upon recommendation from the 
      Nomination Committee, may bestow Honorable membership to any former 
      (or current) member who had made significant contribution to this 
      Fellowship.  An honorable membership is a life-time membership.  
      An honorable member has all the benefit of a regular member except the 
      right to vote during any Membership or Board meeting, unless the honorable
      member is also a regular member.   
 
ARTICLE IV - DUES

4.1	The annual dues payable by the membership shall be as follows, subject 
      to change based on annual budgeting needs:
                                                
      Effective January 1996
      
      Individual Member     $10.00
      Family Member         $20.00
      Business Member       $50.00
      Honorable Member      None

4.2	Annual year is from January 1 to December 31.  Due are payable by end of 
      February of each year.
4.3       A new member joining the Fellowship after June 30 will have the 
      membership fee waived for the year.

ARTICLE V - EXECUTIVE BOARD

5.1	The governing authority of the Fellowship shall be vested with the 
      Executive Board.
5.2	The Executive Board of the Fellowship shall consist of the President; First 
      Vice President/Administration;  Vice President/Education; Treasurer; 
      Secretary 
5.3	The immediate past president shall serve as an advisor to the Executive 
      Board, and shall be the chairperson of the Nominations Committee.
5.4	The terms of office of the Executive Board shall be two years.  The terms 
      of the officers shall commence on July 1 following  the Annual General 
      Meeting at which they are elected.  The President shall not serve 
      consecutive terms.
5.4.1	When an Executive Board vacancy occurs, the President shall immediately 
      appoint a Fellowship member to fill the vacancy until the Annual General 
      Meeting.  Such appointment shall have approval of the Executive Board.
5.5	The Executive Board may make administrative decisions regarding matters 
      not covered by these bylaws.

ARTICLE VI - NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS

6.1	Candidates for the Executive Board shall be nominated by the Nominations 
      Committee of the Fellowship, or submitted by the members.  Candidates 
      shall be members of the Fellowship and in good standings.
6.2	Election of officers to serve on the Executive Board shall be made at the 
      Annual General Meeting.  Election of officers will be made  with reference
      to specific positions.
6.3	 Board members at their own consensus may shift positions.

ARTICLE VII - DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE BOARD AND PRINCIPALS

7.1	The PRESIDENT shall:
	(a) Preside over all Fellowship and Executive Board meetings.
	(b) Administer the businesses of the Fellowship.
	(c) Represent the Fellowship in all matters.
	(d) Cosign checks issued by the Treasurer.
	(e) Appoint, with the approval of the Executive Board, an auditor to audit 
	    the financial records of the Fellowship before the Annual General Meeting.

7.2	The VICE PRESIDENT/ADMINISTRATION shall:
	(a) Assist the President in all businesses of the Fellowship.
	(b) Become Acting President during any temporary absence of the President.
	(c) Succeed to the Presidency if that office becomes vacant during the term 
	    for any reason.
	(d) Represent the Fellowship at the request of the President.
	(e) Cosign checks in the absence of the President.
	(f) Lead in planning and program development of the Fellowship to fulfill its
	    objectives.
	(g) Organize community programs to be presented at the bimonthly Executive 
	    Board and Fellowship meetings for the benefits of the members and their 
	    families.
	(h)  Prepare final draft of by-law changes/amendments as approved by the 
	    Board.  Update and revise By-law changes as adopted by members.
            (i) Initiate newsletters and announcements of the Fellowship.
	(j) Be historian in developing and keeping records of the Fellowship.
	(k) Promote membership.
	(l) Plan and coordinate all fund raising activities.
 7.3	The VICE PRESIDENT/EDUCATION shall:
	(a) Be responsible for developing and implementing the short and long term 
	    educational goals of the Fellowship.
	(b) Act as Chairperson for the Education Committee.
	(c) Act as liaison between the Fellowship and  School facility regarding 
	    contracts, rentals, agreements, etc.
	(d) Perform the following duties in coordination with the Principal and 
	    Vice Principal:
	      (1) Review proposed school budget and submit recommended changes 
	          before commencement of school.
	      (2) Hold parents-teachers meetings and other functions to promote 
	          better understanding 	and relationship.
 7.4	The TREASURER shall:
	(a) Be responsible for all moneys, which shall be deposited in a  federally 
	    insured banking institution in the name of the Fellowship.
	(b) Pay all accounts by checks, which shall be supported by vouchers 
	    authorized by the President or  Vice President.  The checks shall be 
	     signed by the Treasurer and the President or  Vice President.
	(c) Keep books current and properly reconciled and balanced according to 
	    up-to-date bank statements.
	(d) Produce books and vouchers for audit before the Annual General Meeting, 
	    and whenever requested by the Fellowship.
	(e) Give financial reports at meetings.
 7.5	The SECRETARY shall:
	(a) Keep accurate records of all meetings.
	(b) Prepare minutes of all board meetings and should be made available to 
	    the Fellowship member upon request.	
	(c) Distribute correspondence, newsletters and announcements.
	(d) Keep an up-to-date inventory of all Fellowship property.
	(e) Responsible for collecting membership dues and donations for transfer 
	    to the Treasurer.
	(f) Assist the Principal and Vice Principal in operating the school.
				
 7.6	The PRINCIPAL and VICE PRINCIPAL shall be appointed by the Board and not 
      be part of the Executive Board.  The Principal shall not serve for more 
      than two consecutive two-year terms.  The two-year term commences on 
      July 1.  They shall:
	(a) Operate the Chinese School to carry out the educational and cultural 
	    goals of the Fellowship.
	(b) Establish school schedule for each academic year.
	(c) Prepare curriculum, including cultural and sports activities.
	(d) Establish school procedures for registration, purchasing, etc.
	(e) Prepare a budget for the next school year and submit to the Execute Board 
	    30 calendar days before the  commencement of the   new school year.
	(f) Recruit and train teachers.
	(g) Coordinate student placement.
	(h) Review proposed school budget and submit recommended changes within 30 
	    calendar days after commencing a school year.
	(i) Coordinate extracurricular activities with other Chinese schools, 
	    councils, and other educational institutions of mutual interests.
	(j) Represent the School at meetings of other school associations as 
	    necessary. 

ARTICLE VIII - MEETINGS

8.1	ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING:
	The Annual General Meeting of the Fellowship shall be held  at the end of the 
	    school year.  Notification of the meeting shall be mailed to all members 
	    20 days before the meeting date.
8.1.1	The business to be conducted at the Annual General Meeting shall include 
      but not limited to at least the followings: officers' reports, committee 
      reports, bylaw changes, and election of officers.
8.2	EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING:
	The Executive Board shall meet at least once every two months.
8.2.1	Special meetings may be called as required by the President, or by three 
      or more Executive Board members.
8.2.2	A quorum for all Executive Board meetings shall consist of at least the 
      President or  Vice President and  two other officers.
8.2.3	 All Executive Board meetings shall  be  limited to about two hours and 
      the order of business shall be as follows:
		1. Roll Call			5. New Business
		2. Minutes			6. General
		3. Officers' Reports		
		4. Old Business	            7. Adjournment

8.2.4	Executive Board meetings are open meetings.  Members having business to 
      discuss or wishing to gain a better understanding of the functioning of 
      the Fellowship are welcome to attend.  Members wishing to speak before 
      the Executive Board must be recognized by the President before speaking.
8.2.5	Only Executive Board members are entitled to vote on motions brought 
      before the Executive Board.

ARTICLE IX - COMMITTEES

9.1	Nominations/Elections Committee shall:
	(a) The immediate past president, or a past president  shall be the 
	    Chairperson of the Committee.  
	(b) Secure the names of interested and qualified members to hold Executive 
	    Board positions, which come up for election at the time of the Annual 
	    General Meeting.  (Reference Art. 5.4.1)
	(c) The Committee shall submit to the Executive Board Positions list of 
	    recommended candidates for the Executive Board positions at least one 
	    month before the Annual General Meeting.
	(d) The Committee shall organize and conduct the election.
9.2	Parent-Teacher  Committee Shall:
	(a) Consist of at least  5 members.  The Committee shall assign a Chairperson.
	    Other members may be added  as needed.
	(b)  Help with the following duties:
	      (1) Plan, direct and operate the activities of the Chinese School.
	      (2) Develop curriculum and extra-curriculum for the Chinese School.
	      (3)  Maintain discipline at Chinese School.
	      (4) Obtain and keep record of school supplies, equipment, teaching 
	          materials, etc. 	necessary for operating the Chinese School.
	      (5)  Process enrollment and registration.
	      (6)  Administrate all school correspondences, mailing, and submitting 
	            bills to the Treasurer for timely payment.
9.3       Chinese New Year Celebration Committee shall:
            (a) Consist of a Board Member, teachers and parents.  The Board 
                Member shall chair the committee and involve as many teachers,
                parents, and members as possible.
            (b) Plan and Organize the Chinese New Year Celebration.
9.4	Special and Ad Hoc Committees: the Executive Board may, at its discretion, 
      appoint committees as are necessary to fulfill the objectives of the 
      Fellowship.
ARTICLE X - BYLAW AMENDMENTS

10.1	Proposed changes or amendments to these Bylaws may be made at the Annual 
      General Meeting by a  majority vote of  the members present and absentee 
      votes.  In case of a tie, the tie shall be broken by calling for a vote 
      by the members present.
10.2	Proposed changes or amendments to these Bylaws may also be made at any 
      time during the year at a special  Membership Meeting of the Fellowship 
      upon a  majority vote of two-thirds of the members present, providing at 
      least one-third of the total Fellowship members are present.
10.3	Proposed changes or amendments to the Bylaws must be prepared by the 
      by-law committee  or sponsored by at least three members and submitted to 
      the Executive Board for consideration and approval 30 days prior to the 
      Annual or Special General Meeting.
10.4	All approved Bylaw changes or amendments shall be in effect from the date 
      of adoption of the by-laws.  



Rev. 02-04-96 Sunday as proposed by ByLaw Amendment Committee Chairman 
      Myint Lwin after Executive Board meeting to discuss Bylaw Amendment 
      on 02/04/96 Sunday at the Chinese School.
Rev. 05-05-96 Sunday during scheduled Membership Bylaw Amendment Meeting at 
      the Chinese School.  During the 05/05/96 meeting, members present approved
      the ByLaw amendment proposal with additional changes as recorded by 
      Mickie Merslich.