Bay Area Burmese (Myanmar) Community Center Event

New Burmese (Myanmar) Communtiy Center Activities and Events!

2011-05-09T15:30:00.000-07:00

Please go and check in
http://bmccfr-events.blogspot.com/
for more updated information and upcoming community center events.

First Burmese (Myanmar) Community Center Fundraiser News and Photos

2009-11-25T13:02:00.001-08:00

SF Bay Area Burmese Community Center Fundraising Event Pictures
<http://good-times.webshots.com/album/573977454qtFAUD>
by echee123

Event Articles Let's Dream
<http://moemaka.blogspot.com/2009/08/htain-linn-lets-dream.html>
<http://moemaka.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4586&Itemid=84>
by Htain Linn - Aug 6, 2009

Shwe Kyel Zin Dream Cultural Show
<http://moemaka.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4610&Itemid=118>
by MoeMaKa Mediaman- Aug 9, 2009

On A Day Like Today- The Land of Golden Dreams: Burmese Fundraiser
<http://aheyheynow.blogspot.com/2009/08/land-of-golden-dreams-burmese.html>
by Jim Allio - Aug 12, 2009

Let's Dream On
<http://moemaka.blogspot.com/2009/08/nyan-oo-maung-lets-dream-on.html>
<http://moemaka.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4630&Itemid=99 9>
by Nyan Oo Maung - Aug 13, 2009

Our Dream for Burmese Community
<http://moemaka.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4677&Itemid=1>
by MoeMaKa Mediaman - Aug 17, 2009

Shwe Kyel Zin Dream Pwe Daw
<http://www.mandalaygazette.com/?page_id=204&g2_itemId=438>
by Mandalay Gazette - September Issue, 2009

You can download and read the First, Second and Third Prize Winners' Essays here: <http://www.mediafire.com/file/my1ihwduijm/First,%20Second,%20Third%20Winners%27%20Essays.doc>

Aug 22 2009 MCCFR Financial Statement and Community Center Town Hall Meeting

2009-08-25T14:26:00.000-07:00

Date: Aug 22, 2009 (Saturday)

Time: 2:15 pm to 4:40 pm

Place: 4619 Central Ave, Fremont, CA 94536

Attendance: About 50

Purposes: To present a financial statement of MCCFR event, to award Essay Contest winners and to discuss the future steps of Burmese (Myanmar) Community Center Dream of SF Bay Area

Aug 22 Community Center Town Hall Meeting Minutes

The meeting starts at 2:15 pm. Kyaw Kyaw Soe, Myat Soe Mon and Zarni Tun from Burmese Youth Association carried out as the meeting moderators.
First, the feedback regarding the strengths and future improvements of the MCCFR event were made by the meeting comers starting from pageant contestants.
Then the awards were presented to the ‘My Community Dreams’ Essay Contest winners and one of the first prize winners Honey Aung shared her experience of participating in the event.

After that, Nandi Kyaw Min presented the MCCFR financial statement to the meeting comers and the net proceed of the event, $6,060.00 was donated towards the Burmese (

Myanmar

) Community Center Funds. These funds will be temporarily kept by the Myanmar American Buddhist Association (MABA) until the community center committee is formed and it gets the non-profit status account.
The MCCFR event recap was gone through by Wai Phyo and the open discussion begins afterwards. The opinions and suggestions of the meeting attendees towards the building of the first Burmese (

Myanmar

) Community Center in SF Bay Area were exchanged and discussed.
In the meantime, a Burmese Financial Group named “I Life and Wealth” expressed their passion and promised to contribute some of their income to the community center funding.
There were many proposals, but a proposal to form an Ad Hoc committee which will be responsible for inviting the community members for a community town hall meeting to form a community center committee was agreed. A sign in sheet to join the Ad Hoc committee was passed around and there are around twenty people who signed up for that committee.
The next community town hall meeting to form a community center committee was designated to be held in around November 2009. The Ad hoc committee members will be coordinating to invite and arrange that meeting.
One of the moderators read the meeting recap of that day and the meeting was adjourned at 4:45 pm. There were food donors for the meeting too. Thanks for all coming.

Sincerely Yours,
Burmese Youth Association (BYA)

'My Community Dreams' Essay Contest Winners, Aug 9, 2009

1st Prize Winners ($75 each)
no. 1 - Honey Aung, College Freshman, 17
Milpitas

no. 4 - Hnin OoKhin
Fremont

2nd Prize Winners ($50 each)
no. 3 - Leo Myo
Fremont

no.9 - Cynthia Myolwin
Fremont

3rd Prize Winners ($25 each)
no. 2 - Htet Aung Wint
Fremont

no. 10 - Win Mon Kyi
San Francisco

no. 11 - May Oo
Daly City

Consolation Prize Winners ($15 each)
no. 5 - Jack Thant
Fremont

no. 6 - Ken Yanagisawa
San Jose

no. 7 - Kenneth Tai
Daly City

no. 8 - Edric Kyauk
Daly City

no 12 - Hafsnoor Vanya
San Jose

('The Festivals of Burma' book was awarded to every winner by Moemaka Media.)

Burmese Youth Association Group Pics (Aug 22, 2009)

SF Bay Area First Burmese (Myanmar) Community Center Fund Raising and 2010 US Census for Burmese Community Promoting Cultural Concert and Food Fair

2009-08-18T15:24:00.001-07:00

BAY AREA Yae SHWE KYEL ZIN EAIN MET PWE DAW

AUGUST 9, 2009
Capuchino High School Main Theater, San Bruno, CA 94066
Presented by: Burmese Youth Association (BYA) and SF Bay Area Burmese Community
<http://burmeseyouthassociation.org/>

Please download the PDF file of Community Center Invitation Letter here:
<http://www.mediafire.com/file/2dyjjtjgedt/Community Center Meeting Invitation and Thank You Letter.pdf>

Miss Popular Winner: Cynthia Myolwin

Miss Kyel Zin Myanmar Second Runner-up Winner: Theint Tharaphy

Miss Kyel Zin Myanmar First Runner-up Winner: Nay Chi Min Tun

Miss Kyel Zin Myanmar Crown Winner: Cynthia Myolwin

Best Selling Food Donor Award Winners: Daw Htway Lay Khine, Kin Kee Aung and April Mya Shwe Myaing (Burmese Methodist Fellowship)

Audience Favorite Entertainment Group Award Winners: Golden Students Performance Group

TOP 5 - Audience Favorite Entertainment Groups (from Audience Votes)

1. 'Bon Gyi Than' - Shwe Kyaung Thar Doe Ka Tae Pwe Group (22%)

2. 'Come to Myanmar' - Theravada Buddhist Youth Group (TBYG) and Dr. Thynn Thynn Lynn (19%)

3. Thai 'Tarikipas' Traditional Fan Dance - Fumiko Nomura and Panida Pratedsena (16%)

4. 'Yone Hloot Kyun Ei Dandaryi' Bagan Dance - Burmese Youth Association (BYA): Myat Soe Mon, Kalayar Htoo, Nant Nandi Kyaw Min, Phyo Sandi Aung and Nyein Yu Win (Jeannie) (12%)

5. 'Tet Pyan Yane' Burmese Boat Dance - Bay Area Golden Burmese Boys: Zayanda, Zarni Tun, Wai Phyo, Nelson, Khin Zaw Htoo, Myo San Htoo, Kenneth Oo and Justin Oo (10%)

(We really want to apologize to Rick Heizman and Ma Su Wai for accidentally missing their 'Mingalar Byaw Nyunt' performance on Ballot sheets and making Audience Favorite Entertainment Group voters confused with someone else.)

TOP 5 - Best Selling Food Donors

1. Daw Htway Lay Khine, Kin Kee Aung and April Mya Shwe Myaing (Burmese Methodist Fellowship) - Noodle Salad ($400)

2. Burmese Muslim Families - Panthay Kaukswel (Samusa Salad) ($388)

3. Ma Mary Chow and Friends - Burmese Tofu Salad, Falooda, Milk Tea, Soda and Drinking Water ($350)

4. DC Rhino Soccer Club - Samusa and Mont Phet Htoke (Burmese Snack) ($300)

5. Ko Aung Win and Ma Sanda Win - Burmese Desserts ($200)
5. Daw Khin Tint Tint and Family - Pazun Khwet Kyaw (Fried Prawns) ($200)

Others

6. Daw Kyu Kyu Linn and Ma Nilar Family Group - Mont Lat Kauk Kyaw (Burmese Fried Rice Donut) ($176)

6. Daw Dorothy Lim and Families - See Kyet Kaukswel (Burmese Garlic Duck Noodle), See Htamin (Yellow Oil Rice), Pae Platha and Kyauk Kyaw Drink ($176)

7. Daw Thae Thae and Friends - Mohinga (Burmese Cafish Chowder) and Ah Kyaw Sone (Burmese Assorted Fries) ($ 171)

8. Ko Than Shwe and Ma Than Than Oo - Ono Kauk Swel, Rakhine Mont Ti, Ar Pu Shar Pu and Nan Gyi Thoke ($150)

9. Ko Cho Oo and Ma Su Su Thein Family - Assorted Fruits ($130)

10. Thet - Nwe - Wat That Dote Htoe & Kyar Zan Kyaw (Burmese sticked pork and fried vermicelli) ($100)

10. Patricia and Family - Shwe Yin Aye (Burmese Cool Drink Dessert) ($100)

11. Ko James - Burmese Fried Squash and Fried Banana ($75)

12. U Tin Kyi and Daw Pye Sone May - Dan Pauk (Chicken Biriani) ($74)

13. Ma Ivy Lim Family - Burmese Rice & Food (Beef Salad, Curry Chicken, Pork & Beef) and Kauk Nhin Htote ($70)

14. Daw Saw Myat Mar and Family - Shan Noodle ($60)

15. Chin Youth Organization/Bay Area California(CYO/BAC) - Chin traditional Foods ($50)

15. Little Yangon Restaurant - Shan Htamin Chin Thoke (Shan Yellow Rice) ($50)

15. U Tun Shwe and Daw Myint Myint Yee Family - Bayar Kyaw and Mandalay Pae Kyaw (Burmese Pea Fries) ($50)

16. Nadeema Jaka - Chicken Kabob Pratha ($36)

17. U Sein Tun and Daw Mabel Tun (World Arakanese Organization and Burmese American Women Alliance-BAWA) - Oiled Brown Peas ($19)

(Total Donations from Food Donors: $3325)

TOP 5 - Miss Populars (from Audience Votes)

1. Cynthia Myolwin (25%)

2. Nay Chi Min Tun (18%)

3. Theint Tharaphy (16%)

4. Hnin Haymar Myo (10%)

5. Moe Myat (9%)

TOP 5 - Miss Kyel Zin Myanmars (Total Points from Judges)

1. Cynthia Myolwin (87%)

2. Nay Chi Min Tun (78%)

3. Theint Tharaphy (77%)

4. Kathi Win (75%)

4. Chan Mon Min Htin (75%)

Comments from Judges

1. Kathi Win

- Nice Burmese dress presentation.., white and classic....

2. Cynthia Myolwin

- Great Answer.., very eloquent.., very concise and spoke confidently...

3. Htoo Htoo Lu

Nice smile and Burmese dress....

4. Hnin Ookhin

- Great concept in speech.., Inner Beauty definition...

5. Theint Tharaphy

- Nice pink Burmese dress.., Nice walk on the stage....

6. Hnin Haymar Myo

- Did an exceptional job considering her language barrier....

7. Nay Chi Min Tun

- Great ideas expressed in speech.., confidence...

8. Chan Mon Min Htin

- Nice that she acknowledged the others in pageant.., willing to take challenges.., keep up the good work....

9. Moe Myat

- Talked about Thingyan.., Nice smile...

Shwe Kyel Zin Eain Met MCCFR Event Pictures

1. MCCFR Event

Burmese Food Fair

'My Community Dreams' Essay Contest

2. Masters of Ceremony (Jennifer C. Low and Htet Lin Naing)

3. BYA Representatives (Myat Soe Mon and Kyaw Kyaw Soe)

4. Special Guest Speakers (Daly City Council Member David J. Canepa and US Census Bureau Specialists: Ratha Chuon and Jean Gale)

5. 'Come to Myanmar' (TBYG and Thynn Thynn Lynn, MD)

6. 'Karen and Karenni' Ethic Dance (Karen Fellowship)

7. 'Mingalar Byaw Nyunt' (Rick Heizman, Su Wai and Kyaw Thura Htun)

8. 'Tarikipas' Thai Traditional Fan Dance
(Fumiko Nomura and Panida Pratedsena)
Sponsored by - Bangkok Bay Restaurant, Redwood City

9. 'Bon Gyi Than' Burmese country song performance
(by Shwe Kyaung Thar Doe Ka Tae Pwe Group)

10. 'Yone Hloot Kyun Ei Dandaryi' 'The Legend of Bagan' Drama Dance
By: Burmese Youth Association (BYA)

11. Miss Kyel Zin Round One (Burmese Dresses)

Miss Kyel Zin Hosts (Htet Htet Khine and Mindy Khoo)

12. Census Play 'Let's Join Hands Together for US Census 2010'(Zarni Tun, Han Htun, Tin Nandar and Wai Phyo)

13. U Shwe Yoe and Superstar Shwe Oozi (U Sein Hlaing and Tay Than Hlaing Group)

14. Miss Kyel Zin Round Two (Evening Gowns and Talent Questions)

15. 'Hlay Taw Than Tet Pyan Yane' (Burmese Boat Dance)
By Bay Area Golden Burmese Boys

16. 'Kayah Ethnic Dance' Performance
By Aunty Mary and Group
Dancers - Susan, Khin Sandar Aung, May Zin Oo, Grace, Thant Thura, Thant Zarni

17. 'Burmese Kid Poems Reciting'
By Ma Su Myat Than

18. 'Nha Par Twar Ah Ka' (Burmese Duet Dance)
By Zayanda and Lay Naing Ei (from Los Angeles)

19. 'Youth Song'
By Burmese Youth Association (BYA)
Written by: KKS and BYA

20. Miss Kyel Zin Talent Group Dance

21. The Birth of Buddha Play (Sae Taw Win II Dhamma Center)

22. Bay Area 'Shwe Kyel Zin' Anyeint

23. Miss Kyel Zin Winners

24. Farewell 'Song for Unity'

The Event was successfully held thanks to all Community and volunteers!

SF Bay Area Burmese (Myanmar) Community Center Fund Raising and US 2010 Census Promoting Cultural Concert and Food Fair

2009-06-25T10:28:00.000-07:00

EVENT ADDRESS: Capuchino High School Main Theater, 1501 Magnolia Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066

EVENT TIME: FOOD FAIR (10:30 am to 2:30 pm), Cultural Show and Pageant (2:00 pm to 6:30 pm)

(General Gold Ticket - $15 and VIP Red Ticket - $25 for Cultural Show and Pageant, We will donate all proceeds to the building of the first Burmese (Myanmar) Community Center in SF Bay Area)

WARNING: PLEASE DO NOT USE DIRECTIONS PRINTED AT THE BACK OF TICKETS! THEY ARE WRONG. But We Will Put Signs and Directions at that Place to the Event on the Day. WE REALLY APOLOGIZE FOR INCONVENIENCE.

Essay Contest ('Sarsisarkone Pyaing Pwe')

Title:
Kyahnote Toe Ei Shwe Eain Met Myar (in Burmese)
My Community Dreams (in English)

(You can write either in Burmese or in English. We will judge on your writing styles and ideas.)

Judges: U Hla Min, Ko Maung Yit, Ko Htain Linn & Nyan Oo Maung

First Prize - $150
Second Prize - $100
Third Prize - $50
Consolation Prize - $20

Time: 11 am to 12 pm (Be there at 10:45 am)
Place: At the same event location (Please ask at Info booth)

'FRAGRANCE OF BURMA' ART SHOW

Artists:
ZAW ZAW
TIN THIRI
ARKAR

'REAL LIFE IMAGES OF BURMA' PHOTO SHOW
Photographer : RICK HEIZMAN

Miss Kyel Zin Myanmar Pageant Girls

VOTE your favorite Kyel Zin contestant for Miss Popular Award at: <http://burmeseyouthassociation.org/site/?page_id=2036> Now!
(The Voting module was closed because of attacks from Singapore, Yangon and San Francisco. You can still come to the show and show your supports for your favorite contestant.)

EVENT DAY OPERATIONS (AUG 9,2009)

All Volunteers should be there at 8:00 AM
All Food Donors should be there at 10:00 AM.
All Essay Contestants and Judges should be there at 10:30 AM.
All Entertainment Groups, Pageant Judges and Pageant Contestants should be there at 12:00 PM.

Place: 1501 Magnolia Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066 (Please don't use the directions at the back of Tickets!)

EVENT COORDINATORS

1. Event and Program Coordinator - Ko Wai Phyo

2. Decorations and Stage Coordinator - Ko Kyaw Kyaw Soe

3. Miss Kyel Zin Myanmar Pageant Coordinator - Ma Mindy Khoo

4. Computer, Presentations and Design Coordinator - Ko Zarni Min Lwin

5. Finance, Documentary and Volunteers Coordinator - Ma Nant Nandi Kyaw Min

6. Theater and Facility Coordinator - Ko Kyaw Kyaw

7. Table and Food Fair Coordinators - Ko Thura Ko, Ko Jeremy Wong

8. Entertainment Groups Coordinator - Htet Htet Khine

9. Dancers and Tickets Coordinator - Ma Myat Soe Mon

10. Ticketing, Parking and Security Coordinator - Ko Nay Lin

11. BYA, Info and Food Coordinator - Ma Phyo Sandi Aung

12. Sound Coordinator - Ko Sithu Aung

13. Web Coordinators - Ko Hpyo Wai Hpyo, Ko Alvin, Ko Wai Phyo

Masters of Ceremonies (Event MCs)

Burmese: Ko Htet Linn Naing
English: Ma Jennifer Low

Volunteers

Essay Contest - Ma Khin Thiri Nandar Soe

Art Show - Ko Chit Min

Photo Show- Rick Heizman and Ma Su Wai

Theater and Food - Ko Kyaw Min Oo

Event Directions - Hla Moe Myint

Stage Management and Lighting (Kyaw Kyaw Soe)

Zaw Zaw Aung
Zo Min
Ye Ye
Nay Naing Tun
Kaung Htet Ko Ko
Glenn Lin
Hpyo Wai Hpyo
Victor
Kyaw Kyaw San
Judson
Justin
Alex
Win Tun Naing
Simon
Aung Tun

Sound System and Presentation (Sithu Aung and Zarni Min Lwin)

Han Htun

Entertainment Groups Coordination (Htet Htet Khine)

Htet Sandi
Nay Chi Min Htin

Votes-counting (Kalayar Htoo and Phyo Sandi Aung)

Aye Aye Aung
Trisha Han
Justin Oo
Kenneth Oo
Myo San Htoo
Khin Zaw Htoo
Nelson

Ticketing, Ushers and Security (Nay Lin)

Zarni Tun
Holly Huynh
Htoo Htet
Tee Yeik Linn
Gugu Soe
Mie Mie Win
Ko Toe Lwin
Ko Moe Kyaw Thu
Ko Nyi Nyi Than
Ko Sai

Food Fair and Table Set-ups (Thura Ko and Jeremy Wong)

Philips
Mein Mein
James
San Tun
Phyo Min
Kyin Kyu
Pat Kyu

Volunteers and Info, Tickets, Donations Booths (Nandi Kyaw Min)

Aye Aye Aung
Yin Yin
Bu Doh
Ah Chan
Thinzar Han
Tin Nandar
Nuam
Lwan Kay Khaing
Phyu Thi
Nwe Ni Linn
Pyae Phyo Lwin
Mamie Hlaing
Phyu Phyu Myint

EVENT HELPERS

Photography - Ko Donald Shu
Ko Ko Lay (Ko Ko Photo)
Patrick Wong (Visual Evidence)

Video Camera - Mike Min Min
Ko Steven Chang

Microphones - Maung Chit Khaing

T-shirts - Ma Khin Thein Lwin

Burmese Costumes - Ko Kyaw Thura Htun

Mie Mie Win Pe Accommodation - Ma Khin Khin Tint

Make-Up - Chit Ma Ma

Flowers Arrangements - Zargy Myint Aung

Decorations and Setups - Myanmar Student Club (MSC) Soccer Team

Setups and Restorations - DC RHINO Soccer Club

Music Bands - Fisherman Music Entertainment Group, Broken Saints and The Encore

PLEASE DOWNLOAD FLYERS HERE:

Burmese:
<http://www.mediafire.com/file/zqzhtwjnmmx/Burmese_MCCFR_Main_flyer.JPG>

English:
<http://www.mediafire.com/file/jummwwm0nzd/English_MCCFR_Main_Flyer.pdf>

Objectives of the Event:

To Initiate fund-raising for the first Burmese (Myanmar) Community Center in Bay Area
To Promote Benefits of US 2010 Census Awareness in Burmese community
To Showcase Burmese Ethnic Cultures and Traditional foods to International communities
To Ask supports from Community organizations as presenting young Burmese talents of Bay Area

Who We Are:

We are a group of dedicated Burmese youths who want to get united and to use our talents for the welfare of our community, our people and our Motherland.

Please visit http://burmeseyouthassociation.org/ and http://burmeseyouthassociation.blogspot.com
to learn more about us.

Why We Are Doing This:

Because we are Dreamers and we firmly believe that US CENSUS 2010 and the Burmese (Myanmar) Community Center as a consequence will be very beneficial to all Burmese communities and generations in a long term, regardless of their religious beliefs and ethnic backgrounds, marking the dawn of Burmese Americans in the history of US.

Town Hall Meeting asking advices from community for the building of the first Burmese (Myanmar) Community Center in Bay Area.
(June 21, 2009 at Mettananda Vihara Monastery, Fremont)

Please Download the Community Meeting Minutes Here:
<http://www.mediafire.com/file/2jxzge0hr2o/Myanmar _Burmese_ Community Center All Hands Meeting Minutes.pdf>

ေရႊၾကယ္စင္တို႔ရဲ႕ ေပါင္းစည္း အိပ္မက္ပြဲေတာ္

"မိုးေသာက္ေကာင္းကင္ယံရဲ႕
ၾကယ္စင္ေလးေတြကို
ျမင္ေယာင္ၾကည့္ပါ။

ျဖဴစင္ညီ ေတာက္ပတဲ့
သူတို႔ရဲ႕ အိပ္မက္ေတြကို
ေတြ႕ရလိမ့္မယ္..."

Event Rehearsal Date:

July 26, 2009 (Sunday)
Little Theater
699, Serramonte Blvd
Daly City, CA 94015

Rehearsal Theater Coordinator - Ko Kyaw Kyaw
Rehearsal Stage Coordinator - Kyaw Kyaw Soe
Rehearsal Lunch Coordinator - Phyo Sandi Aung
Rehearsal Sound Coordinator - Maung Chit Khaing

Programs Final Sheet

Please Download Programs Sheet and Final Flyers Here:

Programs Sheet <http://www.mediafire.com/file/tmwhyngm0mm/Program Final Sheet.pdf>

Final Flyer_Cover <http://www.mediafire.com/file/3hhyvkrzmdm/Final_Flyer_cover.pdf>

Final Flyer_Inside<http://www.mediafire.com/file/mrztmzdmcji/Final_Flyer_inside.pdf>

EVENT SPONSORS AND DONORS LIST

2009-06-25T05:28:00.000-07:00

CURRENT SPONSORS

Event Presenting Sponsors ($2000 and up)

(1) United States Burmese Medical Association (USBMA)

(2) U.S. Census Bureau <http://www.census.gov/>

1. LEGENDARY RUBY SPONSOR ($1000)

(1) YE HTUT AUNG (Burmese American Community Outreach - BACO)

<http://www.bacousa.org/>

2. DIAMOND SPONSOR ($500)

(1) BURMESE SOCIETY OF FINANCIAL (Financial Service)

(2) MANDALAY GAZETTE (Yadanarbon Naypyidaw Newspaper)

<http://www.mandalaygazette.com/>

(3) BURMA SUPERSTAR RESTAURANT

<http://www.burmasuperstar.com/>

3. JADE SPONSOR ($400)

(1) Dr. MG MG THAW, D.D.S (Dixon Landing Family Dental)

4. PLATINUM SPONSORS ($300)

(1) BURMESE CLASSIC MEDIA TEAM

<http://www.burmeseclassic.com/>

(2) DR. TUN HLA, D.D.S

(3) JENNIFER CHOU

(4) DR. THYNN THYNN LYNN, MD and PATRICK WONG

5. GOLD SPONSORS ($200)

(1) AUNG THAN (Honda of Serramonte)

(2) DR. SIMON LIM, D.D.S

(3) DR. DOMINIC M. CHIONG, MD

6. SILVER SPONSORS ($100)

(1) JAMIE JIAN

(2) AUNG JEWELRY

(3) JUDITH TAY

(4) HTOO HTET

(5) KO KO LAY

(6) LITTLE YANGON RESTAURANT

(7) JULIA SUU THU

(8) STEVEN CHANG

(9) PATRICK LIN AND STELLA CHAN

(10) DR. GLORIA KHOO, D.D.S

(11) WILLIAM MYA DYN

(12) REFUGEE TRANSITIONS

EVENT INSURANCE SPONSOR - BARBARA SHU

MAKE-UP SPONSOR - CHIT MA MA

EVENT PROGRAM BOOKLETS SPONSOR - DR. SAN SAN MYINT, MD

Please be proud as a Sponsor of the first (Burmese) Myanmar Community Center of Bay Area!

Sponsorship Types:

1. Legendary Ruby Sponsor - $1,000
2. Diamond Sponsor - $500
3. Jade Sponsor - $400
4. Platinum Sponsor - $300
5. Gold Sponsor - $200
6. Silver Sponsor - $100

Please download sponsorship packet here:
<http://www.mediafire.com/file/alnuznmfjz2/MCCFR Sponsorship Packet.pdf>

Current Donors

1. Dr. Patrick Tin Aung and Family - $120

2. Mindy Khoo (for Pageant) - $200

3. Justin Oo (for Pageant)- $200

4. U Hla Min - $150 (for Essay Contest)

5. U Tin Aung (Tetkatho Phone Kywe) - $30

6. U Ohn Myint and Daw Khin Tint Tint Family - $100

7. Ma Barbara Shu - $50

8. U Maung Khin (City Travel) - $50

9. Daw Mary Yap - $50

10. Ko Phyo Aung - $100

11. Po Hsun Huang - $20

12. Ko Hla Win and Ma Kyu Kyu Thein - $50

13. Jonathan Shu (for Essay Contest) - $20

14. Anonymous (for Essay Contest) - $100

15. Kenneth Oo (for Essay Contest) - $40

16. Burmese American Professional Society (BAPS) - $300

Food Fair Donors List

2009-06-25T03:11:00.000-07:00

1. Daw Thae Thae and Friends - Mohinga (Burmese Cafish Chowder) and Ah Kyaw Sone (Burmese Assorted Fries)

2. Ma Mary Chow - Burmese Tofu Salad, Falooda, Milk Tea, Soda and Drinking Water

3. Ko Aung Win and Ma Sanda Win - Burmese Desserts

4. Ko James - Burmese Fried Squash and Fried Banana

5. Chin Youth Organization/Bay Area California(CYO/BAC) - Chin traditional Foods

6. Daw Saw Myat Mar and Family - Shan Noodle

7. Ko Cho Oo and Ma Su Su Thein Family - Assorted Fruits

8. U Tin Kyi and Daw Pye Sone May - Dan Pauk (Chicken Biriani)

9. Daw Htway Lay Khine, Kin Kee Aung and April Mya Shwe Myaing (Burmese Methodist Fellowship) - Noodle Salad

10. Burmese Muslim Families - Panthay Kaukswel (Samusa Salad)

11. DC Rhino Soccer Club - Samusa and Mont Phet Htoke (Burmese Snack)

12. Thet - Nwe - Wat That Dote Htoe & Kyar Zan Kyaw (Burmese sticked pork and fried vermicelli)

13. Ma Ivy Lim Family - Burmese Rice & Food (Beef Salad, Curry Chicken, Pork & Beef) and Kauk Nhin Htote

14. Little Yangon Restaurant - Shan Htamin Chin Thoke (Shan Yellow Rice)

15. Patricia and Family - Shwe Yin Aye (Burmese Cool Drink Dessert)

16. Daw Kyu Kyu Linn and Ma Nilar Family Group - Mont Lat Kauk Kyaw (Burmese Fried Rice Donut)

17. Ko Than Shwe and Ma Than Than Oo - Ono Kauk Swel, Rakhine Mont Ti, Ar Pu Shar Pu and Nan Gyi Thoke

18. Daw Khin Tint Tint and Group - Pazun Khwet Kyaw (Fried Prawns)

19. Daw Dorothy Lim, Winnie Tan and Ma Maymar Lim Family - See Kyet Kaukswel (Burmese Garlic Duck Noodle), See Htamin (Yellow Oil Rice) and Kyauk Kyaw Drink

20. U Than Htay, Daw Myint Myint May and Clara Yee Family - Pae Platha (Burmese Pea Pratha)

21. U Tun Shwe and Daw Myint Myint Yee Family - Bayar Kyaw and Mandalay Pae Kyaw (Burmese Pea Fries)

22. Ko Too - Chin Paung Kyaw, Nga Pi Kyaw, Nga Khoo Kyaw, Mutton Curry, Boiled Peas and Burmese Rice

23. Nadeema Jaka - Chicken Kabob Pratha

Supporting Organizations for the Event

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1. Myanmar American Buddhist Association (MABA) <http://www.mettananda.org/>

2. United States Burmese Medical Association (USBMA)

3. Sae Taw Win II Dhamma Center <http://saetawwin2.org/>

4. Burmese American Community Outreach (BACO) <http://bacousa.org/>

5. Karen Fellowship <http://www.karenfellowship.org/>

6. Theravada Dhamma Society (TDS) <http://www.tdsg.org/>

7. DC Rhino Soccer Club <http://burmesesoccerclub.org/>

8. Burmese Classic Team <http://burmeseclassic.com/>

9. Mandalay Gazette Newspaper <http://www.mandalaygazette.com/>

10. Kachin Today Group <http://www.kachintodayusa.org/>

11. Waytandayar Foundation <http://waytandayar.org/>

12. Burmese Methodist Fellowship

13. Burmese American Muslim Community

14. Theravada Buddhist Youth Group (TBYG)

15. Myanmar Student Club (MSC) Soccer Team

16. Thee Lay Thee Group <http://www.baymyanmar.com/>

17. Bay Area Burmese Financial Planning Service Society

18. Burmese American Democratic Alliance (BADA)

19. Shwe Kyaung Thar Doe Ka Tae Pwe Group

20. Myanmar Student Association (SJSU)

21. US Census Bureau <http://www.census.gov/>

22. 2010 US Census Committee for the People of Burma
<http://www.usburmesecensus.net/>

23. Burmese Christian Fellowship <http://www.bcfla.org/> (Fisherman Music Entertainment Group)

24. Aunty Mary and Group

25. U Sein Hlaing and Tay Than Hlaing Group

26. Chin Youth Organization/Bay Area California (CYO/BAC)

27. Oakland Burmese Mission Baptist Church (OBMBC)

28. World Arakanese Organization (California)

29. Burmese American Women Alliance (BAWA) <http://www.bawalliance.org/>

30. Sino Burmese Buddhist Association (SBBA)

31. Moemaka Media <http://www.moemaka.com/>

32. Association of Burmese Cab Drivers (ABCD)

33. Refugee Trasitions <http://www.reftrans.org/>

34. Broken Saints Music Band

35. The Encore Music Band

36. Theravada Buddhist Society of America <http://www.tbsa.org/>

37. Burmese American Professional Society (BAPS) <http://www.bapsusa.org/>

THANKS To ALL!

Event Programs

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1. Burmese Ethnic Food Fair (Tasty Burmese Traditional Foods, Drinks and Desserts! From 10:30 am to 2:30 pm)

2. Bay Area Christian Meit Thahaya Band (Fisherman Music Entertainment Group), Broken Saints Band, The Encore Band, famous Rock Singer Htun Htun and Bay Area Singers such as Zayanda

3. "Fragrance of Burma" Art Show ('Myanma Yanant Phachi Pya Pwe')
Artists: Zaw Zaw
Dominic Chiong (Dr. Mg Mg)
Dr. Tin Thiri <http://www.sriasiaarts.com/> &
Ko Arkar

4. "Real Life Images of Burma" Photo Exhibition ('Myanma Pone Yate Datpone Pya Pwe')
Photographer: Rick Heizman

5. "Essay Contest" ('Sarsisarkone Pyaing Pwe')

Title: "Kyahnote Toe Ei Shwe Eain Met Myar" (in Burmese)
"My Community Dreams" (in English)
(You can come and compete in our sit-in Essay contest either in Burmese or in English. We will judge on your writing styles and ideas.)

Judges: U Hla Min, Ko Maung Yit, Ko Htain Linn & Nyan Oo Maung
Prizes: First Prize - $100
Second Prize - $50
Third Prize - $20
(Sponsored by U Hla Min)

Time: From 11 am to 12:30 pm on the event day (August 9, 2009).
(The Competitor must arrive 15 minutes earlier to the contest place.)

6. "Free Health Screening" (Special program for Bay Area Burmese Community from Northern California Burmese Doctors)
By: United States Burmese Medical Association (USBMA)

7. "Free Financial Consulting" (Special financial consulting for Burmese people from Burmese finance professionals)
By: Bay Area Burmese Financial Planning Service Society (BABFPSS)

8. "US Census Fun Quizzes and Free Gifts" (By 2010 US Cenus Committee for the People of Burma)
<www.usburmesecensus.net>

9. "Mandalay: The 150th Anniversary of the Founding" special Literature Show & Video Documentary
(World famous Mandalay, the last Royal capital of Burma, celebrated its 150th Anniversary in Royal style!)

Click here to read 'Mandalay' Poem by Rudyard Kipling:
<http://www.readbookonline.net/readOnLine/2710/>

Entertainment Programs

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1. 'National Anthem' of Burma (Myanmar)

2. 'Yone Hloot Kyun Ei Dandaryi' 'The Legend of Bagan' Drama Dance
By: Burmese Youth Association (BYA)
(Performers: Myat Soe Mon, Kalayar Htoo, Nant Nandi Kyaw Min, Phyo Sandi Aung & Jeannie)
Contact: Myat Soe Mon

3. 'Hlan Lar Khae Par Pyi Myanmar' 'Welcome to Myanmar' Song Performance
(Singer: Dr. Thynn Thynn Lynn, Performers: Theravada Buddhist Youth Group (TBYG))
Contact: Olivia Leong

4. 'Karen Traditional Dance' (by Karen Fellowship) <http://www.karenfellowship.org/>
Contact: Naw Aye Aye Thaw

5. 'Tarikipas' Thai Traditional Fan Dance
Dancers - Fumiko Nomura, Panida Pratedsena
Sponsored by - Bangkok Bay Restaurant, Redwood City <http://www.bangkokbay.com/>

6. 'Burmese Traditional Music' ('Mingalar Byaw Nyunt')
Burmese Harp, Drums, Vocal: Su Wai
Guitar, Si-Wa: Rick Heizman

7. 'Burmese Gospel Song and Ethnic Dance'
(by Bay Area Christian Fellowship (Meit Thahaya) Group)
Contact: Ko Mg Mg

8. 'Bon Gyi Than' Burmese country song performance
(by Shwe Kyaung Thar Doe Ka Tae Pwe Group)
Contact: Ko Naing

9. 'The Birth of Buddha' Play
(Special Performance by American youths from Sae Taw Win II Dhamma Center) <http://www.saetawwin2.org/>

Director: Barbara Jeppesen, Carol Meredith
Performers: Kevin Klotz, Sarah Stump, Daniel Berkma, Corina Stoicescu & Michelle Wesley
Dance: Ma Kalyar and group
Music: Rick Heizman and Su Wai
Contact: Dr. Thynn Thynn and Roger

10. 'Shwe Kyel Zin' Ah Nyeint (Burmese Traditional Comedian and Opera Dance)
(Composer-Nan Daw Shayt Sayar Tin, Singer-Daw Mie Mie, Dancers- Hnin Haymar Myo, Myat Soe Mon and
Comedians- Palayar, Sein Htet Htet, Kyaw Pyar Laung, Phyo Par Lay)

11. 'Miss Kyel Zin Myanmar Pageant'
(The beauty, talents and fashion Contest of the shining young Burmese beauties!)

First Prize: $500
Second Prize: $200
Third Prize: $100
Miss Popular: $100 (Audience Choice Award! voted by audience in the show)
Hosts: Mya Myo Thant and Mie Mie Win Pe
Judges: five experienced professionals (will only be revealed at the show)
Contact: Mindy Khoo

12. 'U Shwe Yoe and Superstar Shwe Oozi' (The Golden Drum of Burma)
by Thay Than Hlaing Group
Contact: U Sein Hlaing

13. 'Kayah Ethnic Dance Performance'
by Aunty Mary and Group
Dancers - Susan, Khin Sandar Aung, May Zin Oo, Grace, Thant Thura, Thant Zarni
Contact: Aunty Mary

14. 'Burmese Child Poems Reciting'
By Ye Than and Su Myat Than

15. 'Hlay Taw Than Tet Pyan Yein' (Burmese Golden Boat Dance)
By Bay Area Golden Burmese Boys
Contact: Wai Phyo

16. 'Tway Ka Sagar Pyaw The' ('Blood Siblings of Burma' Song Performance)
By
Singer- Nay Yee (daughter of Acordion Ohn Kyaw, Dancers - Pan Thiri San, Han Su Yin, Pwint Phyu Nandar, Mya Yamoun Thaw, May Wit Mhone Thaw, Thazin May Naing & Su Myat Than)
Contact: Ma Ni

17. 'Nha Par Twar Ah Ka' (Burmese Duet Dance)
By Zayanda and Lay Naing Ei (from Los Angeles)
Contact: Zayanda

18. 'Youth Song'
By Burmese Youth Association (BYA)
Written by: Kyaw Kyaw Soe and BYA

19. Renowned Singer 'Mie Mie Win Pe'

Will come and perform her best songs for Bay Area Burmese Community.
Contact: Zarni Min Lwin

Unfortunately, Mie Mie Win Pe cannot make it because of family emergency and she really wants to apologize to the audience for her absence!

A Burmese(Myanmar) Community Center Dream Begins!

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အစားအစာ ေရာင္းခ်ရန္ အတြက္ ခံုေနရာ ေစ်းႏႈန္း သတ္မွတ္မထားပါ။ လြတ္လပ္စြာ ပါဝင္ေရာင္းခ်၍ မိမိတို႔ သဒၵါတတ္အားသေရြ႕ လွဴဒါန္း ႏိုင္ပါသည္။ ပြဲမွရရွိသမွ် အျမတ္ေငြမ်ား အားလံုးကို ျမန္မာ Community Center တည္ေဆာက္ေရး အတြက္ လွဴဒါန္းသြားပါမည္။

Community Outreach ျပဳလုပ္လိုေသာ Non-profit အဖြဲ႕အစည္းမ်ား အားလံုး အတြက္ စားပြဲေနရာမ်ား အခမဲ့ စီစဥ္ေပးပါမည္။ လူမ်ဳိးမေရြး၊ ဘာသာမေရြး အသံုးျပဳႏိုင္မည့္ အေမရိကန္ ႏိုင္ငံ၏ ပထမဆံုး ျမန္မာ Community Center ကို Bay Area တြင္ တည္ေဆာက္ႏိုင္ေရး အတြက္ ကၽြန္ေတာ္၊ ကၽြန္မတို႔ လူငယ္မ်ားမွ မိမိတို႔ ႏိုင္သမွ်ေလး ႀကိဳးစား အားထုတ္မႈကို အားလံုး တတ္ႏိုင္သည့္ဘက္မွ ဝိုင္းဝန္း ပံ့ပိုး အားေပးၾကဖို႔ အေလးအျမတ္ ဖိတ္ေခါအပ္ပါသည္ ခင္ဗ်ား။