Joy Kogawa recieves Order of BC – fundraiser dinner tonight
Certainly lost in the head tax news stories yesterday was the fact that
both Joy Kogawa and Dr. Wallace Chung recieved their Order of BC awards
yesterday in Victoria.
Tonight… we have a celebration dinner with Joy in Vancouver, at the
Flamingo Restaurant at 3549 Fraser St. Tix $40 / $50 at the door.
We will celebrate with the Save Kogawa House committee, The Land
Conservancy of BC, Gung Haggis Fat Choy dragon boat team, and speical
friends such as Jim Wong-Chu and Bev Nann. Special guest will be
Ramona Leungen, composer of the Naomi's Road opera.
Oh… and it's my girlfriend's birthday too!