Description:

Please join us to celebrate the graduation of our fellow scholars! On 5/28/11, HKSA and Elijah will co-host a graduation dinner in Koi Palace. Details are as follows:

Time: 7:30pm

Place:  

** You do not need a paypal account for advance payment, only a MAJOR CREDIT CARD is needed.
** Because seats are limited to 30 only, you are encouraged to sign-up sooner than later. Registration Deadline: May 23rd, 2011

If you have question, please contact Dominic Fung (dom_fung@yahoo.com), or 646-338-6868.

Registration: Please RSVP here and pay via paypal below by 5/23. We will send you email confirmation once we get the payment.

Description:

HKSA will be organizing a hike followed by dim sum lunch at Dynasty next Saturday.  We will begin the day with an easy hike at the Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve and then end with lunch in Cupertino.
Please RSVP at your earliest convenience so that we can figure out the rides!

Place:  Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve

Time: 9:00-12:30pm

We will leave from the GCC at 9:00.
For those interested, we will have a dim sum lunch together at Dynasty in Cupertino afterwards.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/dynasty-chinese-seafood-restaurant-cupertino
More info on the trails: http://www.openspace.org/preserves/pr_rancho_san_antonio.asp

Registration: Please RSVP before May 11 (Wednesday) noon to arrange carpool.

Description:

Date: Apr 29, 2011 (Fri)

Place: EV Studio 5/6 Lounge 100 (http://campus-map.stanford.edu/index.cfm?ID=10-468)

Time: 7:30pm (Ike’s sandwiches start at 6:30pm)

Registration: Please RSVP Here!

Description:

Date: Apr 23, 2011 (Sat)

Place: Stanford Driving Range (near Lyman Residence)

Fee: ~$10

Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm

Equipments: Depends on demand, we will provide equipments.

Registration: Please RSVP Here!

Message:

HKSA has been actively organizing a range of social activities to serve the HK community: a student orientation, movie nights, hotpot and Chinese New Year dinners, hiking, paintball, a joint nightmarket, and more. We are presently looking for new officers to join the team to keep the momentum for the upcoming academic year! Please contact Simon Wong (whcsimon@stanford.edu) if you are slightly interested in joining the team.

Description:

15 days after the Lunar New Year, the celebrations comes to a close under the full moon at the Lantern Festival! Please join us to celebrate the Lantern Festival with a night market full of delicious food and fun games bringing together the largest collaboration of Stanford Asian community.

We will serve savory Taiwanese tea eggs, Chinese rice balls, Sichuan spicy, snow skin moon cake, Japanese Takoyaki, almond jelly, Vietnamese steamed rice cake with pork & shrimp, deep fried chicken, candied fruits, sushi, dumplings and more! 

If you're not hungry for food, make your own lantern, get ready to Sumo-wrestle, play with sparklers, or participate in activities like face painting, fortune telling, Chinese yoyo and more!

Brought to you by AAGSA, CWCS, and HKSA, supported by AASA, ACSSS, STSA, SUN, Tzu Chi, and UCAA, and sponsored by the Billie Achilles fund and the Bechtel International Center, and the Graduate Students Council.

Date: Feb 20, 2011 (Sun)

Place: Bechtel International Center Courtyard

Time: 6pm - 8:30pm

Registration: Please RSVP Here! or fill out the following Google form: goo.gl/nuQdC

1) Tax Workshop
- Tax Workshop in March 28  (will be confirmed soon)
- CINTAX will be available in mid March 2011
- If you received a scholarship or fellowship, or if you had wages that were exempt from federal taxes because of a tax treaty, you should receive a 1042-S form by March 15, 2011.
- The Deadline for filing 2010 tax forms: April 18, 2011 if you had any US source income (excluding bank interest); June 15, 2011 if you had no source income.
for more info: http://icenter.stanford.edu/taxes/tax_info.html

2) Resources for Spouses and Partners at Stanford
English classes - http://icenter.stanford.edu/families/english.html
English In Action - http://icenter.stanford.edu/families/finding_friends.html
Friday Coffee - http://icenter.stanford.edu/families/classes.html?id=2#sp-coffee
Resource Center  - http://icenter.stanford.edu/families/resources.html

3) Resilience Project by Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education
- Sharing of stories of setbacks and distress by the Stanford Community. Look for your sharing too!
http://resilience.stanford.edu

4) Apply NOW for YES!+ (Yoga, Empowerment, & Service) course
- Drop stress, increase energy and improve focus in 5 days time
NEXT COURSE @ BECHTEL: April 26-May 1, 6:30-10 PM weekdays, 1-5 PM weekends
Email yespluscourse@gmail.com to request an application or Debanti Sengupta (debanti@gmail.com) for inquiry.
yesplus.stanford.edu

5) For ALUMNI, who want to share their experience with current international students
This new program is called “International to International: Connecting international students and international alumni at Stanford”, and we are writing to invite you to be part of this program and help make it successful. Our goal is to offer a series of dinners and brunches to meet current international students in your area of study. These events are being planned for March, April and May. There will be a moderated panel involving alums as well as the opportunity for informal dialog. Our goal is to make this a permanent aspect of our program offerings.
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/icenter/alumni/survey.fb

Movie: The Beast Stalker (証人)

Description: Sergeant Tong’s (Nicholas Tse) dogged pursuit of a robbery getaway car escalates into a dangerous pile-up and shoot-out, and the accidental death of a little girl. Months later, Tong is still haunted by the girl's death and comforted only by his friendship with the victim's twin sister Ling (Wong Suet Yin). In a twisted coincidence, Cheung (Philip Keung), the mastermind behind the robbery, is facing trial, and the prosecutor is none other than Ling's mother, Ann Gao (Zhang Jingchu). Tragedy repeats itself when Cheung hires someone to kidnap Ling and blackmail Ann. Tong sets out in a desperate race against time to save Ling.

Date: Feb 25, 2011 (Fri)

Place: I-center, conference room

Time: 6:30 - 8:40pm (There will be free food, first-come-first-served. Food at 6:10pm, Movie at 6:30pm)

Price: Free (Supported by the Billie Achilles fund and the Bechtel International Center)

Registration: No Registration Required.

Date: Feb 5, 2011 (Sat)

Place: Tomi Seafood Buffet
(http://www.tomiseafoodbuffet.com)
(http://www.yelp.com/biz/tomi-seafood-buffet-san-jose)

Time: 6:00pm (leaving campus)

Price: around $25

For inquiry, please contact Zan (mlzanchu@gmail.com)

Registration: Please RSVP by Feb 2 (Wed).

https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFNCVTFsdU9lQzZZT21BZ0FYOU1Lb3c6MQ

Date: Jan 8, 2011 (Sat)

Place: San Jose Music Tunnel (http://www.yelp.com/biz/music-tunnel-ktv-cafe-san-jose-2) 

Time: around 8:30 - 11:30pm (after dinner)

Gathering time and place to be confirmed on Friday (Jan 7)

For inquiry, please contact Zan (mlzanchu@gmail.com)

Registration: Please fill out this survey by Jan 7 (Sat) at noon.

https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dF9CY0pPdEduUkFMWmJnVV9peGtwaEE6MQ

Date: 1/2 (Sun)

Gather Time and Place:
Option 1 - 11:30am at Graduate Community Center (GCC)
Option 2 - 11:45am at Hong Kong Restaurant

Restaurant: Hong Kong Restaurant ( 香港小館 ）(2650 W El Camino Real, Mountain View)

Grocery shopping after lunch: Ranch 99 at Mountain View, Safeway, etc. Lunch will finish at around 1:30pm. Grocery shopping will end at around 3pm.

Movie: Echoes of the Rainbow (歲月神偷)

Description: Echoes of the Rainbow (歲月神偷), directd by Alex Law (羅啟銳) from Hong Kong, is set in Hong Kong in the 1960s. It depicts the life of a family whose son is disgnosed with leukemia and various surrounding societal issues of the time. It received instant acclaim by critics as well as popular audiences in Hong Kong and won a Crystal Bear at this year's Berlin Film Festival.

Date:   11/20 (Sat)

Place: I-Center Assembly Room

Time: 5:45pm - 8:40pm (food at 5:50pm, movie at 6:20pm)

Food: There will be free Chinese food, first-come-first-serve basis. The event is sponsored by Billie Achilles Fund.

Description: Haven't done HK-style hotpot for some time? Let's gather and celebrate Thankgiving just before the vacation week!

Date:   11/17 (Wed)

Time: 7pm

Place: EV Village Center

Price: $3    

Date:   11/13 (Sat)

Time: Leave campus at around 8am

Place: Oakland Zoo

Work: Restoration work

Allowed number of people: 25

We are given free admission to the Zoo to hang around after work. Another 25 students from Cal will join us. It will be great fun.

Proposed Itinerary:

8:30 Depart from stanford
9:30 - 12:30 Volunteering and Free time at Oakland Zoo
13:00 - 14:30 Lunch with Berkeley HKSA near Oakland
16:00 Back at Stanford

The exact itinerary is to be confirmed. Feel free to email Hendrick Chan (hendrick.chan@stanford.edu) for inquiries.

Date:   11/06 (Sat)

Place: TAG Paintball

Price: $40 (or less depending on group size)   

Date:   10/17 (Sun)

Time:   09:00 - 12:00

Location: Windy Hill Open Space Reserve (Location see here)      

We will leave from GCC at 9:00. For those who are interested, we will have a dim sum lunch together at Joy Luck Palace in Cupertino afterwards.

More information on the trails here.

Description: 

Moon cakes, lanterns, good food, and celebration!

Date:   9/25 (Sat)

Time:   19:00 - 22:00

Location: EV Village Center (Direction see here)      

Description:

New and current get to know each other and have fun!

Date: 9/25 (Sat)

Time: 17:00 - 19:00

Location: EV Village Center  (Direction see here)                                                                                 

Description: 

Mr Jeff Leung, Director of Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in San Francisco, will provide information about the Common Recruitment Examination and the Basic Law Test, as well as the recruitment exercise for Administrative Officers ("AO").

Date:  9/22 (Wed)

Time: 17:30 - 18:30

Location: The Nairobi room, Graduate Community Center