Clubhouse phone/voicemail (808) 533-3998, email - tsungtsinhnl@gmail.com
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Tsung Tsin Association Announcements
Aloha Friends and Members of Tsung Tsin Association. Here are reminders of dates and events to mark on your calendar.
1. You must pay your membership fee of $25 by October 5, 2025 to receive a ballot to vote for 2026 Officers/Directors.
2. October 4, 2025. Mid-Autumn Festival Banquet at Jade Dynasty.
3. November 9, annual election meeting at clubhouse.
4. December 7, 2025. Annual Assembly meeting at clubhouse. This includes president’s end of year report, Installation of 2026 officers and directors,
and Annual Christmas party.
Aloha,
TTA Board of Directors
TSUNG TSIN ASSOCIATION
2025 MID-AUTUMN MOON FESTIVAL
Every year this Banquet is held in conjunction with our Scholarship Fundraiser.
All donations and proceeds will go to the Scholarship Fund.
JADE DYNASTY RESTAURANT
ALA MOANA CTR HO’OKIPA TERRACE
Saturday, October 4, 2025, 5:30 pm
Members and Family
Table of Ten (10) for $ 550.00
(must buy table; no individual seats)
Discounted rate of $500.00 if booked by
September 1, 2025
Payable to: Tsung Tsin Association
Address: 1159 Maunakea St.
Honolulu, HI 96817
Early bird deadline: September 5, 2025
Later deadline: September 15, 2025
MENU
Jade Dynasty Combination Platter
Crab Meat & Fish Maw Soup
Dynasty Style Chicken
Braised Pork Ribs in Chef’s Special Sauce with Buns
Kau Yuk with Preserved Vegetables
Steamed Soft Tofu w/ Seafood & Veggies
Braised Black Mushrooms & Shanghai Pak Choy
Fried Rice w/ Salted Fish
Fish Shaped Mango Pudding
****Complete the bottom portion and mail with check payment****
Please include a self-addressed stamped envelope with this form for your assigned table number. If no self-addressed envelope is provided, your assigned table number(s) will be e-mailed to
No. of tables:_________ Total: $ ___________
Contact person_______________________________ by September 25, 2025
Please provide : e-mail_______________________________ or phone ____________________
I would like to donate the following additional amount to the Oliver M. Lee Scholarship Fund: $ ____________
Biomechanics ... Discussion, July 8, 2025
Click for additional details (Speaker Abstract, Report Abstract & photos)
UNITED CHINESE SOCIETY ANNUAL FAMILY DAY PICNIC
Aloha Tsung Tsin Members,
Join us for some good food, fun and friendship at Kapi’olani Park on Sunday August 17 as we celebrate this year’s Family Day with our fellow Hawaii Chinese society groups at the United Chinese Society of Hawaii Annual Family Day Picnic.
TTA 2025 Events (August)
§ AUGUST
3, (Sun)10:30 AM. Third General Meeting
14, (Thu) Hakka & Mandarin Class 7-8 PM, Via Zoom.
17, (Sun) Annual Chinese Family Picnic,
TTA will cover cost for current 2025 TTA members who sign up, details are provided in the PICNIC announcement above and email, July 7, to members.
2025 Scholarship - Closed April 21
The Tsung Tsin Association of Honolulu, Hawaii is a IRS 501(c)(4) non profit organization with the mission to promote the exchange of knowledge among the Hakka peoples, develop a spirit of cooperation among the Hakka in Hawaii and throughout the world, and promote education, charity and benevolence.
The scholarship for 2026 will be announced: 4th Qtr, 2025
Night In Chinatown - TTA Open House, Lions and Queen's Court, January 2025
Installation of 2025 Officers, December 2024
TTA Moon Festival photos coming soon
Night in Chinatown February 2024
慈姑 Cígū 2_2.pdfJai_Mike_Wong_2024.pdfnian gao 2-2.pdfMike Wong's Recipes
Night in Chinatown
Feb 2, 2024
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December 2023
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Installation
TTA 2024 Officers
Relocated Home Page items
THROUGH THE AGES:
HISTORIC HONOLULU CHINATOWN
Saturday, November 19, 2022
By Gary R. Coover — an Illustrated Zoom Webinar with Q&A
Sponsored by the Tsung Tsin Association of Hawaii
Replay of "Through the Ages: Historic Honolulu Chinatown" Webinar
Honolulu’s Chinatown as been the major focal point of commerce from the early days of Honolulu and has been in a constant state of change and metamorphosis, sometimes gradual, sometimes drastic. It represents a mixed plate of cultures, and closely reflects the many waves of human immigration to Hawaii. In what is expected to be an extremely compelling and fascinating webinar, it will take a look at the past, present and future of Honolulu's Chinatown, all through the lens of the Tsung Tsin Association clubhouse building, which celebrates it's 107-year birthday in 2023. A Question & Answer period will follow the presentation.
Gary R. Coover was previously trained as a licensed civil engineer and has always had an interest in building design and the people that had a hand in creating it. In his recently published book, Honolulu Chinatown: 200 Years of Red Lanterns & Red Lights, he has done some extensive historical research into hundreds of historical buildings in Honolulu's Chinatown from the turn of the 19th Century to the present day.
IMPORTANT WEBINAR LINKS
1. TO PURCHASE A COPY OF GARY COOVER’S BOOK, “Honolulu Chinatown: 200 Years of Red Lanterns & Red Lights”, go to Amazon here:
2. TO OBTAIN A FREE COPY OF GARY’S BOOK AND HELP US AT THE SAME TIME, if you donate $100 or more to the Tsung Tsin Association, you will receive a FREE COPY of Gary’s book as a way of thanking you for supporting us. Mail your check (please don’t send cash) to:
Tsung Tsin Association
1159 Maunakea Street
Honolulu, HI 96817
Be sure to include information on where you want the book to be sent including the NAME OF THE RECEIPENT, ADDRESS, CITY/STATE and CONTACT INFO (email or phone number) if we have any questions.
3. IF YOU JUST WANT TO DONATE TO OUR BUILDING FUND, mail your check (again, no cash) to the same address and be sure to include your contact info should we have any questions:
Tsung Tsin Association
1159 Maunakea Street
Honolulu, HI 96817
4. FOR MEMBERSHIP, go to this link on this website and fill in an application and mail with your check to the address on the application. “If you have any questions, email us at tsungtsinhawaii@gmail.com"
LEARN CONVERSATIONAL HAKKA and MANDARIN
Conversational Hakka & Mandarin classes include Learning daily use vocabularies, speaking practice, viewing Hakka and Chinese Cultural videos.
Monthly Hakka & Mandarin Class Time: the third Thursday evening of each month from 7:00pm to 8:00pm ( no class in December ).
Zoom Link:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82671045379pwd=2D06b7lruj0Xtz0F6KH26TPa6D5BU3.1
Meeting ID: 826 7104 5379 Passcode: 644155
Click to view - 31st World Hakka Conference page with video clips
Tai Chi Exercise Basics
TTA 3rd GMM
July 31 2022
Great article on TTA member
The feature article Generations magazine (Jul/Aug 2022) provides a great article about Dr. Willian "Bill" Won, a Tsung Tsin Association member for many years.
Direct access the feature article
Complete Generations Jul/Aug magazine
lantern festival presentationFeb2022-JP2.ppsxChinese New Year
Slides shown @ TTA GMM " 2/13/2022.
Click arrow to open in a pop out window.
Use links to view specific topics
Part 1 - Hawaii
Part 2 - California
TTA Webinar
Migration of the 19th Century Hakka and Cantonese people to America.
GENERATIONAL ROOTS:
THE 19TH CENTURY
HAKKA AND CANTONESE MIGRATION TO HAWAII & CALIFORNIA
Sat, August 14 - Part I: Hawaii,
Sat, August 21 - Part II: California
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The fascinating 2-part webinar series about the migration of the 19th Century Hakka and Cantonese people to America. Part I presented on Saturday, August 14, looks at the Chinese that emigrated to Hawaii and their early experiences there. Then in Part II on Saturday, August 21, we will examine those who settled in California. Dr. Brian Dervin Dillon will share some fascinating little known stories of how these two historical paths were so different, offering us further clues in our search for our origins.
Presented by the Tsung Tsin Association of Honolulu in conjunction with the California Family History Group of Southern California (CFHGSC) and the Bay Area Chinese Genealogy Group (BACGG).
Should you have any questions, please contact TTA at tsungtsinhnl@gmail.com
TTA Annual Assembly Meeting, Sunday Dec 15, 2019
President's Annual Report - Video - Segment Annual report
Christmas Party
Planning - Initial general membership events for 2020
Jan 17, 5-9p, TTA "Open House", Night in Chinatown, Jan 17 Chinese New Year....CHOY CHEN. With Food, Firecrackers & Narcissus Court Visitation
Feb 16, 10:30a, Clubhouse, 1st Quarter General Membership Meeting
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Notes from TTA 3rd Qtr Meeting, Sunday, July 14, 10:30 @ TTA Clubhouse
Special Presentation by Dr. Morris Lai
Finding your personal Hakka roots.
Click to access/view or download -- Dr. Morris Lai's 22 sheet handout
Additional references provided by Dr. Lai
-- Chinese Exclusion Index listing 60,000 provided by Dr Lai.
Line numbers have been added for the viewer's reference.
Note: This is 12 meg file. Download and view with EXCEL.
-- Chinese of Hawaii, 2 vol publication, (published in 1929 and 1936).
pdf downloadable files
Note: These are large files, vol 1, 222 mb and vol 2, 112mb.
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United Chinese Society
The United Chinese Society (UCS) of Hawaii is the umbrella organization for Chinese organizations in the State of Hawaii. It's website includes listings of more than 100 member organizations/officers, and calendar of events that may be of interest to our members and others in the Chinese community. Projects include the annual recognition of Ching Ming, selection of: Model Chinese Mother, Father and Citizen of the Year, plus, the organization of the United Congress Picnic. The UCS also maintains an Immigration Center for the purpose of providing free immigration services to the general community.
Dr. Oliver M. Lee Scholarship Awarded to Jennifer Wong, June 2, 2019
Installation of 2019 Officers, Dec 2 2018
Joint meeting with the Taiwan Hakka Association &
Hakka cooking class by TTA member Lynette Lo Tom
TECO CG's Visit to TTA, June 2, 2018
2nd Quarter Meeting, May 20, 2018, UH-Manoa, Moore Hall
2018 Scholarship Awarded to Courtney Choy, (May 20. 2018)
Dr. Nancy Whitman, President, Courtney Choy, Michael Tsang, Scholarship Chair
TTA 1st Qtr Meeting, Feb, 2018 @ Honolulu Museum of Art Tour
Taiwan Hakka Visit to TTA-HI
Night in Chinatown. Feb 9, 2018
Classes @ TTA
How to "Restore Legacy/Scrapbook Photos with Digital Technology" (using Adobe Photoshop), Part 2, Date TBD,
The late Dr. Oliver Lee's conversational Hakka class notes/handouts, (1-6) are posted. Click to view
Parts 1, California, Introduction and 2, Hawaii, Conclusion are available, as a set at the Tsung Tsin Association.
Chinese History in California and Hawaii
The present study is a ground-breaking comparison of Chinese ethnohistory, both Punti and Hakka, in three widely-separated places: South China, the Hawaiian Islands, and California. Its focus is both chronologically early and non-urban, or rural. It was written by three generations of scholars, two historians and one archaeologist, within a single family.
