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Tsung Tsin Association Newsletter January 2026

Happy New Year! 2026 marks 115 years since what eventually became the Tsung Tsin Association began organizing in 1911. My name is Darryl Wong, and I am the President for 2026.

I’d like to introduce our 2026 Officers…

President: Darryl Wong

President Elect: Pat Paton

Treasurer: Nancy Whitman

English Secretary: Rebecca Ho

Chinese Secretary: Jade Penn

Director: Gary Wong

Director: Keith Lim

Director: Alex Tang

Scholarship Chair: Luther Chong

Membership Chart: Edwina Lee

January General Meeting Recap:

For 2026, the board is focused on growing our membership. We believe that by attracting new members and encouraging active participation from our current members, we can strengthen our organization. These are some of the initiatives that we’ve already been working on for the year.

The board decided to lower our initiation fee and membership fee. Yes, that’s right! In order to grow our membership, we lowered the initiation fee to $25, and to lessen the financial burden on our current members, we lowered the annual membership fee to just $10! We are also making lower rates for seniors and students.

We also hosted special guests from the Taipei Economic Office in Honolulu Vice Consul Austin Li Chung Gang. As well as Ming Bao and Ni Zhang of the Center of Chinese Studies.

Coming Events:

Night in Chinatown, Friday, 5:30 p.m., 2/13/2026 - Come by the clubhouse! We’ll have

firecrackers going off, with a Lion Dance Group and the Narcissus Court stopping by. Here are some pictures from past celebrations. Food is potluck, so bring your favorite dish to share.

General Meeting, Sunday, 10:30a 6/7/26, Scholarship Awards and More!

General Meeting, Sunday, 10:30a 8/9/26, Program TBA

Mahjong Workshop @TTA clubhouse, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

(Includes 30 minutes for Hakka lesson by Jade Penn, 9:15 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.)

Mahjong starts at 10:00 a.m.

Sunday, February 15th

Sunday, May 24th

Sunday, August 23rd

Sunday, October 18th

Please contact Edwina Lee at (808) 734-6160 if you are coming or text (808) 341-7592 or

email at bertramlee2012@gmail.com.

Language via Zoom Every month on the Third Thu,

(until Oct 15, 2026) 10 occurrence(s)(LINK for ZOOM specifics)

Topic: Hakka/Mandarin Conversational Classes

Time: 07:00 p.m. Hawaii.

From Jade .... The Zoom classes will be on the 3rd Thursday evening of each month as

following Zoom invite link: I changed my name to " TTA is inviting you to a

scheduled Zoom meeting.“ We also have live Hakka/Mandarin classes prior to

the Mahjong Learning Classes as the following dates (addressed in para 3

above):

Sunday, February 15, from 9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.

Sunday, May 24th, from 9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.

Sunday, August 23rd, from 9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.

Sunday, October 18th, from 9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.

BTW did you know we have our own Tsung Tsin Association Website?!!! Here is a hyperlink for your convenience...https://sites.google.com/site/tsungtsinhi/

We also have a social media presence with an Instagram account and a Tsung Tsin

Facebook Group. Please feel free to reach out to us on these platforms.

Instagram Account: @tsung_tsinhawaii

Facebook Groups: Search for “Tsung Tsin Association of Hawaii”