Author: James Martin

2019年9月7日星期六 堪城中美联合会（KCCAA）就华人社区关心的健康和教育问题主办了两场精彩的讲座。主讲人胡先祥，网名五川人。 

很多关心教育的家长都很熟悉五川人这个网名，早在2010年五川人夫妇就活跃在文学城的子女教育论坛，探讨父母培养教育孩子的策略。2013年，他和当时一些藤校家长合作出版了一本“子女上名校，家长谈心得”的书，指在帮助父母和孩子了解大学申请的过程，并为想让孩子上一流大学的家庭提供建议。2015年，五川人开始在微信上发表文章，创建了以教育为重点的微信群。来自世界各地的2000多名华人家长加入了这些微信群。后来他利用自己的微信公众号举办了许多关于子女教育的研讨会。五川人老师这次来堪城所做的健康和教育讲座是为了纪念因癌症去逝的太太而进行的美国巡讲的一部分。 

上午的健康讲座，五川人老师以自己的亲身经历，对在美国就医可能遇到的与医生，护士，护工，医院和保险公司等一系列可能出现的相关问题和复杂的治疗程序及病人的权利进行了真诚的分享。把对亲人的爱和失去亲人的悲痛化作对华人社区无私的奉献，以让听众对类似的情况有所准备，五川人老师还就大家关心的长期护理，Medicare等问题做了解答。 

下午的教育讲座也是座无虚席，五川人老师以他近10年从事子女教育的经验，详细介绍了高中4年的规划，包括选课，课外活动，义工，夏令营，实习，领导力以及时间管理等等家长们关心的问题。超过100位家长和学生参加了在强生县中央图书馆（Johnson County Central Library）的教育讲座，讲座一直进行到图书馆关门的最后一分钟，家长们才依依不舍的离开。 

两场精彩的讲座让堪城的华人受益匪浅。这次五川人老师自付路费从加州来堪城举办讲座，给堪城华人分享了第一手的个人经历和宝贵经验，开拓了大家的视野。大家更为五川人老师多年来对社区无私奉献的精神所感动。堪城中美联合会将争取邀请五老师再访堪城为大家深入讲解教育医疗相关问题。也欢迎大家提供其它关注的讲座话题，相关建议请封邮件到： kccaaboardofdirectors@yahoo.com

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KCCAA 九月七号 将主办两个重要讲座，敬请关注：

五川人Kansas City巡回讲座–医疗健康及教育
想了解在美国如何面对大病，突发疾病 ，车祸或者受重伤的处理和医疗吗？
五川人，要用自己的经历告诉在美国的你应该预先了解哪些复杂繁琐的大病
医疗中的重点，帮你了解美国医疗系统，就医策略，保险及相关法律。

相信很多人都听说过五川人，五川人老师有丰富的育儿教育和升学指导经验，在北美华人教育界小有名气。这次KCCAA有幸邀请到五川人老师来堪城讲座，机会难得，不容错过。

五川人本名胡以祥，出国前学习和任职于中国科学院，出国后在多个国家学习
和工作过。2017年退休前在硅谷多个大型公司担任技术和管理要职。此讲座是
他为纪念太太管爱玲女士，在全美各地进行的免费巡回讲座。

讲座免费，欢迎捐款，支持管爱玲中文奖学金。
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CNY Gala Ticket plus KCCAA Membership – $15 plus one membership per family

Purchase Standard/Non-Membership Tickets Only: $20 

Purchase/Renew KCCAA Membership Only (no tickets) – $10  

All the tickets purchased online will be available to be picked up on Saturday Jan. 26th, 2019 from 5:00pm – 7:00pm at JCCC.

The “Kansas City Chinese New Year Celebration” to be presented by Kansas City Chinese American Association (KCCAA), University of Kansas Confucius Institute, and Edgar Snow Memorial Foundation (ESMF) will be held in Johnson County Community College (JCCC) on Saturday January 26th, 2019.

The Chinese New Year celebration activities include Chinese Speech Competition, Chinese Cultural Fair, Miss Asia USA Casting Call, and the Chinese New Year Gala. This year on stage we will have Chinese acrobatics, Leyue Performing Arts, Jasmine Chinese Dance Group, KC Chinese School, Chinese Classical Arts Qipao Association, Crescendo Conservatory, American Dance Center, and other talented musicians and performers. This year Bo Lings Chinese Restaurant will provide delicious Chinese food in the lobby of the Carlsen during the afternoon culture events. All are welcome to come and celebrate the Chinese New Year with us!

All day time Chinese New Year celebration activities are free to the public, and the tickets for evening gala for KCCAA members and non-members are $15 and $20 respectively, with discounted advanced purchase ticket of $12 and $18 prior to January 14, 2019. Different approaches to secure the gala tickets including:

1) Onsite Walk-up Purchase at JCCC Box Office (12345 College Blvd., Overland Park, KS 66210) from 10am to 5pm Monday – Friday. All ticket price at $25 (Including service fee)

2) Online Purchase through kccaa.org with three options:
a). Standard/Non-Member Ticket: $20 ($18 prior to January 14, 2019)
b). Member Gala Ticket: $15 ($12 prior to January 14, 2019) + $10 membership/Family
Need to purchase 2018 KCCAA Membership ($10/Family) together, and each family member can purchase up to 8 gala tickets.
c). Membership card only: $10/Family
All tickets and membership card purchased online can be picked up from 5:00 to 7:00pm on January 26th, 2019 in front of the Yardley Hall.

3) Pre-order through local Chinese organizations and pay discount prices at $12. Please see below ticketing poster for details. The pre-ordered tickets will be provided to the Designated Organizations one week after receiving the final ticket count by January 14, 2019, and the Designated Organization will distribute pre-ordered tickets …