Cathay Post 384

ALA ACADEMY IS HERE! Training opportunities continue to grow with ALA Academy Live The ALA is hosting several virtual trainings this fall. Take advantage of these FREE member benefits! ... You still have time to register for the last session of ALA Academy Live: Mission Delivery Veteran Service. It is Thursday, Oct. 15, at 9:30 p.m. ET. Registration is now open for the new ALA Academy Live - American Legion Auxiliary Foundation Grants Panel. This is your chance to learn how to get your mission-focused project funded by the ALA Foundation! The ALA Foundation has awarded over $480,000 in grants to ALA units and departments over the last eight years. In this FREE virtual panel, you will learn how to apply for grants for things such as a local Veterans Creative Arts Festival or promoting the Auxiliary while working the mission. The virtual panel will be hosted twice: Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. ET Nov. 2 at 9 p.m. ET Spaces are limited. Register for this FREE member benefit today. https://web.cvent.com//08d9fc3b-194c-40eb-8434-85ed2b540/

Trick or treat! Hand out ALA Halloween coloring books this year! https://www.alaforveterans.org//ALA_Halloween_Coloring_Boo

Here is a link to what we are calling training Tuesday. It will be the last Tuesday of the month on various topics. Please feel free to let us know what you / your posts / your members want to know more about. https://www.legion.org//american-legion-training-tuesdays-

Happy 245th Navy! https://www.navy.mil//cno-sends-a-message-to-the-fleet-to/

The October issue of Cathay Dispatch is Here! https://www.sfcathaypost384.org//6/105640191/cd_10.2020.pdf

Get ready! Event is today! September 26, 1PM - 2:30PM Pacific Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/3cB4kZ5bAyQ

75th Anniversary WWII Chinese American G.I. Honor Event - Presented on YouTube, Saturday, September 26, 2020 at 1:00 PM PT Please register now at: https://tinyurl.com/ChiAmGICeremony . A link to YouTube will be sent out a few days prior to the ceremony.

75th Anniversary WWII Chinese American G.I. Honor Event Saturday, September 26, 2020 at 1:00PM - 2PM PT https://youtu.be/T8cMvr5nAiM

This may be our final opportunity to tell the story and honor our cherished WWII Chinese American Veterans. The nonprofit WWII Chinese American G.I. Program, with support from the American Legion Cathay Post 384, Chinese Historical Society of America, Chinese American Citizens Alliance (C.A.C.A) and Museum of Chinese in America, was formed to take the opportunity of the 75th Anniversary of the end of World War II to honor and celebrate the 1,300+ Chinese American Veterans in ...California. We owe it to them to educate and inspire a new generation with their personal, wartime experiences, contributions, and sacrifices to our nation and community. 75th Anniversary WWII Chinese American G.I. Honor Event On September 26, 2020, 1PM - 2PM Pacific Time, we will commemorate the 75thAnniversary of the end of WWII and honor our Chinese American Veterans from the Golden State. We will listen and learn from our most senior WWII Chinese American veterans, plus currently serving and retired military personnel, as they share their personal story and their message to future generations. Our ceremony includes Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, Rep. Ted Lieu, Rep. Judy Chu, Governor Gavin Newsom, American Legion Cathay Post, Chinese American Citizens Alliance / Congressional Gold Medal (CGM) Project, and the premiere of Montgomery Hom’s special short film, We Served with Pride, which chronicles the road to the CGM. Learn more here: https://www.caww2.org/ Register today: https://tinyurl.com/ChiAmGICeremony to receive a Youtube link prior to the ceremony.

Flora Hui, singer and JR. Past CMDR Nelson Lum getting ready for videotaping of their parts for the Commemorative Honor Event: WWII Chinese American GI Victory - 75!

Check out the latest issue of Cathay Bulletin! https://www.sfcathaypost384.org//6/1056401/cb_09._2020.pdf