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Schedule of Activities Commemorating The 70th Anniversary of Ending of WWII

7/25/2015

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PictureBrigadier General Wong
The month-long event is co-sponsored by the Los Angeles County Department of Military and Veteran Affairs and the Southern California Committee for Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of Ending of WWII (SCCC70WWII)

Location: Bob Hope Patriotic Hall, 1816 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles

Parking: The building has its own parking lot with a capacity of 80 cars.  Arrangements have been made with Los Angeles Trade Technical College, 400 W Washington Blvd. Los Angeles, to provide additional parking spaces, which are about half a block from Patriotic Hall, on August 7, 14 and 15.

1. Opening ceremony: 2:00 to 4:00 pm, Friday August 7th, 2015.  2nd Floor Lincoln Room, Free admission.

General Wong will chair the ceremony; introduce VIPs and representatives of veterans’ organizations.  After brief remarks by distinguished guests, Mr. Leo Soong will present the featured speech titled “The Soong Family and WWII”.  Leo is a nephew of Mme. Chiang Kai-shek and Dr. T.V. Soong who played key roles in shaping all the US-China relations during WWII.  Leo will share with us many stories and observations from his unique perspective. 

2. Retrospective Exhibition: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, August 7th to August 25th, 2015. Saturday and Sunday are closed except August 15th, which is open.  Lobby, Free admission. Doolittle Raid, Flying Tigers, U.S. Army 14th Air Forces and National Chinese Expeditionary Force.

3. Photo Exhibit and Chinese Brush Painting of the Chinese Resistance to Japan’s Occupation: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, August 7th to August 28th, 2015. Saturday and Sunday are closed except August 15th, which is open.    Basement Dining Hall, Free admission.

4. Screenings of WWII Videos: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, August 7th, 14th and 15th, 8th floor Nimitz Room, Free admission.

5. Lunch 1, hosted by US-China Forum: 11:45 am to 1:45 pm, Friday, August 14th, 2015.  Basement Dining Hall, Ticket holders only.

6. Symposium 1 Cooperative Peace in Asia, Jointly Sponsored by US-China Forum and US-China Institute, USC: 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm, Friday, August 14th, 2015.  2nd Floor Lincoln Room, Free admission.

7. Symposium 2 Memory of WWII, Jointly Sponsored by US-China Forum and US-China Institute, USC: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, Saturday, August 15th, 2015. 2nd Floor Lincoln Room, Free admission.

8. Lunch 2, hosted by SCCC70WWII: 12:00 pm to 1:45 pm, Saturday August 15th, 2015. Basement Dining Hall, Ticket holders only.

9. Medallion Presentation Ceremony and a Reception to immediate follow: 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm, Saturday August 15th, 2015. 1st Floor Auditorium, Ticket holders only.

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