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By Jim T. Chong the Wok Star, Media, PR Publicist and Founder of the Fantastic Foreigners So another year is almost concluded…are you ready for 2024? I referenced taking time to reflect in the Director’s Desk comments in this publication because I am realizing now more than ever, it is becoming more important for me as I get older in reflecting more on not just “doing”, but also the things going on around me.
will bring it to reality. Congratulations for those involved in this project. The documentary film will be released in 2024. Let’s get ready for a great next year…what will be realized in your life next year? Remember…
“There is one thing more powerful than a dream… that is a dream realized.”
I have been so blessed to be able to Emcee the Golden Harvest Parade and Festival this month in front of the State Capitol in Sacramento along with Cheyanne Harris. It has taken the combined efforts of the team assembled to bring it to fruition, not just a single or couple Jim T. Chong of individuals. Like anything worthwhile, it’s about the TEAM not the individual to not just create something…but to have longevity.
Here is to a Fantastic 2024!
Jim T. Chong (the Wok Star and Legend Maker) is an innovative business and community leader focused on helping people tell their story and creating their legacy. For more information about Jim, visit JimTChong.com
I am inspired by the initial founders and Chairs of the Golden Harvest Committee (Wei Zhang, PhD and Daniel Chiang, MBA) for leading the charge. In reflection, this second year really earmarked in my mind the beginning of sustainability. Many endeavors get started, but not all ventures take root and continue. My hats off to my other colleagues on the committee and especially my c-emcee Cheyanne Harris. As we start to plan for 2024, this third event will help highlight the sustainability of this very special event with its core focus on diversity and unity by bringing different cultures together. I was also excited to introduce the Fantastic Foreigners at this event represented by the NorCal Corvette Camaro Group with my main coordinator for the cars being Alice JBeily who is also a “Fantastic Singer” with Citywide Karaoke. Like anything, it is people that come through that allows things to happen by definition. That is the key for sustainability but also for accomplishing things at a very high level…TEAMWORK. We will be focusing more on this topic in 2024 and why it is vital to be able to not just bring people together, but to get them to work together. Another great endeavor is the focus on a documentary film Voices: Chinese Women in the Delta that will be highlighting those that have been a part of the history of the town of Locke and the surrounding area on the Delta. Locke is arguably the last remaining Chinese Rural town in the United States. Again, it is an individual or a few people that may have the vision, but it is a TEAM that
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