4th Annual Hakka Jokes Contest

(1.31.2009/San Gabriel City, California)

Greater Los Angeles Hakka Toastmaster Meeting is having its 4th Annual Hakka Jokes Contest on January's monthly meeting. This is a very fun way to practice our mother tongue. Hakka language should be promoted in all living environments. In the kitchens, living rooms, parties and sports activities...it is in our daily lives...not just for our meetings. Over the last eight years (total 96 meetings...) members of this group have worked closely month by month. We have Hakka Concerts, Los Angeles River Clean-Ups, Hakka Fun Games Contests, Hakka Delicacies Seminars...we hope after we practice our mother tongue in the meetings, we can invite our family and friends to practice Hakka in our daily living.

Hakka Jokes Contest really a great way to practice mother tongue. In addition to use language well, speakers have to understand Hakka humour that lives along our culture. Due to the news release on the Taiwan Daily, we had several USC students (one is young Hakka, two are Holo speaking friends) joining us for the Contest...it is very encouraging!

This year's winners are:

First Place: 黃溫文子

Second Place: 賴木連

Third Place: 羅瑞梅

Ox-Tail: 羅芹蒂

Hearty Congratulations to these winners!

Please refer to Taiwan Daily's news report on the top of this post. (Just click on the photo to see the news report.)

Thomas Shu @ Los Angeles