Did you ever wonder what Confucius really said? And how do the Chinese know "the way" to conduct their lives? What's the rationale for burning incense and having altars in our homes? To paraphrase a famous book title of some years past, "everything you wanted to know about Chinese religions but didn't know who to ask!" will be revealed at the CCSS luncheon meeting on July 23rd.

Dr. Alfred Yee, an adjunct lecturer at California State University, Sacramento is the guest speaker when CCSS comes together for a quarterly membership meeting at China Palace Restaurant in Stockton. His talk will be about popular Chinese beliefs and how they have formed the structure of modern Chinese life. A member of the Sacramento Chinese Culture Foundation, Dr. Yee is a second generation Chinese American and a native of Sacramento. Fifteen years after earning a Bachelor of Science degree from UC Davis, the Sacramento resident returned to college and received a second bachelors degree and a master's degree from California State University, Sacramento. He won a Fulbright Scholarship to study from 1992-1993 in Hong Kong and China, where he researched popular culture and taught English in a small city in Southeast China. His Doctor of Philosophy degree in history was awarded by Ohio State University in 1999. A career in the retail grocery industry led to his doctoral dissertation about Chinese American supermarkets in Northern California. Edited into a book published by the University of Washington Press in 2003, the work, entitled Shopping at Giant Foods, Chinese American Supermarkets in Northern California, includes a history of Stockton's CentrOMart .

The meeting is open tomembers, guests, and the general public. Please come welcome Dr. Yee to Stockton. Lunch is $8.00 for members, $10 for non-members. Reservations for lunch are required by Monday, July 18 and can be made by e-mail to Loreen Huey, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or calling 209-473-3499.