Date: 2/18/2010
Time: 6:00 PM TO 8:00 PM

Student Center Dinner Room
One Barnard Drive
Oceanside, CA 92054

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Event Description: MiraCosta College is proud to present “An Evening with Rosemary Gong,” author of Good Luck Life, the essential guide to Chinese American celebrations and culture. The event is scheduled for Thursday, February 18, 6:30-8 p.m. in Rooms Aztlan A & B of the Student Center at MiraCosta College, 1 Barnard Drive, Oceanside. Admission price is $30 per person and includes a dinner buffet. All proceeds for this event will be used to promote Chinese cultural and language education for MiraCosta students. Rosemary Gong is a third-generation Chinese American, born and raised in California. She is a graduate of San Jose State University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communications. Gong is scheduled to discuss her book and the traditions of the Chinese New Year. Full of practical information, Good Luck Life contains historical facts, legends, old village recipes, and quick planning tools for celebrating Chinese festivals and life’s special milestones. Gong will also be available at a meet and greet book signing event before the presentation, beginning at 5 p.m.


Directions:
From I-5, go east on Highway 78 or from I-15, go west on Highway 78. From eastbound Highway 78, exit on College Blvd. From westbound Highway 78, exit at College Blvd. (Turn left onto Vista Way, then right on College.) Go north on College Blvd. to the first traffic light after the Highway 78/Vista Way intersection and turn left on Barnard Drive. At the first left after entering the campus, you may turn to go to the Campus Police/Parking Building, or continue; Barnard Drive circles the campus. From Oceanside Blvd. or Vista Way, take Rancho del Oro Road to the first traffic light, Glaser Drive. Glaser Drive is the west entrance to the campus.

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