New York Chapter

Our September meeting was held in conjunction with the PPSEAWA/USA annual Meeting and UN luncheon.  We held a reception for the out-of-town members and guests whom we entertained with a bountiful buffet of international foods provided by our own members.  In October we were invited to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office where we were greeted by the New Ambassador, the Honorable Kenneth K.N.

It has been a great pleasure to serve as President of the NY Chapter for the last year. We are blessed with a talented and dedicated board. Our speakers and guests have been from Indonesia, Taiwan, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Brunei, Japan, Malaysia, Samoa, Singapore, Tonga, Fiji, Marshal Islands, Nauru, and Micronesia.

Our membership has grown with 22 new members since June 2002. We now have a total of 141 members!!

The New York chapter has monthly programs. The Christmas luncheon was held at the Academy of Science; sales of jewelry and hats, as well as raffle sales raised money for the chapter. A fireman from the World Trade Center disaster spoke. A Buddhist monk, visiting from Thailand, discussed his impressions of America, his observations of modern life and the role of Buddhism today. Guest speaker Ellen Oppenheim from the L.U. Coral Company presented an informative lecture on pearls.

New York chapter has over 100 members and our proximity to the UN and the diversity of New York provides us with an array of opportunities. Our new president is Seiko Oshima Ichida.

2007 began with a lecture by noted Chinese medical expert and teacher, Dr. Guidan Bai. The meeting room was overflowing and the audience was riveted by the doctor's explanation of traditional Chinese medicine.

President Seiko Oshima Ichida

New York met in June for elections; the speaker was from Fiji. Ambassador Rosemary Band spoke about New Zealand and gave us a nice overview and history in October. In November, our speaker was a psychic and our holiday luncheon was held at Barbetta.

It has been an honor and a great pleasure to serve a president of the NY Chapter for 2003-2004. We were blessed with a dedicated Board in pursuit of PPSEAWA’s goals.

Our schedule for the 2005-06 chapter meetings is very full. Our topics include, “Healing Herbs for Women: Affirmations as they can be applied to world peace, personal health, and healing for adults and children.” Our Annual Christmas meeting luncheon was held at the Academy of Science which unfortunately has just been sold. This is a fundraiser to cover most of our expenses for the coming year. In January, we celebrated Chinese New Year at the invitation of Ambassador Andrew Hsia of Taiwan.