Flag Day June 14, 2019

SAL Squadron 1291 will be distributing UNITED STATES flags to P.S. 130 M elementary school age children to PROMOTE AMERICANISM! 

Post Installation Ceremony and Banquet June 1, 2019

All new officers will be meeting earlier that day for a briefing and photos and are require to attend the swearing in ceremonies, scheduled later at 4 pm at the Post's Chairman Peter Woo Auditorium; follow by the annual banquet at Jing Form Restaurant at 6 pm.  Tickets are required at a cost of $15 per ticket - max 2 tickets each.  Tickets distribution by the Post's Chinese Secretary from Monday, May 6, 2019 to Sunday, May 19, 2019 (2 to 4 pm daily).  Note: additional tickets can be purchased beginning May 13, 2019 for $35 each pending approval by the Legionaries in their meeting. 

Memorial Day Parade May 27, 2019

All members are encourage to participate and should sign-up prior to 12 Noon that day to assemble at the corner of Mott and Canal Streets for the march-off on or about 12:30 pm.  Lunch will be served at the Delight 28 Restaurant, 28 Pell Street at 2 pm.  Standard uniform consisting of Jacket and tie, Squadron caps, shoes - no sneakers, is required!  PS: We need SAL members to transport the AUDIO equipment from the Post to KIMLAU SQUARE - at approximately 11:30 am - Please RSVP to help and details of your assignments!

Street Fair May 4, 2019

SAL Squadron 1291 will participate at the P.S. 130 M FAMILY DAY Street Fair on SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2019, from 11 am to 3 pm, located at Hester Street, between Baxter and Mulberry Streets! 

We will be distributing patriotic educational materials to the young people to PROMOTE AMERICANISM! 

Post Meet & Greet March 9, 2019

Post 1291 Christmas Holiday Luncheon

The Post's Annual Christmas Holiday Luncheon will be held on Sunday December 16, 2018 at the Post's Auditorium from 1 PM to 3 PM.

Post 1291 Annual Thanksgiving luncheon

The Post's Annual Thanksgiving luncheon will be held on Sunday November 18, 2018 at the Post's Auditorium from 1 PM to 3 PM.

NYC Veterans' Day Parade 5th Avenue

NYC Veterans' Day Parade on 5th Avenue will begin at 12 Noon on Sunday November 11, 2018 from 23rd Street to 59th Street.

2018 Veterans' Day Parade Chinatown

NYC Chinatown's VETERANS' DAY parade will be on Saturday November 10, 2018. Please sign in before 12 noon and we will be marching off at 12:30 PM.

Double Ten Parade 2018

The Post is scheduled to participate in the NYC Chinatown Double Ten Parade on October 10th. 

Annual September 11th Candlelight Vigil Memorial Ceremonies

Please join the American Legion Family (Legion, Auxiliary, SAL) in its Annual September 11th Candlelight Vigil Memorial Ceremonies on Sept. 11! Event starts at 7PM, report to Post at 2PM. The American Legion Department of New York Commander will be here in NYC and will be joining us for this occasion. 

Kung Fu school's 36th Anniversary Celebration

The Post's Commander, Tony Chuy, has invited the American Legion Family to his Kung Fu School's 36th Anniversary on September 22, 2018 at Downtown Yummy Restaurant, 39 East Broadway, 2nd Floor, NYC. Tickets for this event is $65 pp/ $600/table. Please RSVP to H. Moy if you would like to buy tickets. 

Clean Up Kimlau Square

September 8, 2018- The Post's American Legion family will be conducting a clean up of the Kimlau Square, Chinatown NYC. We need everyone's to assist. Report time is schedule for 8:00 AM. 

June 2 - Installation dinner tickets available now

The American Legion's Installation Dinner tickets are now available to members at $15.00, 
and one guest tickets at $15.00!

May 19th - Book signing

Upcoming events

Please join us, the American Legion Family on SATURDAY, MAY 19, 2018, 1 PM at the Post's 2nd floor Chairman Peter Woo Auditorium for a book signing and presentation.  Victoria Moy author of the book: Fighting for the Dream: Voices of Chinese American Veterans from World War II to Afghanistan!!  Author Victoria Moy will present to discuss how the book came about and the work she did to collect fourty Chinese American VETERANS in their 20s to 90s to talk about about battles and triumphs before, during, and after war.  Members of the books' subjects (many featured in the book) will be on hand to personally discuss their stories and available to autograph copies of the book that will be available for purchase on this day at the event!

The SAL Squadron 1291 will be participating at the P.S. 130 M FAMILY DAY Street Fair on SATURDAY, MAY 5, 2018, 11 AM to 3 PM, located at Hester Street, between Baxter and Mulberry Streets, NYC!  Members of the SAL will be distributing patriotic education materials to the young people to promote Americanism!  Come down and participate on this fun event and day!  

On Monday, May 28, 2018, the Post will be having its Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony in Chinatown, NYC!  March-off to Kimlau Square will be 12:30 pm.  Squadron caps and proper attire is requested.  Participating members will be provided with lunch!

The Installation Ceremony and Banquet for the Post's Legion Year 2018-2019 Officers will be held on Sat., June 2, 2018.  Tickets will be required.  More information to come...

Our John Chang

From the NYC Veterans Day Parade 2017

For more pictures, go on the website: http://www.sonsdny.org/page/photos

Recent Photos

NYC Chinatown Oral History Project

BREAKING NEWS !       SINOVISION NEWS & GO TO TWIITTER REGARDING WWII ASIAN AMERICAN VETERANS !

On Monday, November 13, 2017 5:04 PM, NYC ChinatownOralHistoryProject <nycchinatownoralhistoryproject@gmail.com> wrote:

I want to give you the latest update about the NYC Chinatown Oral History project.

Sinovision TV is doing a series of the profiles on their channel.  Here is the first:

  http://en.sinovision.net/we-grew-up-in-chinatown/

I have rewritten: Learning from My Mother's Voice (first published in 2005), an oral history about my mother with familiar stories about NYC Chinatown.

Future updates will mostly be sent via the Oral History Facebook page; follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ceoservices.jlchin   

And of course resources will be updated on the Oral History website where copies of the two new books are available:

http://ceoservices.wixsite.com/nycchinatownoralhist   

Jean Lau Chin

NYC Chinatown Oral History Project

Email: nycchinatownoralhistoryproject@gmail.com

Just Released!  

​ and Learning from My Mother's Voice

To order, go to: http://ceoservices.wix.com/nycchinatownoralhist#!resources/c1aoj 

 
​http://ceoservices.wixsite.com/nycchinatownoralhist

Upcoming events

 To All SAL Officer's and SAL Members,

The following Important dates that we should all keep in mind this year.

( 1 )  Tuesday, October 10, 2017  "Double Ten Parade"  ( March - off 4:30 pm ) Dinner at "Joy Luck Restaurant"  98 Mott Street ( 6:00 pm )

( 2 )  Sunday, November 11, 2017  "Veteran's Day Parade / Ceremony"  ( March - off 12:30 PM) Lunch at "Delight 28 Restaurant"  28 Pell Street ( 2:00 pm )

( 3 )  Sunday, November 19, 2017 "The Post Thanksgiving Party"  1 to 3 pm at The Post Auditorium

( 4 )  Sunday December 17, 2017 "The Post Christmas Party"  1 to 3 at The Post Auditorium