Asia Pacific Cultural Center Monthly Tea Experience
2012 Schedule (First Saturday of Each Month)

Better to be deprived of food for three days, than tea for one
--Chinese Proverb

The Chinese have enjoyed tea for millennia. Scholars hailed the brew as a cure for a variety of ailments; the nobility considered tea consumption a mark of status and the common people simply enjoyed its flavor. Although Tea drinking started in China, but Korea, Japan, India, and other Asia Pacific culture has their own way of drinking tea.

Come and learn about different teas and its customs of different countries at the Asia Pacific Cultural Center.

Time: 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Location:
South Park Community Center
4851 South Tacoma Way, Tacoma, WA (50th + South Tacoma Way)

Fee: The participation fee is $10 each time. | APCC members will get 50 % discount.

Call to make your reservation. Contact: APCC - 253-383-3900

January 7 - Korean Tea Service (Jaksul Cha)
Presenter - Ms. Park Jin A

February 4 - Chinese Tea Service (Learn different teas)
Presenter - Mr. and Mrs Neal Sawyer

March 3 - Japanese Tea Service (Home style)
Presenter - Ms. Anita Nakayama

April 7 - Chinese Tea Service (KungFu style)
Presenter - Ms. Foon Chu

May 5 - Indian Tea Service (Chai)
Presenter - Ms. Kuljinder Kour

June 2 - Samoan Tea Service (Laumoli)
Presenter - Ms. Lua Pritchard

July 7 - Korean Tea Service (Flower Cha)
Presenter - Ms. Park Jung Hee

August 4 - Thai Tea Service (Cha Yen - Ice tea)
Presenter - Ms. Aime Herrell

September 1 - Indian Tea Service (Chai)
Presenter - Dr. Lakshmi Gaur

October 6 - Japanese Tea Service (Home style)
Presenter - Ms. Anita Nakayama

November 3 - Korean Tea Service (Grains and roots)
Presenter - Ms. Patsy Surh O’Connell