Photo Gallery: Chinese Relay for Life

Members of the San Marino community and others raised $22,000 for cancer prevention and awareness programs at Saturday’s Chinese Relay for Life.

This year’s 24-hour event was held at Live Oak Park in Temple City and had 30 teams, double the amount from last year, according to special events chair, Patch contributor and co-owner Vivian Chan.

The largest team was comprised of 30 people from Temple City High School and the top fundraising team was a group of 20 students from San Marino High School that participated under the team name United Charity Foundation.

Ling Wu, a longtime American Cancer Society volunteer,  that she formed the Southern California Chinese Relay for Life in 2010 after learning of a similar organization in Northern California.

“In Southern California there were no Chinese-speaking volunteers or staff for the American Cancer Society. A lot of Chinese don’t even know about the American Cancer Society,” said Wu, the event's chair. “I wanted to raise awareness within the Chinese community for the American Cancer Society and its services, but I realized that even if I told them they wouldn’t be able to render the services because there are no Chinese-speaking volunteers.”

Nancy Yung, wife of San Marino Mayor Dr. Allan Yung, was the survivor speaker at the event since she was diagnosed with bile duct cancer in 2004.

(D-Monterey Park), who represents San Marino and other local cities, and Temple City Mayor Tom Chavez were the Opening Ceremony’s keynote speakers. The event was also attended by the entire Temple City City Council, San Marino Mayor Dr. Allan Yung and San Marino Vice Mayor Dr. Richard Sun.

Patch thanks Southern California Chinese Relay for Life, Gary Hayashida and Vivian Chan for providing photos of the event.