Don Quijote Read-a-thon Image Gallery

2018 SanDISCA Concert Series

The Taichung-San Diego Sister City Society recently hosted  twenty-three 11th grade students and two English teachers from National Kinmen High School.  Kinmen is a very special Place only 5 miles from China Coast and is 60 square mile total in area. The island is also called Quemoy by westerners.

The group arrived on January 27th and had a packed schedule with English classes at the Mission Valley International House in the morning, from 8AM to 12:20PM and extensive visits to San Diego locales.

The students managed to squeeze in visits to the Midway Museum , the La Jolla Cove, Hotel Del Coronado, Old Town, Seaport Village,  and Pacific Beach during the week and enjoyed special tours of SeaWorld, the San Diego Zoo, Universal Studios and Disneyland on the weekends.

Thank you to all that participated in making this visit a success!

San Diego/Alcalá Sister Cities Society invites you to the yearly Don Quijote Read-a-thon in the International Cottages Lawn Program area.
In addition to the public reading of Don Quijote de la Mancha, House of Spain will offer their world-renowned paella for purchase, plus Spanish music and dance performances.

Edinburgh has been rated the top “cultural and creative city” of its size in Europe in a major new study which explored 30 different countries.

The Scottish capital was ranked alongside Paris and Copenhagen, which topped the categories for bigger populations, in the European Commission findings.

Researchers took the “cultural pulse” of 168 cities across Europe, examined how much the creative industries contributed to each economy and explored their efforts to attract talent and encourage participation in the arts.

Key factors taken into account included the range of arts venues, historic attractions and landmarks, the number of overnight stays recorded, and attendance at theatres, concerts and cinemas. The number of jobs in arts, culture, media and communications were considered, along with university rankings and the number of university graduates in subjects like arts and humanities.

Join us for at the Jacob’s Center on Thursday, October 25, 2017 at 6:00pm for a Culinary journey through time with the Filipino American Heritage Month’s Kain Na!

5 Filipino-American Chefs, 6 Philippine destinations brought to you by San Deigo Chef Anthony Sinsay, JSIX, the Filipino American Chamber of Commerce, the Filipino Press, MassMutual Financial Group and the Jacobs Center.

Be a part of history and welcome 16th century explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo as he steps ashore on Ballast Point, Saturday, September 30, 2017.

Journey back to September 28, 1542 when Cabrillo, a navigator sailing under the flag of Spain, landed at San Diego. Stepping ashore on Ballast Point, he was the first European to land on the west coast of what is now the United States of America.

The Cabrillo Festival is a fun event for the entire family, with educational activities, cultural demonstrations and exciting folkloric performances. Brightly colored clothing and dramatic music and dancing bring to life the traditions of the Native American, Mexican, Portuguese and Spanish cultures that are part of the Age of Exploration. The Cabrillo Festival features food booths with delicious traditional Mexican, Native American, Portuguese and Spanish food. Vendors will showcase their various artistic goods.

The highlight of the Cabrillo Festival is the re-enactment of Cabrillo’s landing on the shores of San Diego Bay. “Cabrillo,” his soldiers and a priest sail into the bay on San Salvador (The Californian), and once again claim the land for Spain.

The Polish Festival is a tribute to our Polish heritage, our pride as American citizens, and San Diegans, and an expression of the legendary Polish hospitality. During festival there will be performances by Polish folk dancers, and various musical bands. We offer delicious polish food, and the best genuine imported polish beer. A wide variety of commemorative t-shirts, hats, and other apparel will be available for purchase during the event.

Join us on Saturday, August 19th at Vi at La Jolla Village for a special SanDISCA Sister Cities Cultural concert in honor of Friendship Week.

(Recap of our official visit to Taichung on 3/7 ~ 3/8/17)

Members of our Advisory Board and their spouses began an Official Taichung City Visit on March 7 with Taichung City Government: Deputy Mayor Mr. Chang, Finance Bureau Director Mr Lin, Cultural Affair Bureau Director Mr. Wang, and Economic Development Bureau Deputy Director Mr. Li. We missed Taichung Mayor Lin (林佳龍), as he took a team to Japan doing Taichung Products Promotion to a special show.

We were presented with an old Taichung City Flag, simple yellow background and red characters, and then were treated with an elegant lunch at Lin Hotel. That afternoon we visited Mr. Lin Po-Rung, the former mayor who signed the Sister City agreement 33 years ago (1983). Then we toured the Hui-Wen High school led by principal Cr Pay-Chang Wang. Students gathered to present us a speech and gifts. At dinner we were treated to very fancy Japanese cuisine by John’s personal friend, Vedan Group Chairman Mr. Tou-Hsiung Yang.

On March 8 Finance Bureau Director Mr. Lin and his niece took us to visit Sun Moon Lake and Pu-Li Shaosing Brewery. Unfortunately, it rained all day, preventing us to really view the beautiful lake scenery. We were treated to a delicious lunch at Pu-Li with their local cuisine. After returning to Taichung, we visited Mr. Lin’s niece’s house and treated with a famous old downtown restaurant Hsun-Yuan Spring by Doctor Hong, Mr. Lin’s good friend.

This official visit was really wonderful in enhancing the friendship between two cities. We had chances to meet many people and treated with many delicious meals, and each Taichung City Official prepared nice and meaningful gifts and local products for us to bring home.