CCBA works with many mainstream organizations to help the Chinatown community. It provides assistance for business ownership, helps new immigrants become U.S citizens and register as voters. It also organizes emergency community response services and disaster preparedness training.
The Organization encourages operational coordination and exchange among its member schools. It maintains a strong cooperative relationship with Chinese language educational organizations in China.
CCBA
The CCBA is an umbrella organization that oversees a network of Chinese community associations throughout the United States. It aims to facilitate the integration of Chinese Americans into mainstream American society by advocating for their interests and promoting the preservation of Chinese culture. It also provides social services, such as youth programs and English classes, to its members and the local community at large.
The organization first formed in the late 19th century as a way to organize Chinese immigrants and their families in America. It helped resolve disputes among different Chinatown family associations and acted as an advocate for the Chinese in their struggles with anti-Chinese laws and regulations.
It also served as a voice for the community to express its concerns and issues with the local government. The CCBA also provided financial resources for its members who were seeking to return to China, paying their steamship passage fees. Moreover, it would serve as the mediator in disputes between Chinese businesses and the police.
As anti-Chinese sentiments grew, the CCBA evolved from being a governing body to becoming a social movement. It was able to unite the various associations and families in their protest against discriminatory laws, such as the $50 fee that Chinese laundrymen were required to pay.
Throughout its history, the CCBA has maintained an important role in the community and has played a critical role in preserving and strengthening the Chinese culture. In the past, the CCBA has also been a force in promoting civic engagement for Chinese American citizens by encouraging them to vote and to participate in local affairs.
In addition, the CCBA has worked closely with City departments to solve on-going issues in Chinatown such as insufficient parking spaces and confusing sanitation enforcement regulations. It has also been a major contributor to the district revitalization by introducing Chinese-English street signs and encouraging the establishment of new business in Chinatown.
CSAUS
CSAUS was established in 1994 as a national non-profit Chinese language education organization to provide information, networking and services for its member schools in the United States. The CSAUS is committed to its mission to promote Chinese language and culture, help the younger generation to preserve their own cultural heritage and bridge educational exchanges and friendship between China and the United States.
The majority of the CSAUS Board members and management team are former students studying abroad from mainland China, which have shaped them with rich experiences in science, technology, medicine, political science, economy, law, accounting and finance, business administration and management, fine arts and education. Many of them have become corporate leaders, senior scientists, engineers and managers, doctors, lawyers, professors, teachers, etc. CSAUS has formed close partnership and cooperation with various organizations and government offices including the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the Central Government, schools and cultural organizations and industrial enterprises in both China and America.
Since its establishment, CSAUS has paid great attention to operational coordination and exchange among its member schools. It also has been promoting the integration of Chinese schools into mainstream American culture. The CSAUS is a member association of NCACLS (National Council of Associations of Chinese Language Schools), CLASS and the National East Asian Language Resources Center at The Ohio State University (NEALRC).
CSAUS organizes China Homecoming Trip summer camps, sends professional teaching experts to train teachers in CSAUS member schools, provides scholarships for teachers to attend international academic conferences and carries out large-scale cultural events like the Beijing International Art Exchange Performance Tours. The CSAUS has gained a high reputation and support in both China and the United States because of its wide network and multi-facet social impact. It has been the largest grass-roots organization uniting Chinese Americans and disseminating Chinese culture in the United States. The CSAUS has also been an important source of funding for other related organizations.