Many Chinese immigrants joined associations based on family names, locations or professions to build community and support those like themselves. Look for their names on these rosters to learn more about your ancestors’ lives.
Discover employees are supporting the Chinese Association of Minnesota through their Asian Professionals Employee Resource Group (ERG). Discover’s generosity helps provide personal protective equipment (PPE) to frontline workers in our community.
Education
Create educational programs to promote and support high quality Chinese language learning and teaching in the United States. Foster quality scholarship based on theoretical and empirical research. Provide leadership and expertise to enable PreK-12 schools and higher education institutions to establish, develop, and sustain quality Chinese language and culture programs.
CCALI is a non-profit organization that serves the community through its core values: to serve and preserve Chinese culture, honor and respect our ancestors, advance educational opportunities and promote civic engagements.
Atlanta Contemporary Chinese Academy is the largest children’s learning center for Chinese language and culture in metropolitan Atlanta. It provides students with a wide variety of classes, including language, art and SAT verbal.
CSAUS has received tremendous support from various organizations and governmental offices because of its solid population base, multi-facet social impact and growth potential. CSAUS also encourages its members to actively participate in mainstream cultural activities and events. The CSAUS Board of Directors and its Executive Committee have dedicated their time and effort to fulfill the organization’s vision.
Culture
In China, the prevailing values are those of the Confucian tradition. These values emphasize the importance of social harmony and the respect for elders. Chinese people are very devoted to their family and community. They also value education and work hard to succeed.
Chinese culture is diverse, with 56 officially labeled ethnic groups. Each of these groups has its own distinct traditions. In addition, the cultural differences between adjacent provinces are as big as those between neighboring European countries.
Traditional activities in Chinese culture include playing games such as mahjong, Shanghai solitaire and pai gow poker. Other pastimes include singing folk songs and practicing qigong. The art forms of sand painting and calligraphy are part of the cultural heritage as well. In the United States, Chinese culture is also reflected in the cuisine and restaurants that serve it. It is also reflected in the way Chinese people communicate. In the United States, it is common for managers to solicit suggestions from employees during problem-solving meetings. However, in China, this can be seen as a form of competition and could cause disharmony.
Community
CCBA works to strengthen its own community and ties with communities of other ethnicities, through education, cultural appreciation, mutual respect, and cooperation. It also promotes social justice and helps at-risk Chinese American residents gain access to essential services.
Founded in 1977, it has been advocating for Chinatown residents for full equity and empowerment by bringing their concerns to the government. It has provided legal assistance to victims of anti-Chinese racial violence, lobbied the Commonwealth for unemployment forms and office support in Chinese, and worked to increase the involvement of Chinese in electoral politics.
This renowned international organization is composed of scholars and social activists from political parties, government organs, universities, NGOs, the media, and the business sector. It focuses on international affairs, party-building, economic cooperation, culture, poverty alleviation, and people-to-people exchanges. CAFIU has special consultative status with the United Nations ECOSOC. It is committed to “letting the world understand China, and letting China understand the world.” The organization has over 70,000 members nationwide.
Business
We facilitate business connections between Chinese companies, organizations and professionals in the Greater China region and the United States. Our members are primarily involved in banking, financial services, insurance, news, real estate, transportation and many other industries.
The Chamber’s China program assists American businesses to develop the international market through the U.S.-China business relations and also promotes investment in sectors that are essential for China’s economic development such as pharmaceutical, high tech, etc. The Chamber also conducts programs with the Chinese government, corporate, and association stakeholders on important issues such as intellectual property rights, capital markets reform, and environmental reform.
CCBA supports Chinese-American small businesses and entrepreneurs by helping them to understand the market opportunities in Greater China, providing business development workshops, and organizing networking events for Chinese and Americans. CCBA also works closely with the broader community to integrate Chinese-Americans into mainstream American society. CCBA also provides support in times of emergencies, such as the 2008 flood, by working with local main stream agencies to prepare and train community volunteers.