The Association develops academic support and exchanges with China in the field of public affairs. Its activities include:
Contemporary Chinese associations in Africa are semi-official, closely linked to the Chinese embassy and often further politicised (Li and Shi 2018). They act as the bridge connecting individual migrants, the embassy and local society.
Membership
CHSA collects, preserves, and illuminates the history of Chinese in America to inspire a broad public appreciation for this remarkable community’s story. As the only national organization with this mission, it has become a vital steward of the Chinese American experience.
CCBA also works with mainstream organizations to help the Chinese community of New York City prepare for emergencies, especially disasters affecting the entire city. This includes partnering with the Visiting Nurse Service and the American Red Cross to provide training in first aid, fire safety, and disaster preparedness.
The collection contains material relating to the management of the China Association (1889-1995), including annual reports; correspondence (ref. CHAS/C); detailed chronological indexes for sections of the collection (ref. CHAS/IND); minutes and committee papers; newspaper cuttings; and separate items. This material was deposited on permanent loan at SOAS in 1978 and a handlist is available. A copy of this is held by the China Association.
Activities
The Society’s activities include research into Chinese culture and history, community development, cultural education and support of local Chinese-American organizations. The Society also works closely with many mainstream community organizations to ensure that the needs of New York’s Chinatown are met.
By the 1900’s, the Association employed two full-time secretaries who performed a range of tasks including correspondence with the Foreign Office over commercial grievances in China; quarterly political summaries of Chinese domestic and international affairs for members; translations of Chinese press; and preparations for the annual dinner to which leading politicians were invited. The real leadership remained vested in the General Committee, initially chaired by George Bowen and Sir Alfred Dent.
CSA aims to foster a sense of unity amongst the Chinese students and community at large through sponsored lectures, holiday celebrations, general body assemblies, and social events. Besides creating a sense of pride, CSA provides a platform for networking and collaboration. Members must uphold the bylaws, believe in the purpose of the Society, and pay an annual membership fee as determined by the Executive Board.
Finances
The CCBA partners with mainstream organizations to provide services to the Chinese community in NYC. It also works to cultivate political awareness and civic mindedness among immigrants in the Bensonhurst, Dyker Heights and Sheepshead Bay neighborhoods of Brooklyn.
Founded in 1977 with “mutual help, re-knowing PRC” as its motto, it aims to offer enthusiastic services to local overseas Chinese and promote Sino-American friendship. Its activities include donating personal protective equipment to frontline workers, publishing a survey report on language barriers, doubling funding for language services in public schools and building a neighborhood workforce center in Chinatown.
TCFA is a government registered non-profit organization aiming to bring together the collective wisdom and expertise of scholars and professionals in the fields of finance, accounting and money & banking in an effort to help the development of China’s financial sector. TCFA is also committed to serving as the central venue for its members’ professional development. It organizes and sponsors academic conferences, best paper awards, career development workshops and seminars.
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors shall consist of eleven to thirteen members, of whom five must be members in good standing. The number of directors shall be determined at the first regular meeting after adoption of these by-laws. Each director’s term shall be one year.
The president shall preside over all meetings of the Board and member meetings. He/she shall be a Signatory Agent for the Association on checks, resolutions and contracts approved by the Board. He/she shall also have custody of the organization seal, if any, and have the authority to affix the same to any instrument requiring it and attest such affixing by his or her signature.
The organization may have offices in such places both within and without the State of Maryland as the Board of Directors shall from time to time determine. Members shall not be required to be a resident of the State of Maryland. Attendance at a meeting for the election of Directors does not, by itself, constitute membership in the Association.