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Asian
Cultural
CNetwork
Category: Asian Cultural
Description: CNetwork is a non-profit, non-political organization dedicated
to serving the overseas Chinese community. CNetwork is devoted to provide
networking among overseas Chinese people and foster a strong sense of
community, to advocate and safeguard our rights and interests, to enrich
our professional and social activities, to address career and family issues,
and to promote cultural and economical interchange between China and the
United States.
Sina-The
Destination Site for Chinese Worldwide
Category: Asian Cultural
Description: SINA is a leading Internet media and services company for
Chinese communities worldwide, offering global Chinese-language content,
commerce and community services to four localized Web sites targeting
China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and overseas Chinese in North America.
Chinese
Information & Networking Association
Category: Asian Cultural
Description:
CINA, a non-profit organization, was founded in February 1992, by a group
of Chinese Professionals from network computing industry. CINA has been
striving to carry out its mission. Being in the information and network
sector in an information era, CINA distingushes itself with other organizations
by its theme every year. Contents and New Media, E-Services, Internet
Appliances and Broadband Communications are the 4 themes for 2000.
Today, with more than 1200 members, CINA is one of the most active and
fast growing Chinese professional associations in the San Francisco Bay
Area. CINA achieves its goal by holding monthly seminars, special workshops
and events, social gathering and so on. Since 1992, CINA has held 60 seminars,
10 technical workshops, 12 conferences, 6 social gathering events, and
3 exhibitions.
Organization
of Chinese Americans
Category: Asian Cultural
Description: Founded in 1973, OCA has continued to provide a national
voice for all Americans of Chinese and Asian descent. A nonprofit, nonpartisan
organization, OCA advocates for the rights and welfare of Chinese Americans
and Asian Pacific Americans (APAs), promotes political and economic opportunities,
and enhances educational and career opportunities for all APAs.
UM
MOON WOMEN'S RESIDENCE/ASIAN WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER
Category: Asian Cultural
Description: Gum Moon Women's Residence provides transitional housing
facilities for women in transition. In 1984 Gum Moon established a community
outreach project known as the Asian Women's Resource Center (AWRC). The
AWRC provides a wide range of services for low to moderate-income monolingual,
and bilingual immigrant Asian women, men, youth, and children. The AWRC
offers opportunities for cross-cultural experiences, self-improvement
and leadership development which are open to all members of our community.
Currently our services include: Transitional Housing Survival English
Classes Phonics Classes Citizenship Classes Parent-Child Development Program
Summer School for Children in Grades 1st-6th After-School Tutorial Program
for Children in Grades 1st-6th Chi-Gong Classes Informational and Referral
Services Cultural, Social and Recreational Programs.
East
Bay Asian Local Development Corporation
Category: Asian Cultural
Description: EBALDC serves as a multi-service center, housing non-profit
agencies, retail businesses, medical facilities, and a State office. EBALDC
has since expanded beyond the Chinatown borders to work with community
based groups, other non profits, churches, schools, and merchant associations
in West Oakland, San Antonio, Fruitvale, Emeryville, and Central East
Oakland.
Asian
Neighborhood Design
Category: Asian Cultural
Description: A.N.D is A NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY incorporated
in 1973, provides housing and community development, architecture and
planning, construction management, family and youth self-sufficiency services,
employment training, and job and business creation for low-income multicultural
communities.
Asian
Inc.
Category: Asian Cultural
Description: Asian, Inc. is dedicated to assisting the Asian American
communities of Northern California in their physical, economic, and social
development. Asian, Inc. works in the background to strengthen the community
infrastructures. The principal activities are: Assisting in the development
and growth of disadvantaged small businesses; Providing affordable housing
for low-income families; Evaluating existing services and trends affecting
Asian Americans; Initiating new social and economic programs to assist
disadvantaged communities.
Chinese
for Affirmative Action
Category: Asian Cultural
Description: Since its founding in 1969, CAA has pursued two overarching
goals: empowering our community through increased political and civic
participation while advancing multiracial collaboration and dialogue.
To those ends, CAA has developed strong service and advocacy programs
locally and regionally and has entered the national debate on critical
issues for our community, such as Census policy and broad-based discrimination.
(have mission statement translation)
CHINESE
AMERICAN CITIZEN ALLIANCE
Category: Asian Cultural
Description: The Cardinal Principles upon which the Alliance was founded
are:
to fully enjoy and defend the rights and privileges of American citizenship;
to support and obey the laws and constitution of the United States;
to cultivate the mind through exchange of knowledge;
to effect a higher character among the members;
to observe and practice the fundamentals of brotherly love and mutual
help.
No members are permitted to use provincial, clannish, Tong or political
pressure against one another." Every local chapter has dedicated itself
to civic pride, community service, and good citizenship.
Wu
Yee Children's Services
Category: Asian Cultural
Description: 1977, Wu Yee was the first childcare and family services
organization in San Francisco founded by Chinese, and it is the oldest
provider of parent support in San Francisco's Chinatown. Wu Yee supports
the improvement of child development services for San Francisco families
through its childcare Resource and Referral Program. Concurrently, Wu
Yee has expanded and improved the quality of our child development program
using a family-centered approach.
Chinatown
Youth Center
Category: Asian Cultural
Description: CYC-SF seeks to empower low-income youth and their families
to become responsible members of society. Each year, CYC-SF serves over
2,000 low-income, high-risk youths (ages 11-25) and their families in
San Francisco through culturally and linguistic appropriate programs with
a focus on youth development. We are funded by a variety of sources, including
the City and County of San Francisco, private foundations, individuals,
and through special events.
Chinatown
Community Development Center
Category: Asian Cultural
Description: The Mission of the Chinatown Community Development Center
is to build community and enhance the quality of life for San Francisco
residents. Based in the Chinatown neighborhood, Chinatown CDC also serves
other San Francisco neighborhoods, including North Beach and the Tenderloin.
We are a community development organization with many roles, serving as
neighborhood advocates, organizers, planners, as developers and managers
of affordable housing.
Committee
of 100
Category: Asian Cultural
Description: The Committee of 100 is a national nonpartisan organization
composed of American citizens of Chinese descent. Each member has achieved
positions of leadership in the United States in a broad range of professions.
With these diverse backgrounds, members collectively pool their strengths
and experience to address important issues concerning the Chinese-American
community, as well as issues affecting US-China relations.
XIANZAI.
com
Category: Asian Cultural
Description: ABOUT XIANZAI
Xianzai means "NOW" in Mandarin Chinese. The letters 'xianzai' are Chinese
characters translated into Pinyin, the Chinese romanized alphabet.
Xianzai Ltd. started on 24 October 1997 as a source of information for
info-starved expats living in Beijing, China. Since that first issue of
Xianzai Beijing, Xianzai Ltd. has expanded newsletters to Shanghai, San
Francisco, and Hong Kong. Hundreds of thousands of subscribers now rely
on Xianzai for their China-related information. Xianzai Ltd. is the umbrella
company for Xianzai.com, SinoLinx.com, and Zhanshen.com.
Sacramento
Chinese.org
Category: Asian Cultural
Description: A great resource to learn about the city of Sacrmento. Available
in Chinese and English.
Chinese.com
Category: Asian Cultural
Description: A fantastic portal for the Chinese community in the United
States. The site is in Chinese.
Asian
Studies Virtual Library
Category: Asian Cultural
Description: A great online library on Asian Studies.
Asian
Art Museum of San Francisco
Category: Asian Cultural
Description: The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco is the host of one
of the largest art collections outside mainland China.
Chinese
Historical and Cultural Project
Category: Asian Cultural
Description: Chinese Historical Society of America (CHSA) has acquired
the historic Julia Morgan designed Chinese YWCA building. This move will
mark the start of a National Chinese American Museum, scheduled to open
in late 2000. Good site for academic links on Chinese American history.
Chinese
Historical Society
Category: Asian Cultural
Description: The Chinese Historical Society of America is one of the oldest
and largest organizations dedicated to the study, documentation, and dissemination
of Chinese American history.
Asian
American net
Category: Asian Cultural
Description: A collection of regional and country-specific materials available
on the Internet.
Huaren
com
Category: Asian Cultural
Description: Information and resources for Chinese around the globe. In
English and Chinese.
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