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Founded in 1965, the Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc. (CPC) is one of the largest nonprofit providers of educational, social, and community services for Asian Americans in the United States. It now serves over 8,000 people daily through some 50+ programs in 25 locations citywide. CPC's mission is to improve the quality of life of Chinese-Americans in New York City by providing access to services, skills, and resources toward the goal of economic self-sufficiency and integration into the American mainstream.
CPC Central Office
150 Elizabeth Street
New York, New York 10012
(212) 941-0920
www.cpc-nyc.org
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"One Community. One Goal.
Walk For Our Future."
2012 CPC Walkathon & Family Day Fair
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On Sunday. July 22, 2012, CPC and over 1,000 walkers were able to raise over $100,000 for CPC's social servic for the "One Community. One Goal. Walk For Our Future." Walkathon & Family Day Fair.
Our top two fundraising groups are CPC's Baxter Street school-age child care and Cathay Bank. Our top three individual fundraisers are Mei Yu Wu, Carol Lee, and Sheena Ho. We also had 37 organizations participate in our Family Day Fair, which attracted hundreds of local residents and tourists.
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NY Hung Sing Kwoon Dragon with eyes officially painted
on the day of the 2012 Walkathon & Family Day Fair |
The walk was lead by Grand Marshals NY City Councilmember Margaret Chin, NY City Councilmember Peter Koo, and NY State Assemblymember Grace Meng. NY State Senator Daniel Squadron, NY Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, and NYC DYCD Commissioner Jeanne Mullgrav were also at the walk in support of our community. Special thanks go out to the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association for their support of the event as well.
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Arthur Chi'en & Miss New York 2012 Elizabeth Tam |
The Walkathon Opening Ceremony was MC-ed by WPIX11 Newscaster Arthur Chi'en. 2012 Miss New York United States Elizabeth Tam adressed the crowd. The NY Hung Sing Kwoon Lion Dance Team lead the walkers and Grand Marshals out of the park and across the Brooklyn Bridge to Cadman Plaza.
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2012 Walkathon & Family Day Fair Performers |
During the Family Day Fair DJ Shakez entertained the crowd with music. Ronald McDonald, Martial Artist Master John Tsang, Byakkokan Dojo, musical band &mpersand, singer and guitarist Ken Ruan, spoken word artist Kelly Tsai, Chinese singer Chao Xia, New York Chinese Cultural Center's traditional dance group, and I LOVE DANCE KPOP & HIPHOP dance group wowed the crowd with their incredible performances.
For more pictures from the 2012 Walkathon & Family Day Fair please visit our Facebook page. |
Japanese Sake Tasting
& Silent Auction
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On July 18, 2012 CPC hosted a Japanese Sake tasting at Mika Japanese Cuisine & Bar to raise funds for the CPC 2012 Walkathon & Fmaily Day Fair. Guests enjoyed sake from Ozeki Sake U.S.A under the guidance of Mr. Tetsuya Funato and Chef Benny Ma. There was also a special accustic set performed by Amorphous Coincidence.
  During the Sake Tasting, CPC also revealed 2 paintings by Choi Chor Foo up for silent auction with full proceeds to CPC programing (both featured above). With his unique training across the globe, Choi Chor Foo has become a famous oil painter known for his blend of Eastern painting techniques with Western aesthetics. In his decades as an artist, Choi Chor Foo has had his artwork shown across international waters in over a hundred solo and joint exhibitions. He has held esteemed positions such as the exclusive painter of famous galleries such as OK, S.L. ASSOCIATE, SOUGHER LEONARD ASSOCIATES, etc. His oil paintings have been well received at auction houses such as Sotheby's and Christie's as well.
The Silent Auction for both paintings will continue until the end of September. Please call CPC Central Office (212-941-0920) to place your bid (minimum bid is $3,000). |
"Through the Eyes of an Immigrant"
2012 Summer Youth Leaders
(Left to Right: Andrew Yeung, Xinting Lan, Carmen Lin, Celine Kuan) |
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On August 3, 2012, members of the CPC Volunteer & Internship Program (VIP) hosted an improvisation workshop and performance based on the Model Minority Myth called "Through The Eyes of an Immigrant".
The most recent component of the VIP is the Summer Youth Leadership Program. Summer Youth Leaders are high school interns selected from CPC's Volunteer CORE (the volunteer program component of the VIP). On top of working with the college interns on the 2012 Walkathon & Family Day Fair, the Summer Youth Leaders were tasked with directing and producing a play with the other 70 high school summer volunteers.
After a discussion around the PEW Research Center's "Rise of Asian Americans" Report, the volunteers and Summer Youth Leaders wanted to do something in response to the report. They wanted to show the general public that reports and statistics does not depict an entire population and to encourage their peers to be who they want to be and not someone restricted by social constraints.
The improvisational workshop "But Did You Know?" was a performance centered around the Model Minority Myth. Audience participation contributed to the personalities of the characters and were juxtaposed with the findings from the Pew Research and statistics researched by the Summer Youth Leaders.
The second skit, "The Amazing Butterfly Man", was based off of Marvel Comics' popular character Spiderman, as we watch the different pressures of society take effect on Peter Chen's maturation into adulthood.
Special thanks go out to the Museum of Chinese in America for letting us use their space. Cross Culture Tours for the raffle prize donation of 2 eight day Beijing Tour tickets, and Bubbly Tea for their donation of 40 cups of bubble tea. |
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