About
Chinese Association of Iowa
The Chinese Association of Iowa was founded in 1987 in Des Moines,
Iowa. David Lee was one of the co-founders and the first president.
Based on the 2000 national census, there were 2,432,585 Chinese
in United States (48% increase from 1,645,472 in 1990), 6,161 in
Iowa (39% increase from 4,442 in 1990), 979 in the greater Des Moines
area (78% increase from 549 in 1990), 1,595 in Ames (62% increase
from 983 in 1990) and 1,630 in Iowa City (11% increase from 1,469
in 1990).
The Chinese Association of Iowa is a community-based, member-focused,
and non-profit organization. CAI represents te business, economic
and community development of Iowa¡¯s young, strong and influential
Chinese American community. CAI has made great strides in representing
Chinese American. It aims to promote cultural diversity and enrichment
in the local community. The purpose of the organization includes,
but is not limited to the following:
- To create an awareness, to inform, to educate, to support,
to promote, and to advocate on issues of vital interest to the
Chinese Americans in the state of Iowa.
- To encourage participation, to provide a forum for involvement,
to empower the Chinese Americans in the cultural, economic and
social processes, and to exercise their rights by participating
in domestic processes.
- To represent the Chinese American population in their common
causes and to ensure Chinese American representation in the social,
cultural and economic life of Iowa.
- To share and enjoy the commonality of experiences and to identify
and celebrate the differences among Chinese Americans.
- To recognize, foster, and nurture outstanding achievements
and contributions of Chinese Americans.
Board
of Directors (2006-2007)
| President: |
Wang, Yizhong (Hilda Wolle) |
| Vice President: |
Shi, Lili |
| Secretary: |
Wang, Bill Chiying |
| Treasurer: |
Wan, Xuelian |
| Executive Director: |
Yan, Xiaozhe (Swallow Yan) |
| Board Members: |
| Bao, Savannah |
Du, Wei |
Lee, David |
| Li, Feng |
Lu, Hong |
Jiao, Ziyi |
| Shen, Christine Yulan |
Wang, Sulin |
Wu, Ziwei |
| Xu, Jingru |
Xu, John |
Yang, Grace Zhenhuan |
| Ye, Tianxiang |
Zhang, Jackie |
Zhao, Scott |
| Zhen, Shifu |
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Board of Directors (2005-2006)
| President: |
Wang, Yizhong (Hilda Wolle) |
| Vice President: |
Yuan, Fang (David Yuan) |
| Secretary: |
Wu, Yongzhong |
| Treasurer: |
Wan, Xuelian |
| Executive Director: |
Yan, Xiaozhe (Swallow Yan) |
| Board Members: |
| Du, Wei |
Hu, Bing |
Jiao, Ziyi |
Lee, David |
Lu, Hong |
| Qiu, Sam |
Shen, Yulan |
Shi, Li |
Chen, Xu |
Wang, Sulin |
| Wu, Qian |
Xu, Zhuan |
Ye, Tianxiang |
Zhen, Shifu |
Zheng, Naro |
| Council of Advisory: |
Cyndi Chen
Vice President of Iowa Sister States, President of Asian American
Council |
Ningyu Guan
President of Shine-Link International Group, Inc. |
Daniel K. Miller
Executive Director and General Manager of Iowa Public Television
|
Matt Rosen
Horticulture Manager of City of Des Moines |
Surasee Rodari
Vice President of Bankers Trust Co., N. A. Manager East Branch
|
Dr. Paul Shao
Professor of Architecture of Iowa State University
President of Chinese Cultural Center of America (CCCA) |
Dr. David Skidmor
Professor, Department of Politics and International Relations
Director, Center for Global Citizenship, Drake University |
Dr. Zuoyu Zhao
Research Manager of Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. |
Dr. Jianlin Zhai
Senior Vice President, Director of ALCO Management
American Home Mortgage Investment Corporation |
2004 - 2005 Board of Directors
| President: |
Yan, Xiaozhe (Swallow Yan) |
| Vice President: |
Du, Wei |
| Secretary: |
Lu, Hong |
| Treasurer: |
Xu, john Zhuan |
| Board Members: |
| Chen, Angela |
He, Jinyan |
Jiao, Yang |
| Lee, David |
Lu, Yang |
Shi, Stella Yiping |
| Wolle, Hilda |
Ye, Tianxiang |
Zhen, Shifu |
Members
and Membership
Members
The Chinese Association of Iowa (CAI) has over 160 members with
over 550 on its mailing list. Our members are mostly from Central
Iowa including Ames but also includes members from the Iowa City
and Davenport areas.
Membership
The Chinese Association of Iowa (CAI) is a membership organization.
CAI hosts monthly, quarterly, annually and special events; these
events need your support. The best support is to become a member
of CAI.
The annual membership fee is $25 for
families and $10 for single person.
CAI also has life-time membership, $500
for individual and family, $1,000 for
business and organization.
Life-time members are considered as life-time supporters of Iowa
Chinese community. All life-time members will be listed in web site
(www.iowachinese.org) and monthly newsletter. Chinese Association
of Iowa appreciates greatly for the solid support from the life-time
members.
Family/Single Membership
Form Life-time Membership
Form
Registration
The Chinese Association of Iowa (CAI) is a legal, non-profit corporation,
501(3)(C) registered in the State of Iowa pursuant to the Code of
Iowa, Chapter 504A. This tax exempt status also allows people and
organizations who make contributions to CAI.
CAI can not survive without our members, the people and businesses
that contribute their support. Contact [email protected]
or (515) 988-0901if you can help in any way.
Your Contributions are Tax
Deductible
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Contact
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: (515) 988-0901
Fact
Do you know the facts and statistics about Chinese in Iowa?
Based on 2000 Census, there are 2,432,585 Chinese in the nation
(48% increase from 1,645,472 in 1990), 6,161 in Iowa (39% increase
from 4,442 in 1990), 979 in Des Moines areas (78% increase from
549 in 1990), 1,595 in Ames (62% increase from 983 in 1990) and
1,630 in Iowa City (11% increase from 1,469 in 1990). The Chinese
population in Central Iowa increased 43% in the last 10 years.
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Join
Mailing List
If you haven't joined the IowaChinese Yahoo Group, this is your
choice to act now or you will not receive any future announcements.
Here are the simple steps that takes less than a minute to complete.
- Send a blank email to
[email protected]
- You will soon receive an email asking you to reply in order
to confirm.
- You reply to the email, That's it! Now you have joined our
group email list and will continue to receive our announcements
in the future.
- Also for people who want to be removed from the group, simply
send a blankemail to:
[email protected]
your email will be removed from the list.
Please let us know your questions and concerns and we are glad
to help.
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