http://hdl.handle.net/10125/2583 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:10:23 GMT 2013-05-24T22:10:23Z http://hdl.handle.net/10125/8345 Mission: To provide humanitarian aid to members in need. Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/8345 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10125/8343 Mission: The USCPFA is an educational organization dedicated to developing and maintaining ties of friendship and mutual understanding between the people of China and the United States. The organization aims to attract and maintain a diverse membership of all cultures and ages. Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/8343 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10125/8342 Mission: The UH Center for Chinese Studies is an administrative structure established by the Board of Regents to serve faculty and students in disciplines and programs related to China, with the explicit objective of further strengthening Chinese Studies within the university system. This objective is pursued through a broad range of activities: attention to faculty, program, and curriculum development; support for faculty research and publications; academic and fiscal support for students; national and international exchanges and visits; an active program of public lectures and research seminars; local, national, and international outreach activities; and enthusiastic support for student initiatives. Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/8342 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10125/8329 Mission: Originally, since all of the ancestors of the Society were immigrants to Hawaii, the purposes for forming the organization were as follows: to help members adjust to their new environment; provide assistance as needed; arrange and perform the annual memorial “Bai San” (baishan) services; and maintain familial and community links with those remaining in Hou Chung Village (Haoyong). Today, the Society’s objectives include the original purposes, plus the added objectives of maintaining fellowship among members, and preserving the culture of the ancestral village. Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/8329 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10125/8328 Mission: To foster closer relationships among those with the surname Wong (Huang), and to inculcate them with their Chinese heritage Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/8328 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10125/8327 Mission: To provide support for the preservation and growth of Chinese music (Cantonese opera) in Hawaii Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/8327 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10125/8326 Mission: The UCS serves Hawaii’s Chinese community as a whole, to meet needs unfulfilled by Chinese organizations with specific objectives or interests such as maintaining kinship, village, or professional ties. It is an umbrella organization maintaining linkages among all other existing Chinese societies, to promote friendly relations and goodwill among all. Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/8326 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z