Chinese-American Planning Council

The CPC Education and Career Services team celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month! High school students from Fort Hamilton, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, New Utrecht, John J. Pershing, and Lafayette Educational Campus joined together to honor Global Diversity Awareness Month. The event featured art, music, and other activities, along with delicious treats from various Latin American countries. 🌍

It's happening NOW until 3 PM! Join us at CPC One for the Golden Day Community Carnival! 🎪 Today is a big day: the last chance to register to vote AND the start of early voting for Federal, State, and City elections! Our friendly multilingual staff are here to help you navigate the voting process, answer your questions, and provide resources like voter registration and polling information. Plus, enjoy fun family activities like face painting, a pumpkin patch, paper cutting, calligraphy, hot chocolate, and cotton candy! Voting is not just a right; it’s a powerful tool for enacting change and shaping our future! 💪

Students at New Utrecht High School got creative as they reflected on the importance of voting in their lives! They crafted a golden garland to inspire and empower others to vote and make their voices heard. This garland is one of ten being made around the city, and together they’ll form a city-block-long celebration of AAPI voting power on Golden Day (today)! 🗳️

A “dragon” 🐉 made a special visit to the students at CPC Little Star of Broome Street Early Childhood Center! Our Policy team mascot led an interactive voting activity, letting the kids choose their favorite fun activity for tomorrow’s Golden Day event at CPC One. Drop by and join us!

Last night, CPC celebrated 45 years of service in Brooklyn at our Brooklyn Harvest Moon Benefit, bringing together over 500 allies, supporters, elected officials, and community leaders! 🎉 We honored five outstanding individuals for their contributions to the Brooklyn community: Cristina Gonzalez, Kin Ng, Dr. Qingliang Tony Wang, and Lawrence and Teresa Wu. ✨ We were joined by New York State Attorney General Letitia James, New York State Senators Jabari Brisport and Iwen Chu, New York City Council Members Alexa Avilés and Susan Zhuang. We also welcomed representatives from the offices of U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Assembly Members Lester Chang and Marcela Mitaynes, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, and the New York City Department of Education. 🙌 Together, we are making a lasting impact on the lives of over 20,000 Brooklyn residents every day! For more details, check out our press release: https://ow.ly/3cQG50TSXrK

Join us for a Halloween Family Fun Day and show off your best costumes! 🎃 🕒 Date: October 26 (Saturday) 📍 Location: Seth Low Park ⏰ Time: 11am-1pm

The CPC Policy team hosted a voter education and art project and discussed the history of Chinese Americans in the U.S. and the importance of voting. Community members joined in to create a beautiful golden fabric garland that symbolizes the powerful impact of their votes! Don't forget, we’re hosting a Golden Day Community Carnival at CPC One this Saturday from 11:00am-4:00pm to further empower our community in the voting process.

🎉 Tomorrow is CPC Brooklyn Harvest Moon Benefit! 🎉 We’re excited to announce our final three honorees for this special event! 🌟 Dr. Tony Wang: An accomplished neurologist and academic leader, currently serving as the Vice Chair and Associate Professor of Neurology at Maimonides Medical Center and SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn. Additionally, he also serves as the Medical Director of the Jaffe Comprehensive Stroke Program and NIR/NES Fellowship Director at Maimonides. 🌟 Lawrence and Teresa Wu: They are the owners of Peking Food LLC, which was first established in 1987 in Little Italy. Within just three years, the company expanded from its original location to Williamsburg-Brooklyn, ultimately moving to a larger facility in East Williamsburg Industrial Park. The company is the home of the Chef Hon brand, specializing in a range of steamed and baked products available at local Asian supermarkets.

CPC was excited to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Chinatown Community Center and the 18th Anniversary of Chinatown NNORC with VNS Health! We look forward to collaborating on more impactful campaigns in the future!

🎉 Just 2 Days Until the CPC Brooklyn Harvest Moon Benefit on October 23rd! 🎉 We’re excited to announce our first two honorees for this special event! 🌟 Cristina Gonzalez: Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Cristina was recognized as one of the top 100 scholars in her country during high school. She began her education career as an Early Childhood Education teacher at PS 94 in 2007 and became principal in 2018. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Cristina and her team built key partnerships with CPC and established a food pantry, clothing boutique, and laundry facilities at PS 94 to address systemic inequities exacerbated by the crisis. 🌟 Kin Ng: With over 30 years of service as a prosecutor in the Brooklyn DA’s office, Kin has tackled a wide range of felonies, from burglaries to homicides. He has held leadership roles, including Chief of the Immigrant Fraud Unit, where he fought against those exploiting Brooklyn’s immigrant community. He was also the first APIA Bureau Chief of a major trial bureau and later became the Bureau Chief of Trial Bureau II – Blue Zone.