Grantee Database
CHINESE CULTURE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Grant Year
2023-24
Grant Program
General Operating Support
Award Amount
$38,499.00
Project Description
With support from CAC, Chinese Culture Association of Southern California (Cerritos Chinese School) will (1) further promote community interest in Chinese cultural arts and language, (2) celebrate the Chinese culture with community members through a Fall Festival and our Asian Pacific Islander (API) speaker series that addresses API equity issues, (both free) (3) ensure our cultural arts teachers, including our calligraphy, knotting, Chinese dance, and Chinese diablo teachers, who are cultural bearers and experts in their craft, can pass on traditions through paid mentees, (4) provide scholarships to underserved families in the community for language and culture classes to increase accessibility to learning cultural arts and (5) continue covering operational costs including rent, staffing, utilities, and association fees to keep tuition affordable to all community members as we recover from the financial hardships of COVID.
Organization Summary
Our Saturday morning program has been teaching the Chinese language in the Cerritos community for 50 years. CCASC currently offers 18 language courses that cater to a full spectrum of language skills. Our student body spans from preschool children to adults, from non-speakers to the more advanced students preparing for the AP or SAT II (accredited class). Complementing our language curriculum, activity classes are also offered to introduce students to various aspects of the Chinese culture. Some of our classes include Chinese knotting, Chinese calligraphy, Chinese beading, Chinese folk dance, Chinese yo-yo, and kung-fu. All students are also encouraged to participate in a variety of community events (Cerritos Festival of Friendship, Artesia International Day, Chinese New Year Celebration) as well as compete in track and field, art, and academic contests with other Chinese language schools.
Organization
Cerritos Chinese School
Address
18908 NORWALK BLVD
ARTESIA
90701-5960
County
Los Angeles
Region
South – Los Angeles & Orange
Phone
(562) 865-8272
Congressional District
45th Congressional District
State Assembly District
District 67
State Senate District
District 36
