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My Experience at the Capital Youth Outreach Club Award Ceremony

By George Wang

Receiving an award of any kind is an exhilarating experience, regardless of its size or significance. There’s a unique thrill that comes with being recognized for your efforts. For me, it brings an immense sense of pride and gratitude, both toward those who acknowledge my hard work and toward the organizations, like the Capital Youth Outreach Club (CYOC) and So What Else, that provide opportunities for me to contribute. On January 26, 2025, I had the privilege of attending the award ceremony hosted by the CYOC. This event wasn’t just a celebration of CYOC members’ contributions, it was also a moment for me to reflect on my journey and be recognized for my own dedication to volunteering.

CYOC 2025 Annual Meeting Celebrates Youth Leadership and Community Impact

By: Peishi Yu

The Capital Youth Outreach Club (CYOC) hosted its 2025 Annual Meeting at the Potomac Community Recreation Center, bringing together youth volunteers, distinguished guests, and long-time supporters to celebrate a year of service, leadership, and community engagement.

青年领航, 改变从我们开始

(CYOC 2025年会回顾) English version

By: Sophie Xu

On January 26, 2025, during our Annual Celebration, we proudly looked back at the remarkable achievements of CYOC. Since its founding in 2018, Capital Youth Outreach Club (CYOC) has experienced impressive growth, gradually becoming one of the most influential youth volunteer organizations in the Greater Washington area. From its humble beginnings with just around 20 members, CYOC has grown to over 500 members, with a presence across Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. This organization has brought together a group of passionate and energetic young people who are actively involved in community service, aiming to enrich others’ lives and create a powerful network of mutual support full of positivity. Looking ahead, we will continue to expand our organization and welcome anyone with dreams, creativity, or a desire to grow to join CYOC. We firmly believe that by helping young people connect with their communities and actively engage, we can help drive prosperity and resilience in our communities.

记华府青年参加 2025 年会活动

By: Grace Yan

2025年1月26日，星期天，严寒的冬日，大地被白皑皑的积雪覆盖。中午，华府青年（CYOC）的小伙伴们提着自家的拿手好菜，来到 Potomac 社区中心参加 2025 年度年会。

凝聚青春力量，共筑社区未来——华府青年（CYOC）年会圆满举办

华府青年小记者：Ruichen Feng, 摄影及校对：Dechun Feng

1月26日，大华府地区最大青少年社团之一——华府青年俱乐部（CYOC）近200名会员齐聚一堂，总结过去一年的工作，并商讨新年的计划。这是自2018年华府青年成立以来举办的第六届年会。

Flying Tigers, Family Heritage, and Cross-Cultural Adventures

By: Susanna Lee and Samuel Lee

On Dec 6th, 2024, we were invited to attend a China-US Youth Exchange Event at the Chinese Embassy as representatives of Capital Youth Outreach Club.

In this event, we met many sons and daughters of the famous Flying Tiger pilots. We were so excited. Suddenly, the stories that were passed down to us from our parents, grandparents and great grandparents came to life vividly. Our father was born in Shanghai, he has been to Kunming only twice in his life, but he’s never stopped mentioning Kunming, a mystical and divine place, and a city of family heritage.

跨越山海，共绘中美青年交流新篇章

—— 中美青年人文交流主题活动感悟

作者：郭奕涵

12月6日，我很幸运地受到邀请，与美国华府青年俱乐部云南交流访问团成员一起参加了由中国驻美国华盛顿大使馆举办的“中美青年人文交流主题活动”。这是一个令人振奋的活动。来自中美两国的青年代表、教育专家及各界友好人士齐聚一堂，共同探讨和展望中美青年交流的未来。

Chinese Culture Festival – 2024

Author: Lucas Chen

If you went to Capitol Hill on August 31, 2024, you would have found Tai Chi performers, people playing Go, lion and dragon dances, and stuffed pandas. This is no normal day in DC, it’s the Chinese Culture Festival. Every year since 1993, it draws hundreds of people to gather at Capitol Hill, and clearly NOT for any political event.

The culture festival was created to spread awareness of Chinese culture, hence the name. Last year, my service group, Capitol Youth Outreach Club, volunteered at this festival, and my job was to walk around the city and do some advertising. This year, I switched to the reporter group. My job this time around was to take pictures and videos and write a report on the festival.

2024 Chinese Culture Festival

Author: Mia Gu

The Chinese Culture Festival is a yearly event held in Washington D.C. Capitol Hill; this year being held on August 31st. Entering the event, you can experience all different types of Chinese cuisines, cultural games like Go, and many traditional Chinese acts including Tai Chi, Peking operas, lion dances, and more serving as a great opportunity for foreigners to learn about Chinese culture. As part of the Capital Youth Outreach Club, it is my job to write an article highlighting special, and unique parts of the event.

华盛顿中国文化节

By: Lily Xu

2024 年8月30日，在华盛顿举行了一年一度的中国文化节，也是第二十二届中国文化节。在这个特殊的日子，我们可以深深地感受中国的传统文化。

咚咚咚，节目表演开始了，第一个要表演的就是腰鼓舞”成功的开始”由大华盛顿华人校友会表演的，看她们那鼓棒一起挥动，和红色丝带一起舞动，再加上那鲜亮的衣服，犹如一条条金色的龙在空中翻转。接下来是马里兰华裔舞蹈团带来的蒙古族舞蹈，伴随着悠扬的音乐，他们翩翩起舞，让人沉醉其中！“啊啊啊啊” 由Danyi Ma带来的女高音独唱，“一杯美酒”和“歌声飞过大地”，那美妙的歌声深深地打动了每个人的心……看完了舞蹈，听完了美丽的歌声，下面就让从纽约来的小朋友给我们来一场中国传统服饰时装秀吧，他们穿着中国唐、宋、元、明、清时期的传统服装，搭配优美的舞姿，非常漂亮，最小的表演者才4岁！