As a member of the Capital Youth Outreach Club (CYOC), I began volunteering in May to teach English to senior Chinese learners—many of whom had little prior experience with either English or online learning. What began as a weekly commitment soon became a deeply meaningful journey that reshaped my understanding of communication, empathy, and the true spirit of education.
大华府的6月,阳光灿烂,碧空如洗,万物生机勃勃。我们华府青年(Capital Youth Outreach Club, CYOC)倾情参与的、由大华府社区健康服务中心(Chinese American Community Health Services,CACHS)组织的两个系列老年活动项目完美收官!作为一个长期致力于公益性社区健康服务的非营利性社区组织,大华府社区健康服务中心在老年活动项目的组织和策划方面拥有非常丰富的经验。今年,健康服务中心组织的两个大型的系列老年活动,老有所乐和英语俱乐部,都是从1月份开始,历时半年,一直持续到6月份。作为大华府社区健康服务中心的长期友好合作伙伴,华府青年今年继续参与这两个大的社区公益服务项目,在大家的共同努力下,这两个系列活动进展顺利,圆满结束!
2025年5月28日晚,中国驻美大使馆内灯光璀璨明亮、音乐欢快轻松,在这样美好温馨的氛围下,第六届“我的中国相册 (My China Album)”活动拉开了帷幕。“我的中国相册”是中国驻美国使领馆与《中国日报》联合主办的民间友好交流活动,主要是通过征集照片、视频和访谈等形式,记录中美人民友好交往的历史与现状。本届活动的主题是“我的中国足迹(My China Footprints)”,包括影片首映会暨现代化的中国体验活动。中美各界嘉宾200多人受邀出席,华府青年(Capital Youth Outreach Club, CYOC)作为当晚唯一受邀的青年团队,也很荣幸地参加了本次活动。
I’m Jennifer, a junior student at Winston Churchill High School. It is a true honor to receive this award Asian American and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islander (AANHPI). First, I appreciate AANHPI gives me this award. Second, I truly thank the support from Capital Youth Outreach Club, CYOC for short in Montgomery County. Compared with others, my volunteering experience is unique. Before I moved back to the U.S. from Shanghai in the 10th grade, I had limited opportunities to engage in volunteer work. However, I was fortunate enough to join CYOC, which has opened doors for me to join multiple community-based volunteer efforts. At last but not least , I will thank my CYOC partners, the CYOC adult advisors, Dr. Pinglu, Prof. Taochen and Dr. Haoli and my mother as well, for their great support and help. Without them, it’s impossible for me to get this award.
Over the past few months, I’ve had the wonderful opportunity to participate in Friday meetings with students from Yunnan. Each week, we explored a variety of topics—ranging from school life and family to pets, hobbies, and favorite movies. These conversations gave me a glimpse into what life is like in Yunnan, and I was fascinated by the cultural differences between their everyday experiences and mine here in the United States.
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