What We Need: Practical Help, Every Day When we asked survey respondents what kinds of help they had personally needed over the past three years, we were not looking for abstract answers. We wanted to know what actually kept people up at night — the specific, practical challenges of building a life here. What we heard was grounding. The […]
Community Needs Series — Unit 2 of 8: Participation
How Are We Connected? A community is more than a shared zip code. It is the network of relationships, activities, and organizations that give people a sense of belonging and mutual support. So, how do the respondents participate the Chinese American community in Western New York? The Numbers Are Honest More than half of respondents participated in at least […]
Community Needs Series — Unit 1 of 8: Community Profile
Who We Are: A Stable, Rooted Community Before we can talk about what the Chinese community of Western New York needs, it helps to understand who we actually are. The survey data tells a story that surprises people who assume this is a transient or provisional community. We Are Here for the Long Term The largest group of survey […]
Hearing Our Community: What 224 Voices Told Us
What does the Chinese American community in Western New York truly need? Not what we assume, not what is currently offered — but what people actually experience, day to day, in their own words. To find out, the Chinese Community Foundation of Western New York conducted a community needs survey* in March 2025. We collected 224 responses in Simplified Chinese, […]
We Rang in the Year of the Horse with a Bang! 🐎
For the second year running, we came to the UB Center for the Arts to celebrate Chinese New Year with our neighbors. From 12:00 PM to 2:30 PM Sunday February 15th, our booth was arguably “the place to be.” The Lucky Wheel Legend Our lucky wheel had a line longer than the one at the DMV (but much more fun). […]
Chinese Community Foundation of Western New York Launches Survey on Community Center Needs, Building a Future Community Space Together
Release Date: March 21, 2025 Location: Western New York Region [Western New York Region] – Chinese Community Foundation of Western New Yorkannounced today the launch of a 10-day community center needs survey, which will run from March 22 to March 31, 2025. Focusing on the regional Chinese community, this survey seeks to gain in-depth understanding of community members’ needs and […]