"...we need to hear their stories, benefiting all newcomers."

TESTIMONIALS

Chinese Newcomer Service Center provides much needed help and services to immigrants. Read, in their own words, what our clients, employees and volunteers have to say about us.

"We are here to serve the Chinese newcomers when they first arrive in this country. They hear about us, and then they come to our center. Then, of course, they want to find jobs, and they want to know where their children can go for school, or where they can learn English. It is quite difficult for a person to adjust in a new land with a new language and to learn new customs. To become a citizen, and then knowing
to vote with different issues, which are very foreign to them. So we bring up all of these items to them, to help them understand. This helps them get into society as soon as possible, and adjust their life to be a productive citizen.

One major service offered by the CNSC is an extensive job training and referral program. Clients work closely with a counselor to identify their job interests and goals. If necessary they are referred to available workshops to get the training they need. Clients are then helped with actual job placement with the assistance of the California Employment Development Department. CNSC has helped over 600 clients find jobs in a variety of industries."
Teresa Wu, CNSC Executive Director

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"The Chinese Newcomers Service Center continues to exemplify the spirit and mission upon which it was founded. The Center has been instrumental in representing the interest of the new members of the San Francisco area who are in need of services. By providing services to foster self-sufficiency and independence within the community, the Chinese Newcomer Service Center contributes a wonderful service to the Bay Area and California as a whole."
Senator Diane Feinstein

"I commend the staff and supporters of the Chinese Newcomers Service Center for your ongoing efforts to help immigrants overcome the many challenges they face in a new country. With your help, individuals and families may become self-supporting and productive members for the community. Your commitment is inspirational and greatly appreciated by the people whose lives you have touched.
Senator Barbara Boxer

"I comment the Chinese Newcomers Service Center's committed staff and volunteers who have provided invaluable assistance to thousands of Chinese immigrants in San Francisco. The success of the Chinese Newcomers Service Center has provided a strong sense of community for thousands of Chinese and Chinese-Americans in San Francisco, and I am confident that the Chinese Newcomers Service Center will continue to be an important part of our San Francisco heritage.
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi

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"As Honorary CO-Chair of the Charity Ball, I commend the Chinese Newcomers Service Center's ongoing commitment to providing support and services to immigrant families. Highly respected throughout the City, the Chinese Newcomers Service Center is truly a dedicated, hardworking and vital entity of our service network."

Mayor Willie Brown

Our clients

"I joined the citizenship class in Chinese Newcomers Center. My teacher is very nice. I am now a citizen. Thank you."
Xin Mei Chen, New Citizen

"Ms. Chan helped me when looking for a a job many times. Finally she got me two part time jobs as a housekeeper. She will continue to help me find a full time job. Thanks."
Yik Put Wong

"I joined the computer learning class at CNSC during the month of August 1998, and am about to finish in November. The course helped me learn faster, and more efficiently."
May Lau

"Chinese Newcomers Service Centers helps the new immigrants find jobs and learn English. The Center has a lot of programs which help the Chinese Community like tax filing and filling out the form for Census 2000."
Annie Ho, Secretary at CNSC

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"I like to work here because I like to help people, especially the new immigrants. The Newcomers really need help because they have to start their life all over again."
Peter T. Lam, Member of the Board

"I think Chinese Newcomer Center is a great place for Asian American people because of their useful programs. It helps that many of them are free."
Doris Him Grover, Member of the Board

"I'm a second-generation offspring of Irish and Scottish immigrants that came here with a sixth grade education and no services. And they came to Halifax, Nova Scotia, and San Francisco, and if an organization like this were afforded them they would have been, I think, much more successful than they ultimately were. But again I would like to say that as an example of how important the organization is to the community around us. In addition to my role as a surgeon at Kaiser Permanente, I am also the medical director for Operation Access, which provides medical services for people that have no insurance. I'm sure we all know of families that have suffered the ravages of down sizing the economy, that need very necessary health care services, and our organization seeks to provide operations for those individuals. We have provided over 200 operations, free of charge, to Bay Area citizens. I'm also extremely proud of the volunteers that I work with. It is an incredible organization, and as the nurses that I work with put it, "more fun than our regular jobs." Thank You."
Douglas Grey - 1998 Emperor Candidate

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"This is one of the best programs, one of the best organizations that exists in Chinatown. I am a third generation Chinese American, born and raised in Chinatown. My late grandfather, James Jew, was a very active member in Chinatown. And this is just a small, little tribute to him, saying that I miss him, and I really loved him very dearly until the day he passed away. I guess this is part of him speaking out saying, and giving back to the community that he resided in all of his life, and it's just I think CNSC for 29 years, they may have another 100 to go because we have so many new immigrants coming, and they need services, and I'm going to do my darndest to raise as much money as possible, for this organization, Thank you."
Edmund Jew -1998 Emperor Candidate

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"Fifty years ago when my mom and dad came over, assistance available to newcomers was not as organized as it is now. After leaving the service, my dad went back to China, married my mother, and brought his war bride back to America. Just like today, the challenges of a new country have to be a combination of exhilaration and terror. I know that my dad, like so many other immigrants, started out with menial jobs. He worked at a hotel making donuts, and operating the elevator. But then someone, I don't know who, advised him about night school. Bless that person, dad studied color television repair, it was a new technology, and the advice of that stranger provided him with an income, with a business, and a way to feed his 7 children. There was another stranger too, and I don't know who she is either, but she helped guide my mother to citizenship class. With 7 children, I know that the time mom took out to study for her citizenship, the time that she took away from the kids, was probably the only thing that kept her sane. Thankfully today all the goodwill and assistance of those strangers, to whom I owe that marvelous debt, have been institutionalized. Now we have the CNSC. It tries to do the same thing those anonymous, self-sacrificing and goodhearted strangers did for my parents. I'm really pleased to be here supporting the work of the center, and in a little way paying back to those kind strangers who helped my parents back then. Every time the center helps our new immigrants, teaches them to pay their taxes, helps them to find a job, helps them to find medical assistance for their children, or helps guide them through citizenship class. It carries forth the very best tradition of assistance to our Chinese community, we are lucky to have this kind of organization, and I feel honored to be here participating in a marvelous charity ball for them. Thank you."
Faye Lee- 1998 Empress Candidate

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"When Teresa Wu approached me to run for Empress, without any hesitation I said yes, because in my heart I know it's a worthy cause. Although in the past I was never directly involved with the Newcomers Center, I would volunteer to help when asked. One of the fundraising events in the past was donations through Sinocast, the Chinese radio station. Since I was an English instructor on air, I often asked my listeners to donate generously to the Newcomers Center. Now I am running for Empress, again I'm asking you to give your best and generous support."
Wilma Pang- Empress Candidate

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