Chinese American Friendship Association Community in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, and Research Triangle Park

Welcome to CAFA

1/24/2020

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Welcome to the home page of The Chinese-American Friendship Association of North Carolina (CAFA)! CAFA was founded on October 5, 1996 as a non-political and non-profit organization. The objectives of CAFA are:

To foster friendship among Chinese and Chinese Americans;

To help members succeed in the American society;

To protect the rights of members;

To promote Sino-American culture, science and technology exchange.

北卡华人联谊会(简称华联或CAFA，原名北卡州三角地区华人联谊会) 成立于一九九六年十月五日，是一个非政治、非营利性的华人团体。华联的主要宗旨是联络本地华人之间的感情和增进友谊，传播中华文化，维护华人权益，协助华人融入美国社会，促进中美文化和科技的交流。华联目前是北卡州最大的华人团体，现有会员约两千多人。华联每年举办各种大型的联谊和娱乐活动，其中包括：新年欢庆、春节晚会、夏季野餐会、仲夏音乐会、中秋团聚会以及圣诞/新年舞会等。华联所属的众多文艺、体育、商业等团体也定期举办形式多样的各类活动。此外，华联还积极参与当地的各种社区服务。

作为华联会员，除了享有丰富多彩的业余生活之外，还享有本地区不少华人商家的优惠。欢迎您加入华联，她是您可信赖的朋友、得力的助手、生活的后盾和乡情的依托。

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What's New

02/09/2020 CAFA 2020 Chinese New Year Gala (华联春晚 2020)

	Date: 2020年02月09日，星期日, 02:30 PM - 05:30 PM
	Location: UNC Memorial Hall at 114 E Cameron Ave, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
	2020 CAFA Gala Information
	Apply or Renew CAFA Membership Online
	Ticket Sale Information
	网上购票 (Online Tickets)

01/18/2020, Chinese Visa and Document Authentication Service (护照中国签证, 文件三级认证, 通知及证件要求)

	Chinese Visa Service (护照签证, 通知及证件要求)
	Document Authentication (文件三级认证)
	现场提供照像服务, will provide photo service onsite
	Date: 2020年01月18日，星期六, 09:30 AM - 11:00 AM
	Location: RACL Campus (Apex Middle School, Building B, 400 East Moore St., Apex, NC 27502)

09/07/2019, Chinese Visa and Document Authentication Service (护照中国签证, 文件三级认证, 通知及证件要求)

	Chinese Visa Service (护照签证, 通知及证件要求)
	Document Authentication (文件三级认证)
	现场提供照像服务, will provide photo service onsite
	Date: 2019年09月07日，星期六, 09:30 AM - 11:00 AM
	Location: RACL Campus (Apex Middle School, Building B, 400 East Moore St., Apex, NC 27502)

05/04/2019, Chinese Visa and Document Authentication Service (护照中国签证, 文件三级认证, 通知及证件要求)

	Chinese Visa Service (护照签证, 通知及证件要求)
	Document Authentication (文件三级认证)
	现场提供照像服务, will provide photo service onsite
	Date: 2019年05月04日，星期六, 09:30 AM - 11:00 AM
	Location: RACL Campus (Apex Middle School, Building B, 400 East Moore St., Apex, NC 27502)

04/13/2019, Chinese Visa and Document Authentication Service (护照中国签证, 文件三级认证, 通知及证件要求) two locations, and two time slots

	Chinese Visa Service (护照签证, 通知及证件要求)
	Document Authentication (文件三级认证)
	现场提供照像服务, will provide photo service onsite
	Date and Time 1: 2019年04月13日，星期六, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
	Location 1: RACL Campus (Apex Middle School, Building B, 400 East Moore St., Apex, NC 27502)
	Date and Time 2: 2019年04月13日，星期六, 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
	Location 2: CSCH Campus (Guy B. Phillips Middle School, 606 N. Estes Dr. Chapel Hill, NC 27514)

03/23/2019, Chinese Visa and Document Authentication Service (护照中国签证, 文件三级认证, 通知及证件要求)

	Chinese Visa Service (护照签证, 通知及证件要求)
	Document Authentication (文件三级认证)
	Date and Time: 2019年03月23日，星期六, 09:30 AM - 11:00 AM
	现场提供照像服务, will provide photo service onsite
	Location: RACL Campus (Apex Middle School, Building B, 400 East Moore St., Apex, NC 27502)

02/23/2019, Chinese Visa and Document Authentication Service (护照中国签证, 文件三级认证, 通知及证件要求)

	Chinese Visa Service (护照签证, 通知及证件要求)
	Document Authentication (文件三级认证)
	Date and Time: 2019年02月23日，星期六, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
	现场提供照像服务, will provide photo service onsite
	Location: RACL Campus (Apex Middle School, Building B, 400 East Moore St., Apex, NC 27502)

02/17/2019, CAFA 2019 Chinese New Year Gala (华联春晚 2019)

	Date: 2019年02月17日，星期日, 02:30 PM - 05:30 PM
	Location: UNC Memorial Hall at 114 E Cameron Ave, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
	2019 CAFA Gala Information
	Apply or Renew CAFA Membership Online
	Ticket Sale Information, closed
	网上购票 (Online Tickets, closed)

02/09/2019, 使馆将于2019年2月9日 Raleigh 市现场办公，证件受理

	使馆将于2019年2月9日 Raleigh 市现场办公，证件受理
	Date and Time (Online Registration): 2019年01月31日， open at 10:00 AM
	Date and Time (现场办公): 2019年02月09日，星期六, 09:00 AM - 04:30 PM
	Location: RACL Campus (Apex Middle School, cafeteria, 400 East Moore St., Apex, NC 27502)

01/05/2019, Chinese Visa and Document Authentication Service (护照中国签证, 文件三级认证, 通知及证件要求)

	Chinese Visa Service (护照签证, 通知及证件要求)
	Document Authentication (文件三级认证)
	Date and Time: 2019年01月05日，星期六, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
	Location: RACL Campus (Apex Middle School, Building B, 400 East Moore St., Apex, NC 27502)

01/05/2019, Chinese Visa and Document Authentication Service (护照中国签证, 文件三级认证, 通知及证件要求)

	Chinese Visa Service (护照签证, 通知及证件要求)
	Document Authentication (文件三级认证)
	Date and Time: 2019年01月05日，星期六, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
	Location: RACL Campus (Apex Middle School, Building B, 400 East Moore St., Apex, NC 27502)

05/12/2018, Chinese Visa and Document Authentication Service (护照中国签证, 文件三级认证, 通知及证件要求) three locations, and two time slots

	Chinese Visa Service (护照签证, 通知及证件要求)
	Document Authentication (文件三级认证)
	Date and Time 1: 2018年05月12日，星期六, 09:30 AM - 10:30 AM
	Location 1: RACL Campus (Apex Middle School, Building B, 400 East Moore St., Apex, NC 27502)
	Date and Time 2: 2018年05月12日，星期六, 09:30 AM - 10:30 AM
	Location 2: CCS Campus (Panther Creek High School, 6770 McCrimmon Pkwy, Cary, NC 27519)
	Date and Time 3: 2018年05月12日，星期六, 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
	Location 3: CSCH Campus (Guy B. Phillips Middle School, 606 N. Estes Dr. Chapel Hill, NC 27514)

04/14/2018, Chinese Visa and Document Authentication Service (护照中国签证, 文件三级认证, 通知及证件要求) three locations, and two time slots

	Chinese Visa Service (护照签证, 通知及证件要求)
	Document Authentication (文件三级认证)
	Date and Time 1: 2018年04月14日，星期六, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
	Location 1: RACL Campus (Apex Middle School, Building B, 400 East Moore St., Apex, NC 27502)
	Date and Time 2: 2018年04月14日，星期六, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
	Location 2: CCS Campus (Panther Creek High School, 6770 McCrimmon Pkwy, Cary, NC 27519)
	Date and Time 3: 2018年04月14日，星期六, 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
	Location 3: CSCH Campus (Guy B. Phillips Middle School, 606 N. Estes Dr. Chapel Hill, NC 27514)

03/17/2018, Chinese Visa and Document Authentication Service (护照中国签证, 文件三级认证, 通知及证件要求) two locations, and two time slots

	Chinese Visa Service (护照签证, 通知及证件要求)
	Document Authentication (文件三级认证)
	Date and Time 1: 2018年03月17日，星期六, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
	Location 1: RACL Campus (Apex Middle School, Building B, 400 East Moore St., Apex, NC 27502)
	Date and Time 2: 2018年03月17日，星期六, 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
	Location 2: CSCH Campus (Guy B. Phillips Middle School, 606 N. Estes Dr. Chapel Hill, NC 27514)

02/25/2018, CAFA 2018 Chinese New Year Gala (华联春晚 2018)

	Date: 2018年02月25日，星期日, 02:30 PM - 05:30 PM
	Location: UNC Memorial Hall at 114 E Cameron Ave, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
	Ticket Sale Information
	网上购票 (Online Tickets)

02/24/2018, Chinese Visa and Document Authentication Service (护照中国签证, 文件三级认证, 通知及证件要求)

	Chinese Visa Service (护照签证, 通知及证件要求)
	Document Authentication (文件三级认证)
	Date: 2018年02月24日，星期六, 10:00 AM - 02:00 PM
	Location: 1001 Airport Blvd, room # 294, Morrisville, NC 27560

02/10/2018, Chinese Visa and Document Authentication Service (护照中国签证, 文件三级认证, 通知及证件要求)

	Chinese Visa Service (护照签证, 通知及证件要求)
	Document Authentication (文件三级认证)
	Date: 2018年02月10日，星期六, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
	Location: Cary Chinese School Campus (Panther Creek High School, 6770 McCrimmon Parkway, Cary NC 27519)

01/20/2018, Forum - 'The First Half of My Life' by Mr. Shimin Fang（方舟子）

	Date and Time: 2018年01月20日，星期六, 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
	Location: Witherspoon Cinema of NC State University, at 2810 Cates Ave, Raleigh, NC 27606
	Admission: FREE for CAFA Members, NCSU Students, and CAST-NC Members; $5.00 Each for All Others
	Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1phaPl5erkHkrxZcUT8ognaETUuBTJ-yOGxaD5TUH2Ps/viewform?edit_requested=true

01/13/2018, Chinese Visa and Document Authentication Two Services (护照中国签证, 文件三级认证, 通知及证件要求)

	Chinese Visa Service (护照签证, 通知及证件要求)
	Document Authentication (文件三级认证)
	Date: 2018年01月13日，星期六, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, the same time for both services
	Location: RACL Campus (Apex Middle School, Building B, 400 East Moore St., Apex, NC 27502)

12/16/2017, Chinese Visa and Document Authentication Two Services (护照中国签证, 文件三级认证, 通知及证件要求)

	Chinese Visa Service (护照签证, 通知及证件要求)
	Document Authentication (文件三级认证)
	Date: 2017年12月16日，星期六, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, the same time for both services
	Location: RACL Campus (Apex Middle School, Building B, 400 East Moore St., Apex, NC 27502)

12/02/2017, 发放 2018 CAFA 会员卡, 缴费 (cash/check/Paypal), and 注册新会员

	Announcement (通知)
	Date: 2017年12月02日，星期六, 09:30 AM - 04:00 PM, three schools have different times
	Location 1: Raleigh Academy of Chinese Language: Steve Chen or Yongjun Lei (Apex Middle School, 400 E Moore St, Apex, NC 27502), 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
	Location 2: Cary Chinese School: Owen Chen (Panther Creek High School, 6770 McCrimmon Pkwy, Cary, NC 27519), 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
	Location 3: Chinese School at Chapel Hill: Weihua Xie (Guy B. Phillips Middle School, 606 N. Estes Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27514), 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
	Apply for a new CAFA membership, click HERE
	Renew your existing CAFA membership, click HERE
	Retrieve your membership ID, click HERE

11/13/2017, CAFA Election 2017 (12:00 PM EST, Nov. 13, 2017 to 12:00 PM EST Nov. 23, 2017)

	Bios/statements of all the candidates: 2017 CAFA Election Statements
	Vote for your favorite candidates by fill out this ballot: 2017 CAFA Election Ballot. PLEASE SEE THE LINK AT TOP OF PAGE
	If you need to join CAFA, please visit: Join or renew CAFA membership
	New Member use temporary Id 9999 to cast your ballot

11/11/2017, Chinese Visa and Document Authentication Two Services (护照中国签证, 文件三级认证, 通知及证件要求)

	Chinese Visa Service (护照签证, 通知及证件要求)
	Document Authentication (文件三级认证)
	Date: 2017年11月11日，星期六, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, the same time for both services
	Location 1: RACL Campus (Apex Middle School, Building B, 400 East Moore St., Apex, NC 27502)
	Location 2: Cary Chinese School Campus (Panther Creek High School, 6770 McCrimmon Parkway, Cary NC 27519)

10/14/2017, Chinese Visa and Document Authentication Two Services (护照中国签证, 文件三级认证, 通知及证件要求)

	Chinese Visa Service (护照签证, 通知及证件要求)
	Document Authentication (文件三级认证)
	Date: 2017年10月14日，星期六, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, the same time for both services
	Location 1: RACL Campus (Apex Middle School, Building B, 400 East Moore St., Apex, NC 27502)
	Location 2: Cary Chinese School Campus (Panther Creek High School, 6770 McCrimmon Parkway, Cary NC 27519)

09/16/2017, Chinese Visa and Document Authentication Two Services (护照中国签证, 文件三级认证, 通知及证件要求)

	Chinese Visa Service (护照签证, 通知及证件要求)
	Document Authentication (文件三级认证)
	Date: 2017年09月16日，星期六, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
	Location: RACL Campus (Apex Middle School, Building B, 400 East Moore St., Apex, NC 27502)

08/26/2017, Chinese Visa and Document Authentication Two Services (护照中国签证, 文件三级认证, 通知及证件要求)

	Chinese Visa Service (护照签证, 通知及证件要求)
	Document Authentication (文件三级认证)
	Date: 2017年08月26日，星期六, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, the same time for both services
	Location: RACL Campus (Apex Middle School, Building B, 400 East Moore St., Apex, NC 27502)

05/20/2017, Chinese Visa and Document Authentication Two Services (护照中国签证, 文件三级认证, 通知及证件要求)

	Chinese Visa Service (护照签证, 通知及证件要求)
	Document Authentication (文件三级认证)
	Date: 2017年05月20日，星期六, 09:30 AM - 10:30 AM, the same time for both services
	Location 1: RACL Campus (Apex Middle School, Building B, 400 East Moore St., Apex, NC 27502)
	Location 2: Cary Chinese School Campus, Panther Creek High School, 6770 McCrimmon Parkway, Cary NC 27519

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