The Chinese-American Friendship Association in the Triangle Area, NC (CAFA) was founded on October 5, 1996. CAFA is 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 Chinese language and culture education;
- To promote Sino-American culture, science and technology exchange.
Mr. Jian Chen (陈建) is elected president for the current 2006-07 term and chair of the Executive Committee. Previous presidents are Zhaobang Zeng (1996-97), Jogin Wu (1997-98), Peng Yao (1998-99), Bailian Li (1999-00), Hande Zhang (2000-01), Zhi Liu (2001-02), Hannah Young (02-03), Tao Pang(2003-04) George Zhou (2004-05), and Hui Hu (2005-06).
The Board of Directors is the association's legislative and supervisory body. The Board stipulates CAFA's objectives, enacts and interprets the association's by-laws and other policies, and oversees Executive Committee's implementation of these objectives and policies. The Board's current chairperson is Mr. George Zhou (周大操). Previous Chairpersons are Qianwen Yu (1996-97), Zhaobang Zeng (1997-99), Peng Yao (1999-01), Jie Chen (2001-02), Jianren Yang (2002-03), Hui Hu (2003-04), Daling Wen (2004-05) and Tao Pang (2005-06).
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