Chinese Immigration Services Agency Network International
FOUNDERS MESSAGE:
In 1979 the Chinese American Service League (CASL) had just been established in Chicago.  Meeting with Po and Charles and starting CISANI was very exciting.  I was delighted that so many established organizations across the world were willing to share their information and methods on serving their communities.  Initially I was looking for CISANI to focus on networking .  Charles wanted a focus on participation, and Po wanted a focus on organization.  What we found was that CISANI did all these things, and more.
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CISANI HISTORY:
In 1979 three community leaders - Po Wong in San Francisco, Charles Wang in New York City, and Bernarda Wong in Chicago - sought to reach out to their counterparts and learn more about the services they provided to the Chinese community in their area.  They felt brining together a focused group of organizations serving Chinese immigrants would be extremely helpful.
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RESOURCES

2005 CISANI Conference
Toronto Canada

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CISANI 2007 CONFERENCE:
Chinese Information and Service Center is hosting the 28th annual CISANI conference whose theme is:
"Chinese Immigrants in the 21st Century: New Strategies, Emerging Trends"


Location: Seattle, WA, USA
Dates: September 26-28

Topics:

  • Data Mining and the Chinese Community in the New Century
  • Human Trafficking
  • Immigration Reform
  • Early Education
  • Family Caregiver Issues and Seniors
  • Small Business Support
  • Collaboration: Power in Unity
  • Using Technology to be More Efficient
  • Effective and Productive
  • For more information contact: Kevin Chan at kevinc@cisc-seattle.org