Chinese Union (CU) is currently a non-profit Public Benefit

Corporation located in San Diego, California, with 30 E-board

members, 180+ working officers, and over 3000 registered
members. Established in 2005 by a small group of students from
University of California, San Diego (UCSD), Chinese Union
started out with only 70 members.

Chinese Union
Who we are
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Chinese Union now has expanded to different campuses, including Santa Monica
College, San Diego State University, American Language Institute and Grossmont
College. In less than six years, we had grown into one of the largest Asian
organizations in Southern California, widely regarded as the biggest student
organization in West Coast. As a member of International Chinese United Club
(ICUC), Chinese Union has a strong bond with other members of ICUC. Until now,
we have collaborated to hold several grand events together in Southern California
and gained great reputations.

What strived our growth is our goal,

which is aiming at serving local
international student community at
our best and promoting the
development, growth and
accountability of student
organizations. Chinese Union is
officially approved by the US
government to become a nonprofit
organization (NPO) under category
501(c)(3). To further realize the
purpose of being a 501c3
organization, we keep expanding our
influence in San Diego with all our
strength and are dedicated to involve
more in charity.
For the past few years, we reached out to the incoming freshmen and created
group of over 700 members of new students each year on Wechat, a Chinese social
media app. In Summer 2015, Chinese Union Ambassadors travelled to six major
cities in China, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou to hold info sessions for new
students. Before the start of Fall quarter, we provided airport pickup services for
more than 520 new students.

Freshmen Pick Up Service

Each quarter, we organize a variety of
events for San Diego county students to
participate. Our influence in the Southern
California and our proficiency in event
planning and marketing have made our
events the most popular among the
students-held events. For instance, at the
beginning of the Fall quarter 2015, we
held a General Body Meeting that
attracted more than 800 students to
attend. Soon after, we united all schools in
ICUC to co-host a reality show called If You Transfer Workshop
Are the One. The first station, hosted by
Chinese Union, took place in the biggest
auditorium in UCSD and drew at least 500
attendances.
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Each year, we partner with at least 50 companies and enterprises such
as JP Morgan, Chase Bank, Allstate Corporation, At&t, Milestone
Education, Hotel Sheraton, and a great number of local restaurants. Not
only does our members benefit from this, our sponsors experience
increase in sales and popularity. Throughout the partnership, we would
advertise our sponsors through different platforms.

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 March 10th, 2005:
Where the unity started!
Establishment of Chinese Union

February 22nd, 2015:

To serve and help!
Chinese Union transformed into a Non-profit organization
Chinese Union
Time Line
 2007:
Meet your fellow classmates!
CUs first General Body Meeting

2009:
Have some fun in your costumes!
CUs first Halloween Night (social party event)
2010:
Could he be your soul mate?
CUs first If You Are the One social event

2011:
Lets go cruising!
CUs first Cruise Dance social event
2013:
Love and support
Chinese Union hosted on campus donation for Yaan Earthquake

2015:
Help on the way
Chinese Union hosted on campus donation for GiveWell charity-
Neglected Tropical Disease

2016:
Spread the love!
Chinese Union hosted the first food bank volunteer
event for homeless people in San Diego
2017:
Expand the Unity!
Chinese Union (based in UCSD) expanded
the unity and created six branches in six
different schools. Our influence radiates
the Southern California region
Every year, Chinese Union provides a series of social events
carefully designed for international students. We offer round-
trip rides, high-quality accommodations, and delicious food and
drinks. All of these are for one goal: make our guests enjoy an
unforgettable amazing experience with Chinese Union. The
average number of guests attending our social events is
approximately from 60 to 200. The number is still increasing
since more students become CU members and participate in
our social events.

Chinese Union
Events
Chinese Union hosts regular social events in every academic
quarter, which include seasonally touring and small-sized
parties. Each year, we also hold our large events at the most
fantastic places in San Diego. We make our efforts to ensure
that our guests would have a relaxing moment and find great
pleasure in interacting with their peers.
If You Are the One
The First International Student Dating Event in Southern California Region

The candidates show great

diversity, coming from various
universities in Southern California.
We offer students a chance to
encounter peers, and fall in love.

Chinese Union held the first International student

dating event If You Are the One in fall 2010, which
achieved great success. In 2012, Chinese Union co-
hosted If You Are the One with Chinese Student
Organization of University of South California. Now,
Chinese Union cooperate with 6 universities in South
California Areas including USC, UCI and UCSB. The
accumulative number of game candidates is up t0 130
and the average number of audience is around 750.
In order to help new students, become familiar with
school and ensure they can arrive their dormitory
safely, Chinese Union provide Airport Pick-up Service
program. In fall 2016, 52% students collaborate with
Chinese Union Pick-up service program as their first
choice. Starts from 2013, Chinese Union formed by near
40 people to offer professional and safe flow service,
and it covers from SAN, LAX airport to UCSD, SDSU, USD,
Chinese Union
even to Hyatt and Sheraton or other hotels. Luggage
claim and parents pick up are all including in our service.
Chinese Union strives to provide efficient and reliable
pick-up service to all student in San Diego, in order to
make them feel at home as soon as possible.
Service
Chinese Union organizes Quarterly Orientations regularly and hosts the most massive
Fall GBM at the beginning of Fall quarter. In the past 9 years, Chinese Union had
successfully held GBM 14times to attract average 761 guests to come and join us. So far,
there has been 813 out of 1013 students attended GBM event in fall 2016.The wonderful
dancing and singing performance, self-made microfilm, and amusing interactive sessions
all provide students memorable experience at the beginning of the new quarter. We will
announce quarterly events that we plan for the quarter, including technical and academic
workshops, professional development and social parties. The quarter GBMs and
orientations offer attendants great opportunities for international students to enlarge
their social network, pursue their self-development and entertain themselves.

Summer Meet and Greet Event is one of the grandest orientation provide by Chinese
Union. Our footprints are found everywhere: including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and
12 more cities in China. To help new students familiar with campus environment and
studying life, Chinese Union arranged introduction, Q&A and potluck sessions by senior
students to answer, share and provide suggestions of their experience. So far, there are
700 students attend our event in 2016. Chinese Union will continually provide orientation
service during Triton Day and Transfer Student Orientation day.
Chinese Union aim to provide our students with more convenient life services and to
help them integrate into community and aboard studying life as soon as possible. Since
2013, we have helped over 1000 students dealing with their mobile phone card, bank
credit or debit card, and assist them with hotel reservation and check-in service. Chinese
Union collaborates with Chase Bank (multinational banking and financial services holding
company) and AT&T (multinational telecommunications conglomerate) to provide more
professional and efficient service to everyone.

Campus-wide Night Market event is a grand and abundant banquet to establish a

platform for enriching students extracurricular life, promoting cultural communication
and expressing students homesickness. Featured by traditional Chinese food and games,
over 80 members dedicate to plan and cooperate this event, our Night Market attacks
over 1000 students to attend. We plan to build Night Market as a typical symbol for
Chinese student to attack more and more people to join and provide them better service.
Triton Notes is an authoritative report and guide book that informs students detailly
about various issue of studying life and academic questions. Benefited from contributions
of senior students and school professors, Triton Notes is meant to help student
understand issues, solve their problem and help them make decisions. From pre-
departure preparation, academic strategy to life strategy, Triton Notes pools abundant
effort and sweat, served as a tight mental bond to better serve more students.

In order to help students strength their professional skill and enhance transfer students
quality of being a competitive candidate, Chinese Union hold varieties of Workshops like:
career developing planning, transfer experience sharing in SMC, and GRE skill seminar,
etc. We lead students to explore different strengths and weaknesses and how to apply
them in leadership and career settings. Helping them with creating the most important
parts of profile, as well as teaching them how to strategically use networking to make
connections with people.
Chinese Union is a non-profit organization which not only
dedicates in helping local Chinese students to adapt and
succeed, but also aims to benefit the public as a whole. We are
concerned about many issues including infectious diseases,
poverty, and natural disasters. Willing to do everything we can
to make the society a better place, CU never hesitates to lend
out a helping hand to those who are in need. Below are some
charity events hosted by CU in the past few years.

Chinese Union
Charity Events
Yaan Earthquake

On April 20, 2013 (Beijing Time), a major earthquake with

magnitude of 7.0 attacked Lushan county, Ya an of Szechwan
province. This disaster affected 383,000 people including 11,470 of
them injured and 196 dead. In grief, CU members set up donation
events to support our compatriots affected by this disaster. CU had
cumulatively received 1284.57 USD, which would be used in the
stricken region through Yihai philanthropic foundation.
I-5 Freeway Accident

On December 20, 2015, we lost two Chinese students in a wrong-way

car accident. Parents of the two students came to San Diego right after
the tragedy happened. Doing every little thing we could for the
parents, we took them to the police department, helped them to
contact lawyers, etc. We also collected prayers from CU members and
sent them to the parents.

Neglected Tropical Disease in India

NTDs are specific set of chronic infectious diseases found

primarily in tropical areas, and they can be prevented using
medicine that costs $0.64 per person. CU donated $90, which
guarantees 140 lives from being infected by NTDs.
Food Bank

The San Diego Food Bank is a hunger relief nonprofit organization

that feeds on average 370,000 people in San Diego County every
month. Their mission is to provide nutritious food to people in need,
advocate for the hungry and educate the public about hunger-related
issues.

CU with Food Bank

Chinese Union, with a warm heart

to help others in need, began to join
in Food Bank since 2015. Each year,
we will organize our officers to take
part in this event. They package all of
those fruits, chocolate and different
kinds of foods, and then send these
packages to those homeless senior
people.
 CU does not only bring love to
others, but also earn other
participants (CU officers) the
opportunity to pass their love to help
those people who are really in need.

Chinese Union Donation in SDSU

Chinese Union officers in SDSU donated their clothes to local society.

Every year, a new version of Chinese Union Membership Card
would be launched. By representing Chinese Union
Membership Card, students can receive a minimum of 10% off
discount with every purchase in designated stores. This card
would also be disseminated to different companies and
enterprises on and off campus and placed at the cashier counter
to remind students that they can receive a discount.
Besides majority of the stores on campus, CU card also covers
San Diego and Los Angeles are. It includes service in community
serving, dinning, living, shopping, etc.

Membership Card
Chinese Union
Benefits for Cardholders

Provide local life services

and airport pick up.

Provide free school supplies and

snakes during final weeks.

Provide community service

opportunities.

Students can enjoy a minimum of 10% discount by

participating in CU related events.
 Facebook Page: 3,000+ followers
Sina Weibo Official Account: 2,000+ followers
Renren Official Page: 2,800+ followers
Instagram: 800+ followers
Baidu Postboard

Media Platforms
Chinese Union
 Official Website: www.chineseunion.org
With our brand-new website, students are able to hear about the
latest news around UC San Diego and obtain information about CUs
sponsors, such as the sponsors locations and contact information.

Each year, we have more than 800

new members in our Wechat group.
With over 5,000 followers, Chinese
Unions official Wechat account creates
a great platform for sponsors to
advertise themselves. We provide
newsfeed advertisements for sponsors
according to different sponsorship
levels.

Wechat group and newsfeed advertisement

Every year, we have over 500
registered members. We send
out emails regularly to registered
members, and the information
about CUs sponsors would be
attached to the emails. This is
also a great chance to advertise.

E-mail Mailing List

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