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| Chung Wah Youth |
The Chung Wah Association has had a number of youth groups in the past; each one rising from humble inception to respectable sizes but each eventually dissipating with the passage of time as time imposed new priorities upon its leaders.
In the Association’s centenary year, a group of youth sought to break that cycle. The latest Chung Wah Youth Group (CYG) effort was made on the night of Friday April 30, 2010, when Justin Kwok brought together a number of young Chinese professionals, business people and students from various backgrounds and bearing different skill sets to discuss the concept of a selfsustaining group for Chinese youth.
The consensus that night was to establish a youth group under the banner of the Chung Wah Association to provide services relevant to the personal and professional development of Chinese youth in WA, and to ultimately help these youth to become leaders in the Australian community.
Although CYG is still in its infant stages of development, it has had some measure of success by playing a key role in organising the well-received seminar on the Chinese migrant experience, Journey of Migrants. Importantly for the CYG, one of its members spoke at the seminar from the perspective of a child migrant growing up in Australia and of the conflicts and advantages of being both Chinese and Australian.
Journey of Migrants received praise from many in the audience and CYG’s youth speaker received coverage in the Guardian Express. Through events such as these, the CYG intends to continue building its profile and the profile of Chinese youth.
Now, the CYG team meet regularly to consider ideas, some which are being trialled and refined, and others still in conceptual stages. The latest project revolves around music and bands and is under construction. The team welcomes expressions of interest. If you’re keen to find out more or want to add your ideas to our mix, just contact the Chung Wah office.
Justin Kwok
The Chung Wah Youth Group |
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