S.U.C.C.E.S.S.

The United Chinese Community Enrichment Services Society (traditional Chinese: 中僑互助會; simplified Chinese: 中侨互助会; pinyin: Zhōng Qiáo Hùzhù Huì or 中僑/中侨 Zhōng Qiáo[1]) or S.U.C.C.E.S.S., is a Canadian social services organization headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia.[2] As of 2014 Queenie Choo is the CEO of the organization.[3]

The SUCCESS Simon K.Y. Lee Seniors Care Home in Chinatown, Vancouver

History

In 1973 the organization was founded to provide social services for Chinese,[4] including recent immigrants.[5] It was founded by several persons of Hong Kong origin, including Maggie Ip, who became the first chairperson, Jonathan Lau, Linda Leong, Mei-Chan Lin, and Pauline To.[6]

Since 1989 an increasing number of clients originated from Taiwan and the Mainland, altering the up-until-then almost entirely Hong Kong demographic base. S.U.C.C.E.S.S., in 1990, served 60,000 people, mostly persons between 20 and 40, with 110,000 contacts. As of 1991 its headquarters were on the second floor of the Beijing Building in the Vancouver Chinatown and it maintained branch offices in South Vancouver, Burnaby, and Richmond.[7]

As of 2003, it had 350 employees, a headquarters in Vancouver, and 11 other offices in the Greater Vancouver region. As of the same year its budget is $16 million.[5]

The organization from 2006 until 2010 was headed by CEO Tung Chan, a former Vancouver city councilor.[8]

In 2014, SUCCESS reportedly had posted signs in Richmond that were only in Chinese during the midst of a local controversy regarding Chinese-only signs. Queenie Choo apologized and had the signs taken down.[3] In 2015, SUCCESS was designated an "Overseas Chinese Services Organization" by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the Chinese Communist Party's United Front Work Department.[9][10][11]

See also

References

Notes
  1. Guo, "SUCCESS: A Chinese Voluntary Association in Vancouver Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine," p. 104.
  2. "Contact Us Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine." S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Retrieved on March 19, 2015. "Vancouver Headquarters S.U.C.C.E.S.S. 28 West Pender Street Vancouver BC V6B 1R6 Canada"
  3. "SUCCESS admits mistake in posting Chinese-only signs" (Archive). Vancouver Sun. March 18, 2014. Retrieved on March 19, 2015.
  4. Guo, Shibao, "An interpretive study of a voluntary organization serving Chinese immigrants in Vancouver, Canada Archived 2014-12-25 at WebCite," p. ii.
  5. Teo, p. 1.
  6. Guo, "SUCCESS: A Chinese Voluntary Association in Vancouver," p. 103.
  7. Tan, Hugh, p. 11.
  8. "Tung Chan" (Archive) (author page). Vancouver Sun. Retrieved on February 15, 2015.
  9. Quan, Douglas (2019-06-17). "Silence on Tiananmen anniversary could be sign of China's influence on Canadian community groups: critics". National Post. Archived from the original on 2019-06-23. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  10. "Overseas Chinese Help Center". Overseas Chinese Affairs Office (in Chinese). April 6, 2016. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  11. Schrader, Matt (January 5, 2019). ""Chinese Assistance Centers" Grow United Front Work Department Global Presence". Jamestown Foundation. Archived from the original on July 12, 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
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