Formation 1990 Headquarters New York City | Website committee100.org Founded 1990 | |
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Similar Museum of Chinese in America, National Committee on United, Chinese American Citizens, Asian Americans Advancin, Chinese Community Centre | ||
The Committee of 100 (Chinese: 百人會) is a group of Chinese Americans whose state aim is “to encourage constructive relations between the peoples of the United States and Greater China.” It was founded in 1990. Its current chair is Frank H. Wu, Distinguished Professor, University of California Hastings College of Law.
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Background
The declared key functions of the Committee are to serve as a bridge between the cultures and systems of China and America and also to provide a forum for those issues that Americans of Chinese descent face in bettering their lives in the United States. The Committee aims to serve as "cultural ambassadors" and to foster the exchange of ideas and various perspectives among its membership with those in the community and government.
Membership
The membership, as of September 2016, is as follows, where each name is followed by the member's date of election in parentheses, and the abbreviations Exec. for Executive, Prof. for Professor, and VP for Vice President are used:
Former members
The following are former members, as of 2010.