On 4/20, the CAWM is honored to be among the honorees receiving the Leadership for Diversity and Inclusion award at the Massachusetts AAPI Commission's 16th Annual Unity Dinner. Coordinated in colors of black of red, the CAWM’s team of 10 representatives attended the dinner and accepted the award on behalf of all of our Chinese American volunteers and community members who have shown unwavering support for us. We were so incredibly proud of our CAWM volunteers who donate their time and talents to organizing cultural events, bringing cultural experiences to life and fostering understanding thro ..read more

As a giveback to the community, CAWM purchases group tickets to the Springfield Thunderbirds game on Sunday afternoon April 14th, and offered them to the families in our local community. We had over 13 families attending the event. What an incredible experience at the Massmutual Center! Our community and organization were featured before the game, and the families proudly displayed the CAWM flag on the ice. ?  The game had everyone on the edge of their seats, especially with Thunderbirds' last-minute goal to secure an awesome win over the Providence Bruins! ?  Our activities table wa ..read more

Since the 2023 Lunar New Year Celebration, the Chinese Association of Western Massachusetts (CAWM) has experienced remarkable growth under new leadership. Thanks to our dedicated board and committee members, committed to integrating Chinese Americans into our Pioneer Valley communities, we've built strong ties with local art organizations, businesses, and schools, enhancing our community bonds and expanding cultural outreach. These efforts culminated in a splendid Chinese New Year Culture Festival on February 17th, 2024, celebrating our collective achievements. The festival offered the 450 plu ..read more

2023 is a monumental year for CAWM, with renewed commitment of a brand-new leadership team, last year this time, we embarked on a new journey, which, from that time point, full of uncertainty and unexpected challenges that we came to know. Now we have grown from only 3 board members to 9 with a organizing committee backing daily operations. Over 50 volunteers have worked with us in the past year, and we have successfully organized over 15 "connect communities thru culture" events or activities in the local communities or facilities, all free to the public (except for the Chinese New Year cele ..read more

Dec 1st 2023, CAWM hosted the “Community Time” program at Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School (PVCICS). We are so happy that the students enjoyed the art and craft project of "柿事如意‘’ and the Wushu lessons by CAWM. The kids completed the project/class successfully and we all had such a fun time together! Thank you PVCICS for the opportunity. The school and teachers are doing such a great job, we are all impressed with how well the students behaved and how they helped each other! 12／1 周五，? 麻西华协应邀与? 先锋谷中英双语学／PVCICS ..read more

After being postponed from July due to the water level, the Springfield Festival was finally a reality! Over 20 community and club teams participated the dragon boat racing throughout the day. The weather turned out to be perfect, not hot not cold, little cloudy so no UV irradiation ;), totally enjoyable. CAWM’s tent was a big hit! We had 3D dragon boat making, Origami, calligraphy, and a little dragon boat photo booth. With Zongzi tasting, face painting, all these free activities were big hits with long lines. Everyone had a fantastic time and we are so happy to have the opportunity partnerin ..read more

Our Moon Festival Trilogy Tour has completed with a big success! From Sep 16th to 30th, on every Saturday, we conducted a culture tour at one of the local libraries. During the Tour, CAWM have provided the Mid Autumn/Moon Feastival experience for over 50 families and hundreds of people. We are grateful to all the 3 hosting libraries including Jones Library & Branches & Forbes Library. It was a wonderful experience for both our volunteers and smiley attendees. ????? Below are the thoughts from 2 of our volunteers who participated these tours, Mr. Heng wrote a beautiful piece in Chinese ..read more

Aug 26, 2023 is definitely a day worth remembering: CAWM Board held the 1st in-person Board meeting since Dec 2019! Since the pandemic started, we only had face-to-face interactions during our first in-person event (Asian Family Day) in Sep 2021! However all Board meetings were still conducted through Zoom all those time. Regardless, our team has evolved and grown so much and we are stronger than ever! So much to look forward to in the future plans of CAWM! Thank you Team and thank everyone for the support ..read more

It is official, the CAWM community dragon boat race team is established! 7/8/2023 is our first official team practice. Thank you Coach Betty from Poineer Valley Riverfront Club for patiently teaching the members the basics of dragon boating. We are so proud of our team members, even though for most people, this is the first time for them to be on a dragon boat, but they did fantastic job! Everyone had a lot of fun. It was a hot day but much cooler on the water. We are really looking forward to the racing day now. By the way, how do you like the design of our team shirt - “CAWM Huaxia Dragon ..read more

- by Julia Dong， June 15th, 2023 - The #AntiqueRoadshow is an American television program that has become popular throughout the United States for its unique style. I was lucky to attend the one that was held in #OldSturbridgeVillage, Massachusetts on June 13th, it was a big event with many attendees from all over New England. The event began promptly at 7:30 a.m., after going through the e-ticket check point to enter the facility,  guests could take pictures in front of the big AR (short for Antique Roadshow) back drop, before greeted by volunteers who would guide each group to the speci ..read more