Biography:

Founded as a grassroots, community-based organization in response to the end of the Chinese Exclusion years that coincided with the War on Poverty and the vast influx of Chinese immigrants after the Immigration Reform Act of 1965. Initially, CPC founders volunteered and counseled families referred by local schools and then as the agency developed, provided case management services to help recent entrants adjust to their new homes. Original services centered around case management for new immigrants who were seeking support for a wide variety of challenges upon arrival in NYC, working in close partnership with public schools.  Now known as the Chinese-American Planning Council, located at 150 Elizabeth St., New York, NY 10012, 212-941-0920.