Greater New York Youth Literacy Award

We are excited to invite young writers to participate in the 2024 Greater New York Youth Literacy Award, a unique opportunity to showcase their writing skills, explore Chinese culture, and win prizes of up to $1,000! Co-organized by CMP, CMP Chinese School, and CMP Collegiate Student Services Center (CSSC), this contest aims to inspire youth to continue learning and writing in Chinese while embracing their cultural heritage.

Contest Details:

• Categories:

  • Essay

  • Fiction

  • Poetry

• Groups:

  • Youth Group

  • Young Adult/Adult Group

  • International Student Group

• Awards:
  Prizes up to $1,000!

• Eligibility:
  This contest is open to all living in New York and surrounding areas, regardless of background, as long as you can attend the awards ceremony in New York City. Whether you are a native speaker or learning Chinese as a second language, we encourage you to participate and express your unique voice!

• Submission Deadline: December 16th, 2024

  For full details on how to submit your work, please refer to the event website.

Special Gathering for International Students

CMP CSSC is inviting all Chinese international students studying Social Work in NYC to join our special gathering which will be held on Saturday, October 15th, 11 AM - 1:30 PM, at CMP (55 Chrystie St., 2nd FL, New York, NY 10002)!

This gathering will be an informal and relaxed space where international students can:

• share experiences

• pose questions and ideas

• give and seek peer support

• connect with other Chinese international students in NYC

Free lunch and beverages will be provided.

A Dialogue to Address Racial Discrimination Distress Trauma

Have you experienced racial discrimination or anti-Asian hate crimes? Did you know how to handle it? Or if it ever happens to you, do you know how to handle it and deal with distress trauma?

Attend our online dialogue on Friday, May 27th, at 3 PM - 4 PM (EST) with our guest speaker Professor Lin Fang to talk about your experience and concerns about racial discrimination and/or anti-Asian hate crimes.

The event will be conducted in English and Mandarin. RSVP here: Meeting Registration - Zoom

If you have any questions about the event, please contact Steven Ye at stevenye@cmpny.org.

Webinar on Medical Service And Insurance In The U.S.

Webinar on H1B Policy for International Students

Support and Resources for International Students

Peer Talk Forum

CMP CSSC (Collegiate Student Service Center) will be hosting FREE Peer Talk Forums (中文海報） on Friday, 11/12, at 4 PM and Saturday, 12/4, at 11 AM, as a safe and inclusive space for international college students to share ideas and information, and receive support and resources.

Studying abroad is exciting, but could also be challenging. If you are an international college student, and are experiencing challenges from intercultural adjustment, want to receive support and resources, or simply want to know more people and expand your network, attend the Peer Talk Forum!

The forum will be held in English and Chinese Mandarin. RSVP here: Collegiate Student Service Center Event Registration Form (office.com)

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Tree Hole Program

Not interested in the Peer Talk Forum but still want to tell your story, talk to someone about challenges you are facing, a situation you are dealing with, a bad mood you want to get rid of, or anything else? You can talk to us by writing to treehole@cmpny.org!

Our free Tree Hole （中文海報） is a peer support, information sharing, and referral-based program to provide support to international college students in the U.S.

We respect your privacy. While writing to us, you can use your first, middle, last, or nickname, or you can also be fully anonymous. Currently the Tree Hole is provided in English and Chinese.

Online Workshop - Break Into Individual Tax

CMP CSSC will be hosting an online workshop - Break Into Individual Tax, on Friday, June 25th, 1 - 2 PM to share with international students important information about filing individual tax in the U.S.

If you want to know whether you should file individual tax or how to understand all those tax-related terms and forms, or want to raise any related questions to an experienced CPA, sign up here for FREE: Webinar: Break Into Individual Tax (美國留學生報稅小講堂） Tickets, Fri, Jun 25, 2021 at 1:00 PM | Eventbrite.

This event will be conducted mainly in Chinese (Mandarin).

Even if you are not an international student, you are also welcome to join. For more information, please contact us at StevenYe@cmpny.org.

Health and Mental Health Workshops for International Students

In collaboration with NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, CMP Collegiate Student Service Center(CSSC) will present two workshops to international students to address the health and mental health challenges brought on by COVID-19.

Chinese Mandarin Session: Friday, March 26th, 9:30 am - 11 am

English Session: Friday, April 2nd, 11:30 am - 1 pm

Participants will learn:

• the up-to-date fight against COVID-19 in NYC

• health and mental health resources available in NYC every international student should know during the pandemic

• how to stay physically and emotionally healthy

• coping skills and the effects of trauma, stress and anxiety

2021 Lantern Festival Party & Mini-Workshop: An Overview of Immigration Policies

CMP Collegiate Student Service Center is proud to present 2021 Lantern Festival Party & Mini-Workshop: An Overview of Immigration Policies to international students on Friday, 2/26, 6 - 7pm.

RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/2021-lantern-festival-virtual-party-registration-141869683041

Outline of activities:

1. Mini-workshop: An Overview of Immigration Policies of the Biden Administration related to F-1 students.

2. Lantern Riddle Challenge

3. Social Networking + Q&A