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Cultivating lasting interest in China's social, political and economic development by encouraging volunteerism, social innovation, research and educational exchange with China

Social Innovation

Social development in China is one important area of focus for the OYCF members. In 2016, OYCF established an annual social innovation award to encourage volunteerism and social entrepreneurship, and to promote civil society exchange between the U.S. and China.

Due to COVID and difficulty for the selected Chinese teams to travel to the annual meeting, this program is on hold for the time being after the 2019 annual meeting.

2019年OYCF公益创新擂台赛

OYCF is pleased to announce the winner of the 2019 OYCF Social Innovation Contest at the OYCF annual meeting :

同城-中学性别平等教育

Annual Meeting

OYCF organizes an annual meeting each spring or summer, which is the most important event for the organization since its founding in 1999. Known for its intellectual rigor, passionate participants, and informal character mixed with recreational activities, the OYCF annual meeting typically lasts 1.5 to 2 days. The meeting brings together OYCF members from around the world to network with new members, students, local residents, and others interested in the topic of the annual meeting.

The 2024 annual meeting will take place from August 30 to September 1 in San Diego, California, with the theme "Observing China Up Close: Fieldwork, Transformations, and U.S.-China Relations." Participants will share their fieldwork experiences and latest observations on China, discuss the future of U.S.-China relations, and explore the contributions of General Stilwell and his family to Sino-American cultural exchange.

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Research

OYCF's research program aims to address critical policy issues in China and to encourage fieldwork research in the country.

In 2018, OYCF announces a new fellowship program to support graduate students in field research in China. Since then, over thirty PhD students from North American universities have received support from OYCF for their fieldwork research.

Announcements

The application period for the 2024 OYCF-Chow Fellowship for Field Research in China is now over. Overseas Young Chinese Forum congratulates the following five fellowship recipients:

This fellowship is generously funded by donations by Gregory C. and Paula K. Chow. It provides graduate students in humanities and social sciences from U.S. or Canadian universities with resources to conduct fieldwork in China for their thesis projects. Successful applicants will receive up to $5,000 in financial support.

2024 Awardees:

Yingru Chen is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Sociocultural Anthropology at the University of California, Davis.

Junyi Han is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of History at Yale University.

Shumeng Han is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of History at the University of California, San Diego.

Pamela Tsui is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Sociology at the University of Toronto.

Liubing Xie is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of California, Berkeley.

Anyone who is above 18 and who has lived in both China and overseas for one year or more is eligible for membership in the OYCF. Endorsement or reference from a current member is generally required.

OYCF is a non-profit organization based in the United States.

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