Committee Of 100 Inc

THE COMMITTEE'S PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP AND ACT AS A CONSTRUCTIVE FORCE IN THE DUAL MISSION OF: 1) PROMOTING THE FULL PARTICIPATION OF CHINESE AMERICANS IN AMERICAN SOCIETY AND ACTING AS A PUBLIC POLICY RESOURCE FOR THE CHINESE-AMERICAN COMMUNITY, 2) PROMOTING CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE AND RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE PEOPLES AND LEADERS OF THE UNITED STATES AND GREATER CHINA.

CHINESE AMERICANS FOR GREATER INCLUSION IS COMPRISED OF THE COMMISSIONED REPORT, "FROM FOUNDATIONS TO FRONTIERS", A STUDY AND PUBLICATION THAT PRESENTS A NEW NARRATIVE BACKED BY DATA AND RESEARCH ABOUT CHINESE AMERICANS FOCUSED ON OUR ENDURING LEGACY OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO AMERICA OVER THE LAST 175+ YEARS. THE RESEARCH FINDINGS CONSIST OF A WHITE PAPER AND SEVEN PILLAR REPORTS (ARTS & CULTURE; CIVIL RIGHTS, PUBLIC SER VICE & POLITICS; ENTREPRENEURSHIP & BUSINESS LEADERSHIP; INFRASTRUCTURE; MILITARY & NATIONAL SECURITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY) ALL HOUSED ON THE "CONTRIBUTING ACROSS AMERICA" MICROSITE. USING THE REPORT, COMMITTEE OF 100 DEVELOPED A GUEST LECTURE SERIES, WITH TALKS GIVEN TO 150 GROUPS TO DATE, TO PRESENT FINDINGS FROM THE REPORT AND SPARK A CONVERSATION ON THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF CHINESE AMERICANS THROUGHOUT U.S. HISTORY.

IN ADVANCING U.S. - CHINA RELATIONS, THE FIRST C100 ALL-VIRTUAL CONFERENCE CONVENED OVER 560 ATTENDEES OVER TWO DAYS IN MAY 2021. "POSSIBILITIES: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS IN THE NEW ERA" ELEVATED IMPORTANT TOPICS IN THE U.S.-CHINA RELATIONSHIP AND THE CHINESE AMERICAN COMMUNITY, FEATURING MULTIPLE PANEL SESSIONS ON ECONOMICS, SUSTAINABILITY, TECHNOLOGY, PUBLIC HEALTH, GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN, AND ARTS & CULTURE.

IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE COMMITTEE FUNDRAISED, PROCURED, AND DISTRIBUTED TO US HOSPITALS, CLINICS, AND OTHER FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE WORKERS PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT THAT WAS SOURCED FROM CHINA AND WAS IN SHORT SUPPLY DURING THE INITIAL SPREAD. WITH PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT CHANNELS STABILIZING, THE COMMITTEE DOES NOT ENVISION FURTHER SUPPORT FOR THIS PROGRAM.

NEXT GENERATION LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT - THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS ACTIVELY MENTOR AND CULTIVATE NEXT GENERATION LEADERS THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. IN LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO, NEW YORK, WASHINGTON D.C., AND BEIJING, MEMBERS VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO PROVIDE EMERGING LEADERS OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN DIRECTLY FROM THEIR PATHS TO SUCCESS. IN 2005, THE COMMITTEE LAUNCHED THE LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OVER 10 UNIVERSITIES IN CHINA TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES TO CHINESE POST-GRADUATES.CHINESE AMERICANS IN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - THE COMMITTEE CONDUCTED RESEARCH AROUND RACIAL PROFILING AMONG SCIENTISTS OF CHINESE DESCENT AND THE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE U.S. SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY.