The Feinian Chinese Welfare Association established a new leadership team (picture)

The Feinian Chinese Welfare Association established a new leadership team (picture) (Contributed by the Finnish Chinese Welfare Association) On February 18, the Finnish Chinese Welfare Association held a meeting at Mushu Restaurant and recommended...

(Contributed by the Finnish Chinese Welfare Association) On February 18, the Finnish Chinese Welfare Association held a meeting at Mushu Restaurant and elected a new leadership team. At the meeting, Mr. Yu Wenjin, one of the founders of the Chinese Welfare Association and a senior overseas Chinese leader, told everyone about the history of the Chinese Welfare Association and the process of its establishment. According to past traditional practices, four overseas Chinese groups, including Deng, Yu, Huang, and Longgang Office, sent two representatives each to re-elect new staff for 2012. The list is as follows: Consultant: Yu Wenjin, Deng Chaoju, Huang Yunwen, Chairman: Zhang Zhaohong, Vice Chairman: Yu Wenze, Deng Fengzhan Secretary: Zhu Qihua Finance: Huang Zhenjie Fund custody team: Deng Fengzhan Yu Wenze Huang Zhenjie Zhang Huafang (Note: Yu Changquan is an alternate consultant of the Association)

Front row from left: Deng Chaoju Yu Wenjin Zhang Zhaohong Huang Yun Back row from left: Zhang Huafang Huang Zhenjie Yu Wenze Deng Fengzhan Yu Changquan

> A brief history of the "Philippine Chinese Welfare Association": In 1957, the US Immigration Service suddenly launched a strict investigation of "fake papers" used by Chinese people to enter the United States, which caused people to be in panic all day long. The situation caused Chinese people across the United States to immediately unite and establish the "Chinese Welfare Federation", a national organization, to protect the rights and interests of Chinese people across the United States. Therefore, the Finnish Chinese responded accordingly and immediately established a "Welfare Branch". The members of the branch are mainly composed of four overseas Chinese groups including Deng, Yu, Huang and Longgang Office, and the staff are elected by all departments. In the following decades, the Phini Welfare Branch served the overseas Chinese and ran smoothly. Later, due to changes in time, the National Welfare Federation eventually came to a standstill and was cancelled. However, the Phoenix Chinese Welfare Branch persisted and joined forces with the Las Vegas branch, the New Mexico branch, and the Zusun branch to establish the "American Southwest Welfare Branch" to continue to serve overseas Chinese. In 1968, the Chinese in Phoenix City established the "Fei Ni Overseas Chinese Federation" (Overseas Chinese Federation), of which the Chinese Welfare Association was one of the founding members and continues to this day.