TCCS—The Tri-City Chinese Society —marks its 14th year weathering storms
Looking back at 2025, everything TCCS accomplished was not because we “had ample resources,” but because individuals stepped forward beyond their regular jobs, choosing to stay on weekends and holidays.
This year, every task undertaken by TCCS—all event planning, execution, performances, lectures, public information curation, external communications, and administrative coordination—was entirely undertaken voluntarily by association members and volunteers outside their regular jobs, through persistent, incremental dedication.
Precisely because of this, every step taken this year feels especially genuine and precious.
Cultural Care: Sustained Community Engagement, Not Just One-Off Appearances
In 2025, TCCS continued visiting nursing homes, bringing music and performances to accompany community elders. This marks our fourth consecutive year of this commitment.
From January to December, multiple performances spanned different seasons and festivals. Members rehearsed and performed on weekends, all to ensure seniors feel remembered and respected.
Simultaneously, TCCS actively participated in and co-organized various community cultural events, including the International Travel & Wedding Expo, Asian Heritage Month, Buddha Bathing Festival, Chinese New Year celebrations, Mid-Autumn Festival activities, and the local traditional Rib Festival, collaborating with organizations such as the French Association, History Museum, Hotspot Media, Calligraphy Association, Senior Citizens Association, Ocean Melody Choir, and Peking Opera Association. These partnerships foster mutual understanding and appreciation among residents of diverse cultural backgrounds within public spaces.
These seemingly quiet yet sustained cultural investments form a vital foundation for community cohesion.
Major Community Events We Hosted
In 2025, TCCS successfully organized and executed multiple large-scale public events with broad community impact, demonstrating the association’s maturity in planning capabilities, volunteer mobilization, and cross-cultural collaboration.
Early in the year, TCCS hosted the second “Music Without Borders: East-West Symphony” Vancouver Tri-City Chinese Society Spring Festival Concert, alongside the 2025 Jennifer Music Studio Outstanding Students Piano Concerto Concert.
Serving as an artistic bridge, the concert seamlessly blended Eastern and Western musical forms.
It not only showcased high-caliber stage performances but also provided youth with opportunities to demonstrate their artistic cultivation and confidence on a formal public stage, becoming a vital cultural event connecting diverse ethnicities and generations.
On May 17, TCCS hosted its second Spring Festival Garden Party.
This event required six months of planning and coordination.
Numerous volunteers dedicated their evenings and weekends throughout the process.
From event design, venue coordination, safety protocols, and workflow arrangements;
to program oversight, booth coordination, and on-site execution;
every aspect was managed and completed by volunteers.
The Spring Festival Fair extended invitations to diverse ethnic groups and community organizations.
For the first time in history,
a BC Chinese community organization formally invited and facilitated the participation of a French-Canadian community group in a joint event, marking a significant practice of cross-cultural collaboration among local ethnic communities.
Though distinct in format, both events shared a common goal—
to foster community cohesion, ethnic exchange, and social participation through public cultural activities.
They also fully demonstrate TCCS’s capacity for long-term planning and sense of public responsibility as a community organization.
Educational Support: Stepping Up When It Matters Most
At a time when many families most needed clear information,
TCCS chose not to be absent.
Throughout the year, we consistently hosted and shared educational lectures and briefings for parents and youth on high school course selection, AP course planning, and applications to multiple universities.
These sessions were often scheduled on weekday evenings or weekends,
featuring university admissions officers and volunteers well-versed in the system who meticulously curated materials and patiently addressed questions. Our goal was to bridge information gaps, helping families navigate critical decisions with greater clarity.
Education is not merely a path for individual growth,
but also the foundation for a community’s sustained, robust development.
Making Truth Visible: The Long-Term Commitment of “Greater Vancouver Today’s Highlights”
Beyond offline events, in 2025 TCCS launched and regularly publishes the community public information column “Greater Vancouver Today’s Highlights” (distributed via the WeChat public account “Greater Vancouver Tri-Cities Society”).
This is not a traffic-driven news compilation, but a long-term, stable, and nearly daily public information curation effort.
Volunteers meticulously verify information from government announcements, mainstream media, and official city channels, compiling bilingual Chinese-English news and community alerts closely relevant to residents of Canada, British Columbia, and the Tri-Cities.
Amidst an environment of increasingly fragmented and emotionally charged information dissemination,
Greater Vancouver Today remains committed to fact-based reporting, transparent sourcing, and measured language. By providing verifiable, understandable public information to the community, it embodies an ongoing practice of social responsibility.
Public Engagement: Bringing the Community into Public Affairs
In 2025, TCCS continues to advance community understanding and participation in public affairs.
From provincial and federal election briefings
to dialogues with Members of Parliament, provincial legislators, health authorities, and public service agencies,
we build platforms enabling residents to comprehend policies, voice concerns, and engage in discussions.
We raise issues like safety, drug abuse, education reform, and landlord rights with elected officials, providing a platform for the community to be heard.
Several TCCS volunteers have received public commendations and recognition from provincial legislators
for their long-term, unpaid, and professional community service.
This acknowledgment
is not merely recognition for a single event,
but a testament to the volunteers’ sustained dedication, cross-cultural collaboration, and commitment to public responsibility.
Placing Responsibility in Youth Hands
In 2025, TCCS also completed a profound yet low-key undertaking—
the development and maintenance of the association’s website: tricitychinese.ca
This entire website project was not outsourced,
but entirely completed independently by a youth-led web team.
From architectural design and page development to content curation,
and subsequent updates and maintenance,
young volunteers collaborated on real-world projects, taking on responsibilities.
This was not merely technical practice,
but an act of trust—
empowering youth to truly understand responsibility and engage in public affairs while serving their community.
Behind every activity and project lies
a year-round foundation of administrative and developmental work:
correspondence with government bodies,
refining the association’s core systems,
external communications, internal coordination, and volunteer scheduling.
These tasks have no spotlight, no applause,
yet they determine whether TCCS can operate sustainably, reliably, and responsibly.
Because of you, TCCS truly exists.
Thank you to every member and volunteer—
to those who give beyond their work hours,
to those who stand guard on weekends,
to those who organize information, build platforms, and advance details behind the scenes.
TCCS’s 2025
is not merely a record of events,
but a year-long commitment to the community by a group of people.
In 2026, we will continue our journey,
and we look forward to welcoming more individuals
to join this cause—
dedicating their spare time to social responsibility,
safeguarding authenticity and fostering inclusion.
TCCS
Tri-City Chinese Society
President: Rena Lau (Qiqi)
Salutations!
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