Amy Chuang

Amy Chuang was one of five women who founded the Chinese Consolidated Women’s Association (“CCWA”) in 1999, and she currently serves as Honorable Chair. CCWA celebrates the many accomplishments of women and their contributions to society, as well as a mother’s love for her family and children; Ms. Chuang is a dedicated mother of three. With a strong basis in Confucianism, CCWA offers scholarships to students who earn good grades, as an incentive for Chinese American children to strive for educational success. Scholarship recipients are celebrated at the annual scholarship banquet by friends and family.

Ms. Chuang has served on the Board of Directors for the Chinese Newcomers Service Center (“CNSC”) and in 1998 she received the Diamond Charity Empress for raising $45,000 for the center. Ms. Chuang champions organizations which provide much-needed services to immigrants and newcomers such as acculturation, job training and placement assistance, citizenship classes, ESL classes, computer classed and tutoring for youth, encouraging self-sufficiency for participants. Ms. Chuang also volunteers at On Lok and Self Help for the Elderly, performing song and dance. She has served as president of the Buddha’s Light International Association, San Francisco Regional Chapter.

In recognition of her contributions and dedication to the Asian Pacific Islander community, Mayor Willie Brown proclaimed August 24, 2001 Amy Chuang Day in San Francisco. Her contributions have also been lauded by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Senator Dianne Feinstein, and Governor Gray Davis. Since 2004, Ms. Chuang has served as vice president of the Mayor’s Office of Chinatown Economic Development Group. Since 2007, she has been the president of the American Chinese Cultural and Arts Association, which encourages children and youth to participate in cultural activities.