2023 Events

On December 16th and 17th, TVC members helped set up and prepare Christmas food boxes for FAR Therapeutic Arts and Recreation. The local organization uses art, music, and other recreational therapies to help special needs children and adults. Thanks to everyone who helped out.

On November 18th, 2023, the ACA hosted its annual Thanksgiving Appreciation Luncheon and the President's Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) Award Ceremony. PVSA is a national award recognizing volunteers and their dedication to community service. 15 TVC members received PVSA awards, including bronze, silver, and gold awards. CCC Garden Supervisor Tan Bo received the Lifetime Achievement award, which requires over 4000 hours of community service. Volunteers and other community members enjoyed a delicious lunch while also receiving their awards. There was also an exciting raffle drawing which included a highly prized melon from the CCC garden. Congrats to all the TVC members who attended! Please enjoy a video of the event here. 

The annual ACA Gala was held on November 10th at Oakland University. Many members of the AAPI community attended, including government officials, ACA board members, TVC members, and many more. This year’s theme was "Sustainability, Impact, Community Engagement.” Attendees enjoyed a delicious dinner while ACA Board Member Ian Shin emceed the event. Thank you to everyone who attended! Here is the video of the Gala.

On September 16th, 2023, at the ACA Healthy Gardening Fair, the ACA TVC had a booth at the event where we fundraised for the special-needs community and created a beautiful banner. Later, on September 23rd, Ford representatives, ACA President, Executive Director, board members, and ACA TVC members helped at FAR Therapeutic Arts and Recreation, a nonprofit dedicated to helping special-needs children. The money raised at the Healthy Gardening fair and funds from Ford were used to pay for boxes of art supplies. The ACA and Ford each donated many art supplies to aid the organization with their mission. Volunteers at the event helped move art supplies and prepare crafts for the kids, which included cutting shapes and magazine collages. 

Video by Joy Chen

On September 19th, TVC director Anna Wang was invited to play the piano piece “Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon” at the Exposure to Chinese Tea event in the Rochester Hills public library to celebrate Chinese Moon Festival. The educational event talked about the history of tea, and the customs of drinking tea. There was a live tea-tasting as well as many varieties of Chinese moon cakes. Two ACA leaders attended and also had a small mooncake stand.

On September 16th, the ACA hosted its annual Healthy Gardening Fair, with a new addition of a cooking contest this year. Vegetables from the CCC garden were sold at the fair, which were grown thanks to Mr.Tan Bo and the help of some TVC members. TVC member Raina Li participated in the cooking contest, which asked for “cooking healthy” from participants who chose different vegetables to make the star of their dishes. Additionally, four TVC Talent Team members Anna Wang, Karen Zeng, Clare Wong, and Jingyi Ma performed at the event. The TVC also hosted a booth at the event to fundraise for special needs children. TVC members made and sold various foods to hundreds of guests, including egg tarts, sandwiches, salted duck, and many more. Thank you to everyone who participated. 

Video by Joy Chen

Starting in June, the TVC gardening team has been helping maintain the vegetable garden and the surrounding bushes. The watering of the vegetable garden almost daily has produced many fresh vegetables such as bitter melon, winter melon, garlic chives, and many others. The TVC gardening team has held multiple small events to help with a few larger tasks that could only be finished efficiently with the help of many throughout the summer. Some of the events were held for weeding and mulching. All of this was directed by Mr. Tan Bo. The fruit of our hard work were showcased during the Healthy Gardening Fair on September 16th. 

Landscaping video by Jack Xu: Landscaping Video

Gardening video by Megan Chen: Gardening Video

Blog entry by Max Xu: Gardening Blog

On August 4th, TVC volunteers Lauren Ye and Tiffany Huang volunteered at Gleaners Food Service in Taylor, MI. They packed individual food bags containing packaged and canned goods such as rice, chickpeas, and more. The volunteering group donated over 1,000 pounds of food! This food was later distributed to underserved communities around Michigan, including the Metro Detroit and Ann Arbor areas. The TVC is very grateful to be working with another organization to make sure that our impact does not just reach our community, but also other communities. Stay tuned for our future food bank volunteering sessions.  

Throughout July, the ACA had its annual summer camp at 2 locations - Canton and Madison Heights. Nearly 100 elementary school kids in the metro Detroit area attended, accompanied by some TVC members who volunteered as counselors. Camp activities included field trips, fun cultural activities/classes, and presentations from Comerica Bank and DTE.

Video by Joy Chen

On July 10th, TVC director Hana Yang participated in the Library Summer Reading Program at the Detroit Public Library. Many cultural games were played with the kids who attended the event. Hana taught them a Chinese game called Gong Zhu.

07/08 Comcast Graduation Ceremony

On July 8th, the ACA hosted the Comcast Graduation Ceremony where TVC directors Hana Yang and Yi-An Liao made a presentation that gave a general overview of the TVC, its directors, and the teams as well as a detailed explanation of the video reporting team, and the website team. 

Video by Iris Mo and Joy Chen

06/25 ACA Golf Outing

16 members of the TVC helped out at the ACA Annual Golf Outing in Mystic Creek Golf Club. While local golfers competed all morning, we helped set up tables for the gourmet Chinese foods, give out awards, and sell raffle tickets. The event ended with an exciting raffle drawing with many prizes. Thank you to everyone who participated!

Video by Yi-An Liao

06/10 ACSGD Food Festival Fundraising

The TVC hosted an orientation day, where new directors and members were introduced. The event began with a potluck, and was followed by a presentation describing the goals of the TVC and introductions of every director and member. A scavenger hunt was planned to wrap up the event.

Video by Megan Chen

06/04 TVC Orientation Day

The TVC hosted an orientation day, where new directors and members were introduced. The event began with a potluck, and was followed by a presentation describing the goals of the TVC and introductions of every director and member. A scavenger hunt was planned to wrap up the event.

Video by Lauren Ye

Blog by Yi-An Liao

05/20 ACA Asian Festival

The TVC participated in the AAPI Asian Festival in the CCC building. There were several booths and activities to participate in including Chinese calligraphy, tea tasting, zongzi making, noodle pulling, and more. The TVC also worked in the food section, providing guests with condiments and drinks, where more than $600 was raised. Thank you to everybody who participated!

Video by Lauren Ye

05/19 API Month Celebration at Pontiac Public Library

The TVC hosted a booth at the Pontiac Public Library at GM’s API Month celebration. Goodie bags with candy were assembled beforehand by Alex Ye and Lauren Ye, and handed out at the event. We also promoted various upcoming events at the booth. ACA's Executive Director Peggy Du and TVC's Vice President Alex Ye also gave short remarks on stage promoting ACA and TVC.

Video by Lauren Ye

05/13 RHGYC Cultural Togetherness Fair

The TVC participated in the RHGYC Cultural Togetherness Fair by hosting a booth containing many activities. Alex Ye and Gabriel Chen ran the chopstick games, Nicole Zhong guided guests through calligraphy practice while Caitlyn Li, Hana Yang, and Anna Wang taught paper lantern making. Clare Wong performed a traditional Chinese dance "Luo Fu Xing."

Video by Anna Wang

05/06 ACA Community Fundraising Concert

The TVC participated in the RHGYC Cultural Togetherness Fair by hosting a booth containing many activities. Alex Ye and Gabriel Chen ran the chopstick games, Nicole Zhong guided guests through calligraphy practice while Caitlyn Li, Hana Yang, and Anna Wang taught paper lantern making. Clare Wong performed a traditional Chinese dance "Luo Fu Xing."

 04/29 ACA Spring Garden Cleanup

TVC volunteers gathered together at the CCC building to weed and garden ACA's gardens in order to prepare for the upcoming season. The garden was successfully weeded and cleaned. Thank you to the many TVC members who participated.

Video by Anna Wang

02/18 ACA Lunar New Year Banquet

The ACA organized a Chinese New Year Banquet to celebrate the occasion, and the TVC members assisted with various tasks such as setting up the venue, selling raffle tickets, and providing Chinese dance and song performances.

Video by Anna Wang

02/04 ACA Lantern Festival

The ACA hosted a Lantern Festival, complete with a lantern contest, riddle games, food tasting, and various other activities, at the ACA’s Chinese Community Center in Madison Heights. The TVC played a crucial role in assisting the ACA in organizing the event and successfully raised $100 through the sale of homemade desserts. These funds will be used for future projects of the TVC.

Video by Anna Wang