The club was founded in 1987. The primary objective is to promote and provide professional, social, and cultural activities among the club members and in the GSFC community. The club organizes Goddard-wise luncheons three times a year: in Jan-Feb for the Chinese New Year Celebration, in May for the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month celebration, and in September for the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival Celebration. We have a feature presentation or performance that addresses Asian American issues and Chinese and Chinese American Culture at every luncheon. Past luncheon speakers and performers include former Secretary Norman Mineta, former Ambassador Julia Chang Bloch, TV cook Martin Yan, and the Alice Gu Zheng Ensemble.

The majority of the club's function is to promote Chinese culture and diversity at Goddard. However, there is also a social aspect to the club among the more active club members. There are about 15 active participants and volunteers in the club, and there are more than 160 people on the club mailing list. The mailing list is open for everyone to join. There is a nominal $3/yr membership fee to receive member benefits including receieving discount rate to club luncheons and at local Chinese restaurants. You don't have to be Chinese to be a member and we welcome all interested parties to participate.

GCAC Newsletter is a great resource to get helpful information about events related to the Chinese American community at Goddard. It is also a great platform to share your related findings or needs. It will be posted every other Monday except when there are no new messages for distribution. Please email your messages, with title and content, to Yongli Wang at yongli.wang@nasa.gov. For more information about GCAC Newsletter, please see:
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It is our great honor and privilige to serve our members and the GSFC community. Please feel free to send your questions or comments to club president Minlin. H. Chang at Minlin.H.Chang@nasa.gov or any officer at:
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