S.U.C.C.E.S.S.

S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
Formation1973; 51 years ago (1973)
108152349
HeadquartersVancouver
CEO
Queenie Choo
Websitewww.successbc.ca Edit this at Wikidata

The United Chinese Community Enrichment Services Society (traditional Chinese: 中僑互助會; simplified Chinese: 中侨互助会; pinyin: Zhōng Qiáo Hùzhù Huì or 中僑/中侨 Zhōng Qiáo[1]) or S.U.C.C.E.S.S., is a Canadian social services organization headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia.

History

In 1973, the organization was founded to provide social services for Chinese,[2] including recent immigrants.[3] It was founded by several persons of Hong Kong origin, including Maggie Ip, who became the first chairperson, Jonathan Lau, Linda Leong, Mei-Chan Lin, and Pauline To.[4]

Since 1989, an increasing number of clients originated from Taiwan and the Mainland, altering the up-until-then almost entirely Hong Kong demographic base. S.U.C.C.E.S.S., in 1990, served 60,000 people, mostly persons between 20 and 40, with 110,000 contacts. As of 1991, its headquarters were on the second floor of the Beijing Building in the Vancouver Chinatown and it maintained branch offices in South Vancouver, Burnaby, and Richmond.[5]

In 2003, it had 350 employees, a headquarters in Vancouver, and 11 other offices in the Greater Vancouver region. As of the same year, its budget was $16 million.[3]

The organization, from 2006 until 2010, was headed by CEO Tung Chan, a former Vancouver city councilor.[6] S.U.C.C.E.S.S. has been headed by Queenie Choo since 2012.[7] Long-time Vancouver Police Department officer Terry Yung has served as the group's chair, vice-chair, and board member.[8][9] S.U.C.C.E.S.S. is a member of the Chinese Benevolent Association of Vancouver.[10]: 124 

In 2014, S.U.C.C.E.S.S. reportedly had posted signs in Richmond that were only in Chinese during the midst of a local controversy regarding Chinese-only signs. Queenie Choo apologized and had the signs taken down.[11]

In 2015, S.U.C.C.E.S.S. opened a pre-arrival immigrant service center in Beijing called the Active Engagement and Integration Project (AEIP).[12]

As of 2015, S.U.C.C.E.S.S. was listed as an "Overseas Chinese Services Organization" by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office (OCAO), at the time part of the State Council of the People's Republic of China.[9][13]

Canadian intelligence analyst Scott McGregor and journalist Ina Mitchell noted in their book, "The Mosaic Effect", that S.U.C.C.E.S.S. is an example of an organization that provides legitimate services to the Chinese Canadian community while also working with entities tied to Operation Foxhunt.[10]: 115–128 

By 2019, the organization had a budget of over $50 million.[9] In 2019, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada provided S.U.C.C.E.S.S. with $22.4 million in funding to deliver settlement services to immigrants and refugees before they arrive in Canada.[10]: 120  During the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization received a $499,747 grant from the Public Health Agency of Canada's Immunization Partnership Fund to increase uptake of COVID-19 vaccines among immigrants in the Metro Vancouver area.[14] As of 2021, more than 82 percent of S.U.C.C.E.S.S.'s budget came from the Canadian government.[10]: 120 

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ Guo, "SUCCESS: A Chinese Voluntary Association in Vancouver Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine," p. 104.
  2. ^ Guo, Shibao, "An interpretive study of a voluntary organization serving Chinese immigrants in Vancouver, Canada Archived 2014-12-26 at the Wayback Machine," p. ii.
  3. ^ a b Teo, p. 1.
  4. ^ Guo, "SUCCESS: A Chinese Voluntary Association in Vancouver Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine," p. 103.
  5. ^ Tan, Hugh, p. 11.
  6. ^ "Tung Chan" (Archive) (author page). Vancouver Sun. Retrieved on February 15, 2015.
  7. ^ McIntyre, Gordon (August 18, 2018). "Queenie Choo wraps herself in the Queen's Colour as honorary captain of the Royal Canadian Navy". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on September 21, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  8. ^ Chiang, Chuck (March 31, 2017). "Chinese-Canadian police officer honoured with provincial award". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on October 23, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  9. ^ a b c Quan, Douglas (2019-06-17). "Silence on Tiananmen anniversary could be sign of China's influence on Canadian community groups: critics". National Post. Archived from the original on 2019-06-23. Retrieved 2019-06-23. SUCCESS is another community organization that received an OCSC designation in 2015, according to a Chinese government website.
  10. ^ a b c d McGregor, Scott; Mitchell, Ina (2023). "Undercover NGO: How the CCP Co-opted a Non-Profit and Used It as a Base of Operation". The Mosaic Effect: How the Chinese Communist Party Started a Hybrid War in America's Backyard. Optimum Publishing International. ISBN 978-0-88890-324-2. OCLC 1374491172. Archived from the original on 2023-10-31. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  11. ^ "SUCCESS admits mistake in posting Chinese-only signs" (Archive). Vancouver Sun. March 18, 2014. Retrieved on March 19, 2015.
  12. ^ Chiang, Chuck (August 12, 2015). "SUCCESS opens its doors for Chinese-Canadians in Beijing on Sep. 2". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on March 31, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  13. ^ "Overseas Chinese Help Center". Overseas Chinese Affairs Office (in Chinese). April 6, 2016. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  14. ^ Public Health Agency of Canada (2022-10-12). "Immunization Partnership Fund". Government of Canada. Archived from the original on 2022-11-04. Retrieved 2022-11-04.