Friends of Roots
Friends of Roots
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About this organization
Mission
Friends of Roots offers individuals and families the opportunity to discover the roots that link them to ancestral beginnings in Guangdong Province, China. It furthers education, research, documentation and archiving of Asian American genealogy and cultural heritage. The organization has a close and cooperative relationship with the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of Guangdong Province.
About
The Roots Plus program is for people age 30 and above, and for family groups. In 2017, we had two sets of groups: one group traveled in May and the other group traveled in October-November. 25 Roots Plus group members participated in the program. The first group of 10 traveled to China in May to visit their ancestral villages and other historical and cultural sites in the Guangdong Province over a period of 12 days. Another group of 15 made a similar journey together in October-November. Similar to the Roots Summer program, the Roots Plus groups met several times before their respective journeys to China to learn about China's history and geography and to discuss logistics for the trip. They documented their journey in writing, photographs, and video, but were not required to write an essay, create an exhibit, or conduct a presentation.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
Friends of roots offers individuals and families the opportunity to discover the roots that link them to ancestral beginnings in guangdong province, china. it furthers education, research, documentation and archiving of asian american genealogy and cultural heritage. the organization has a close and cooperative relationship with the overseas chinese affairs office of guangdong province.
- Revenue reported was $179,446.
- Expenses reported were $158,809.
- The non-profit filed Schedule A section.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Is not a donor-advised fund.
- The organization does not engage in lobbying activities.
- Other expenses reported $143,636.
- The non-profit reported a excess or deficit for $20,637.
- The non-profit does not have a foreign financial account.
- Contributions, gifts, and grants reported were $11,718.
- The non-profit filed a copy of the returns in CA.
Accomplishments
- Roots summer is a year-long program for young adults ages 18 to 30. in 2017, 11 roots interns were selected in january. in february, an informal meeting was held so that the years interns could meet each other. a series of saturday seminars and activities were conducted from march through june. interns toured san francisco chinatown, conducted research at the national archives, and toured angel island immigration station. interns attended seminars on chinas history and geography and the chinese american community. scholars and writers such as judy young and ruthanne lum mccunn served as guest speakers. the final pre-trip seminar was held in june and included final preparations and a briefing for the trip to china. after exploring their chinese roots in america through the activities previously mentioned, participants explored their roots in china through visits to their ancestral villages and other historical and cultural sites in guangdong province. upon their return from china, the interns continued our mission and values. paula madison, retired nbc executive, was the 2017 keynote guest speaker. she wrote a book, finding samuel lowe: from harlem to china, and made a documentary about her search for her hakka chinese grandfathers family. she is of jamaican black and chinese ancestry and grew up in harlem. Expenses $140,419.