New York: 1 August 2021 (TDI)
The Chinese-Americans in New York are donating money to help flood-affectees in Henan.
Frank Zhang, the president of Henan Chinese Associates U.S.A. Inc. which is a mutual support group for people of Henan origin, revealed to the Chinese news agency Xinhua that around $500,000 have been raised by various sources in New York until now.
Zhang further shared that a task force has been set up to deal with the issues concerning the collection of donations for disaster relief in Henan with multiple Chinese American groups on board. And this task force alone is expected to raise $200,000 by the end of the week. Other than that, more than 200,000 masks were shipped from Henan to New York and handed out to Chinese Americans at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Zhang added “When we faced difficulties, we got help from Henan. Now, we should come forward and make our contributions to disaster relief in Henan.”
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