Dallas Chinese Community Center

With the large Chinese population in the Dallas- Fort Worth metro area (DFW), the need for community services is high. The DFW China Town fulfills this need – located in Richardson, the DFW China Town is a hub for Asian shopping, restaurants, and events. The DFW China Town is home to bookstores, grocery stores, and Chinese banks and learning centers. In addition to centralized shopping and services, the DFW China Town is also home to the Dallas Chinese Community Center (DCCC), a non-profit organization serving the Chinese community.

DCCC’s mission is “to promote Chinese culture and to foster diversity through educational, cultural and recreational programs and activities that enrich the lives of immigrants and broad American society.” DCCC hosts educational events for children and adults in a variety of subjects: computer lessons, arts and crafts, martial arts, dancing, table tennis, and English and Chinese languages. In addition, it also co-sponsors annual youth leadership training programs. On a regular basis, DCCC invites guest speakers to educational seminars hosted by the center. In recent times, these seminars have covered topics such as immigration, Social Security, literature, and the arts. It is through education that the Chinese immigrant community in DFW is able to sustain itself and thrive.

DCCC is home to the only library in the DFW area which contains Chinese reading material– over 20,000 traditional Chinese books imported from China and Taiwan.

This effort by DCCC to maintain Chinese culture in DFW where so many Chinese immigrants now call home displays not just DCCC’s dynamism, but also is indicative of the vibrant Chinese community in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.