2025-09-15T12:21:20-07:00 2024-12-31 831527966 Stern & Associates 2145 19th Ave Ste 201 San Francisco CA 94116 990EZ 2024-01-01 453594189 FRIENDS OF ROOTS FRIE 4153229338 1559 B SLOAT BLVD 266 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94132 BRIAN YEE President 2025-09-15 true true Carol T Dana-Fullam P01602198 4156683130 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X www.friendsofroots.org X X 75743 X 14146 51036 10561 0 0 0 0 75743 650 3057 591 63108 67406 8337 267173 275510 X 263527 271864 3646 3646 267173 275510 267173 275510 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. 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. 42533 42533 BRIAN YEE President 5.00 0 ELSIE LAM Vice President 5.00 0 ANDY FONG Secretary 1.00 0 LINDA CHEU DEVELOPMENT DIR 1.00 0 JANE CHIN Director 1.00 0 FRANCES KWONG Treasurer 5.00 0 STEFANIE LEE Director 0.50 0 CHERYL TIEN Director 0 0 false false false false false false false 0 0 0 false 0 0 false CA FRANCES KWONG 501 KINGSBRIDGE CT SAN RAMON CA 94583 9252680699 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 5490 3882 1138 70808 14146 95464 79424 79424 0 0 0 84914 3882 1138 70808 14146 174888 0 0 174888 5588 10561 16149 0 5588 10561 16149 0 0 84914 3882 1138 76396 24707 191037 0.91550 0.98310 0.08450 0.01690 X Other Expenses.1012 Insurance $910 Other Expenses.1 PROGRAM LEADER $15257 Other Expenses.2 SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSE $10313 Other Expenses.3 BLSF SCHOLARSHIP $9000 Other Expenses.4 COMMUNITY FUNDRAISER $8596 Other Expenses.5 PROGRAM TRIP RELATED $6609 Other Expenses.6 PROGRAM ADMINISTRATIVE $6040 Other Expenses.7 PROGRAM ROOTER TRIP $3975 Other Expenses.8 FOOD AND REFRESHMENTS $1436 Other Expenses.10 WEBSITE $276 Other Expenses.11 PROGRAM TEE SHIRTS $250 Other Expenses.12 BUSINESS FEES/REGISTRATION $118 Other Expenses.13 BOARD MEETINGS $111 Other Expenses.14 TELEPHONE $104 Other Expenses.15 PROGRAM SEMINARS $89 Other Expenses.16 OTHER $24 Other Assets.1003 Machinery and Equipment - Beginning $271 Machinery and Equipment - Ending $271 Other Assets.1 ADVANCE ROOTING TRAVEL - Beginning $3375 ADVANCE ROOTING TRAVEL - Ending $3375