Roots run deep. Branches reach far.

根深者，枝自远。

  • Theresa Wang Chinese Culture Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to preserving and celebrating Chinese cultural heritage through intimate, invitation-only gatherings in New York.

    我们是一家致力于传承中华文化的非营利组织，通过小型雅集与深度交流，在纽约汇聚文化同道。

  • We believe culture is best transmitted person to person, generation to generation — in small circles, in thoughtful conversation. Our gatherings bring together a medium size group of guests for lectures, salons, and moderated discussions rooted in Chinese arts, history, and values.

    我们相信，文化的传承在于人与人之间的深度交流。我们的活动小而精，以讲座、沙龙与雅集为载体。

  • We cultivate relationships with distinguished cultural institutions, academic organizations, and nonprofit partners who share our commitment to Chinese heritage. Our community includes leaders from business, academia, and the arts, and we continue to grow our network of cultural collaborators across New York City.

    我们与杰出的文化机构、学术组织及非营利合作伙伴保持深度合作，共同推动中华文化的传承与交流。我们的社群汇聚了来自商界、学术界与艺术界的领袖人士，并持续拓展纽约的文化合作网络。

Our Story

At the heart of Chinese civilization lies a constellation of values, philosophies, and traditions that have shaped human life for thousands of years. Among them, 孝道 — filial piety, the deep reverence for one's elders and ancestors — stands as one of the most foundational: a reminder that who we are is inseparable from those who came before us.

It was this spirit that inspired the founding of Theresa Wang Chinese Culture Center in 2019. Our founder, David Wang, believed that in the pace of modern life — especially for Chinese communities navigating life far from home — these cultural roots can quietly erode. Not through rejection, but simply through distance, busyness, and the passage of time.

Theresa Wang Chinese Culture Center exists to close that distance.

Through intimate gatherings, curated lectures, and thoughtful dialogue, we bring people together around the full richness of Chinese culture — its arts, its philosophy, its history, its people, and the values that have carried it across millennia. We do not believe culture should live only in museums or textbooks. We believe it belongs in conversation, in community, and salons — passed warmly from one person to the next.

中华文明孕育了无数价值观与传统，其中孝道——对先人与长辈的深切敬仰——是最为根本的精神之一。它提醒我们：我们是谁，与那些在我们之前的人密不可分。

正是这种精神，激励了德增基金会于2019年的创立。创始人王先生相信，在现代生活的快节奏中，文化的根脉可能在不知不觉中悄然流失。

德增基金会的使命，正是弥合这种距离——通过雅集、讲座与深度交流，将中华文化的丰厚底蕴带入当代生活，让文化在人与人之间温暖传递。