Bringing Chinese culture and education to families of adopted children
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At FCC St. Louis, our mission is to help you... the adoptive family. We are a non-profit organization dedicated to helping families with Chinese adopted children to discover and understand their child's birth culture. We serve families in both MIssouri and Illinois.

We Provide:

  • Education
  • Fun
  • Friendship
  • Cultural Connection
  • Member Only Events
  • Kids Clubs

The greatest gift a parent can bestow upon a child is
"heritage, health, and wisdom".

Give your child a gift, join FCC today !

NEWS

Mei-Ling Hopgood "Lucky Girl" Reading Enjoyed by All

Lucky Girl book cover. Click for trailer videoMie-Ling Hopgood read excerpts from her book "Lucky Girl" followed by a highly informative question and answer session. Lucky Girl chronicles Mei-Ling Hopgood's discovery of her birth family and her travels to meet her birth parents and biological sisters. The event was followed by a book signing.

We have received great feedback from the event and would like to thank Mei-Ling Hopgood for sharing her personal journey and newly published memoir with us.

Chinese New-Year Celebration was a Big Success!

This year's Chinese New Year celebration was enjoyed by over 300 St. Louis FCC members and their family's. The highlight of the celebration was an outstanding acrobat performance by St. Louis' own Everyday Circus performers.

 

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Fun Facts

Chinese Writing

The written Chinese language has more than 20,000 characters. Most Chinese only learn around 5,000 of these.

Written Mandarin and Cantonese share the same characters.