Compassionate Column
The February 2026 "Compassionate Column" article "An Act of Love“ was written by Dr. Adela Wu and was originally published in the Stanford Medicine Magazine "Aging & Geriatrics" Issue 3, 2023. In this article, Dr. Wu recounted her father's final days in the hospital, her mom's insistence on keeping the feeding tube, and how the culture and religious values affect health care delivery, access and communication.
We started the "Monthly Reading" column on the CACCC website in 2019 (renamed to "Compassionate Column" in 2025). In the past years, we shared many touching stories from our volunteers and our members about facing end-of-life with theirs loved ones or patients. If you have a story you would like to share, please send a short article (English or Chinese) together with a recent picture to info@caccc-usa.org.
Compassionate Care Weekly Forum
Wednesdays on the 3rd-5th week per month：4:30-5:30PM PT;
7:30-8:30PM ET,
Asian Time Thursday 7:30-8:30AM
Zoom Meeting ID: 891 8868 1712, Passcode: 2025
CACCC PARTNERS
Chinese Health Initiative “Diabetes Prevention Series - Cantonese“ Virtual class will be offered from 3/19 - 6/25, on Thursday 7-8:30PM.
The class is free and will be conducted in Cantonese. Click here for the class information, curriculum, and registration link.
Virtue Home Care is recruiting Cantonese or Mandarin speaking caregivers. See the poster for details. If interested, please call (888)802-2227 or email info@virtuehomecare.com
UC Irvine School of Medicine is looking for Chinese Americans to participate in a research project called DAWN-CAP. The participant has to be a caregiver to a metastatic cancer patient. Click here for the flyer. For more information, please see the flyer, or
Call (213)537-9209 or
Email: dawn@hs.uci.edu
Call (213)537-9209 or
Email: dawn@hs.uci.edu
PARTNER EVENTS
The new California AHCD Simple English/Chinese form is available at the PREPARE website. The form was translated into Chinese with the help of CACCC. Click "Chinese" in the above website to download the form.
CACCC needs your continuous support! Together we are changing the way the Chinese American community facing end-of-life issues. Click here to donate. Thank you so much!
Job Opening!
CACCC is seeking an experienced Grant Writer. Download job description. To apply, email a cover letter and resume to jeanne@caccc-usa.org for consideration. Use Grant Writer in the Subject line.
CACCC is seeking an experienced Grant Writer. Download job description. To apply, email a cover letter and resume to jeanne@caccc-usa.org for consideration. Use Grant Writer in the Subject line.
El Camino Health in Northern California and CACCC have worked together on the "Patient Ambassador Program" since 2014. This program served approximately 1,000 Mandarin-speaking patients and their families annually, providing physical, emotional, and spiritual support and related resources.
In January 2026, the CACCC conducted 12 hours of professional training to the prospective Patient Ambassador volunteers covering communication skills, patient companionship, advance care planning (ACP), palliative care, and volunteer responsibilities. 15 volunteers completed the training and received certificates. After completing relevant assessments and training by El Camino Health, they will officially begin serving Mandarin-speaking patients at the hospital.
In January 2026, the CACCC conducted 12 hours of professional training to the prospective Patient Ambassador volunteers covering communication skills, patient companionship, advance care planning (ACP), palliative care, and volunteer responsibilities. 15 volunteers completed the training and received certificates. After completing relevant assessments and training by El Camino Health, they will officially begin serving Mandarin-speaking patients at the hospital.
As we welcome the New Year, the Chinese American Coalition for Compassionate Care (CACCC) extends our heartfelt wishes to you for peace, good health, and well-being. May 2026 be filled with laughter, warmth, and love shared with family and friends.
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Recognizing and Preventing Hospice Fraud
You may be familiar with hospice - an end-of-life service
that centers quality of life, dignity, and comfort when
curative treatments are no longer effective. What you
may not know is that, unfortunately, there are bad actors
who take advantage of hospice benefits. Read more
You may be familiar with hospice - an end-of-life service
that centers quality of life, dignity, and comfort when
curative treatments are no longer effective. What you
may not know is that, unfortunately, there are bad actors
who take advantage of hospice benefits. Read more
CACCC's 20th Anniversary celebration was held on 8/9/2025 at Milpitas Community Center. The theme of the celebration was "Compassion In Action — Empowering Caregiving with Human-Centered AI" More than 300 people attended this event. READ MORE
As part of the CACCC 20th Anniversary Celebration, CACCC held a "Caregiver Panel Discussion" at El Camino Hospital, Mountain View on 8/10/2025. KTSF26 broadcaster and CACCC board member Jiayu Jing served as the facilitator and four healthcare professionals or caregivers participated as the panel members. READ MORE
CACCC received the 2023 Award for Excellence in Program Innovation from the Archstone Foundation and The Aging and Public Health Section of The American Public Health Association for its Heart to Heart Cafe Program to facilitate the discussion of end-of-life issues in a safe and comfortable space. Click here more information. The Conversation Project Website: www.theconversationproject.org/
CACCC Announces Release of NHPCO’s New Chinese American Resource Guide
New Guide to Improve Equity and Increase Access to Hospice and Palliative Care for Chinese Americans
In celebration of Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month and in partnership with the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), the Chinese American Coalition for Compassionate Care (CACCC) is pleased to announce the release of NHPCO’s new Chinese American Resource Guide, Edition 2022, that replaces a previous resource. The guide, developed by NHPCO’s Diversity Advisory Council, will improve equity and increase access to hospice and palliative care for Chinese Americans. Click here to download the Guide.
New Guide to Improve Equity and Increase Access to Hospice and Palliative Care for Chinese Americans
In celebration of Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month and in partnership with the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), the Chinese American Coalition for Compassionate Care (CACCC) is pleased to announce the release of NHPCO’s new Chinese American Resource Guide, Edition 2022, that replaces a previous resource. The guide, developed by NHPCO’s Diversity Advisory Council, will improve equity and increase access to hospice and palliative care for Chinese Americans. Click here to download the Guide.
UCSF and CACCC announced the completion of the video product "Improving Advance Care Planning for the Chinese American Community". The following are the three videos in English.
CACCC has published an article recently in "American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®" ，The article describes CACCC's Heart to Heart Cards® and Heart to Heart Cafe®. The authors include Zhimeng Jia, MD, Harvard Medical School and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston; Sandy Chen Stokes, RN, MSN, Founder of CACCC; Shirley Pan, CACCC Director; Cynthia Pan, MD, NYPQ，Director, Division of Palliative Medicine and Geriatrics, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital ; Richard E. Leiter, MD, Harvard Medical School and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston; and Hillary D. Lum, MD, Colorado VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center Director.
Following is a short abstract of the article. Click here to see the full article.
“Heart to Heart Cards: A Novel, Culturally Tailored, Community-Based Advance Care Planning Tool for Chinese Americans”
Results:
The 54 HTH Cards were organized into 4 suits (spiritual, physical, financial/legal, and social). Each card displayed a culturally-tailored EOL issue in English and Chinese. Play styles included one-on-one and group formats (ie. HTH Café). CACCC volunteers conducted 316 HTH Cafés for 2,267 Chinese American adults. The top priority was “If I’m going to die anyway, I don’t want to be kept alive by machines.” Participants thought the session was pleasant and expressed intent to complete advance directives (86.5%).
Conclusion:
HTH Cards represents the first, theory-driven, culturally-tailored ACP tool for Chinese Americans. More research is needed to establish its impact on ACP conversations and outcomes.
Following is a short abstract of the article. Click here to see the full article.
“Heart to Heart Cards: A Novel, Culturally Tailored, Community-Based Advance Care Planning Tool for Chinese Americans”
Results:
The 54 HTH Cards were organized into 4 suits (spiritual, physical, financial/legal, and social). Each card displayed a culturally-tailored EOL issue in English and Chinese. Play styles included one-on-one and group formats (ie. HTH Café). CACCC volunteers conducted 316 HTH Cafés for 2,267 Chinese American adults. The top priority was “If I’m going to die anyway, I don’t want to be kept alive by machines.” Participants thought the session was pleasant and expressed intent to complete advance directives (86.5%).
Conclusion:
HTH Cards represents the first, theory-driven, culturally-tailored ACP tool for Chinese Americans. More research is needed to establish its impact on ACP conversations and outcomes.
查詢安寧緩和療護服務機構
查詢您所在地區的安寧緩和療護服務機構，可在以下網站查詢，也可以詢問您的保險單位。 美華慈心不做推薦。
1. National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
https://www.nhpco.org/find-a-care-provider/
2. Get Palliative Care
https://getpalliativecare.org/howtoget/find-a-palliative-care-team/
如何挑選安寧療護服務
請參考此網站。
https://hospicefoundation.org/End-of-Life-Support-and-Resources/Coping-with-Terminal-Illness/How-to-Choose
查詢您所在地區的安寧緩和療護服務機構，可在以下網站查詢，也可以詢問您的保險單位。 美華慈心不做推薦。
1. National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
https://www.nhpco.org/find-a-care-provider/
2. Get Palliative Care
https://getpalliativecare.org/howtoget/find-a-palliative-care-team/
如何挑選安寧療護服務
請參考此網站。
https://hospicefoundation.org/End-of-Life-Support-and-Resources/Coping-with-Terminal-Illness/How-to-Choose
MORE NEWS
- In June 2019, the founder of CACCC, Ms. Sandy Chen Stokes, the board member Dr. Gary Lee and volunteer Cheryl Chi visited Wuhan, China to help with the growth and development of palliative and hospice care among Chinese health care professionals. The trip was sponsored by Project HOPE. During their visit, they conducted a four day training class to a group of nurses from the major hospitals in Wuhan, and attended Oncology Nursing Committee annual meeting. Dr. Lee shared wrote an article to share his experience with all the CACCC friends.
- On behalf of the staffs, the volunteers and all the patients and family members who were or will be benefited by our services, the board of directors of CACCC would like to thank and congratulate the great success of the Tsai Chi Charity Concert organized by Chinese Cancer Memorial Foundation (CCMF). As one of the beneficiary organizations of the concert, CACCC, together with the other four organizations, received $125,000 donation out of a total of $627,000 net profit. CACCC is deeply grateful for the generosity of all the donors and will strive to serve the Chinese community with end-of-life need.
- The founder of CACCC, Ms. Sandy Chen Stokes is invited to serve as a panelist in "Improving Access to and Equity of Care for People with Serious Illness: A Workshop" organized by The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine on 4/4 at Washington DC. For more detail, please click here. Ms. Sandy Chen Stokes's talk can be viewed here.
- There is a new end-of-life conversation video posted on AARP AAPI Community Facebook. In this video, Melinda Leong Capozzi (CACCC Board Member) and her mother played Heart to Heart® Cards and talked about end-of-life preferences. Another five AARP videos will be previewing in the next few weeks. Please share the video with your friends.
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