SANTA MONICA COLLEGE · A STUDENT SOCIETY SINCE MMXXV
中 国 文 化 社 — a quieter way of belonging.
We are a student society at Santa Monica College devoted to the slow art of Chinese culture — tea poured carefully, ink set against paper, and friendships that last beyond the semester.
I / About the Club
The Chinese Culture Club is a place where students of every background gather to taste, to make, to ask, and to share what their families once knew — or what they have always wanted to know.
Founded by Songyi Yu in 2025, the club has grown into a small constellation of meetings, festivals, and quiet evenings of practice. We teach calligraphy without prerequisites, host Lunar New Year in a borrowed kitchen, and on Mid-Autumn nights pass around mooncakes cut into eighths so everyone has a piece.
No fluency, no prior knowledge, no Chinese surname required. Only curiosity, and a willingness to listen.
II / Upcoming Gatherings
Headline event · February
农 历 新 年 · 春 节 晚 会
An evening of dumplings folded by hand, lion dance from our friends at the Wushu Society, calligraphic couplets you take home, and a long table where two hundred people sit shoulder to shoulder.
Reserve a seatIII / Things We Have Done Together
IV / The People Who Make It Run
President
Third-year, Comparative Literature.
Vice President
Second-year, Economics & History.
Secretary
Third-year, Graphic Design.
Treasurer
Second-year, Accounting.
Events Chair
Third-year, Hospitality.
Cultural Chair
Fourth-year, East Asian Studies.
我 们 在 等 你
Membership is open all semester to any SMC student, faculty member, or visitor with a kind manner. There are no dues. Bring nothing but yourself — or, if you wish, a tea you'd like to share.