Our Chinese Daughters Foundation was founded in 1995 by Dr. Jane Liedtke as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to supporting families who have adopted children from China.
Mission: To provide the highest quality Chinese culture programs, orphan support programs, and publications to adoptive families, support organizations, and educational institutions serving the wider community.
“We specialize in helping your child fall in love with China.”
Projects/Services:
OCDF Publications
OCDF Newsletters (Quarterly for 10 years)
New American Families (Book)
Finding Happiness (Book)
China for Children Magazine (Quarterly for 6 years)
Chinese Culture Active Learning Series (12 issues)
My Life in China: The Adventures of Xiao Min (Book, 3-4 issues)
Explore A Province Series (Books, 5-6 issues)
Chinese Restaurant Playing Cards (Decks of bilingual playing cards)
Travel Guide Language Tool (bilingual Pocket Guide)
Chinese language learning cards (Pinyin Learning System)
Chinese Culture Photography Series (Photo Essay Books)
OCDF China Tours
OCDF Volunteer China
OCDF Live and Learn in China
OCDF Teen Leadership Camp
Alternative Spring Break (college level)
College Internships
Orphanage Support Projects
Care packages for orphanages And customized orphanage support for adoptive families
900 Backpacks - School supplies and support for children whose parents died of HIV Aids
Coal for Kids - Providing coal for winter heat at remote non-government orphanages
Building on Dreams - the building of a rural orphanage in Xuanhua, Hebei Province
See the Stars - providing support for children on the Qinghai Plateau that had cataracts and needed surgery
Other Collegiate Services
Yale University Bulldogs in Beijing support, placements for Internships
Internship coordination, placement and monitoring for a consortium of Catholic universities (Loyola, Loyola Marymount, Fordham, etc) at The Beijing Center
Internship coordination, placement, housing, and monitoring for students from Purdue University and the University of North Kansas
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| Wang Hui teaching during Live and Learn in China summer program in Beijing. |
This video is a sampling of OCDF Tour Programs:
Lynn and Vivian return to China with OCDF China Tours below:
Examples of books:
Chinese Culture Active Learning Series with DVD
