In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, CPC launched “Our Community, Our Stories” to share the personal stories of community members directly impacted by CPC. Through these stories, we celebrate our collective impacts and our community's contributions and resilience.  

Our fifth community story features Jubi Qayum.

Jubi Qayum was born and raised in New York City. His parents were born in Bangladesh, and they immigrated to New York City in the early 90s. Jubi has two older brothers and one younger sister. Jubi was originally born in Harlem and eventually moved to the Lower East Side (LES).

He was first introduced to CPC during his time in middle school when he applied for the Summer Youth Program (SYEP). Jubi’s older brother was also involved at CPC and participated in SYEP, which was how Jubi was introduced to and gained an interest in wanting to participate in SYEP. 

In Jubi’s junior year of High School, he became an active member of the CPC Manhattan Learn and Earn program. CPC’s Learn and Earn program is a career exploration and academic support program for high school juniors and seniors. 

Jubi values not only the work experience but also the financial knowledge he gained during his internship at CPC. He learned important budgeting skills through CPC Learn and Earn workshops for managing spending and saving money at a young age.

In the words of Jubi,

“Learn and Earn workshops focus on the things we don’t learn in school but that you need to be a functioning adult. I found the resume workshops helpful especially because I landed a part-time job.”  

Jubi is thankful for the experience, knowledge, and support CPC provided him with and knows that he will always remain a member of the CPC family.    

Share Jubi's story on social media using #cpcstories.

By sharing the stories of our community members, CPC hopes to inspire and empower all our communities and allies to use their voices to set forth the change they want to see as we rally together to #StopAsianHate.

ABOUT CPC

The Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC) is a social services organization that creates positive social change. Founded in 1965, CPC is the nation's largest Asian American social services organization and aims to promote the social and economic empowerment of Chinese American, immigrant, and low-income communities of New York City. CPC is the trusted partner to individuals and families striving to achieve goals in their education, family, community, and career. 

關於華策會

華人策劃協會（簡稱“華策會”）是一個致力於創造正向社會變革的社會服務機構。華策會成立於1965年，是美國最大的亞裔美國人社會服務機構，旨在促進紐約市華裔美國人，移民，及低收入社區的社會權益和經濟賦權。華策會是為實現其教育，家庭 ，社區及職業目標而努力的個人和家庭可信賴的機構。