Frequently Asked Questions
What's the purpose of this project ?
Due to cultural, resource, and other historical reasons, many universities and colleges in China, especially those in western and inland China, academic books in foreign language are always in short supply, which impair their school's students and scholar's academic growth and development in this ever globalized society.
We have established a Books-for-China Fund to collect books from private collections of scholars, retired professors, libraries, publishing houses and private individuals, and send the books to university libraries in China.
What kind of books can I donate ?Books in all academic subjects text are welcomed, from arts to sciences, from history to technology, from literature to medicine, from business to law, however please do not sent in children's book or textbooks below college level. Also we do not have capacity to accept popular magazines.
How do I deliver my books to the project ?For donors who live closer to the East Coast, please contact John T. Ma Tel:(718)886-4687, Email:johntajenma@att.net and send the books to:
Books-for-China Fund, Room 14 c/o EP Enterprises Holding, Inc. 1300 Metropolitan Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11237
For donors who live in San Francisco & Bay Area, books may be sent to the following coordinators:
Michael C. Fong Coordinator 301 Sunkist Lane Los Altos, CA 94022 Tel: (650) 948-0276 Fax: (650) 948-0296 mcjkfong@sbcglobal.net
or
Books-for-China Project World Journal c/o Ms. Shirley Chen 231 Adrian Road Milbrae, CA 94030 Tel: (650) 259-2068
For donors who live closer to Los Angeles, please contact
Mr. Herbert Y. Yen, Tel:(805)987-7321 hyyen@adelphia.net.How does this project operates ?
In December, 2005, this project was founded in NYC by Mr.John Ma along with a number of retired college professors and scholars. We put in many hours times and efforts to collect and shipped the books. Mr. Sam Chen, owner the EPEH Company, has gracially provided us with a free storage. Cross ocean freight and custom cost would be paid by the destined universities.
The Chinese Ministry of Education has approved the project and designated the Ocean University of China at Qingdao as the receiving station of our books. The project had since send three shipments of books to Qingdao by container, total over 50,000 volumes.
How can I designate my books to my favor college ?Someone may wish to donate his books to goes to his/her alma mater, to accomplish this, please clearly marked on top of boxes that contain your books. Once the books reached China, receiving school - Qingdao Oceans University will notify the targeted school, so your book collection can be shipped to your school via domestic freight.
I would like to offer my help, what can I do ?We can certainly use your help to collect, deliver and store donated books during various stage, please contact Mr.John Ma in East Coast at johntajenma@att.net or Mr. Michael Fong on West Coast for details.
The implementation of this project requires a considerable amount of manpower and resources. Your participation and kind support will be deeply appreciated. Financial support to the project is tax deductible. Please make your check payable to the“Books-for-China Fund” and send it to:
The Books-for-China Fund c/o John T. Ma 138-10 Franklin Ave., #3-D Flushing, NY 11355-3301