{"id":1176,"date":"2020-03-05T16:21:46","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T16:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.qkthemes.net\/silion-wp\/?page_id=551"},"modified":"2026-07-04T13:25:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T13:25:09","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chinaffairs.org\/?page_id=1176","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1176\" class=\"elementor elementor-1176\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-341ccab9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"341ccab9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63de9961\" data-id=\"63de9961\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6713ca92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6713ca92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de155ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de155ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Institute of Chin Affairs Inc. - ICA<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c260dbb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c260dbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Institute of Chin Affairs Inc. (ICA) is a non-profit, charitable organization registered under the Internal Revenue Code Section 501 (c) (3) in the United States of America. It has Board of Directors, Advisors and staff members in the United States, Canada, Australia, Europe and Asia.<\/p><p>The ICA is an independent institution dedicated to advancing the dignity, resilience, and well-being of the Chin people through community-driven initiatives in education, health, humanitarian support, research, and advocacy.<\/p><p>The ICA will cooperate with other social or political institutions, governmental or non-governmental organizations that share its aims and objectives.\u200b<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2057f965 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2057f965\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-792c27e\" data-id=\"792c27e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a248684 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a248684\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96bba3d\" data-id=\"96bba3d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7fb81a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d7fb81a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mission<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e72273c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e72273c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>ICA is dedicated to advancing the dignity, resilience, and well-being of the Chin people through collaborative, community-driven initiatives in education, health, humanitarian support, and research-driven advocacy, while remaining responsive to evolving needs, priorities, and opportunities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f18645\" data-id=\"9f18645\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d5f758 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d5f758\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vision<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99c7411 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99c7411\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A flourishing and resilient Chin community\u2014connected across borders, united in purpose, grounded in cultural heritage, and empowered to achieve a life of dignity, justice, and equality.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca84f30 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca84f30\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4aa2e876\" data-id=\"4aa2e876\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a377583 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5a377583\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce9e130 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce9e130\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37fc6a1\" data-id=\"37fc6a1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4688f33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4688f33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Please support ICA activities.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e785fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e785fb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f60b06\" data-id=\"8f60b06\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b4e99b elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1b4e99b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-ica\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Donate Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bfc89d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bfc89d2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de5580a\" data-id=\"de5580a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4124f69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4124f69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Institute of Chin Affairs (ICA) is a non-profit, charitable organization registered under Internal Revenue Code Section 501 (c) (3). Donations are tax deductible in the United States.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-273f64dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"273f64dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7150d3\" data-id=\"7150d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2118d15e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2118d15e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">News and publications<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-639ee43c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"639ee43c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1adddd34\" data-id=\"1adddd34\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9e3015 elementor-widget elementor-widget-Qke-Global-Widgets-Blog-Col\" data-id=\"e9e3015\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"Qke-Global-Widgets-Blog-Col.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news-box\">\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t            <div class=\"row\">\n\t\t         \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1206\" src=\"https:\/\/chinaffairs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DelhiRefugeeFamily.jpg\" class=\"attachment-statum-thumb size-statum-thumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"A Chin refugee family in their rented apartment in Vikas Puri in June 2026 (Photo: Salai Benhur)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chinaffairs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DelhiRefugeeFamily.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/chinaffairs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DelhiRefugeeFamily-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chinaffairs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DelhiRefugeeFamily-1024x603.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chinaffairs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DelhiRefugeeFamily-768x452.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chinaffairs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DelhiRefugeeFamily-1536x905.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"auth-paragraph\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJune 3, 2026, <span>Comment off<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chinaffairs.org\/?p=4084\">Between exile and uncertainty: The struggles of Myanmar refugees in Delhi<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"text-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/chinaffairs.org\/?p=4084\">Continue reading ...<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n                                 \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/chinaffairs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/MizoramUniversity.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-statum-thumb size-statum-thumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mizoram University entrance\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chinaffairs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/MizoramUniversity.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/chinaffairs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/MizoramUniversity-300x150.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/chinaffairs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/MizoramUniversity-1024x512.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/chinaffairs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/MizoramUniversity-768x384.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/chinaffairs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/MizoramUniversity-1536x768.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"auth-paragraph\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 28, 2026, <span>Comment off<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chinaffairs.org\/?p=4068\">New Burmese language diploma program announced by ICA and Mizoram University<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"text-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/chinaffairs.org\/?p=4068\">Continue reading ...<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n                                 \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/chinaffairs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-31-at-10.05.04-PM.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-statum-thumb size-statum-thumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chinaffairs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-31-at-10.05.04-PM.jpeg 1080w, 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