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Culture (1997-2005)
Tzu Chi in the USA
1989 – 2014
Houston Tzu Ching set up a recycling center at the Southern
Regional Office to do their part for the environment.
every day. The English subtitles on the daily In 2001, Tzu Chi USA Headquarters
program have continued ever since. established a team to set up Chinese and
On September 15, 1999, Da Ai TV signed English websites for all of the offices and
a contract to broadcast Dharma Master Cheng service centers in the United States. In 2007, the
Yen's speeches and Tzu Chi Foundation news Humanistic Culture Development Department
to Tzu Chi volunteers all around the world website team upgraded the site to be even
via satellite. When the Tzu Chi Mid-Atlantic more functional and feature richer content.
Regional Office in New Jersey held a memorial At the same time, the department produced
ceremony in Liberty Park for the families of 9/11 brochures and promotional materials in
victims in 2001, it marked Da Ai TV's first live Chinese, English, and Spanish to introduce Tzu
global broadcast. Chi to the general public in the United States
and abroad.
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