Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Chinese American Association of Watertown, Massachusetts The official website of CAAW -- Chinese American Association of Watertown, Massachusetts (aka CAAWatertown) ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.caawatertown.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [CAAWatertown became a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit!](https://www.caawatertown.org/caawatertown-became-a-501c3-non-profit/) - We are pleased to announce the Chinese American Association of Watertown is officially IRS-recognized as a 501(c)(3) non-profit! Now that we are IRS-recognized as a non-profit public charity, your donations will be officially tax deductible! The Zeffy platform we are using does not charge a fee to non-profits for donations received—so your money goes that much further - [Night Herons are Practicing in the Charles River!](https://www.caawatertown.org/night-herons-are-practicing-in-the-charles-river/) - We have had two practices so far in the Charles River with coaches and steerers from the Boston Dragon Boat Festival! The team is doing great being all novices who have never done dragon boat before! We've also experienced two completely different weather patterns, between it being gorgeous on the first practice and it being - [CAAW Night Herons Interviewed by Watertown Cable News](https://www.caawatertown.org/caaw-night-herons-interviewed-by-watertown-cable-news/) - The dragon boat team was captured practicing on the Charles River by the Watertown Cable News! See their full article write up, Watertown Launches First-Ever Dragon Boat Team for Boston’s Annual Festival, written and videoed by Dan Hogan, on May 30. - [CAAW Night Herons Made Division C at Timed Trials!](https://www.caawatertown.org/caaw-night-herons-made-division-c-at-timed-trials/) - It was a wet day but the CAAW Night Herons have completed a major milestone -- we completed the teams first ever timed trials at the Boston Dragon Boat Festival! The competition format was for the teams to race in 2 heats of 200 meter races against 3 other boats. The average time between the - [Night Herons -- CAAW, CAAW, CAAW!](https://www.caawatertown.org/night-herons-caaw-night-herons-caaw-night-herons-caaw-caaw-caaw/) - The Night Herons had a fantastic first appearance at the Boston Dragon Boat Festival! The weather was fantastic and the team performed a respectable 9th place out of 12 in Division C. With 72 teams across Divisions A through F, this means we were 33rd out of the 72 teams! The day's best was in - [Night Herons to Come Back Stronger Next Year at the Boston Dragon Boat Festival](https://www.caawatertown.org/night-herons-to-come-back-stronger-next-year-at-the-boston-dragon-boat-festival/) - CAAW Night Herons are in the news again, courtesy of the Watertown Cable News! See the original article by Daniel Carito at Watertown’s Night Herons Make Impressive Debut at Boston Dragon Boat Festival. - [Night Herons Celebrate with Dimsum](https://www.caawatertown.org/night-herons-celebrate-with-dimsum/) - A little more than a month after debuting at the Boston Dragon Boat Festival, the Night Herons had a chance to get together and celebrate their success with some friends, family, and food! Since summer has gotten under way already not all the members of Night Herons could make it, but those present had a - [Want to row for our dragon boat team?](https://www.caawatertown.org/want-to-row-for-our-dragon-boat-team/) - We have successfully registered for our second year in the Boston Dragon Boat Festival! This year the race will be on June 14, 2026! Registration fee went up from last year, but thankfully we received a Mass Cultural Council / Watertown Cultural Council grant to help offset the cost! The fee to participate is $75 - [Mahjong anyone?](https://www.caawatertown.org/mahjong-anyone/) - CAAW is looking into partnering with the Watertown Free Public Libraries to teach the community how to play Chinese Mahjong (144 tile set with flowers)! There are various different styles, and current members of CAAW are knowledgeable on Taiwanese style (16-tile base, 17 to win), Hong Kong style (13-tile base, 14 to win), and Dongbei - [Learn to Play Chinese Mahjong: Introduction to Taiwanese Mahjong](https://www.caawatertown.org/learn-to-play-chinese-mahjong-introduction-to-taiwanese-mahjong/) - CAAW has partnered with the Watertown Free Public Libraries (WFPL) to host the first of a series of Learn Chinese Mahjong sessions! The first one will be Introduction to Taiwanese Mahjong, Wednesday, September 10, 2025! Space is limited for this FREE event so registration with the WFPL is required. Registration opens on August 20, 9 - [Welcome to CAAW's new website!](https://www.caawatertown.org/new-caaw-website/) - CAAW has been working on building a new website and it is finally here! We are an all volunteer group, therefore please bear with us as we build out the site. ## Pages - [Events](https://www.caawatertown.org/events/) - Upcoming Events CAAW strives to promote Chinese culture through various events offerings, often in conjunction with related cultural groups and/or the Watertown Free Public Libraries. 2026 Boston Dragon Boat Festival When: June 14, all day Where: Boston Dragon Boat Festival, Charles River, Cambridge What: Sign up to be a rower/steerer/drummer/volunteer! Cost: Rowers and participants: $75 - [Gallery](https://www.caawatertown.org/gallery/) - [Dragon Boat](https://www.caawatertown.org/events/dragon-boat/) - CAAW Night Herons Sign Up Go to the Dragon Boat 2026 Sign Up Form to indicate your interest in being a rower / steerer / drummer / volunteer with the CAAW Night Herons! Make your payment below if you plan to be a participant (besides being a volunteer)! Make Payment - [About CAAWatertown](https://www.caawatertown.org/about/) - The Chinese American Association of Watertown, Massachusetts (CAAWatertown or CAAW) fosters cultural unity, community empowerment, and social integration for individuals of Chinese heritage in the Watertown area. Our mission is to promote understanding and appreciation of Chinese culture, creating a supportive and inclusive environment that celebrates diversity, encourages collaboration, and enhances community well-being through cultural - [In the News and Media](https://www.caawatertown.org/in-the-news/) - CAAW might be a young organization, but it doesn't mean we don't get in the news! Here are articles that mention CAAW. If you find any articles that mention CAAW that we do not have here, please let us know by emailing caawatertown@gmail.com. 2025 June 16: Watertown’s Night Herons Make Impressive Debut at Boston Dragon - [Posts](https://www.caawatertown.org/posts/) ## Categories - [website](https://www.caawatertown.org/category/website/) - [events](https://www.caawatertown.org/category/events/) - [mahjong](https://www.caawatertown.org/category/events/mahjong/) - [fun and games](https://www.caawatertown.org/category/fun-and-games/) - [dragon boating](https://www.caawatertown.org/category/events/dragon-boating/) - [non-profit](https://www.caawatertown.org/category/non-profit/) ## Tags - [mahjong](https://www.caawatertown.org/tag/mahjong/) - [games](https://www.caawatertown.org/tag/games/) - [dragon boat](https://www.caawatertown.org/tag/dragon-boat/)