About Jene Wah, Inc.

Jene Wah, Inc. is a social service agency in San Joaquin County. Located in the city of Stockton in what was once a thriving Chinatown, Jene Wah has been serving the social service needs of the Chinese American community in San Joaquin County for 44 years and has maintained a multi-service center for 41 years. The work of this grass-roots organization began in the offices of three prominent Chinese businessmen, Henry Yip, Ray Wong Quen and Samuel Chan who saw a growing population of elderly Chinese men and women who needed their help as they began to retire. These men and women had spent their lives working in cannery, food service and other menial jobs that needed very little English speaking skills. Limited English speaking skills made it difficult for them to maneuver the government services available to workers and retirees. Incorporated as a non-profit agency in 1976, the agency received a Department of Aging grant to hire a bi-lingual staff to help elderly Chinese Americans negotiate the English speaking social, government and medical services in the community. The organization continues to provide unique services to a community who otherwise would be isolated from and unable to access traditional English speaking social, medical and government services because of the lack of English speaking skills. Jene Wah continues to provide its services these 40 plus years through the generous support of community donors and grants from the San Joaquin County, Department of Aging.

Executive Director	Runping Lin
Assistant Executive Director	Wendy Lehner
Clerical Staff	Cuishan Li
Outreach Director	Kenneth Kong
Xiuchang Ma	Zhijian Huang
Gary Lin	Manyun Xue
Nancy Li	Suey Wah Wong

Kristen Rinaker	Dr. Teresa Chen
Jean Tom