"The experience from volunteering at Ming-Ai has been invaluable and very rewarding to me because I have had the oportunity to do something I love (designing) and enjoy it inmensely."

“This project made me feel I’ve done something to preserve the traditional Chinese culture among the new generation, no matter they are Chinese or not.  This project is truly meaningful and deserve much appreciation.”

“I learned some wonderful things during the volunteer work in Ming-Ai. I feel so appreciated to have this opportunity to make myself more developed and responsible.”

"I enjoy working with friendly and ambitious people who try to manifest interesting and challenging ideas into tangible projects.  At the same time while working on all aspects of this good cause, we create a lot of attention.  This is, in a nutshell, why it is impossible to turn down an opportunity to volunteer in the Ming-Ai (London) Institute for the 'East-West Festive Cultures' Project."

“Everybody I interviewed was very generous and was happy to share with me their personal experience of the Chinese and Western festivals. Through their eyes, I was able to understand my culture a bit more. The project provides me invaluable experience and I am very proud to be part of it.”

“I learnt a number of things on my journey through Ming-Ai, that Chinese cultures also have festivals and that not many people know about them in England. It even gave me a chance to brush up on my Chinese.”

“I learned many interesting and precious things during my year 10 work experience in Ming-Ai. I was happy to participate in this project and enjoyed so much working as a volunteer.”

“To be a volunteer, you can make yourself more confident and much more things will happen to you. Do not miss the chance to be a volunteer; It will make you grow up.”

“Working at Ming-Ai was an excellent experience. I was able to be involved in a major project in addition to gaining valuable work experience. Volunteering is beneficial to both others and yourself; what reason is there not to do it?”

“The enjoyment of being an volunteer is not how much I have done but the happiness of helping each other, learning from my juniors as well as the valuables on the final production work.”

"I was very pleased to receive the training in interview skills of oral history, and the opportunity to conduct an interview.  This volunteering experience is a real 'Learning Journey' to me."