About Us

The Chinese American Nurses Association (CANA) is a non-profit organization for nursing professionals in the United States. Established in New York City in 1997, CANA strives to unite all Chinese American nurses in the United States.

As a professional organization, we are aiming to uphold the image of Chinese American Nurses as a professional group, improve the quality of health care, facilitate community health services, and advocate the welfare of the Chinese American Nurses and the population they served.


The mission of the CANA is to establish an organization to recognize professional Chinese American nurses, and carry out activities on their behalf. In collaboration with other health care organizations, its goal is to promote quality health care services to the community.