CESASC Chinese-American Engineers and Scientists Association of Southern California is a non-profit professional organization that aims to serve as a platform for its members to enrich their competence through technical conferences and workshops, showcase their accomplishments through annual Achievement Awards, broaden their career perspectives through global and local networking, and protect their interests and rights through organizational efforts. The organization was founded in 1962 and has been a key player in the engineering and science community in Southern California. Its past award recipients include Nobel Laureates, members of US National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine, as well as public officials.