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On December 6th, members of the Toronto TYCon community gathered for a winter meetup at the iconic Nathan Phillips Square for Ice Skating. With the city just beginning to embrace the holiday season, the square was glowing with festive lights and buzzing with energy. Despite the chilly weather, spirits were high and attendees rented skates and took to the ice. After a few laps, everyone quickly found their rhythm, circling the rink and enjoying the lively atmosphere while chat

Our first live webinar, coming this February, is a conversation with a candidate for the 2026 Lieutenant Governor of California, Oliver Ma. Oliver will be discussing his upbringing as a child of immigrant parents, his experience in law school, his work as a civil rights lawyer, and running for office. Be sure to join the live for this exclusive opportunity to hear about his unique path to public service. We look forward to seeing you soon.

On October 16th 2025, TYCon hosted its second Houston meetup alongside a Gen 1 Tsinghua University & Peking University joint alumni meetup. Taking place at George Bush Park, the event offered a chance for Houston’s Gen 1 and Gen 2 Tsinghua alumni to get to know TYCon in an informal setting with food, music, and games. With dedicated Gen 2 tables set aside at the event, the meetup gave many Houston area Gen 2’s the opportunity to socialize over board games and food - while Gen

Great Park Ice, Irvine — November 9, 2025 Tsinghua Youth Connect (TYCon) hosted its first official city meetup Saturday evening at Great Park Ice in Irvine, drawing sixteen Gen 2 participants. The event offered attendees the chance to skate in one of California’s premier ice rinks, which regularly hosts Olympic figure skaters and professional hockey teams, including the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks. Several alumni attended, providing a link between past and current members of the Tsi

On October 18th, 2025, Tsinghua Youth Connect (TYCon) hosted its fourth NYC City Meetup, this time taking our Gen2 community to new heights (literally) with an unforgettable social networking mixer on the 75th floor of the Empire State Building. Supported generously by TEEC (Tsinghua Entrepreneurs and Executive Club) and NAFTHAA (North America Federation of Tsinghua Alumni Associations), this event marked a milestone moment for our growing national and regional youth network.

Organized by: Jessica Hao and Alex He On September 6th, 2025, the Tsinghua youth community in Houston gathered for a casual lunch meet-up at the POST in downtown Houston. On the afternoon of September 6, the Houston Tsinghua Gen2 youth community met at POST Houston for a fun and casual meetup. We started with lunch at POST’s food hall, where everyone had the chance to grab food, hang out, and talk. Attendees came from all over the city, including the suburbs, making the gath

Author: Helen Yang (杨秋歌） On August 31st, Toronto held its first TYCon city meetup, bringing together 10 Gen2s and guests. As a team, Mia Liu, Bella Yin, and Helen Yang organized a fun afternoon at For The Win, a board game café near downtown Toronto. Over the course of two hours, we played Telestrations, Codenames, and Wavelength while sipping bubble tea. Telestrations is the visual version of the telephone game, where players draw and guess each other’s sketches. Gen2s’ dra