Welcome to the Chinese American Abacus Association!
Although most teachers have returned to in-person classes, some CAAA teachers continue to offer classes via the web. If you are interested in abacus and mental math classes at this time, please send us a message, and we will connect you to one of our teachers!
CAAA is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of abacus culture and education in the community. With headquarters based in the heart of the Silicon Valley, CAAA extends its domain across the nation, with chapters in Arizona, the Midwest (Michigan and Illinois), and the East Coast (Massachusetts).
Please explore our website to learn more about our efforts and upcoming events!
For information in Chinese, visit our site at http://caaa-abacus.org.
Support CAAA by volunteering, donating, or even buying from Amazon!
Volunteer with us! Volunteers may assist at local community events, the annual assessment test and award ceremony, and other CAAA events.
Donate to CAAA! Your donation will help us fund our programs!
Use AmazonSmile! Using the link, you will be able to donate 0.5% of certain Amazon purchases to CAAA to help us support our programs!
Like us on Facebook!
Please explore our website to learn more about our efforts and upcoming events!
For information in Chinese, visit our site at http://caaa-abacus.org.
Support CAAA by volunteering, donating, or even buying from Amazon!
Volunteer with us! Volunteers may assist at local community events, the annual assessment test and award ceremony, and other CAAA events.
Donate to CAAA! Your donation will help us fund our programs!
Use AmazonSmile! Using the link, you will be able to donate 0.5% of certain Amazon purchases to CAAA to help us support our programs!
Like us on Facebook!
Happening in 2022
The following events are planned for 2022. All dates for in-person events are tentative and subject to change due to the virus situation. In-person events could also shift to virtual events if necessary. Please note that commas will be required for numbers 1,000 and greater for all CAAA assessments and competitions starting in the 2021/22 school year.
- Virtual Oral Dictation Competition (March 20, 2022 - 11am Pacific)
- Registration for this competition is now open! You can register for the Oral Dictation Competition only, or register for both the March Oral Dictation Competition and the November Flash Mental Math Competition at this time. The registration deadline is February 15.
- There will be an optional mock competition on March 6.
- Assessment Test (planned in-person for May 6-8 in all regions at this time)
- If you are unable or would not like to attend an in-person assessment test, a virtual assessment test is being planned for the same weekend for students Level 2 and below (non-trophy levels). All virtual tests will take place simultaneously regardless of the region.
- Registration will be available at the normal time.
- If you are unable or would not like to attend an in-person assessment test, a virtual assessment test is being planned for the same weekend for students Level 2 and below (non-trophy levels). All virtual tests will take place simultaneously regardless of the region.
- Teachers' Training Program (planned in-person for May 28, 2022 & January 2023)
- If you are a student (currently in high school and have or will achieve Advanced Level 2 or above by the 2022 Assessment Test) interested in this program, please contact your teacher to express interest with CAAA. This program may be delayed to 2023 if there is not enough interest at this time.
- If you are a student (currently in high school and have or will achieve Advanced Level 2 or above by the 2022 Assessment Test) interested in this program, please contact your teacher to express interest with CAAA. This program may be delayed to 2023 if there is not enough interest at this time.
- World City Cup (planned for July in Japan, but may become virtual depending on virus and travel situations)
- TCOC Competition (planned for August in New Taipei, CAAA attendance will be dependent on virus and travel situations)
- possible WAAMA competition (planned for August, location not yet determined, may be virtual depending on virus and travel situations)
- Virtual Flash Mental Math Competition (November 13, 2022 - 11am Pacific, with a mock a few weeks before the competition)
If you would like to practice Flash Mental Math, please use this website made by Stephanie Chen!
For a tentative list of 2022 events, click here!
Recent Events
2022 Annual Meeting
CAAA held our Annual Meeting and First Teachers' Seminar on Sunday, January 16. Thank you to all member teachers for participating and for your insight as we move forward with our program for 2022!
2021 Assessment Test - East Coast
The East Coast region held the 2021 Assessment Test in December! We thank all teachers and volunteers for making this happen, and all participants for their hard work and patience. Congratulations to everyone!
Additionally, CAAA would like to thank all students, teachers, parents, and volunteers for their help in making all our 2021 events a success! Hosting multiple conferences and competitions, including the World City Cup, and an assessment test during this pandemic year was a great undertaking, and we would like to thank everyone for their patience and understanding while we learnt from our mistakes and successes! We hope to see you in 2022, where we will continue to host a mix of in-person and virtual events! Please stay safe and in good health through this holiday season, and we hope to be able to see you again soon!
Additionally, CAAA would like to thank all students, teachers, parents, and volunteers for their help in making all our 2021 events a success! Hosting multiple conferences and competitions, including the World City Cup, and an assessment test during this pandemic year was a great undertaking, and we would like to thank everyone for their patience and understanding while we learnt from our mistakes and successes! We hope to see you in 2022, where we will continue to host a mix of in-person and virtual events! Please stay safe and in good health through this holiday season, and we hope to be able to see you again soon!
Virtual Flash Mental Math Competition
CAAA held a virtual Flash Mental Math competition on Sunday, November 14. Thank you to all participants and volunteers for helping make this event a success! The winners are listed below:
World City Cup Teacher Conference
The World City Cup Teacher Conference was held on the night of Saturday, October 23. CAAA would like to thank all presenters, participants, and organizers for three hours of knowledge sharing of abacus teaching practices and advances from around the world during this pandemic. We hope to be able to see everyone at next year's World City Cup in Japan!
2021 World City Cup
The 2021 World City Cup was held virtually with almost 400 competitors from around the world on the night of August 21. CAAA would like to thank all teams, team leaders, and teachers for their support and patience over these last few months in our attempt to pivot from an in-person event to a virtual event, and we are proud to have been able to hold a virtual event for students around the world. Thank you all again.
On our end, CAAA would especially like to thank Josephine Tai and Aaron Chen for hosting the event, and Kenny Chen, Mandy Chou, Melissa Hung, Bedelia Law, Sophia Siopack, and Adam Wu for competition logistics on the day of the competition and for their work for many weeks before. Thank you to all of you and the many others who helped out before, during, and after the event.
On our end, CAAA would especially like to thank Josephine Tai and Aaron Chen for hosting the event, and Kenny Chen, Mandy Chou, Melissa Hung, Bedelia Law, Sophia Siopack, and Adam Wu for competition logistics on the day of the competition and for their work for many weeks before. Thank you to all of you and the many others who helped out before, during, and after the event.
2021 Assessment Test
The Assessment Test was held June 25-27 in most regions and virtually. We would like to thank all teachers and volunteers for their help in this year. An award ceremony for Northern California students was held at Fremont Central Park on July 25.
CAAA would like to recognize and congratulate the following students:
Advanced Level 10 Scholars: Ethan Chen, Natalie Hii, Sophia Siopack
2021 CAAA Scholarship Recipients: Ethan Chen, Valerie Huang, Lucas Lee, Fiona Liu, Ezra Moh, Olivia Jia Xuan Mou, Augustus Soedarmono, Nicholas Wang, Adam Wu, Malik Wu
We would also like to recognize and thank the students from the Class of 2020, 2021, and 2022 for service to CAAA and the community.
CAAA would like to recognize and congratulate the following students:
Advanced Level 10 Scholars: Ethan Chen, Natalie Hii, Sophia Siopack
2021 CAAA Scholarship Recipients: Ethan Chen, Valerie Huang, Lucas Lee, Fiona Liu, Ezra Moh, Olivia Jia Xuan Mou, Augustus Soedarmono, Nicholas Wang, Adam Wu, Malik Wu
We would also like to recognize and thank the students from the Class of 2020, 2021, and 2022 for service to CAAA and the community.
Virtual Abacus Dictation Competition
CAAA held an Abacus Dictation competition virtually on Sunday, April 25. Thank you to all for participating, and to Sophia Siopack and Bedelia Law for hosting the event! Award winners for this competition are as follows:
2021 Annual Meeting & First Virtual Teaching Seminar
The CAAA Annual Meeting was held virtually on January 17, 2021. The first virtual teaching seminar for CAAA members also took place on this date. We thank all advisors and members from around the US for attending, and also thank the member teachers who presented and helped with the seminar!
2020 Assessment Test
The 2020 Assessment Test was held in the Midwest regions only. The 2020 CAAA Scholarship was cancelled for this year. If you have further questions regarding the cancelled assessment tests in the other regions or the scholarship for this year, please contact CAAA.
We apologize to all students who worked hard throughout the year in hopes of an assessment test and applied for the scholarship, and hope you will apply again next year.
We apologize to all students who worked hard throughout the year in hopes of an assessment test and applied for the scholarship, and hope you will apply again next year.
2020 Teachers' Training Seminar
The first session of the 11th Teachers' Training Seminar was held on January 19, 2020. The second session was held virtually on July 26, 2020.
2020 World City Cup
The 2020 World City Cup has been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak. CAAA would like to thank all teachers and volunteers for their work in preparation for the event. CAAA and its members hope to see our friends around the world at future World City Cups!
2020 CAAA Annual Meeting
The 2020 CAAA Annual Meeting for CAAA members was held at the Milpitas Community Center on January 19, 2020. Thank you all for attending the meeting!
2019 International Competitions
CAAA competed in two international competitions in the summer of 2019: the World City Cup in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam and the TCOC International Abacus & Mental Arithmetic Invitational Competition in New Taipei City.
2019 Assessment Test
The 26th Assessment Test was held in all regions in early May 2019. Additionally, the 5th Flash Mental Math & Math Competition will be held concurrently at the Newark testing site. CAAA would like to thank all parents, advisers, teachers, and volunteers for helping to conduct a successful event, and congratulate all students and medal winners for a job well done.
CAAA would like to recognize our three Advanced Level 10 Scholars from this year: Ethan Chen (Abacus & Mental Math), Kayla Luong (Abacus), and Bedelia Law (Mental Math).
CAAA would also like to congratulate the 2019 Scholarship recipients: Aaron Cheung, Natalie Hii, Nathan Hii, Johnathan Jen, and Augustus Soedarmono.
CAAA would also like to congratulate the 2019 Scholarship recipients: Aaron Cheung, Natalie Hii, Nathan Hii, Johnathan Jen, and Augustus Soedarmono.
2019 Annual Meeting
CAAA held its annual meeting on January 20th in Millbrae. Thank you to all who attended, and thanks to Cathy Xue for hosting!
2018 International Competitions
CAAA participated in 3 international competitions in 2018: the World City Cup in Hong Kong, the WAAMA Mental Arithmetic Competition in Indonesia, and the TCOC International Abacus & Mental Arithmetic Invitational Competition in Taiwan.
CAAA would like to thank SuperMicro Computer their continuing support, including sponsoring our participation at the 2018 international competitions.
CAAA would like to thank SuperMicro Computer their continuing support, including sponsoring our participation at the 2018 international competitions.
25th Annual Assessment Test
The 2018 Assessment Test was in 9 locations across the United States, including in Chicago, Illinois and Scottsdale, Arizona for the first time on May 4th through 6th. Award ceremonies were held in May and June of 2018. Additionally, the 4th Abacus Dictation and Math Competition was held concurrently at the Northern California (Newark) testing site. CAAA would also like to thank New York Life for conducting a seminar at the Newark testing site.
CAAA would like to congratulate the 2018 Scholarship recipients: Jacob Choi, Natalie Hii, Julie Khou, Divya Koya, Jasmine Liu, and Darren Zeng, and acknowledge the achievements of Apoorva Panidapu for her performance on the TV show Genius Junior.
CAAA would like to congratulate the 2018 Scholarship recipients: Jacob Choi, Natalie Hii, Julie Khou, Divya Koya, Jasmine Liu, and Darren Zeng, and acknowledge the achievements of Apoorva Panidapu for her performance on the TV show Genius Junior.
10th Teacher Training Course
CAAA held its 10th Teacher Training Course on January 7 and February 11, 2018 at the Culture Center of TECO in San Francisco in Miplitas. CAAA would like to thank everyone who helped make this program a success, and our advisors and guests who spoke to the students. Congratulations to our new teachers! (Press release in Chinese)
2018 Annual Meeting
CAAA held its 2018 Annual Meeting on January 7th in Milpitas. Thank you to all who attended!
For previous CAAA events, please visit our archive.
