About BLIA LA

After the Venerable Master Hsing Yun, President of the Association, founded the Buddha’s Light International Association (BLIA) World Headquarters at the Los Angeles Music Center on May 17, 1992, and convened the first Membership Representatives Assembly under the theme “Joy and Harmony,” the Master, with far-reaching vision, moved swiftly to unite the strength of the many devotees in Los Angeles. Accordingly, on May 2, 1993, the BLIA Los Angeles Chapter was established in the Auditorium of Hsi Lai Temple. More than 300 members witnessed the oath-taking ceremony at that time. Today, the Los Angeles region has lived up to expectations, with membership growing to over 2,000 and the establishment of 29 subchapters.
Upholding Fo Guang Shan’s four major objectives—to propagate the Dharma through culture, to cultivate talent through education, to benefit society through charity and social welfare, and to purify human hearts through collective practice—the BLIA Los Angeles Chapter has long been deeply rooted in the Southern California community. Through diverse cultural exchanges, educational initiatives, public welfare and charitable activities, community service, and bilingual (Chinese and English) cultivation programs such as Chan and Pure Land group practice, it guides the public in purifying body and mind and promoting social harmony. Guided by the spirit of Humanistic Buddhism, BLIA brings together people of different ethnicities and faiths to work hand in hand toward community inclusion and sustainable development.
List of Past Presidents of the BLIA Los Angeles Chapter:
  • Founding President: Chien Hsiung Wu 
  • 2nd President: C. Jim Chen 
  • 3rd President: Venerable Hui Chuan
  • 4th President:  C. Jim Chen 
  • 5th President:  C. Jim Chen
  • 6th President:  Sharon Chang
  • 7th President:  Sharon Chang
  • 8th President:  Jerry Leun Chen
  • 9th President:  Jerry Leun Chen 
  • 10th President: Alex Shuay Luen Wu 
  • 11th President: Alex Shuay Luen Wu 
Current Officers of the BLIA Los Angeles Chapter:
  • President: Echo Tsai                                  
  • Vice President:  Jing Jing Wang
  • Vice President:  Vincent Liu 
  • Vice President: Avelyn Busch
  • Secretary-General: Lynn Mai Quach
  • Treasurer:  Audrey Tang
  • Elder Advisor General: Honglin Linda Lai
  • Director: Venerable Rusong
  • Director: Venerable Zhixing
  • Director: C. Jim Chen 
  • Director: Jerry Leun Chen 
  • Director: Sharon Chang 
  • Director: Alex Shuay Luen Wu 
  • Director: Echo Tsai 
  • Director: Jing Jing Wang
  • Director: Vincent Liu
  • Director: Avelyn Busch
  • Director: Lynn Mai Quach
  • Director: Audrey Tang
  • Director: Steven Chow
  • Director: Connie Yip
  • Director: Eugene Liu 
  • Director: Peggy Yu Ying Lin
  • Director: Jeremy Hsu 
  • Director: Chien-Hua Wang 
  • Director: Honglin Linda Lai
  • Director: Shou-Jen Kuo
  • Director: Choy Wan Lee
  • Director: Mary Diep
  • Director: Sacha de Nijs
  • Director: Dan Chen
  • Director: George Fan 
  • Director: Xuejian Qian
  • Director: Victoria Cheng 
  • Director: Gena Ooi
  • Director: Irene Wei 
  • Director: Rosemarie Lau
  • Director: Carolyn Chen 
Advisors of the BLIA Los Angeles Chapter:
  • Grace Hu
  • Jia-Peir Wang 
  • Jessica Chen
Current Presidents of BLIA Los Angeles Subchapters:
  • Arcadia Subchapter: Yuhchyi Hwang
  • Choir Subchapter: Wendy Wei 
  • Cerritos Subchapter: Sandy Gu
  • Hacienda Heights Subchapter: Donald Lee
  • Hsi Lai Subchapter: Lynette King
  • Irvine Subchapter:   Rose Li 
  • Long Beach Subchapter:  Teresa Han 
  • Los Angeles First Subchapter:  Ai Hua Ji
  • Los Angeles Second Subchapter:  Mei Wah Laurence Cheng
  • Monterey Park First Subchapter: Diana Lim
  • Monterey Park Second Subchapter:  Thomas Ngo
  • Monterey Park Third Subchapter: Jennifer Li 
  • Newport Subchapter:  Kitty Lihui Lo 
  • Radiant Subchapter: Annie Chou 
  • Riverside Subchapter: Harry Zhang
  • Rosemead Subchapter: Heather Wong
  • Rowland Heights First Subchapter:  Mandy Min Wang
  • Rowland Heights Second Subchapter:  Jennifer Fu 
  • San Gabriel First Subchapter:  Antonia Fang 
  • San Gabriel Second Subchapter:  Andy Truong
  • South Bay First Subchapter: Kitty Hwang
  • South Bay Second Subchapter:  Fu Ming Teng
  • Walnut Subchapter: Jenny Ying Ng
  • Westminster Subchapter: Connie Doo
  • White Tower First Subchapter: Daniel Hu
  • White Tower Second Subchapter: Peter Zhou
  • White Tower Third Subchapter: Sherry Ding
  • Youth Adult Division 1 : Camille Cheng
  • Youth Adult Division 2 : Junxian Tang