MGen1.5 stands for Mandarin Generation 1.5 (中加1.5代) . It is a non-profit professional association for bilingual and bi-cultural young professionals in Calgary. Find out more about us at: www.mgenyyc.com We are a group of passionate young bilingual (Mandarin and English) and bicultural (Chinese and Canadian) professionals in the beautiful city of Calgary. We are a community that enjoy each other’s company and care and encourage others’ professional growth. We believe that our members, who are bridges between the Eastern and Western cultures, will become increasingly valuable as China and the world continues to globalize. Our vision: MGens are bilingual and bicultural professionals, friends and leaders connecting to develop each other and serve our community Why MGen? Meet new friends, connect with old friends -Meet like-minded individuals who are from similar backgrounds and have similar goals and interests as you -Increase your social assets along the way. By social assets, we mean your network and your knowledge in general. We believe that through sharing and synergizing, we’ll be able to increase everyone’s social assets -Meet others that can help you professionally Develop professionally -Our professional events are aimed to address specific needs that our demographic faces: cultural identity, building a personal brand, “grown-up” issues (investing, buying real estate, tax filing), etc. Address culture identity issue and be proud of who we are and the unique skills and perspective we can offer to the community Experience certain activities you would not have tried on your own