Chinese Performing Artists of America (CPAA) was founded in1991 as a nonprofit organization in the heart of the Silicon Valley by a group of individuals from the business world and high-tech industries. They shared the same vision for CPAA to be a conduit for introducing Chinese culture to our multi-culture society. CPAA principals are highly trained dancers, musicians and martial artists from major companies in China as well as artists from Taiwan, Hong Kong, and locally trained professionals.