OCA – Greater Seattle Denounces Anti-China Rhetoric in Elections
OCA – Asian Pacific American Advocates – Greater Seattle Chapter issued the following statement following a report that anti-Asian rhetoric is being used in local elections
Category: Editorial
Op-Ed: Stop the Violence Targeting Our Asian American Communities
Special to The Seattle Times
Asian community advocates are asking: “What must we do to be heard?” “What other evidence do city leaders need before they take leadership?”
The Importance of Ethnic Studies in the United States: A Perspective from Asian American Students
Recently, a movement and national debate exists throughout the United States regarding Ethnic Studies and their merit in being taught in K-12 and posts secondary schools…
OCA Greater Seattle Supports “Move Forward on 4th!”
OCA Greater Seattle supports Transit Equity for All (TEA)’s Campaign to Move Forward on 4th! To read more about TEA’s campaign, click here. Sign the petition and read about it here; https://www.change.org/p/move-forward-on-4th Save and...
OCA condemns gun violence and hatred, joins communities in mourning
The following is a statement from OCA national: Washington, D.C. — OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates released the following statement in light of recent shootings in Dallas, TX, Buffalo, NY, and Laguna Woods and Los Angeles,...
OCA Greater Seattle comments on link extension impact on Chinatown International District
The following letter is public comment OCA Greater Seattle submitted in regards to the West Seattle and Ballard Link Extension – Draft Environmental Impact Statement: Dear Sound Transit Board of Directors, On behalf of...
City of Snoqualmie has a civic duty to preserve and share vital Japanese American history
The following is testimony submitted by OCA Greater Seattle President Connie So to the Snoqualmie City Council regarding the impact that the Snoqualmie Mill development would have on Japanese American historic preservation: March 26,...
A Day of Remembrance, Grief, and Healing
OCA-Greater Seattle and OCA National joined with Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta and more than 400 organizations in calling for reflection and action one year after the Atlanta spa shootings. Read the collective statement below:...
