AANHPI Month Community Vigil on May 22
A community vigil on Sunday, May 22 at 5:00 p.m. at Kent City Hall will be hosted by AAPI Against Hate, Amina Abdalla, Kim-Khan Van, and OCA-Greater Seattle. The vigil is a time to...
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...
Bystander Intervention Workshop on May 6
The University of Washington’s Asian Student Commission and American Ethnic Studies Department has partnered with OCA Greater Seattle and Wells Fargo to present a Bystander Intervention Workgroup. The workgroup takes place on the UW...
Video: Stand with Sikhs
This Friday, April 15, 2022, marks one year since the mass shooting at the Fedex facility in Indianapolis. Eight people were murdered, four were Sikh. Today we continue to face the trauma of white...
Remembering Indianapolis: Overcoming tragedy from a Sikh lens
April 15, 2022, will be the first anniversary of the senseless murders of eight innocent FedEx employees, including four Sikh Americans, at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, Indiana. As first responders and continuous advocates...
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,...
March 18 Golden Circle Awards honors Trang Tu, AAPI Against Hate, and Puget Sound Advocates for Retirement Action
The 2022 Golden Circle Awards and Lunar New Year Celebration returns to Joy Palace Restaurant (6030 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way S, Seattle, WA 98118) on March 18, 2022 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00...
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:...
KBCS interviews OCA Greater Seattle President Connie So about meaning of Lunar New Year
91.3 KBCS · 91.3KBCS 20220204 Chinese New Year OCA Greater Seattle President Connie So spoke with KBCS about the dances and rituals of the Lunar New Year season. So is a teaching professor at...
