AAPI Coalition Against Hate and Bias hosting rally on March 22
AAPI Coalition Against Hate and Bias is hosting a rally on Monday, March 22 at 3:30 p.m. in Tukwila on Southcenter Pkwy & Strander Blvd. Please see the flyer below for more information.
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March 22 vigil for Atlanta Massage Workers at Hing Hay Park
Massage Parlor Outreach Project is hosting a vigil for the massage workers and clients who were violently murdered on March 16, 2021. The Vigil for Atlanta Massage Workers happens on Monday, March 22 at...
OCA Greater Seattle stands in solidarity with hundreds at rally against hate crimes toward AAPIs
Hundreds gathered in Seattle’s Chinatown International District on Saturday, March 13 to protest attacks on AAPIs throughout the country. The event was part of several organized events in the state that day. From March...
OCA Greater Seattle Chapter Calls on Elected Leaders to Take Action with Long Term Solutions Following Rise of Anti-AAPI Hate
OCA Greater Seattle Chapter Calls on Elected Leaders to Take Action with Long Term Solutions Following Rise of Anti-AAPI Hate FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 26, 2021 Contact:Connie So, PresidentEmail – info@ocaseattle.org February 23, 2021 … OCA Greater...
Remembering Corky Lee — the unofficial Asian American photographer laureate
The following also appeared in the Northwest Asian Weekly on February 4, 2021. By Connie So On Jan. 27, the unofficial “Asian American photographer laureate,” Corky Lee, passed away from complications of COVID-19 at...
OCA Greater Seattle President Connie So speaks on stopping sale of National Archives facility
On January 4, 2021, OCA Greater Seattle President Connie So said the following at a press conference regarding the lawsuit against the Federal Government to stop the sale of the National Archives Facility in...
OCA Greater Seattle Chapter joins Attorney General lawsuit stopping sale of National Archives Facility
On January 4, 2021, OCA – Asian Pacific American Advocates, Greater Seattle Chapter, a local membership-driven organization of community advocates dedicated toward the social, political, and economic well-being of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders,...
OCA signs letter in opposition to Chinese exclusionary language in the Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act
The following is a letter signed on by OCA – Asian Pacific Advocates and other organizations to Rep. Zoe Lofgren and Rep. Jerrold Nadler in opposition to Chinese Exclusionary Language in the Fairness for...
OCA Public Opinion Survey
Please fill out the OCA Public Opinion Survey. This survey is essential to our understanding of the demographics of OCA and the issues our constituents care about. Survey takers do NOT have to be...
OCA decries ICE threat to deport international students
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 8 July 2020 Contact: Matthew Nguyen-Ngo | Civil Rights Fellow202.223.5500 | matthew.nguyen.ngo@ocanational.org Washington, DC – OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates was dismayed after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced on Monday that...
