Event Info: 23rd Annual Walk for Rice
Register with OCA – Greater Seattle here! It’s time to take action! The 23rd Annual Walk for Rice campaign has officially launched! Last year, thanks to your support, we raised a record-breaking $225,000 for...
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2012 Golden Circle Awardee: Raymond Chinn
“If we build it, they will come back. If property owners in the International District develop new housing, people will come back to live in the community.” -Raymond Chinn, March 2009 Raymond Chinn’s grandfather...
2012 Golden Circle Awardee: ICHS
“Health Care is a Right, Not a Privilege.” “Health Care for People, Not for Profit.” -ICHS Posters, 1973 In the late 1960s, there was little available in medical help for many low-income Asian and...
2012 Golden Circle Awardee: Rita Wang
“When I came, people looked at me with doubt[s]. I had the feeling the Asian and Chinese community was watching. I had to show them I could do it. Even some board members were...
2012 Golden Circle Awardee: Dr. Paul Bock
“Stand-up. Never kow-tow. Be proud that you are Asian Americans. Be proud of your Mom and Dad. Be proud of your ancient heritage. Remember the sacrifices that have put you here. Each of us...
OCA Stands in Proud Support of Equal Opportunity Policies
In a rally at the United States Supreme Court today, hundreds of community advocates assembled to show their support of equal opportunity policies during the oral arguments of the Fisher v. University of Texas...
Editorial by Chapter President Doug Chin: Stop Racial Hazing in the Military, Save Lives, Rest in Peace Pvt. Danny Chen
One year ago, on October 3rd, Private Danny Chen was found dead in a guard tower in Afghanistan. Private Chen, who was born and raised in New York’s Chinatown and just 19 years old,...
Service Project: Annual Spring Clean-Up
On April 21, OCA participated in the of the Chinatown International District/Little Saigon and “paint-outs” of graffiti hosted by Interim. The event drew over 200 volunteers for this one-day event to clean up the...
OCA Golden Circle Awards 2012
Each year, OCA Greater Seattle puts on a benefit dinner called the Golden Circle Awards. This year, we be holding our Golden Circle Awards on Saturday, September 22 at the Joy Palace Restaurant in Seattle....
National Asian American Organizations Unite to Support the Sikh Community
The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) and OCA have established a joint fund to raise money to support the victims of the mass shooting at the Sikh temple in Wisconsin. The two organizations will...
