EVENT: Pride ASIA
After the OCA membership meeting, cruise by Hing Hay Park and enjoy music, performances and entertainment celebrating LGBQT API diversity and culture – FREE. Saturday June 23, noon – 6 PM Hing Hay Park,...
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OCA EVENT: Membership Meeting & Dragon Boat Celebration
Saturday, June 23, Noon-2 pm Asian Resource Center 1025 S. King Street, Seattle, WA 98104 Free parking available Learn about upcoming OCA activities (e.g., Walk for Rice, Golden Circle Award, waterfront seaboard, etc.) and...
Congressman Jim McDermott (D-WA): Statement on Hazing in the U.S. Military
Mr. Speaker, today I rise to remind my colleagues about the ongoing problem of hazing in the United States military. Hazing, particularly racially motivated hazing, undermines our military. Multiple suicides in 2011 by service...
Thank You for Supporting Pvt. Danny Chen from OCA-NY
Thanks to EVERYONE who participated in the Birthday Card Campaign for Pvt. Danny Chen. In just ONE month–we collected over 9,000 birthday cards from 25 states and 9 different countries, including Hungary, Denmark, Germany,...
The Chinese Exclusion Acts: A Racist Chapter in U.S. Civil Rights History
This year marks the 130th year since the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. It was the first federal law that excluded immigration of a single group of people based on race....
LOST YEARS Pre-Screening Panel
In addition to the film, there will be a special pre-screening panel at the University of Washington presented by Seattle International Film Festival,Canadian Studies Center, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies & American Ethnic...
OCA National: A Bittersweet Moment for Marriage Rights
OCA, a national organization dedicated to advancing the political, social, and economic well-being of Asian Pacific Americans (APAs), recognizes the importance of marriage among other rights as fundamental to the American ethos. Historically, this...
Kenda Gee’s LOST YEARS at the 38th Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) 2012
May 23 – 6 PM | May 24 – 4 PM @ HARVARD EXIT THEATER LOST YEARS is an epic documentary touching upon 150 years of the Chinese diaspora in Canada, USA, New Zealand and...
OCA National: Reaffirmed Commitment to the Policy of Affirmative Action
WASHINGTON, D.C. – OCA, a national organization dedicated to advancing the political, social, and economic well-being of Asian Pacific Americans (APAs), is proud to reaffirm its commitment to the policy of affirmative action. Since...
Letter to the Editor: Justice for Private Danny Chen
Thanks for your recent article on Private Danny Chen and Asian Americans in the military. I just returned from a national meeting of OCA (Organization of Chinese Americans), where we were briefed by the...
