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October 18, 2022

CID community responds to King County’s halt to ‘mega shelter’ plans

On Friday, Oct. 14, the community received word that plans for “mega shelter” that was going to be built on the border of the Chinatown International District was halted. The statement from King County...

Arts

September 8, 2022

Video: ‘The Asian History Behind Building The USA’

Seattle is home to many technology companies that have changed the way we live. It is also home to a vast Asian community. Correspondent Mike Kirsch explores the roots and contributions of Chinese and...

Arts / Event

September 8, 2022

‘Bruce Lee Ascending’ makes its debut at UW

More than 150 people gathered to listen to speeches and watch lion dancers bless the permanent art installation “Bruce Lee Ascending” during its official debut Tuesday at the University of Washington’s Odegaard Undergraduate Library....

Arts / Event

August 12, 2022

Bruce Lee Ascends: UW Permanent Installation Debuts in September

“When one has reached maturity in the art, one will have a formless form.”— Bruce Lee Tuesday, September 6, 2022, will mark the official debut of Bruce Lee Ascending (飛小龍), as a permanent art...

News / OCA National

June 24, 2022

OCA Condemns Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade

In recognizing that women’s health rights are civil rights, OCA commits to advocating to protect reproductive rights and equitable access to healthcare.

News

June 5, 2022

Seattle Chinese Waterfront Project with Doug Chin

https://nwasianweekly.com/2022/05/ref-lections-on-history-of-anti-chinese-hate-in-seattle-and-washington-state/ Ref lections on history of anti-Chinese hate in Seattle and Washington state May 26, 2022 By Northwest Asian Weekly Excerpts from a March 17, 2022 speech by Doug Chin at the Seattle-International District Rotary Club In...

Event

May 25, 2022

OCA Greater Seattle sponsors Edwin M. Lee Memorial Golf Tournament

OCA-Greater Seattle are the fiscal sponsors for the 2nd Annual Edwin M. Lee Memorial Golf Tournament, to be held Saturday, June 25, at the Auburn Golf Course, 29630 Green River Rd. SE, Auburn, WA....

News

May 22, 2022

Frank Irigon receives UW’s 2022 Odegaard Award

The University of Washington Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity (OMA&D), and the Friends of the Educational Opportunity Program Board (FEOP) honored Frank Irigon as the 2022 recipient of the University of Washington Charles E. Odegaard Award....

Event / OCA Event

May 20, 2022

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...

Editorial

May 18, 2022

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,...

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26	27	28	29	30 Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Day Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Day January 30, 2025 Olympia, WA, USA Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Day 2025 is not just an event; it’s a celebration of community power, resilience, and solidarity. Every year, we come together from across Washington State to make our voices heard and demand change at the Capitol. This is a day where we show the power of our communities, advocating for the policies that matter most to immigrant and refugee families. Join us in Olympia on Thursday, January 30, 2025, and be part of this incredible movement for justice. We will march, rally, and engage directly with legislators, showing them that immigrant and refugee communities will not be ignored. This day is about more than participating in activities—it’s about building our collective consciousness around the importance of our campaigns, such as the Health Equity for Immigrants, a bill to codify and fully fund the Apple Health Expansion Program to ensure coverage for all eligible low-income immigrants and refugees, and continued funding for Cascade Care subsidies. We are also fighting for Unemployment Insurance for Undocumented Workers, a bill to create and fully fund a program that provides unemployment benefits equivalent to those available to Washington residents with employment authorization. But our fight doesn’t stop there. While these are our primary campaigns, we also continue to push for secondary priorities that reflect the breadth of our advocacy: Ending Collaboration Between ICE and the Department of Corrections: Stopping the transfer of immigrants from state prisons to immigration detention centers. Restricting Solitary Confinement: Limiting its use in state and private detention facilities to only the most extreme cases. Traffic Safety for All: Deprioritizing traffic stops for non-safety reasons and supporting low-income drivers. State Legal Defense Fund: Securing state funding to support immigrants navigating the legal system. Support for Newly Arrived Migrants: Increasing resources for newcomers seeking asylum and other protections in Washington. Rent Stabilization: Protecting tenants from abusive rent increases. Domestic Workers Bill of Rights: Ensuring fair labor protections for domestic workers. More information here, as well as registration: https://waisn.org/immigrant-and-refugee-advocacy-day-2025/?link_id=1&can_id=854a5c7a3e1a245a15c258638c786a8d&source=email-join-us-at-immigrant-refugee-advocacy-day-on-jan-30-to-show-lawmakers-we-wont-back-down&email_referrer=email_2531473&email_subject=join-us-at-immigrant-refugee-advocacy-day-on-jan-30-to-show-lawmakers-we-wont-back-down#registration Disclaimer OCA-GS is posting this event on our Community Calendar as a service to the community. Date/Time/Location details are subject to change. See more details •	31

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Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Day
Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Day January 30, 2025 Olympia, WA, USA
Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Day 2025 is not just an event; it’s a celebration of community power, resilience, and solidarity. Every year, we come together from across Washington State to make our voices heard and demand change at the Capitol. This is a day where we show the power of our communities, advocating for the policies that matter most to immigrant and refugee families.

Join us in Olympia on Thursday, January 30, 2025, and be part of this incredible movement for justice.

We will march, rally, and engage directly with legislators, showing them that immigrant and refugee communities will not be ignored. This day is about more than participating in activities—it’s about building our collective consciousness around the importance of our campaigns, such as the Health Equity for Immigrants, a bill to codify and fully fund the Apple Health Expansion Program to ensure coverage for all eligible low-income immigrants and refugees, and continued funding for Cascade Care subsidies. We are also fighting for Unemployment Insurance for Undocumented Workers, a bill to create and fully fund a program that provides unemployment benefits equivalent to those available to Washington residents with employment authorization.

But our fight doesn’t stop there. While these are our primary campaigns, we also continue to push for secondary priorities that reflect the breadth of our advocacy:
- Ending Collaboration Between ICE and the Department of Corrections: Stopping the transfer of immigrants from state prisons to immigration detention centers.
- Restricting Solitary Confinement: Limiting its use in state and private detention facilities to only the most extreme cases.
- Traffic Safety for All: Deprioritizing traffic stops for non-safety reasons and supporting low-income drivers.
- State Legal Defense Fund: Securing state funding to support immigrants navigating the legal system.
- Support for Newly Arrived Migrants: Increasing resources for newcomers seeking asylum and other protections in Washington.
- Rent Stabilization: Protecting tenants from abusive rent increases.
- Domestic Workers Bill of Rights: Ensuring fair labor protections for domestic workers.
More information here, as well as registration: https://waisn.org/immigrant-and-refugee-advocacy-day-2025/?link_id=1&can_id=854a5c7a3e1a245a15c258638c786a8d&source=email-join-us-at-immigrant-refugee-advocacy-day-on-jan-30-to-show-lawmakers-we-wont-back-down&email_referrer=email_2531473&email_subject=join-us-at-immigrant-refugee-advocacy-day-on-jan-30-to-show-lawmakers-we-wont-back-down#registration

*Disclaimer* OCA-GS is posting this event on our Community Calendar as a service to the community. Date/Time/Location details are subject to change.
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