The high court dealt another blow to the Voting Rights Act and likely cleared the way for states to enact rules that disproportionately burden voters of color
Today, at 5:30pm, Gary Locke, President of Bellevue College, called Connie So, President of OCA Asian Pacific Advocates of Greater Seattle to assure OCA-GS that the situation is being resolved. An Asian American Studies...
OCA-Asian Pacific Advocates of Greater Seattle are proud of the work by Representatives Grace Meng and Senator Mazie Hirono, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, and many others, in advocating for the passage of...
AAPI Against Hate and community organizations demand justice for John Huynh and an end to anti-Asian violence and hate. AAPI Against Hate is a coalition of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander nonprofits,...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 6, 2021 Contact:Connie So, OCA – Greater Seattle PresidentEmail: info@ocaseattle.org On May 6, 2021 — Today, Asian American social justice groups joined the family of John Huynh in a meeting...
By Connie SoOCA Greater Seattle Since 1992, the month of May is dedicated to Asian American and Pacific Islander Americans (AAPI). Yet 30-31 days is inadequate to make up for our “invisibility.” While acknowledging the...
In partnership with the City of Seattle, OCA – Greater Seattle has secured COVID-19 vaccination appointments for the Lumen Field, Rainier Beach, and West Seattle vaccination clinics for the weeks of April 19th and...
In January, OCA Greater Seattle along with dozens of local organizations joined the Washington State Attorney General lawsuit against the Federal Government stopping the sale of the National Archives Facility in Seattle, Washington. We...
OCA Greater Seattle president Connie So joined Sutapa Basu and Velma Veloria in writing the editorial column, “Stand up against anti-Asian hatred, misogyny and violence” published March 19 in the Seattle Times. Here is...
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.
