OCA NATIONAL CONVENTION EARLYBIRD REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

Registration is open! Get tickets to OCA's 50th Anniversary Convention and save money with these early bird prices. You get access to our luncheons and dinner events which will include exclusive performances by AAPI artists and a seat at our Awards Gala!

FREE registration is open for all of our sessions and our new OCA Day on the Hill!

DAY ON THE HILL

JOIN US FOR A DAY ON THE HILL! We will be providing mandatory advocacy trainings so that you can engage with your members of Congress on AAPI related issues.

Participants must show up in-person in Washington, DC and check in at the OCA National Convention to receive their nametag and materials.
 

Space is limited so RSVP ASAP!

OCA Creative Arts Scholarship

In celebration of OCA’s 50th anniversary, up to four (4) individuals will be awarded a full-ride scholarship to the upcoming OCA National Convention taking place in Washington, D.C. on July 12 to 16, 2023. A full-ride includes convention registration, airfare, and lodging.

This scholarship is exclusive to those who’ve participated in OCA National’s youth programs between 2019 and 2023. Youth programs include the OCA National Internship Program, OCA National scholarships, APIA-U: Leadership, and APA Y-Advocate.

To be considered for this scholarship, applicants must submit an original piece of creative work, such as illustrations, paintings, poetry, essays, etc. that OCA may publish in the next issue of OCA’s in-house magazine, IMAGE.

OCA members will be voting to determine the winners of this scholarship.

The deadline to apply is April 30, 2023 at 11:59 PM PT.

If you have any questions, please contact [email protected]

Convention T-shirt Design Contest

In celebration of OCA’s 50th anniversary, we will be holding a t-shirt contest for the #OCACON23. Get your creative cap on for a chance to have your design featured on shirts at our #OCA50Years Anniversary Convention which will take place in Washington, D.C. on July 12-16, 2023. The winner will be awarded one full registration convention ticket.

Disclaimer: The award is ONLY convention registration and does NOT cover airfare and lodging.

To be considered for this scholarship, applicants must submit an original piece of creative work. OCA members will be voting to determine the winners of this scholarship. Everyone is eligible and encouraged to apply!

The deadline to apply is April 14, 2023 at 11:59 PM PT.

If you have any questions please contact [email protected].

2021 Annual Report

Despite the pandemic's severe impacts, OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates remained committed to our core policy priorities and programs in 2021.
 

K-12 AANHPI Curriculum Project

• FOLLOW and SHARE our Instagram where we post a majority of our content! @k12aanhpi_project
• VISIT our Linktree and donate to our project, sign our petition, and visit our website to learn more about our project in-depth!

• Members joined AAPI phone banking for the April 4th election. 
• Involvement in the AAPI Caucus Education Roundtable with fellow AAPI community members.  Discussion: Did you know that Wisconsin Public Schools are not required to include Asian American history in their curriculum? Learn how we can take action to urge Wisconsin lawmakers to teach Asian American History in Wisconsin schools.
• Milwaukee PBS had invited AAPI friends to a virtual online chat and screening event on the film “Free Chol Soo Lee”. It depicts the rollercoaster life story of Chol Soo Lee, a Korean immigrant wrongfully convicted of murder. Sentenced to life for a 1973 San Francisco murder, Korean immigrant Chol Soo Lee was set free after a pan-Asian solidarity movement, which included Korean, Japanese, and Chinese Americans, helped to overturn his conviction. After 10 years of fighting for his life inside California state prisons, Lee found himself in a new fight to rise to the expectations of the people who believed in him. The discussion covered topics including racial injustice, impacts of incarceration, movement building, and centering Asian American stories.