June 2020


** MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
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Hello AdvOCAtes,

Thank you to everyone who helped donate to our Give in May campaign; thank you for supporting the work we do! We hope you and your families are safe and healthy during the global COVID-19 pandemic.


** May Press Releases
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OCA and Charter Communications Partner for Spectrum Scholars ([link removed])
OCA Condemns Senators' Ask to Suspend Immigrant Worker Visas ([link removed])
OCA Provides Technology to Students During COVID-19 Pandemic ([link removed])
OCA Commends Bipartisan House Leadership for Upcoming COVID-19 Stimulus Act ([link removed])
OCA Urges the Senate to Champion the HEROES Act ([link removed])
OCA Demands Justice in Minnesota Police Killing of George Floyd ([link removed])
Spectrum Scholars Program
OCA and Spectrum have launched Spectrum Scholars, a new two-year educational program for eligible rising AAPI juniors with financial need. Spectrum Scholars awards each scholar with $20,000 in scholarships over their junior and senior year; a structured, two-year program focusing on professional development; a professional mentor; and an opportunity to explore an internship at Charter Communications Inc. You can learn more and apply here: bit.ly/oca-spectrum-scholars
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AT&T Summer Learning Academy

AT&T is launching the AT&T Summer Learning Academy ([link removed]) . It’s a free, self-paced online learning “externship” certificate program, designed to support college students looking for something to fill the void.

Below are the key details about the Externship Certificate Program:
* Open to all college students
* Virtual, on-demand 24x7
* Registration is open now through June 12
* Runs from June 22 – July 20 and totals 80 hours

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Save the Date!
OCA Summit: Resilient Communities
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In place of convention, OCA will be hosting the OCA Summit: Resilient Communities on July 31-August 1. The event is free but registration is required. For more information and to RSVP please visit bit.ly/ocasummit.

Register for our next Chapter Advancement Track workshop here ([link removed]) ! On Thursday, 6/18 from 8:00 - 9:00 PM EST we will discussing best practices to leverage social media during COVID-19. The conversation will take place on Zoom; please register to receive the link. We hope to see you there!
OCA COVID-19 Toolkit & Website
Our Civil Rights Fellow, Matthew Nguyen-Ngo, worked tirelessly to create our much-anticipated COVID-19 resource toolkit. We have updated the toolkit for May and shared this on our website.

We also have a special landing page for COVID-19 resources for advocates and community members on our website. We will be updating this list of resources, media, corporate responses, and more. The website is https.://www.ocanational.org/oca-covid19-home ([link removed])

OCA COVID-19 TOOLKIT ([link removed])
OCA COVID-19 Page ([link removed])
Here are things the Policy Team worked on in May:
* We submitted testimony ([link removed]) to the House Ways and Means Committee on the negative health impacts of hate incidents
* We are leading AAPI engagement on the Releasing Immigrant Detainees Day of Action Campaign, which launched 5/15
* We are asking for organizational (including OCA Chapter) sign ons for our letter against the SECURE CAMPUS Act. The deadline for sign-ons is COB Tuesday, 6/2/20.
+ Read the letter here: [link removed]
+ Sign on here: [link removed] (organizations only please)

Save the Date! AAPI Presidential Town Hall

Since 2008, the Presidential Town Hall ([link removed]) has served as a forum for AAPIs to advocate for our issues to be addressed and on the radar of campaigns and the media. In giving presidential candidates a space to directly address AAPI community members, leaders, and organizers, the town hall has become one of the few spaces geared specifically for Presidential candidates to speak directly to AAPIs, about AAPIs.

As a nonpartisan event, the Presidential Town Hall will be the largest convergence of over 5,000 Asian American and Pacific Islander professionals and community leaders in the nation. APIAVote and community partners will be organizing virtually and it will be held in the afternoon of June 27, 2020. This is a historic moment because, as a collective group, this will be the largest opportunity for the presidential candidates to participate and address our communities' needs for the General Election. This will also allow our communities to unite our voices in political engagement this year and into the future.

In addition, a series of workshops and convenings will be organized before and after the Town Hall. We will be creating spaces to support community building. The summit will be interactive and allow participants to be updated on a number of issues impacting our lives amid the COVID-19 pandemic and provide you the skills to organize for the 2020 elections.

Stay tuned for updates as they come! Be sure to check our social media and follow APIAVote's Social Media.
If you, your family members, someone you know, or community members have experienced xenophobia, discrimination, or harassment (in light of COVID-19), please report the incident using our hate crime reporting tool at aapihatecrimes.org.
REPORT A HATE CRIME ([link removed])

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