OCA Summit: Our Online Auction is Live!
Hello Advocates,

Make sure to RSVP for the OCA Summit: Resilient Communities!

Resilient Communities is a virtual summit of plenaries, workshops, and entertainment for Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and allies across the country. The summit will consist of advocacy training and issue-based workshops on how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted AAPI communities.

We would like to highlight the Online Auction ([link removed]) . The Online Auction is up and we are offering Experiences, Fashion items, and Memorabilia! And as part of the CARES Act, you will be able to write off up to $300 in charitable donations on your 2020 Tax Returns. The auction is closing on Monday, August 3rd at 11:00PM EST and all proceeds go towards funding and supporting OCA. For a tutorial on how to bid virtually, please refer to this video ([link removed]) . Thank you for your support of OCA!
The event is free but registration is required. For more information and to RSVP, visit bit.ly/ocasummit.

We hope to see you there! The event is live on Facebook ([link removed]) , so make sure to invite and share it with your friends! We also have graphics, email templates, text outreach templates, and phone scripts if you don't have Facebook and want to spread the word: see our Outreach Toolkit here ([link removed]) .


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Apply Now! OCA-UPS Gold Mountain Scholarship for Rising College Seniors

The OCA-UPS Gold Mountain Scholarship for Rising College Seniors awards $2,500 to Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) college students who are rising seniors. In order to be eligible students must identify as AAPI, be enrolled as an undergraduate student, starting their senior year during the Fall 2020 term, and attend our upcoming virtual event OCA Summit: Resilient Communities ([link removed]) . The deadline to apply is Sunday, August 23, 2020 at 11:59 PM PST. Learn more about this scholarship here ([link removed]) .
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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