September 2020

MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

Hello AdvOCAtes,

As the summer winds down, remember to fill out the Census! The deadline of the Census is September 30. If you still need to fill out the Census, visit 2020census.gov. This year is also a presidential election; we encourage everyone to be active in their local communities by registering to vote if eligible, and learning about which initiatives and candidates are on your ballots. Reply to this email for more GOTV resources!

Our semiannual publication, IMAGE, is ready for your reading pleasure. The Spring/Summer edition features work from former OCA interns of the past two decades. Thank you to all of our contributors for sharing their content!

August Press Releases

IMAGE Spring/Summer 2020 is ready! Go to our website to read the digital version.

Virtual OCA Summit: Workshop Recordings

Did you miss our OCA Summit: Resilient Communities? On August 14, 2020, we will re-launch sales of the On Demand Digital Streaming package with which you will be able to view all of the workshops from last week for one year.

(If you purchased a ticket for this already, you will receive your codes to view the workshops on August 14.)

Save the Date! Corporate Achievement Awards

Join us from September 30-October 2nd in honoring emerging AAPI leaders in the corporate space. We are excited to announce that the 2020 CAA celebrations will be virtual and comprise of panels and webinars of past and present CAA honorees.

2020 Gold Mountain Scholars

Since 1999, UPS has generously funded the OCA - UPS® Gold Mountain Scholarship. The title of this scholarship program calls back to a time when many Asian immigrants looked upon America as a mountain of golden opportunities for themselves and their families. Awardees of the scholarship seek dreams of higher education, which are not only the dreams of the students but also of their parents and extended family.

This year we provided $2,000 scholarships to 15 Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) high school seniors who are the first in their family to attend an institution of higher education. Meet our 2020 Gold Mountain Scholars here!

Here's what our Policy team worked on in August:

OCA-GH created an AAPI-specific bystander intervention Train-the-Trainer program
We released a press release on the DOJ/Yale Affirmative Action case
Working to create local versions of our hate crimes task force bill
- Got in touch with the NYC COVID-19 Response Team

OCA COVID-19 Toolkit & Website

We 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

OCA COVID-19 TOOLKIT

OCA COVID-19 Page

Meet our 2020 Fall Civic Engagement Interns!

This fall we hired two Civic Engagement Interns to work on GOTC (Get Out the Census) and GOTV (Get Out the Vote) efforts at OCA National and OCA Chapters. Meet our interns here!

Are you looking for an internship?

We are now accepting applications for our 2020 Fall Internship Program! Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until all positions are filled. Internship positions include Communications, Development, and Programs. The Fall Internship is completely remote and part-time, and interns will receive a $1,000 stipend. Learn more about the program and apply here!

In addition to our fall internship list, OCA has a running list of available internship opportunities on our website. The list will be updated accordingly and includes both OCA and other opportunities. To view the list and find out more, visit our website.

OCA National Public Events Calendar

The OCA National Public Events calendar is where we post OCA National and OCA Chapter events. You can check out events happening virtually near you! The link is here: bit.ly/ocaevents.

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

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