January 2020
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
Hello AdvOCAtes,
Happy New Year! We hope this has been a restful and safe holiday season for you, your family, your friends, and your community. Thank you for your continued support for OCA and the work we do. A special thank you to all who donated to the "Leading Our Change" campaign! Your contributions will be used to help future generations of AAPI leaders continue the strong legacy of advocacy and change in 2021 and beyond.
In this new year, we look forward to what we can do together to advance the social, political, and economic well-being of AAPIs everywhere.
December Press Releases
* O ([link removed]) CA Demands Apology Upon Hearing Senator Marsha Blackburn's Xenophobic Tweets Regarding China ([link removed])
* O ([link removed]) CA's statement on SCOTUS's Postponement of Ruling on Immigrants and Census ([link removed])
* O ([link removed]) CA Presses Biden Team to Select AAPI Individuals for Cabinet Positions ([link removed])
IMAGE F/W 2020 IS AVAILABLE!
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Meet our New 2021 Executive Council!
President: Linda Ng, Greater Sacramento Chapter
Immediate Past President: Sharon M. Wong, Greater DC Chapter
Executive Vice President: Debbie Chen, Greater Houston Chapter
Secretary: Lisa Vu, San Francisco Chapter
Treasurer: Thong Tarm, St. Louis Chapter
VP of Public Affairs: Roland Hwang, Detroit Chapter
VP of Finance: Eric Lin, Central Virginia Chapter
VP of Education and Culture: Emilio Manuel Camu, Utah Chapter
VP of Membership: Greg Jung, Greater Sacramento Chapter
VP of Chapter Development: Kendall Kosai, Greater Seattle Chapter
VP of Communications: Cecelia Pham, Greater Houston Chapter
VP of Economic Development: David Lin, New Jersey Chapter
General Counsel: Ada Loo, Greater DC Chapter
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Call for Research Participants
A Ph.D. candidate in organizational psychology at Rice University is recruiting participants for a study on Asian American workplace experiences. Participants need to be 18+, Asian, and working full-or part-time in the U.S. You will take two anonymous, 10-minute surveys, and will be compensated for your time (see attached flyer for more details). Please go to the link for the first survey:
tinyurl.com/AsiansAtWork
Thank you for your consideration, and please share widely with anyone who may be eligible and interested in participating!
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AmazonSmiles and OCA
Supporting OCA is as easy as 1-2-3. By shopping at smile.amazon.com/ch/23-7250499, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to OCA. Please feel free share the link!
SHOP HERE! ([link removed])
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It's 2021 and we are hoping to help more chapters to host a professional development program! Please contact Jae Shim at
[email protected] (mailto:
[email protected]) if you are interested in hosting a women’s event, B3 event, or MAAP program.
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 ([link removed])
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