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2023 SUMMER INTERNSHIP APPLICATIONS ARE LIVE!

We are now accepting applications for the 2023 Summer Internship Program! Undergraduate students (and recent grads) who identify as Asian American or Pacific Islander are highly encouraged to apply. This is a full-time paid internship based in Washington, D.C. in which interns will be placed to work at OCA National Center or various external offices, including federal agencies, congressional offices, nonprofits, and corporations. This is a highly competitive program so be sure to apply by Sunday, January 29th to receive priority consideration! Learn more and apply at ocanational.org/summer-internship.

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UPDATES

Intern Alumni Directory Form

We are requesting all OCA National internship program alumni to fill out the OCA Intern Alumni Directory Form to help us update our internal database so we can stay in touch with our intern alumni from the last 30+ years. If you are a former OCA National internship program participant, please complete this form. Any questions can be directed to [email protected].

AAPI Digital Access Survey

Internet access has become a civil rights issue - we want to advocate for digital equity by listening to our AAPI communities. Specifically, we want to understand where and how AAPIs have internet access.

The collected data will be used to bridge the digital divide among the AAPI community by informing legislators, policy makers, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), and other stakeholders.

Help us create a disaggregated data set and challenge the model minority myth that most AAPIs have stable, high-speed internet and have technology devices!

Participants can enter a raffle to earn a $100 Amazon gift card after they take the survey.

Here is the link to the survey – it is currently available in English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Nepali, Urdu, and Khmer. (Other languages are pending.)

Please take the survey first, and share it with your family, friends, colleagues, and peers – especially those with limited internet access.

If you have any questions or concerns, please send an email to our Broadband Access and Digital Equity Fellow, Yen Jeong.

TAKE THE SURVEY

POLICY CORNER

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!

If you have any questions, please email OCA's Executive Director Thu Nguyen.

CHAPTER SPOTLIGHT

OCA-Detroit

ACA held its 50th Anniversary Celebration Banquet on December 9th at Wabeek Country Club, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. We celebrated with over 220 guests. Dr. Frank H. Wu, president of Queens College, CUNY, delivered the keynote speech titled "The Future of Civil Rights: Asian Americans After COVID-19". Learn more here.

OCA-Wisconsin

OCA-WI members were treated to the annual production of A Christmas Carol by the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre. It was a wonderful and magical show, and a great way to celebrate the holiday.

OCA-Wisconsin also celebrated the End-of-the-year Meeting/Christmas Party with almost 60 family and friends who gathered for a fun time on December 4th. We recapped a busy 2022 and welcomed new board members. We had a competitive trivia game with prizes and enjoyed catching up with members. Everyone left with good spirits and full tummies.

OCA-Greater Pheonix

Yvonne So, the Chapter President of OCA-Greater Pheonix chapter, wrote and narrated this podcast called "Middle Voice" was recently featured in the Arizona Daily Star. It's about an immigrant human interest story and you can check it out here.

OCA-Greater Seattle

Here is a write up from the UW Magazine about permanent installation at the Odegaard Undergraduate Library!

EVENTS + OPPORTUNITIES

January 16: Groovy Golden Circle Awards and Stellar Lunar New Year Dinner
In a tribute to our activists that Seattle‘s Chinatown International District (CID) from destruction, 1972-2022, the OCA Greater Seattle presents our Groovy Golden Circle Awards and Stellar Lunar New Year Dinner, Thursday, January 12, Joyale Restaurant.

From 1972, we honor the Asian Family Affair and the Gang of Four that stopped the Kingdome from demolishing Chinatown. For 2022, we honor Tanya Woo and the Transit Equality for All for saving the CID from the light rail and the Mega shelter Expansion (already 20 within walking distance to the CID).

January 16: MLK Jr. Citywide Celebration
We are participating in the Martin Luther King, Jr., citywide celebration, January 16, Garfield High School, 9:30a-10:50a, followed by the march. Our workshop features a collaboration with the 4C Coalition, UW Department of American Ethnic Studies, UW Student Athletic Services on the importance of mentorship. Several current UW football players will discuss their work as Community Ambassadors (picture).

January 21: Year of the Rabbit | Lunar New Year Celebration
Celebrate the Lunar New Year at Asia Plaza in Cleveland's AsiaTown on Saturday, January 21st, 2023. This year will begin the Year of the Rabbit, which represents longevity, discretion, and good luck. Festivities are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with performances kicking off at 11 a.m. with the Kwan Family Lion Dance followed by performances from the LingYun Rising Stars dancers, the Waist Drum Team, and the AsiaTown Square Dancing Team. Come and visit our vendor and sponsor tables and visit the shops and eateries of Asia Plaza. Sponsored by Margaret W. Wong & Associates, OCA Greater Cleveland, Asian Services in Action (ASIA), Erie Chinese Journal, and AsiaTown. Free and open to all!

January 21: Pheonix Festival

The Phoenix Film Festival is a program under the 501(c)3 non-profit organization Phoenix Film Foundation, and is a sibling of the Phoenix Film Society, International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival, Peoria Film Fest, IFP/Phoenix, Arizona Student Film Festival and Phoenix Critics Circle. This is the third year we will have AAPI programming!

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GIVE TO OCA

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