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COMMUNITY EVENTS
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Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
2012 OCA-Georgia APA Family Summer Picnic
In Partnership with Galing Foundation, Inc. (GFI)
Meet Asian Pacific American families and friends!
Come and join us at the picnic for a day of FUN!
Featuring Special Messages from Representatives of our
APA Community Organization Partners
DATE: Sunday, May 06, 2012 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Jones Bridge Park
4901 East Jones Bridge Road, Norcross GA 30092.
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OCA National Accepting Applications for 2012 Summer Internship Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. – OCA, a national organization dedicated to advancing the political, social, and economic well-being
of Asian Pacific Americans (APAs), is now accepting applications for its 2012 Summer Internship Program.
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2012 OCA-Georgia Asian Pacific American Public Service Internship
OCA-Georgia is pleased to announce the 2012 OCA-Georgia Asian Pacific American Public Service Internship
to build a pipeline of APAs for careers in public service.
Welcomes recent high school graduates or college students who you think might benefit from the internship program.
The OCA-Georgia APA Public Service Intern will be introduced at the "Year of the Dragon"
Lunar New Year Banquet on Saturday, January 21, 2012.
Deadline: Tuesday, January 10, 2012, 11:59pm EST
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OCA Georgia Chapter donated $2,000.00
to OCA National Center
OCA Georgia Chapter
Cordially Invites You to
Fundraising Banquet Celebrating
Asian Pacific Lunar New Year 4710
Year of Dragon
Keynote Speakers:
Holli A. Semetko, Ph.D and Bill Imada
Musical Performance by Vega Quartet www.vegaquartet.com
Recognition of 2011 OCA-GA Student Scholarship Recipients.
Tickets: OCA Members: $35 pp or $350 per table
Non Members: $50 pp or $500 per table
Reservation: Advance Prepaid Reservation by January 15, 2012. No Refund.
Please make check payable to OCA-GA, c/o
DATE: Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 6 PM.
LOCATION: Oriental Pearl Restaurant
5399 New Peachtree Rd, Chamblee, GA 30341.
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2011 OCA Georgia Scholarship
OCA-Georgia congratulates the 2011 OCA Georgia High School scholarship recipients.
The quality of applicants this year was very impressive and the decision making process was not easy.
The scholarship awards will be presented to the winners during OCA’s Lunar New Year celebration on
January 21st, 2011 at Oriental Pearl Restaurant. OCA Georgia scholarship recipients were:
Overall Excellence: Kevin Sun
Academic – Female: Joshika Money
Academic – Male: William Xiao
Athletic – Female: Rayna Green
Athletic – Male: William Xiao
Community – Female: Chan Mi Lim
Community – Male: Jesse Zheng
Voter Registration Drives at Naturalization Ceremonies
Welcomes bilingual volunteers for upcoming February 10 2012 Voter Registration Drives at Naturalization Ceremonies
in Atlanta. Contact WooiYi Yin, Chair of Advocacy & Civic Engagement to sign up - wooiyi.yin@oca-georgia.org.
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Dates to Remember
March 2012:
- 05: AAHF Asian American APA Heritage Month Banquet
- 16: White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders – Southeast Regional Summit
- 27: Asian Pacific American Community Forum on Immigration-Related Unfair Employment
Practices (at the Asian American Resource Center)
- 27: Voter Registration Drive at Georgia Gwinnett College
- 28: Chapter Action Call
April 2012:
- 09: OCA-GA Board Meeting, Monday 7:00-9:00 pm @ Asian American Resource Center - TBD
- 11: Application Deadline for 2012 OCA Mentoring Asian American Professionals (MAAP) Atlanta Program
(Program launch date: April 21st at UPS headquarters)
- 13: Naturalization Ceremony Voter Registration Drive
- 21: Launch date for 2012 OCA Mentoring Asian American Professionals (MAAP) Atlanta Program
- 21-22: National Board Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA
- 30: May 4 - 27th Annual Federal Asian Pacific American Council conference (at the Grand Hyatt Buckhead)
May 2012:
- 05: APA Family Summer Picnic
- 19: APAC-Georgia - APA Heritage Month Dinner at Gwinnett Marriott
August 2012:
- 02-05: OCA National Convention, Las Vegas, NV
October 2012:
- 19: OCA National Asian Pacific American Corporate Achievement Awards, Washington, DC
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