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Thanks to Our Sponsors
(You can visit them by clicking at the logo)
OCA The American Dreams
(Please click above link for the video)
Founded in January 7th 1983 as
the Organization of Chinese Americans.
We are proud to be able to serve the community for the past 25 years.
 
OCA-GA is proud to report that we have 8 representatives
to attend the OCA National Convention in D.C.
Click here to view Alfred Yin's dotPhoto album
One of the Rooms in the OCA National Center building
in Washinton, D.C. is dedicated with
the "OCA-Georgia Chapter" name.
Thanks to all the great supporters from Georgia Chapter.
OCA (美华协会) held an appreciation luncheon
on Saturday, Aug 9, 2008 for its sponsors of the OCA 25th anniversary.
Click here for the 39 pictures taken during the luncheon:
http://www.atlanta168.com/atlantapics/oca-appre-lunch-0809/
Saturday, July 12th, 2008, about 240 people,
attended the OCA 25th anniversary and the OCA+ACP
scholarship awards banquet at Happy Valley Restaurant.
9 young scholars were awarded the scholarship.
Click the link below to see the award ceremony: http://www.atlanta168.com/atlantapics/ocaacp/award/
Picture group 1:http://www.atlanta168.com/atlantapics/ocaacp/group1
Picture group 2:http://www.atlanta168.com/atlantapics/ocaacp/group2
Mark Your Calender July 12th 2008
Celebrating OCA-GA 25th Anniversary
& OCA/ACP Scholarship Award Dinner Banquet
Come support our young scholars.
Come meet OCA National President from Washington D.C.
Come enjoy a sumptuous 10-course meal!
 The Month of May is
ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH
Proclamation by the President
President Speech from the White House
(Please click above link for the video)
Current Events
Community Events & News
Friday, May 2, 2008
GAT Asian Expo. @ Gwinnett Center
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Asian/Pacific American Council of Georgia (APAC)
23rd Annual APAC Gala
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Commemorative for May Riot 1998 Tragedy in Indonesia
ICHF 10th Year Anniversay Celebration
http://www.ichf.us/
Thursday, May 22, 2008, 12 - 2 pm
The Home Depot Community Leader Reception
"Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling: Career Strategies for Asians"
Admission : Complimentary
Saturday, June 28, 2008, 9 am - 5 pm
2008 1st Annual Atlanta Asian American
Leadership Conference
This one day conference offers 6 innovative personal
and leadership development workshops. Designed
by and for Asian Americans, these workshops will
teach participants to leverage their leadership skills
and lead community action in the Asian American
community and beyond .
Please note: OCA is a non-partition organization. We do not and are not allowed to endorse any party affiliation. Being a civic organization, it is our responsibility to educate our public what issues are going on with politics. We strongly encourage individual to know more and elect their
choice of politicians.
2008 OCA/ACP Scholarship Award
Deadline June 13th 2008
Scholarships are for Asian American seniors
in the Metro Atlanta schools. 9 scholarships will be awarded
for their academic, leadership involvement, community service
and athletic excellence and achievements.
For detail information and application,
please select this file
The 2008 commemorative stamp program launches in early January by celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year with the issuance of the Celebrating Lunar New Year: Year of the Rat stamp. The rat is the first of 12 animals associated with the Chinese lunar calendar. People born in the Year of the Rat are said to be industrious, adaptable and ambitious. The Year of the Rat begins Feb. 7, 2008, and ends Jan. 25, 2009. The stamp will be dedicated 11 a.m. PT, Jan. 9 at the Nob Hill Masonic Center in San Francisco. Art director Ethel Kessler of Bethesda, MD, worked with illustrator Kam Mak, an artist who grew up in New York City’s Chinatown and now lives in Brooklyn.
OCANational Dates to Remember
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- National Board Meeting: January 18-19, 2008 Wahington, DC
- OCA Scholarship Application - Postmarked by April 18, 2008
- National Board Meeting: April 19-20, 2008 Los Angeles, CA
- National Convention: July 31 - August 4, 2008 Washington, DC
- Corporate Achievement Awards: October 17, 2008 Salt Lake City, UT
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 Gloria Cheng, ESOL teacher
wins employment case! .
OCA fights for Just and Fair Treatment
We would like to thank you very much for
Your Support and Help in signing a petition at
Petition for Fair Hearing For GloriaCheng
CNN observes Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month. CNN has an Asian American Special Report called Uncovering American - The Asian-American Journey.
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2007/asian.american/
Do you want to know about
Atlanta, Georgia
Asian & Pacific Islander Demographic Profile?
OCA Makes History With Dedication of National Center for APA Leadership in Washington D.C.
Building a Legacy for Future Generations
The National Center for
Asian Pacific American Leadership
OCA-GA Telephone Hotline
 : 770-408-0546
OCA-Georgia Board Meeting
(every first Saturday of the month)
call OCA Hotline to confirm time and place.
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What's OCA 
OCA Georgia (OCA-GA) founded in 1983 is the local chapter of OCA. Through local events and community involvement, OCA-GA aims to promote the general welfare of Chinese Americans and other Asian Americans while meeting the goals and objectives as set forth by OCA National.
On our website, http:// www.OCA-Georgia.org you can find past happenings and future events, some cultural, some community, while others just for fun.
Founded in 1973 as the Organization of Chinese Americans, OCA is a national organization dedicated to advancing the social, political and economic well being of Asian Pacific Americans in the United States.
OCA is dedicated to securing the rights of Chinese American and Asian American citizens and permanent residents through legislative and policy initiatives at all levels of the government.
OCA aims to embrace the hopes and aspirations of the nearly two million citizens and residents of Chinese ancestry in the United States as well as to better the lives of the ten million Asian Americans across the country.
OCA's goals are:
- To advocate for social justice, equal opportunity and fair treatment.
- To promote civic participation, education and leadership.
- To advance coalitions and community building.
- To foster cultural heritage.
OCA is base in Washington, D.C. gives the national office an effective vantage point for monitoring legislation and policy issues affecting Chinese Americans and Asian Americans. In the D.C. metro area, OCA is able to build national support and to work in coalition with other national groups around issues affecting Asian Americans. In addition, OCA publishes IMAGE magazine, which serves as a communications link between chapter members as well as an informative source on federal and legislative initiatives and policies relevant to the Chinese American and Asian American communities.
OCA NATIONAL CENTER BUILDING
Mailing Address: OCA-Georgia, PO Box 767278, Roswell, GA 30076-9998.
Hotline: 770-408-0546, Email: OCAGeorgia@Yahoo.com.
OCA National Headquarters, 1322 18th Street, NW, Washington D.C. 20036. Tel: (202) 223-5500.
Fax: (202) 296-0540, Website www.OCANATIONAL.org, Email: oca@ocanational.org.
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