OCA - Orange County Chapter

Find out more about International Night with the Avengers.

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With the 2008 Olympic Games just around the corner, the L.A. Avengers have partnered with the Los Angeles World Affairs Council to present International Night: a panel featuring esteemed experts for an intimate discussion on the impact U.S.-China relations has had on the sports industry, specifically leading up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and the strides China has taken to accommodate visiting nations and their athletes. The event will benefit the Los Angeles World Affairs Council.

The details:

Friday, February 29
5:00 PM
STAPLES Center
Cost: $30* per person

Includes tour of STAPLES Center, discussion panel and ticket to Avengers game
Parking not included
*50% of proceeds benefit the Los Angeles World Affairs Council

Schedule of Events:
5:00 PM – VIP tour of STAPLES Center
5:30 PM – Discussion panel followed by Q&A session
7:30 PM – L.A. Avengers vs. New Orleans VooDoo

I have attached a flyer highlighting details on the event. You can also view the website at: www.laavengers.com/international.

The Center for Pacific Asian Families (CPAF) provides critical, multi-lingual prevention and education programs, emergency shelter, and transitional housing for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in the Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities. Last year’s cast consisted of actresses such as Tamlyn Tomita, Amy Hill, and Janet Choi, and community leaders Angela Oh and Cher Calvin; this year we look towards another amazing performance with an all-star cast!

I hope you can come out and support a very worthy organization! OR pass this information to someone who you think would be interested.

UCI dance troupe Kaba Modern celebrates its 16-year anniversary by competing on MTV’s new reality show “Randy Jackson Presents America’s Best Dance Crew,” which premiered Feb. 7. Six members represent the group – Tony Tran, Mike Song, Yuri Tang, Lawrence Kao, Cindy Minowa and Jia Huang, all UCI students – beating out hundreds of hopefuls and earning a spot as one of nine dance groups competing for the grand prize of $100,000 and a touring contract. On the premiere, Kaba Modern impressed the judges with their razor-sharp precision and innovative choreography; they were selected as the favorites in their round and earned immunity from elimination. As the competition continues, viewers will vote to select the group who will win the top prize and title. The competition airs 10 p.m. Thursdays on MTV.more »

OCA-OC welcomes the Year of the Rat!

If you’ve been thinking about joining the Organization of Chinese Americans-Orange County chapter (OCA-OC), now’s the best time!  Join us as we celebrate the Lunar New Year and meet some of the new OCA-OC officers for 2008 (or 4006 on the Lunar calendar). New and existing members attend for FREE!  Find out what OCA-OC has planned for the coming year, give us your input, and maybe even get involved. If nothing else, come and mingle with old and new acquaintances and help yourself to the food! Hope to see you then and Gung Xi Fa Cai!  http://www.oca-oc.org/

As a special treat, Christine Chen, Executive Director of APIA Vote, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that encourages and promotes civic participation of APIAs, will be talking to us about how to get involved with the May 17th town hall inviting all presidential candidates to UC Irvine.  http://www.apiavote.org/

WHEN:
Wednesday, February 27, 7:00pm - 10:30pm

WHERE:
California Asian Bistro
1000 S. Harbor Blvd.
Fullerton, CA 92832

COST:
Members: FREE
Non-members: $5 or free for new members that sign up!

RSVP:
Please reply to contact@oca-oc.org so that we can order appropriately!

Dear SCMJ members and friends,

SCMJ 2007/2008 ‘Dr. Denny Ko Future Entrepreneurs Scholarship Program’ is now ready to accept applications. The program information and the application form can be found and downloaded at http://www.scmj.org/Scholarship/2007-2008/Scholarship.htm. An application package is also attached for your reference and distribution.

Any high school senior or college/graduate school student is eligible to apply. Winners will receive up to $1,000 dollars and mentorship from SCMJ. The application deadline is February 26, 2008.

Please encourage your children, students, friends, and associates to apply. For further question regarding this program, please email SCMJScholarship@yahoo.com.

Thanks.

SCMJ Scholarship Committee

WASHINGTON DC—OCA, a national organization with over 80 chapters and affiliates across the country dedicated to ensuring social justice for Asian Pacific Americans, spoke out today against the frequency of ethnic stereotypes featured in advertising during this year’s Super Bowl broadcast.

“We were disappointed that some advertising during last weekend’s broadcast of the Super Bowl, a quintessential celebration of American sports, did not celebrate American diversity but instead exploited our differences for a cheap laugh,” said Ginny Gong , OCA National President, “We call on companies to exercise sensitivity and stop the use of such stereotypes in future advertising.”

Among the objectionable commercials were ads featuring pandas with stereotypical Asian accents and a character named Ramesh who spoke with a stereotypical Indian accent and had eight children, and a commercial featuring a cast of immigrants “learning” how to talk to American women.

This year’s Super Bowl was the most watched sports event and the second-most watched TV program in US history, with an estimated 100 million viewers on Sunday night. “Those ads incorporating stereotypes of Asians Pacific Americans, and other minority and immigrant groups are all the more damaging because of the huge audience watching the game,” said Michael Lin , OCA Executive Director, “We hope that in the future, companies will consider the potential negative effects of their advertising.”