OCA - Orange County Chapter

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Come join OCA-OC at the next

APEX June Professional Networking Mixer in OC
to network and learn more about the community!

FREE with Registration through Evite

$5 at the door

RSVP TODAY!

Go to the link below:

http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/HSFBNOZJZLHZJURYVAWH/apexoc

Chaparosa Grill is a unique restaurant,
blending California cuisine with unmistakable
Caribbean flair and tropical flavors, with a rapidly developing following.

June 5, 2008
6:30pm - 9:00pm
Chaparosa Grill
2449 Park Avenue (in front AMC Film Theater)
Tustin, CA 92782
Jamboree and Barranca
Telephone: 714.259.9888

Complimentary Appetizers Served:
Mini Bruschetta
Hawaiian Meat Balls
Spinach Pastries
Creole Salmon Cakes
Thai Chicken Cups
Caramelized Onion Gorgonzola Filo Cups

FREE with Registration through Evite

$5 at the door

Come join us in June to network and learn more about the community!
This year, each quarterly APEX mixer will be highlighting various
community/professional organizations for our community to learn more
about and potentially volunteer with. Through these mixers we hope
to build a sense of community, promote mutual understanding,
while providing grounds for networking with like-minded professionals.

Highlighted organizations:

OCA - Orange County Chapter

Young Generation Asian Professional

RSVP TODAY!
Go to the link below:
http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/HSFBNOZJZLHZJURYVAWH/apexoc

For questions, please contact Leo@apex.org

http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/HSFBNOZJZLHZJURYVAWH/apexoc

For questions, please contact Leo@apex.org
Or go to:

http://www.apex.org
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Ellen Lu
President 2008
OCA- Orange County
www.oca-oc.org
Associate Director, Community Relations
Community and Government Relations
University of California, Irvine
ellen.lu@uci.edu
949.824.0376

Join us on Saturday, May 3rd, 4:00 PM at the Director’s Guild of America as we co-present the film “Yours Truly, Miss Chinatown”. We hope to see you there and thank you for your continued support of OCA-OC!

OCA-OC invites you to join our Greater Los Angeles Chapter, OCA-GLA, at the Chinese Contemporary Art Reception featuring Artist, Li Qing…

OCA-GLA, APEX, and the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California Present:

Co-existing Heritages – A Reception and Discussion about the Explosion of Interest and Development in Chinese Contemporary Art – with Leading Art Gallery Professionals and with Artist, Li Qing

Place: DF2 Gallery
Date: March 8, 2008

Art Preview and Discussion: 5 pm (wine, refreshments, appetizers will be served)
Art opening reception to follow.
Admission to this event is free

Come join us for a lively reception and discussion about the recent explosion of interest in contemporary Chinese art in Los Angeles and around the world.  There will be a hosted reception with complementary wine and refreshments.

The “art talk” will be given by leading gallery and art professionals working in the field of Chinese contemporary art together with Li Qing, a young contemporary artist who is a brilliant representative of the new generation of artists from China.

With his personal perspective, Li has developed a collision technique to create two new mirror images from his analogous paintings.  The viewers will be invited to analyze and examine the shifts of time, physicality, space and memory before they will be rewarded with humorous and satirical messages.  Li has remarked, “I think many Chinese artists are now bringing about a change within this context; I believe that Chinese and Western heritages can coexist in the context of contemporary art history.”

Title of painting on accompanying attachment: “Mutual Undoing and Unity: Mixed Weapon,” 2007, Quadriptych, Photography and oil on canvas.

Location: DF2 Gallery
314 North Crescent Heights Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90046
Phone 323-782-7404
When: March 8 at 5 pm.  Reception to follow.
Websites:       www.oca-gla.org; http://www.df2gallery.com/

To RSVP please email cchiu@ocanational.org or call 213-250-9888.  You may also call George Yin at 323-333-5534 for more information.

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!

Washington, DC—OCA is pleased to announce that applications for the 2008 OCA Scholarship Program are now available online. Up to sixty $2000 scholarships will be awarded to incoming Asian Pacific Islander American (APIA) college freshmen for the 2008-2009 academic school year.   OCA recognizes that scholarships and financial aid play an essential role in helping students achieve a college education.

“OCA is dedicated to education in the APIA community,” said OCA National President Ginny Gong. “We recognize the need to provide opportunities for students who do not have access to the financial resources necessary to pursue higher education.”

Although the average level of education for the APIA community is higher than the national average, the statistics are misleading. While there are many members of the APIA community who have advanced degrees, there are also countless others who are unable to attend college due to financial reasons. Through its many scholarships, OCA strives to achieve its goals of promoting civic participation, education, and leadership.

“For the 2008 OCA Scholarship Program, OCA offers a variety of scholarships to economically disadvantaged APIAs. OCA offers scholarships for students who can demonstrate financial need, high achievement, and for those who are the first member in their family to attend college in the United States,” said OCA Executive Director Michael Lin.

For more information on OCA’s scholarship programs and an application, students may go to OCA’s website at www.ocanational.org. The deadline for applying to the 2008 OCA Scholarship Programs is April 18, 2008

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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.
Link: http://www.ocanational.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=396&Itemid=104

Host:  YGAP.org & OCA-OC.org
Location:  Dream Lounge
17355 E. Gale Ave, City of Industry, CA 91748
When:  Saturday, October 27, 10:00PM
Cost:  $20 per person

Double, double, toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble -by William Shakespeare

This year, the cauldron’s bubbling at Dream Lounge in City of Industry for our annual Halloween Fundraiser Party. Once again, the proceeds will be donated to Charity. So, what are you waiting for? Come in your Halloween best to boogie with sexy nurses and
schoolgirls to the sound of the latest hip hop music. We will be having a costume contest at midnight to give away $300 in prizes. Tickets are limited so get your tickets early!!!

This is a 21+ event, ID is required.

WHEN & WHERE:

Saturday, October 27, 2007
10:00 pm to 2 am

Dream Lounge
17355 E. Gale Ave
City Of Industry, CA 91748
(626) 810-6118

TICKETS:

Tickets can be prepaid at www.paypal.com to paypal account email: ygap.paypal@gmail.com or send payment by mail to:

YGAP
P.O. Box 88
Walnut, CA 91788

or purchase tickets through any YGAP officer or OCA-OC officer

PRICE:
$20 if purchased through YGAP before 10/27/07

Space is limited at Dream Lounge. If you don’t pre-purchase tickets through YGAP, tickets are $35 at the door and your admission IS NOT guaranteed or you may buy a table through Dream.

Prepaid tickets can be picked up at the Will Call desk (at Dream Lounge) the night of the event.

QUESTIONS:

YGAP Officers:
Gracie Chen (gracie@ygap.org) 626-674-9622
Jenny Yen (jenny@ygap.org) 626-388-5887
or OCA-OC Officers

OCA-OC and UCI’s Asian Pacific Student Association (APSA) will be co-sponsoring a community dialogue for student leaders concerning the Virginia Tech Tragedy. We hope it will make a positive impact on the student community at UCI and others affected by this tragedy.
When: Thursday, May 3, 2007 from 6:30pm-8:00pm.
Where: UCI Irvine’s University Club / The campus map and directions are at http://www.uclub.uci.edu/directions.htm..
What: A Community Dialogue following the Virginia Tech Tragedy –Topics to include: What is the college experience like for API students, what can we do to build a mentor-mentee relationships outside of campus? How to respond to distressed students, etc.
We have limited seating for this event. Please RSVP by Monday, April 30th to Amy Wang at Amyw@oca-oc.org. If you have any questions about this event, please email Betty Chu-Fujita at Bettyc@oca-oc.org.

Generational conflict-Does it affect you?

To what degree do you and your parents or even grandparents not see eye to eye? What traditional thought do you feel your parents have that is almost unbearable for you? Do you think you’ve absorbed some of their thinking? Come join us for an intimate Coffee Talk to let it all out!

Location: Panera Bakery-Cafe

15244 Rosecrans Ave.

LaMirada, CA 90638

Date & Time: Wednesday, April 18th

7:00pm-8:00pm

Cost: FREE (Pay for what your order)

Please contact Amyw@oca-oc.org for additional questions.