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PAST EVENTS FOR 2008 Click
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here! OCAGC Year in Review - We participated along with St. Claire-Superior Development Corp. on their Year of the Rat Public Art Celebration. This collaboration involved members of the OCAGC organization participating in several Year of the Rat sponsored Arts & Culture Education classes. These classes combined Asian culture with art projects, to expose and educate youth of the culture as well as offer quality art classes. In addition to the Art & Culture Education classes, OCAGC played a key role in having the children’s art projects on display at Cleveland City Hall during the month of May, 2008. The youth were also given the opportunity to meet Mayor Frank Jackson, and have their picture taken with him. Several OCAGC members participated, including Mr. Ray Hing. - As a Solon resident, Mr. Ray Hing initiated a more in-depth investigation/research on the Chinese shot by Police incident. Founding report was later submitted to OCA National. - OCAGC members among several Asian American organizations in Ohio, including OCA Columbus’ chapter, worked together as a strong voice in protest in the poor taste display of 2 cartoons published at Plain Dealer and on web during the Earthquake in China. - We participated in fundraising for the victims in Sichuan Earthquake and also appeared on WKYC Channel 3 asking for support. - Mr. Ray Hing has opened a much better dialogue among OCAGC and the Solon Chinese School, in hope that we can further work together helping our community at large. - OCAGC participated the Earthquake Relief Concert at CSU organized by the Cleveland Council on World Affairs, in partnership with Cleveland State University and Tenax Corporation. - OCAGC held our summer fundraising event with a great success
and sponsored by American Family Insurance, Charter One Bank,
St. Claire-Superior Development Corporation, El Sol de Cleveland
Hispanic Newspaper, and many others. - OCAGC was there along the other A/PAF members celebrating Asian Pacific Heritage Day at City Hall. - OCAGC was at the ICC Summit and contributed some thoughts on making Cleveland a better city for the diversity ethnic groups and for immigrants. - OCAGC members participated in election vote, trying to get the Asian Americans in Cleveland to go out and vote. - We salute Ms. Ying Pu and OCAGC current president Johnny Wu for being the recipient of 2008 Community Relations Awards by the Third District Police Department. As you can see, we have been busy throughout 2008, and thanks to our hard working OCAGC members, we are now moving toward an outreach initiative, we felt this would greatly help the Asian/Pacific Americans community at large. First, we were awarded to host the National APA Entrepreneur
Empowerment Training Scholarship program for Spring of 2009 bringing
national attention to Cleveland. The APA Entrepreneur Empowerment Training Scholarship provides a limited number of full scholarships to APA entrepreneurs to attend business start-up and development programs. The Scholarship is designed for women and men who want to start a business or expand an existing small business. Secondaly, we are initiating our outreach project, which is IMAGE TV Ohio, a tv magazine show either airing on WKYC or at Time Warner’s Channel 218, the good thing about a visual programming is that, it would help the viewers (reaching at least 928k household minimum to 1.5million households) a better understanding on Asian Americans and their cultures plus the immigrant as a whole. For IMAGE TV Ohio, we definitely will need your support, not only to provide us information on upcoming events so we can let the viewers know (the magazine tv show ill reach at least 928,000 households at minimum to up to 1,500,000 households). We also will have commercial spots available for anyone interested (reduced rate), and finally, we are seeking underwriter to sponsor the entire project. We have on-location Asian reporters available for onsite coverage, we also have the support of local production company to lend us a hand to make the project manageable and extremely lost cost. More information will be provided on separately. These two projects is just the beginning, and we hope everyone
will engage to help us, let’s get our Asian Pacific heritage
into the views of thousands so they can better understand our
culture! Cleveland
Public Library to host Dec.
6, 2008 2:45 - 4pm Location:
Main Library Auditorium This is FEE and OPEN to the public. ----------------------------------------------------- CLICK
HERE FOR FLIER OF THE EVENT (PDF) The
Organization of Come join community leaders, public officials and the arts community for a night of 12-Course Chinese cuisine, a “Year of the Rat” statuette, a Silent Auction, Entertainment, Dancing and an opportunity to network. Invited Guests including Mayor Frank G. Jackson, City of Cleveland, Director Blaine Griffin, Department of Community Relations and many others.
The 12-Course dinner menu is as follows: Assorted BBQ Meat Platter, Cilantro Beef Soup, Chicken, Squid & Scallops with Vegetables, Fried Vegetarian Bean Curd Roll, Steamed Tilapia, Double Lobster with Ginger & Scallions, Black Mushrooms with Chinese Greens, Chinese Fried Crispy Chicken, Young Chow Fried Rice, Braised E Fu Noodle, Assorted Pastries, and Fresh Fruits. Ticket
prices are: $35/each for current 2008 OCA members and $45/each
for non-OCA members (Must be paid in advance before May 31, 2008).
10 People/Table Seating Arrangements. Kenneth
Kovach, International Community Council: 216.771.0043;
SCSDC
expands the Year of the Rat For
more information contact: Upon program completion, all art projects will be on display the month of May at Cleveland City Hall in the Rotunda, in honor of Chinese heritage month. Year
of the Rat Project Overview: The Year of the Rat public art project
celebrates St. Clair Superior’s growing Asian Community,
its blossoming artistic community and its business community.
The project is in commemoration of the Chinese Year of the Rat,
which began with the new moon February 7, 2008. In celebration,
SCSDC will install 23 fiberglass rat sculptures painted by Northeast
Ohio artists throughout the St. Clair Superior Neighborhood, which
encompasses the area from the lake to Superior and Payne Avenues
from Martin Luther King Boulevard to East 30th Street and in other
key locations.
In additional, OCAGC in partnership with Art on Wheels, St. Clair Superior Development Corp. will have several finished art displays that was the result the educational art program for Cleveland’s inner city children. You will have the opportunity to see the amazing work done by 3rd and 4th graders from Case Elementary school. Please keep Monday, May 5th open for this special event and hope to see all of you there! The Cleveland International Film Festival is proud to acknowledge The OCAGC for its promotional partnership for the Cultural Journeys: China series of films. Members and friends of The OCAGC can mention the code OCAGC to receive a $1 discount on tickets to any Cultural Journeys: China film or any other film screening. Visit www.clevelandfilm.org or 866-865-FILM to order tickets in advance or in-person at the Film Fest store at Tower City Cinemas beginning February 25th. Cuyahoga
Public Library Chinese New Year Activities: Thursday,
January 31 / 7:00 PM ------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- Join
MotivAsians as we celebrate the |
Please
attend the Asian Heritage Month Celebration which start with a
program at City Hall organized by Asian Pacific American Federation.
The event is on Monday, May 5th 2008 at 12pm, come network, socialize,
and listen to honorable guest speakers, including Mayor Frank
Jackson and many others.
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