Cleveland’s Asian professional organization, MotivAsians has released their latest newsletter with community updates and upcoming events. See their spotlight on ASIA’s own Board Secretary, Yvette Obias. To read the newsletter, click here.
Archive for September, 2010
Saluting the Dreamers honors Margaret Wong
September 27th, 2010
On Saturday, September 25 Cleveland Public Library and Fifth Third Bank honored Margaret Wong with their first annual Saluting the Dreamers award. Wong is a nationally recognized immigration attorney who was selected for this tribute because of the impact she has made in the community. Read more about this special honor.
ASIA welcomes Mona Wong, Finance and Program Assistant
September 27th, 2010
ASIA is pleased to welcome Mona Wong as Finance and Program Assistant. Mona grew up in multi-cultural Malaysia and moved to Akron in 1989. She has lived in different countries like Philippines, Indonesia and Taiwan due to spouse’s job assignments. She graduated with a BA Economics-Accounting major from Monash University, Australia and is a certified tax preparer.
She has always enjoyed giving back to the community, volunteering in Good News Club/Child Evangelism, Project Homeless ( Akron) and serving students at International Friday Night Dinners –The Chapel. Mona loves interacting with all ethnic groups and discovering their cultures. She speaks Malay, Bahasa, Mandarin and Chinese dialects such as Cantonese, Fukien and Hakka.
Let your voice be heard! 登记 & 票选 让我们听到你的声音！
September 24th, 2010
Are you 18 and over? Are you a US citizen? Then register and vote and let your voice be heard. Don’t forget these important dates:
October 4th: Voter registration ends at 9pm.
November 1st: Absentee ballot voting in-person at Board of Elections closes at 4:30pm
November 1st: All vote by mail/absentee ballots must be postmarked on or before this date and received at the Board of Elections by November 12th in order to be counted.
November 2nd: Election day. Polls open at 6:30am and close at 7:30pm.
If you need help registering, please contact ASIA at 216.881.0330 ext. 204
登记 & 票选
让我们听到你的声音！
你是个美国公民吗？你超过18岁以上吗？
那么请注册并票选。让你的投票有所作为。
重要的日期
10/04/2010 9pm: 投票人注册结束
11/01/2010 4:30pm: 缺席票选者前往选举委员会亲自投票结束
11/01/2010: 全部信件投票/或者从美国各地寄出的缺席票选，以邮戳为证，投递日期必须不迟于此日，并且被选举委员会在2010年11月12日接收到，以便被登记成有效票选
11/02/2010 6:30am – 7:30pm: 选举日
你需要帮助吗？请给亚洲民众组织 （www.asiainc-ohio.org）致电。（216-881-0330,分机号204）我们非常乐意能帮助你。
Voter registration translated materials now available
September 20th, 2010
To be eligible to vote in Cuyahoga County in the general election on Tuesday, November 2nd, you must be registered. See the voter registration forms below or get more information from the board of elections.
