ASIA is pleased to announce that the Mandel Center is offering four full tuition, merit-based scholarships for full-time master’s degree applicants for fall 2011 enrollment.
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Deadline is April 15, 2011.
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ASIA is pleased to announce a fellowship opportunity through the Filipina Women’s Network. The FWN Fellowship Program is designed to provide students, recent graduates and motivated individuals seeking career development through involvement with the Filipina Women’s Network (FWN) as well as an opportunity for increased learning of the programs and initiatives to advance the activities, careers and status of Filipina women in the United States.
The Fellowship Program lasts from six months to one year. The FWN Board will screen interested applicants to determine academic or personal interest in Filipino culture and women’s issues, relevant experience and career development goals.
To apply, send cover letter and resume to filipina@ffwn.org
ASIA will offer free tax preparation for federal and state forms 1040EZ and 1040. Click here for eligibility and appointment times. Tax preparation is available beginning February 14 through April 18, 2011.
On January 22, India Republic Day 2011, the Federation of Indian Community Associations (FICA) honored ASIA’s Executive Director, Michael Byun with the “Friend of FICA” award for his contributions to the local South Asian community.
Mr. Byun personally reached out to partner with groups within the community, such as the Asian Indian Women’s Organization, the Sikh, and the Bhutanese refugee groups that may have members with disparities in social or health services. Under his direction, ASIA has partnered with Salaam Cleveland, AAIWO, and Sikh communities to empower them to design their own domestic violence prevention and intervention programs. ASIA also does extensive work with the Bhutanese refugees. Case workers from the community are employed to help with benefits assistance, legal services (including immigration law assistance), and health screenings and preventive health workshops. Last June he organized two bus trips from Akron and Cleveland full of immigrants and Bhutanese refugees to the first ever AAPI legislative day at the State house in Columbus,, where they learned about their collective power and the importance of political engagement. Most heads of organizations leave community relations to their employees, but Mr. Byun is known to go out of his way to personally visit with the community. Last spring, he visited the Shiva Vishnu temple, where ASIA’s community health department was doing diabetes risk assessments, and most recently, during the holidays, he traveled from his home in Akron to North Olmstead for the inauguration of Flavors of India, which is now owned by a Bhutanese family.
Congratulations Michael!
See more highlights from the event.
Ohio's first-ever AAPI Legislative Day was held in the Main Atrium of the Statehouse in Columbus. More than 350 AAPIs from across Ohio came together to understand their collective power and learn about each other's communities and the importance of political engagement.
See our webpage dedicated to photos, video and stories from this historic day.