ASIA Latest News & Events

ASIA is pleased to assist the OCA Cleveland Chapter and Margaret W. Wong & Associates as they welcome Congresswoman Judy May Chu (D-CA) to Cleveland on Saturday, February 18, 2012.  This meet and greet with the Congresswoman to discuss the most relevant issues in AAPI civic engagement today is part of APIAVote’s New Faces of Leadership Speaker Series, sponsored by Southwest Airlines.

Join us from 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. at the offices of Margaret W. Wong & Associates:

3150 Chester Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114

Click the flyer above for full details, and feel free to print and distribute.  Space is limited, so click here to register now!

Please distribute widely!  Click here for a large, printer-ready image.

The International Institute of Akron invites area artists to participate in “The Knitted Neighborhood’s Multicultural Art Show”!  This year’s first show will be held at Trinity, United Church of Christ in the North Hill area of Akron, on March 3, 2012, from 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Interested artists should fill out this registration form (computer signature acceptable) and return it to Lindsay Millard at the International Institute of Akron by email, fax, or snail mail:

International Institute of Akron
Attn: Lindsay Millard
207 East Tallmadge Avenue
Akron, Ohio 44310-3298

Email: Lindsay.Millard@iiakron.org
Fax: 330-376-0133

For immediate release
February 2, 2012

Press contact: Deborah Wang (330) 645-5805; dwang@asiainc-ohio.org

ASIA awarded PNC Foundation grant to prepare immigrant, refugee children for school

AKRON – Asian Services In Action (ASIA) is pleased to announce a grant award of $10,000 from the PNC Foundation to support its READY (Readiness through Expanded Acculturation Development of Immigrant/Refugee Youth) Program.

ASIA’s READY Program uses Born to Learn (BTL), a research-based curriculum taught in bilingual/bicultural programs across the country, to help immigrant and refugee parents maximize their children’s developmental and academic success.  Every month, a BTL educator conducts in-home visits and parent/child group meetings to educate parents about typical child development specific to the ages of their children.

This is the first year ASIA has received a grant from the PNC Foundation to support the READY Program.  The Foundation’s generous award will allow ASIA and READY to continue preparing refugee and immigrant children for kindergarten and beyond.  For more information, contact Ed Kollin, READY Program Supervisor/Parent Educator, at edkollin@asiainc-ohio.org or 440-864-7574.

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Asian Services In Action
Founded in 1995 by four immigrant women, the mission of ASIA is to empower Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in northeastern Ohio to take advantage of high-quality, culturally and linguistically appropriate information and services. The agency was founded under the premise that with the right support to individuals and families, the community will flourish and thrive. Annually, the agency touches the lives of more than 4,000 people through five program areas.

PNC Foundation
The PNC Foundation’s priority is to form partnerships with community-based nonprofit organizations within the markets PNC serves in order to 1) enhance educational opportunities for children, particularly underserved pre-K children through its signature PNC Grow Up Great program; and 2) promote the growth of targeted communities through economic development initiatives.

For immediate release
February 1, 2012

Press contact: Deborah Wang (330) 645-5805; dwang@asiainc-ohio.org

ASIA receives second grant installment from the Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Foundation

CLEVELAND – Asian Services In Action is pleased to announce that we have received the second $13,000 installment of a grant award from the Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Foundation to support the Asian Health Access Initiative (AHAI).  AHAI works to better the lives of Asian Americans by ensuring that language and culture are not barriers to quality preventative health services.  Annually, AHAI helps 200 low-income, limited English proficient (LEP) children, adults and older adults in Cuyahoga County access critical health prevention education, testing/screening, and support to delay major illness.  The initiative also continues to work closely with bilingual community health outreach workers.

Asian Services In Action
Founded in 1995, Asian Services In Action’s mission is to empower Asian American and Pacific Islanders in Northeastern Ohio to access quality, culturally, and linguistically appropriate information and services.  ASIA serves over 8,000 people annually.

The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Foundation
The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Foundation is a charitable trust dedicated to the support and advancement of healthcare, primarily in the greater Cleveland community. The Foundation awards monetary grants to qualifying institutions and agencies for initiatives designed to improve healthcare quality or delivery, for programs which provide access to healthcare to the underserved or indigent, or for medical research.

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Demos has a briefing on the new USCIS guidelines which require that all new U.S. citizens be given a voter registration application at their naturalization ceremonies:

In early October 2011, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) revised its guidelines for the conduct of naturalization ceremonies. The revised memorandum includes new guidelines regarding voter registration activities at naturalization ceremonies.

For the first time ever, USCIS has committed to providing the opportunity to register to vote to every single naturalized citizen at every single administrative naturalization ceremony in the country. In brief, according to the USCIS, “All newly naturalized citizens will have the opportunity to receive a voter registration application at administrative naturalization ceremonies.”

Click here to read the full briefing.