Cheer on the AACS
May 22, 2016
9am to 4pm
Scioto Audubon Park
400 W. Whittier St.
Columbus, OH 43215
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May 28-29, 2016
Saturday 10am to 8pm Sunday10am to 6pm
Franklin Park: 1755 E Broad St, Columbus OH
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Opportunities for:
*Community Outreach*
*Education*
*Voter Registration*
If you would like to volunteer at the Asian Festival, or have additional questions, please contact Kelly Hill at khill@aacsohio.org
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Volunteer Court Advocate/ Criminal Justice Training
June 7th 11am-1pm
AACS Offices 4700 Reed Rd. #B Columbus, Ohio 43212
If you would like to volunteer or have additional questions, please contact Kelly Hill at
khill@aacsohio.org
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Women's Wellness Group We want YOU to join us!
Tuesday, May 10th, 2 to 4pm Thursday, May 19th, 1 to 3pm Thursday, May 26th, 1 to 3pm
The
AACS Women's Wellness Group seeks to empower women through self-reflection, conversation, building community, and creating community connections.
Topics include immigrant women's issues, cross-cultural issues, family, children, and relationships, arts & crafts, yoga & zumba, civic engagement, volunteering, and health and mental wellness.
The Women's Wellness Group is free and open to women of all ages and backgrounds. If you would like to join, volunteer, or have additional questions, please contact our program coordinator, Kelly Hill at khill@aacsohio.org.
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API Youth Leadership Conference
Cleveland, Ohio
June 4
More Details TBA
If you are a youth who would like to attend this conference or would like more information, please contact Asafu Suzuki at asuzuki@aacsohio.org.
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-Medicare Part A, B, & D
-Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs)
-Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)
-Food Stamp Program (SNAP)
-Where to go for help
-Other related questions
Please contact Chin-Yin Shih:
614-220-4023 x 224
cshih@aacsohio.org
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Check out this story by WOSU Public Media on the Healthy Asian Youth program, featuring Program Manager Danny Nam and several youth in our program!
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The
Ohio 2016 Recovery Conference
will offer training on topics such as advocacy, empowerment, job skills development and employment readiness; peer supports and services; community involvement; cultural competency; self-care; wellness; and more. There is no charge for this conference, but you must register to attend.
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If you have information regarding an upcoming event or community resources that you would like to share in monthly AACS newsletter, please email Kelly Hill at
khill@aacsohio.org for more details.
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Asian Gala
Friday, November 11, 2016
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From the Director
Greetings, AACS Family!
May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month - a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States.
The month of May was originally selected to commemorate the arrival of the first Japanese immigrants to the U.S. in May 1843, and the completion of the transcontinental railroad which was built by a majority of Chinese immigrant workers in May 1869.
In Columbus, Ohio, we have a thriving Asian immigrant community. Asian Indians comprise Ohio's largest Asian community (29%), followed by Chinese (23%), Filipino (9%), Korean (9%), Vietnamese (8%), and Japanese (5%). Our community also includes APIs from refugee backgrounds including the Cambodian, Laotian, Burmese, and Bhutanese-Nepali communities. Our community is diverse, including established API communities and family who have been in the U.S. for generations, and new immigrants and refugees who are arriving to Columbus each day.
This month, AACS will take the time to celebrate our heritage and community as Asian-Pacific Americans at various events including the Asian Festival and the Dragonboat Exhibition Races. We also honor our heritage by raising visibility of the varied stories in our communities through our efforts with Voter Registration Engagement Project funded by the AAPI Civic Engagement Fund.
We hope you will join us in honoring our immigrant and refugee stories, our stories as Americans, and most importantly, the stories that you bring to life each and every day!
Sincerely,
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Hightlights from April 2016
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AACS hosted a
Cancer Disparities Community Workshop facilitated by Dr. Moon Chen and Dr. Darrell Gray for Minority Health Month. The speakers spoke on the s
ocial determinants of health that contribute to higher rates of cancer deaths among Asian/Pacific Islanders (APIs).
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AACS staff, volunteers, HAY youth, and students with Asian American Association at OSU participated in
#APIConsent, a social media campaign to bring awareness to sexual assault, and build a culture of consent in Asian and Pacific Islander communities for Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
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AACS Youth Ambassadors hosted an
Anti-Trafficking Event at Ohio State University, funded by the Ohio Children's Trust Fund.
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Youth engaging in arts and crafts during
HAY After School Programming!
Youth learning during a Metro Parks Nature Workshop at HAY After School Programming
HAY Youth performed at
"Bridging the Gap," a Anti-Trafficking Event
co-hosted by Fraternal Order of Police
at Ft. Hayes High School
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