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Embracing the hopes and aspirations of Asian Pacific Americans
In This Issue (English)
ACJ Vincent Chin Memorial Scholarship
Mother's Day Event
COMCAST Cares Day
ACA Youth Summer Camp
Class of 2013 High School Scolarship Awards
Upcoming Events
High School Scholarship Recipient Update
Membership News
Holiday Closings
Upcoming Events
 

ACJ Vincent Chin Memorial Scholarship    

Through a generous donation from the late Liliy Chin, mother of Vincent Chin,
American Citizens for Justice (ACJ) has received funds for the creation of the
Vincent Chin Memorial Scholarship.

First year law school students are eligible.
Application submission deadline is Saturday, May 19, 2012.

For eligibility criteria and to download an application, click here.

     

Mother's Day Event
Our Mother's Day Talent Show and Dinner was very successful. About 175 people enjoyed the gathering which included 140 mothers. The mothers performing and in the audience were treated to a complimentary dinner. To read a recap and to see some photos from the event, click here.

Our Sponsors
for the Fiscal Year 2011-2012
DTE Energy

Comcast

 

ACCESS

CTI and Associates, Inc.
Program Sponsors
for the Fiscal Year 2011-2012
Detroit Wayne County Community Mental Health Agency

Detroit Area Agency on Aging 1A

Area Agency on Aging 1B

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Michigan Dept. of Community Health/ HDRAMH

 

Comcast Foundation

 

General Motors Company

 

Confucius Institute at Wayne State University

 

OCA
 
American Citizens for Justice

APIAVote-Michigan

Michigan Nonprofit Associaiton
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May 2012

Our 40th Anniversary

 

ACA 40th Anniversary Logo

 

 Cherishing the Past, Celebrating the Present,

Embracing the Future  

 

 Click here for information on our

40th Anniversary Celebration Gala Banquet

to be held Friday, October 12, 2012 

Comcast Cares Day
ACA participated in COMCAST Cares Day events on April 21st. About 20 people including ACA Board members, staff, and volunteers joined Comcast employees, their family members and other non-profit partner organizations to help assemble homework kits in Detroit with YouthVille Detroit and package food to support children in need in Plymouth with Kids Against Hunger. We were honored to help these organizations in need.


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(L to R) Ting Chang, Katherine Simpson, Jusu Li (back), Xiaoyuan Lu, Te-Yang Soong (back), Sue Sung, Shenlin Chen with Comcast Manager Gerald Smith at YouthVille Detroit

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Volunteers preparing food packages for Kids Against Hunger

Click here to read the full story and to see more photos from both events.

ACA Youth Summer Camp

We are looking for energetic and enthusiastic camp counselors who will continue to make our youth summer camp a success. Go to the summer camp page to see the qualifications for Lead and Assistant Counselor. Information on the volunteer counselor helper positions is also on the summer camp webpage. 

 

This year's summer camp programs include: 

     Canton Day Camp

     July 16 - August 3 (3-week session) 

            

     Madison Heights Day Camp  

     July 9 - July 27 (3-week session)

     August 6 - August 24 (3-week session)

      

     Michigan Chinese Youth Summer Camp

     July 30 - August 3

 

     Chinese Language Classes (half-day program) 

     Monday-Thursday 9:00am-12:00pm

     July 9 - July 26 (3-week session) 

     August 6 - August 23 (3-week session)  

 

Click here to go to our updated webpage for our summer camp registration form, camp flyer, camp counselor application form and additional information.

 

Class of 2013 High School Scholarship Awards
ACA, the Detroit Chinese Engineers Association (DCEA), and the Council of Asian Pacific Americans (CAPA) are each offering academic scholarships to high school students of the Class of 2013 in the metro Detroit area. ACA has offered scholarships for the past 28 years.

ACA offers scholarships to students who (1) have a 3.8 GPA or better, very good test scores, and exhibit community involvement, and leadership, or (2) exhibit creativity and well-rounded development, or (3) have overcome a physical hardship and have a 3.5 GPA or better. DCEA offers two $1,000 scholarships to applicants proclaiming a major in Engineering. CAPA is offering a scholarship to students planning to major in business, accounting, or Asian Pacific American studies at an in-state school.

Nomination forms are being mailed to principals at local high schools. All nominations and transcripts must be postmarked by Friday, June 1, 2012. Late nominations are discouraged.

Included in the judging process are an essay and an interview. The essay form will be sent out under separate cover to each nominee at the end of summer. Each nominee will be required to express their college plans and career goals in a 15-minute interview with the High School Achievement Awards Scholarship Committee to be held in October 2012. Each finalist will receive a certificate, and the scholarship recipients may each receive a scholarship award of between $500 and $1,000. The decision of the committee is final.

Qualified individuals will be recognized and the scholarship recipients will be announced at the ACA High School Achievement Awards Dinner to be held December 9, 2012.

If you have any questions, please contact Roland Hwang
at 248-347-1663. Click here to go to our website for information and to download the nomination form.
 
Upcoming Events
The dates for some of our upcoming events have been changed since the March e-newsletter:

American Citizens for Justice (ACJ), along with several other Asian Pacific Islander American (APIA) organizations, is providing this citizenship workshop in Ann Arbor. It's part of the national AAPI Naturalization Network (AAPINN) aimed at helping APIAs take the first step of applying for U.S. citizenship. Pre-registration is required. To pre-register or for more information contact Roland Hwang at 248-347-1663 or hwangr@aol.com or Arcie Gemino at arciegemino1113@yahoo.com. Click here for more details.

ACA Niagara Falls Outing Thur., June 14-Sat., June 16
An extra day has been added, making this a three-day, two-night trip to Niagara Falls. ACA members receive a discount for this trip. Click here to go to our website calendar for more information and the trip registration form.

Americans Citizens for Justice (ACJ) and ACA are presenting this special event. Frank H. Wu (University of California, Hastings Law School Chancellor and Dean)will be the keynote speaker. Click here to go to our website calendar for more information. To go to ACJ's website, click here.

The date has changed to June 29th for this fun event which features zongzi making and other cooking demonstrations followed by lunch. For seniors 60 and over or children under 10 years old tickets are $4 per person. For all others the tickets are $6 per person.

You can call 248-585-9343 or 313-831-1790 for more information or check our website homepage and calendar for updated information on these and other activities and events. Dates and details are subject to change.

 

ACA High School Scholarship Recipient Update 

 

In a ceremony held on March 28, 2012, Dr. Kelvin L. Chou was installed as the first Brown Professor at the newly inaugurated Thomas H. and Susan C. Brown Early Career Professorship in Neurology at the University of Michigan. 

 

He is a Clinical Associate Professor of  Neurology at the University of Michigan's School of Medicine. Dr. Chou serves as the director of the Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Clinic and co-director of the Movement Disorders Clinic. He is especially interested in Parkinson's disease and the possibility of using DBS to treat movement disorders. 

 

Dr. Chou is a past recipient of an ACA High School Achievement Scholarship. He gave the keynote address at our High School Achievement Awards Banquet in December 2011.

  

He is the son of Dr. Clifford Chou and Chu Hwe Chou, and the son-in-law of Dr. Chin-Hsu Li and Rebecca Li.

 

Dr Kelvin Chou 

   Dr. Kelvin Chou 

 

ACA congratulates Dr. Chou on his achievements.

 

If you have news on a past recipient that you'd like considered for inclusion in our e-newsletter, please email the information to our Executive Director at schen@acaccc.org.    

Membership News

We'd like to welcome the following new members
who joined recently:

 Ru Chun Chen, Dejun Ding, Guo Zhen Fang, Yu San Fang, Choi Yuen Hom, Weixian Huang, Su Wei Lee, Zi Wei Lee, Jioin Liu, Jinhaw Ren, Kenton Smith, Xueshu Wan,
Yu Rong Wang, Yeong Jye Wu, Hequn Yang, Mei Zhuan Yu, Yun Qi Zhang


We'd like to thank the following members
for their recent membership renewals:

Barry Berk, Doris Hedler, Jow D. Lee, Yulee Ma,
Ed & Helen Sing, Elden Yip, Ellen Yip

Click here for information and a membership form.

If you have news on a member that you'd like considered for inclusion in our e-newsletter, please email the information to our Executive Director at schen@acaccc.org.
 

Holiday Closings 

Our Detroit Service Center and Chinese Community Center will be closed on Monday, May 28, 2012 in honor of Memorial Day. Both Centers will open at their regular office hours on Tuesday, May 29, 2012.   

 

Our Mission Statement
ACA is dedicated to advancing the social, political and economic well-being of Asian Pacific Americans in the United States.

Chinese Community Center address:
32585 Concord Drive
Madison Heights, MI 48071
Phone: 248-585-9343
Fax: 1-888-708-2739

Office hours: Monday-Friday 10AM-4PM, Saturday-Sunday Closed


Detroit Service Center address:
4750 Woodward Ave., Suite 211
Detroit, MI 48201
Phone: 313-831-1790
Fax: 313-831-3613

Office hours: Monday-Thursday 9AM-4:00PM, Friday 10AM-4PM, Saturday-Sunday Closed


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