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Embracing the hopes and aspirations of Asian Pacific Americans
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CAPA Scholarship Applications
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The Council of Asian Pacific Americans (CAPA) announces a call for applications for its 2014 Scholars Award. This Award is intended for full-time high school seniors who will attend an institution of higher education in the State of Michigan and who will continue to reside in Michigan. Eligible candidates must have an Asian Pacific Anerican (APA) heritage and should be willing to serve on CAPA's Youth Committee to give back to the APA community. The deadline to submit applications is Monday, February 10, 2014.
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Our Sponsors
for the Fiscal Year 2013-2014
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DTE Energy
Chrysler
Comcast
AARP
ACCESS
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Program Sponsors
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Detroit Wayne County Community Mental Health Agency
Detroit Area Agency on Aging 1A
Area Agency on Aging 1B
AARP
Comcast
Confucius Institute at Wayne State University
Luella Hannan
Memorial Foundation
General Motors Company OCA
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ACA Lunar New Year Banquet
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Join the Association of Chinese Americans (ACA) as we welcome in the Year of the Horse at our popular Lunar New Year Banquet on Saturday, February 8, 2014 at the Golden Harvest Restaurant (6880 E. 12 Mile Rd, Warren, MI) at 6:00pm.
There will be a gourmet 10-course dinner with entertainment and raffle prizes.
Please call 248-585-9343 or 313-831-1790 or stop by one of our Centers to purchase your tickets by Wednesday, Feb. 5th.
Tickets:
$32 ACA Members $35 Non-ACA Member $500 Golden Horse Table (Sponsors' table of ten seats) Event sponsors receive a table of ten seats, will be recognized at the dinner and can make brief remarks at the dinner. If you would like to sponsor this event, click here for the event sponsorship form. Click here to see the event flyer or see this event on our website calendar.
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ACA New Year Lantern Festival Community Fair
| | The community is invited to attend this free event on Saturday, February 15 from 11am-3pm at the Chinese Community Center (32585 Concord Drive, Madison Heights, MI 48071) to celebrate the Year of the Horse.
Activities include Yuanxiao (sweet rice dumpling) making demonstration, arts & crafts, cultural performances, Chinese New Year food sales, and kid-friendly games and activities. There will also be informational booths of several community organizations.
The booth registration fee is $25 for Non-Profits and $35 for Businesses/Individuals/Organizations. If you would like to have a booth at this event, download this booth registration form, complete the form and pay the booth fee before the event.
Click here for to see the event on our website calendar. To see the event flyer click here.
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Affordable Care Act Enrollment Assistance
| | The Association of Chinese Americans' two trained Navigators have assisted over 150 families to enroll in healthcare coverage related to the Affordable Care Act through the government website.
We are still offering enrollment assistance. If you need help enrolling, please contact our Detroit Service Center at 313-831-1790 or our Chinese Community Center at 248-585-9343 to set up an appointment with one of our Navigators.
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High School Achievement Awards Banquet Recap
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For the 30th year, ACA presented scholarships to several high school honorees who showed outstanding academic and community service accomplishments. The twenty-seven nominated honorees were recognized and scholarships were presented at the banquet on December 8, 2013. The honorees were: Laine Chan (Cranbrook), Weifong Chou (Athens), Amanda Guo (Troy), Nan Hu (Pioneer), Jessica Jiang (Novi), Grace Kao (Okemos), Lillian Liang (Troy), Kevin Ni (Plymouth), Preeti Rishi (Athens), Julian Sanders (Athens), Allen Wang (Troy), Eric Wang (Rochester Adams), Maxine Hao Hao Wang Pontius (Huron), Wan Wang (Plymouth), Daniel Wu (West Bloomfield), Karen Xiong (Northville), Alan Xu (Huron), Brian Xu (Detroit Country Day), Esther Yan (Athens), Kevin Yang (Huron), Victor Yang (Troy), Aillen You (Northville), Karen Young (Detroit Country Day), Alex Xue (Canton), Aaron Zeng (Detroit Country Day), Joy Zhang (Detroit Country Day), and Amy Zhou (Novi). ACA Scholarships were presented to: Kevin Yang (ACA Best All Around) Katherine Young (ACA 2nd Scholarship) Brian Xu (ACA 2nd Scholarship) Jessica Jiang (P.L. Siak Scholarship) Aaron Zeng (Mabel Peng Memorial Scholarship) Preeti Rishi (Chinese Language Scholarship) Aillen You (Chinese Language Scholarship) Esther Yan (Chinese Language Scholarship) Allen Xiu (Acacia 168 Scholarship) The Detroit Engineers Association (DCEA) will present their scholarships at their event in early 2014. CAPA will announce its recipients and present their scholarships at CAPA's Splendor of the East event in May 2014. See the side bar article for more information on the CAPA Scholarship Program. The keynote speaker was Jennifer Xu, University of Michigan medical student and Class of 2009 Honoree. and the guest speaker was Frances Kai-Hwa Wang. Class of 2014 Honorees
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Upcoming Events and Programs
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If you enjoy playing mahjong and would like to test your skills, join us for some friendly competition. Click here for information.
OCA APA Y-Advocate Sun., March 2
This free, half-day program designed for high school students focuses on developing leadership skills among Asian Pacific American youth. Click here for details. 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, details and pricing are subject to change.
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Recaps on Recent Events
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ACA Christmas Gift Drive for Homeless Children
ACA collected donations of toys, clothing, and gift cards for two weeks in early December and delivered the donated items to Cass Community Social Services for the children in their homeless shelters.
You can find recaps of other ACA events along with recaps from previous years on the Recap pages on ACA's website.
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| Membership News | |
We'd like to welcome the following new members
who joined recently:
Geck Budd
We'd like to thank the following members for their
recent membership renewals and extensions:
Shenlin Chen, Cynthia Chow, Henry Chow, Charles Guy,
Dorothy Guy, Elizabeth & Albert King, Anthony Lee,
Gracia Lee, Fred & Betty Ong, Sim Ong, Kenton Smith, Grace Yu
If you've been considering joining ACA, we encourage you to do so. Not only is it a good way to support ACA, but you can also benefit. Members can receive discounts on designated programs, services, events, and some classes.
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.
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| Happy Chinese New Year! | |
Chinese New Year (Year of the Horse)
falls on Friday, January 31, 2014.
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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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