OCA Scholarships    

Comcast Foundation

General Motors Company

Confucius Institute at Wayne State University

Luella Hannan

Memorial Foundation 

 Cherishing the Past, Celebrating the Present,

Embracing the Future

ACA's 40th Anniversary Celebration Gala Banquet  

was held on October 12th at the Glen Oaks Country Club

in Farmington Hills, Michigan. This banquet marked an important milestone in the history of the organization. The event sponsors were DTE Energy and Comerica Bank. 

The dignitaries included U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, State Senator Hoon-Yung Hopgood, Oakland County Treasurer Andy Meisner, and Wayne County Executive Robert A. Ficano.

Our keynote speaker was Marcella Lee, news anchor for KFMB-TV San Diego. She was a former news anchor on WDIV-TV Detroit, a former ACA Board member, and a recipient of an ACA High School Scholarship. With her parents and family in attendance, she spoke of growing up as a Chinese American and the importance of embracing your heritage.  

Several honorees were recognized. Comcast was presented with ACA's Outstanding Corporate Excellence Award for its strong support throughout the year. Margaret Wong was recognized with the Unsung Hero Award for all her years of devoted service and support. Outstanding Volunteer Awards went to Ting  Chang and Chenpei Shang social work services and program assistance. Franky Hang and Emily Soong each received an Outstanding Volunteer Award and a $100 scholarship for their significant contributions to this year's Summer Camp program in Canton, Michigan.

Several past ACA Presidents joined in the celebration: Marcus Chao, Ying Gee, Roland Hwang, Tina Hwang, Tony Lee, George Lim Poy, Lilian Siak, Marie Weng, and Andy Wong.

 Andy Wong, Ying Gee, Marcella Lee, Marie Weng,  

George Lim Poy, Ron Wong, Tony Lee, Lilian Siak, and Ken Lee 

The entertainment was exceptional. The festivities were started with a Royal Welcome Dance performed by the recently formed ACA Senior Folk Dance Group. Sean Chen of Pristine Audio Company sang the National Anthem and provided audio services and music for the eventing. An elegant and graceful performance by the Michigan Chinese Folk Dancing Group captivated the audience. Revolution thrilled the guests with an energetic group performance of aerial manipulations of Chinese yo-yos.

ACA Folk Dance Group   

   Photos by Xinyang Zhang

Click here to go to the Photo Gallery on our website to see more photos from the event. To read a full recap of the event, click here. 

able to obtain a netbook with a flip video camera.

In the past six weeks, the students finished covering Module One in which they learned about embracing diversity, basic computer literacy, the Internet, and many other basic foundations for this program. In class, students learn the lessons through lectures and also activities, games, and even special keynote speakers. For one of the courses, students were taught the basic components of the computer enabling them to assemble and disassemble the parts with ease. To further their understanding, we were able to find a professional who builds computers for a living to explain and demonstrate the process.

Other than Digital Literacy, students also learn how to be better leaders and the importance of communication and teamwork. Students also gain a better understanding on how to set and achieve their goals, how to create their personal mission statement, and also were given a short lecture on getting into college.

At the end of this program, we hope the students will comprehend the topics that were taught and also use the newly gained knowledge to help others within their community. 

ACA staff members received PATH training earlier this year and is now offering the workshop to 13 community members. PATH (Personal Action Toward Health) is an evidence based program that was developed out of Stanford University' Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP). In Michigan, the program is called PATH.

PATH workshops are held for six consecutive weeks for 2.5 hours per session. The workshops are designed to provide participants with tools to use to better manage their chronic conditions.

 PATH workshop 

Holiday Schedule