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Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration 2008
Leadership, Diversity, Harmony – Gateway to Success
[Miami, Florid: 5-13-2008] OCA-South Florida Chapter and NANAY are proud to support the first-ever APIAVote National Presidential Town Hall at the University of California, Irvine and to be one of the multiple town halls that are being hosted around the country.
We would like to invite you to this historic Presidential Town Hall featuring Presidential Candidates addressing issues that impact the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community.
The Electronic National President Town Hall will be held on Saturday, May 17, 2008 from 5:30 pm at NANAY Community Center – 659 NE 125 Street, North Miami, FL (305-981-3232). The parking is available at the back of the building on NE 126 Street.
The National Presidential Town Hall will be on Saturday, May 17, 2008 and start from 10:30 Pacific Time (PT) which is 1:30 Eastern Time (ET) with national community capacity building agenda and the National Presidential Town Hall ceremony schedule at 5 pm ET.
With the support of various national Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) organizations, we will be expecting 2,000 community leaders, elected officials, voters, and students representing this diverse community from across the country to participate at the first National Presidential Town Hall hosted by our Asian American and Pacific Islander community.
Join us for this historic event and learn about the candidates before voting in the general election in November, 2008.
Invitations to each campaign were received and APIA Vote is working with the campaigns to schedule each candidate’s appearance.
“We are so happy that NANAY Community Center has the technology support to host this historic event in Miami,” says Joy Bruce – MD, Founding President of NANAY Inc. “Through this opportunity, we can learn more about the Presidential candidates and their policies for the APIA community and community-at-large, so that we can make informed decisions when choosing the next president.”
“We are excited to be able to support this historic National President Town Hall in Miami so we will be part of this important affair in our Asian American and Pacific Islander community,” says Winnie Tang, President of OCA-South Florida Chapter.
What:
Electronic National Presidential Town Hall
Where:
NANAY Community Center
659 NE 125 Street, North Miami, FL 33161
When:
5:30 p.m. Saturday, May 17, 2008
For information and RSVP, call 305-753-8791 or 305-981-3232.
Organized by:
APIAVote
National Supporting Organizations of APIAVote’s Presidential Town Hall:
Over 25 National organizations, for example:
National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA)
Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA)
Local Supporting Organizations of APIAVote’s Presidential Town Hall:
Nationwide, many local organizations
Florida: Florida Chinese Federation, OCA-South Florida Chapter, NANAY Inc., United Chinese Association of Florida and many others
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APIAVote
Building American… One Vote at a Time
The Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote) is a national nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that encourages and promotes civic participation of Asian Pacific Islander Americans in the electoral and public policy processes at the national, state and local levels.
| www.apiavote.org | 1666 K Street NW, Suite 440, Washington, D.C. 20006 | 202-223-9170 | F 202-457-0549 |
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OCA
EMBRACING THE HOPES AND ASPIRATIONS OF ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICANS
Founded in 1973 as the Organization of Chinese Americans, OCA is a national organization dedicated to the social, political and economic well-being of Asian Pacific Americans in the United States, with its headquarters in Washington, DC.
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OCA-South Florida Chapter was founded in 1987.
| OCA-SFL@juno.com | http://khuang.com/OCA-SFL |
| P O Box 562124, Miami, FL 33256 | 305-753-8791 | F 305-278-8775 |
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NANAY, Inc.
NANAY, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) community-based organization that provides supportive services to elders and youth.
| www.nanay.com | 659 NE 125 Street, North Miami, FL 33161 | 305-981-3232 | F 305-981-3231 |
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Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration 2008
Leadership, Diversity, Harmony – Gateway to Success
[Miami, Florid: 5-9-2008] OCA-South Florida Chapter is delighted to cosponsor the Indigenous Peoples of Taiwan dance troupe presents “Memories of the Mountain, Calling of the Sea”.
The performance is part of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, celebrated in May.
Dancers with the Indigenous Youth Social Service Association of the National Pingtung University of Education are headed to Miami – this is one of their stops for a month-long U.S. tour.
“The performance is more than just dancing,” said Winnie Tang, President of OCA-South Florida Chapter. “Through the astonishing performance, you may enjoy the fascinating world of indigenous peoples and their unique cultures.”
Dance and music are among the richest legacies of Taiwan’s indigenous peoples. Group dances that are performed at a wide variety of ceremonies and rituals consist mostly of simple but harmonious walking and foot-stomping movements.
The dancers will perform traditional pieces from 13 tribes.
What:
The Indigenous Peoples of Taiwan dance troupe presents “Memories of the Mountain, Calling of the Sea”
Where:
North Miami Beach Performing Arts Theater
17011 NE 19 Avenue, North Miami Beach, FL 33162
When:
7:00 p.m. Friday, May 16, 2008
How much:
$30 – VIP; $10 General; $5 Children and Students
For information and ticket RSVP, call 305-753-8791.
Organized by:
South Florida Taiwanese Association of America
Miami Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce
and Formosa Association for Public Affairs – South Florida Chapter
Co-sponsored by:
TECO in Miami,
Global Alliance for Democracy and Peace – Florida Chapter,
World Kwong Tung Community Association,
On-Leong Chinese Merchant Association,
Taiwan Business Association of Florida,
South Florida Chinese Cultural Association,
Coral Springs Chinese Cultural Association,
Chinese School of Doral,
Miami Chinese Language School,
OCA-South Florida Chapter and others.
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OCA Community Job Fair – Where New Opportunities begin
Saturday, April 12, 2008
11:00 am – 3:00 pm
NANAY Community Center
659 NE 125 Street, North Miami, FL 33161
(Parking Lots are located on NE 126 Street, directly behind the Center)
(305) 981-3232
Are you looking for a great career or a new job? Then, you don’t want to miss the OCA Community Job Fair at the NANAY Community Center.
Presented by:
State Farm Companies
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U.S. Secret Service
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
and others…
For more information: 305-753-8791 / OCA-SFL@juno.com
Co-sponsored by:
Florida Chinese Federation
LEASA Foundation
NANAY, Inc.
NANAY Housing Resource Center
State Farm Companies
United Chinese Association of Florida
United Chinese News of Florida
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Creating a Nation of Readers
[Miami, Florida -- October 30, 2007] OCA-South Florida Chapter is delighted to work with Coral Springs Chinese Cultural Association and United Chinese Association of Florida to support Florida Center for the Book & Broward County Library for The Big Read: The Joy Luck Club 2008 from November 1 to November 30.
Reading at Risk: A Survey of Literary Reading in America, a 2004 report by the National Endowment for the Arts, found that not only is literary reading in America declining rapidly among all groups, but that the rate of decline has accelerated, especially among the young.
The Big Read kick-off will be held on Saturday, November 3, at 2pm at North Regional / Broward Community College Library –1100 Coconut Creek Boulevard, Coconut Creek, FL 33066 — with Chinese Lion Dance and cultural program. Miss Florida Asia 2007 Xiaozhen You will perform at this Kick-off event. The first 50 people to arrive at the program will receive a free copy of Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club. A Chinese Calligraphy exhibit will be on display at the library throughout the month of November.
During Novermber, a Mah Jong Exhibit will be shown at Southwest Regional Library — 16835 Sheridan Street, Pembroke Pines, FL 33331 — and a Feng Shui presentation will be held on November 4, 2007 at 2 pm.
Join us for THE BIG READ, the community-wide reading project funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and focusing on Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club.
For more information on these two events, please contact OCA-SFL at 305-753-8791 or Tara Zimmermann, Florida Center for the Book Literary Events Coordinator, at (954) 357-7386 or tzimmerm@browardlibrary.org for more details on The Big Read activities throughout Broward County or visit http://www.broward.org/library/bigread.htm.
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State Farm Holds Career Open House
August 11 for Job Candidates in various Asian Languages and others
[Miami, Florida - August 8, 2007] OCA-South Florida Chapter, along with NANAY Inc., is delighted to work with State Farm to recruit new associates and will hold a “Career Open House” for people interested in starting a career with State Farm.
The “Career Open House” takes place Saturday, August 11, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., at the NANAY Community Center, 659 NE 125 Street, North Miami, FL 33161.
State Farm has career opportunities available at all levels, including entry-level associates, college graduates and those applicants with experience in claims.
State Farm® was founded on June 7, 1922, by George J. Mecherle, a retired farmer. It initially concentrated on meeting auto insurance needs of Illinois farmers through a mutual organization owned by the customers. In a little over 80 years, State Farm has grown from a small, farming-community-based mutual auto insurer to one of the world’s largest financial institutions.
Since then, the office has been a large part of the community through State Farm corporate community citizens. Associates donate their time and talent to local organizations such as OCA, United Way, the Southeast Asian Resource Action Center and the Leukemia Society. That is why their ads say, “Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there.®” It’s a philosophy they embrace and try to live by every day.
They have received numerous recognitions and awards such as Outstanding Corporate Partner Award – The Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA) and the National Business Advisory Council (BAC) honored State Farm at the OCA National Asian American Corporate Achievement Awards (2002). This second annual award was presented for having an exemplary record of support and commitment to OCA’s mission and the Asian Pacific American community (2005).
“On the national level, State Farm supports numerous OCA’s projects and initiatives including APIA 101: College Leadership Conference and recently $500,000 grant for education programs in the areas of financial literacy for families and business development for entrepreneurs,” states Winnie Tang, President of OCA – South Florida Chapter. “We are honored to work with State Farm local offices to recruit more Asian American associates so our community would be better serve for all levels of insurance, investment and financial services.”
For more information: www.StateFarm.com/Careers, or flor.exec-asianet.812o19@statefarm.com, or 786-394-9643, or 954-240-1380.
For information about OCA: 305-753-8791 or http://khuang.com/OCA-SFL.
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Xiaozhen You crowned as the first Miss Florida Asia
[Miami, Florida - July 31, 2007] Last Saturday, July 21, 2007, OCA – South Florida Chapter and United Chinese Association of Florida successfully co-hosted the first Miss Florida Asia Pageant at the North Miami Beach Performing Arts Theater, drawing over 500 attendees to witness the crowning of Miss Florida Asia.
Despite two contestants having to withdraw prior to the contest due to angle injury and final exams, seven contestants competed at the first Miss Florida Asia to celebrate Asian culture with beauty. They are Marisa Moolsiri [Thailand], Hong-Thuy Nguyen [Vietnam], Ching-Ya (Julia) Ni [Taiwan], Bao-Ying (Amy) Wang [China], Yueting (Jade) Wu [China], Dongfei (Rita) Shang [China] and Xiaozhen You [China].
The categories were Miss Florida Asia, 1st Princess, 2nd Princess, and awards of Miss Photogenic, Miss Congeniality, Miss Talent, the best National Costume, Best Swimsuit and Best Evening Gown.
The Mistresses of Ceremony for the first Miss Florida Asia are Mee Pang and Indra Bosko. They both are outstanding professional woman and very active in the community services.
The six distinguished pageant judges were the Honorable Ricardo Allicock – Counsel General of Jamaica Consulate in Miami, Korean-American surgeon Dr. John Chang, Chinese-American family practice physician Dr. Antonio Wong, Vietnamese-American Quan Anh Cao – English professor of Palm Beach Community College, Chinese-American global financial advisor Al Yee – Vice President of OCA – Phoenix Chapter and Albert Posillico – Executive Director of Miss Latina International.
The pageant auditors were Tony Mok – CPA and Susan Xu – Taxation MBA. who assessed all scores for accuracy and legitimacy.
The Anta Hung Gar Defense & Fitness Academy kicked off the Pageant with the traditional Lion Dance. During the pageant, Lena Ung from Tampa sang three songs in Cantonese, Vietnamese and English, and Miami Temptation Tees performed three Motown hits: “Get Ready”, “I Can’t Get Next To You” and “My Girl”.
The Contestants also scored points for post-Pageant Interview (25%), National Costume (10%), Lifestyle and Fitness in Swimsuit (15%), Talent (25%), Evening Gown (20%) and On-Stage questions (5%).
The Pageant officially began on Friday evening (July 20) when the judging panel interviewed each contestant individually to score the Post-Pageant Interview.
The contestants welcomed the audience with a modern Chinese group dance. The on-stage contest began with National Costume and Self-Introduction by each contestant. All contestants are currently attending college and/or senior high school. Thai-American Marisa Moolsiri received a volley ball scholarship and is currently enrolled at the University of Central Florida (UCF) majoring in Marketing in Orlando. Ms. Nguyen was born in Vietnam and is a senior at Florida International University (FIU) majoring in Marketing and International Business. Ms. Wang graduated with a Master Degree in Civil Engineering at FIU. Ms. Ni is senior at Palmetto Senior High. Ms. Wu is a senior at Killian Senior High. Ms. Shang is majoring in Mathematics at UCF, and Ms. You is in her second year of a Ph.D. program in Biomedical Engineering at FIU.
After all competitions, the results are Ms Nguyen won the best National Costume with her beautiful and elegant Vietnamese outfit, Ms. You won the Best Swimsuit & Physical Fitness, Ms. Shang is Miss Photogenic and won the best Evening Gown. Ms. Wu won Miss Talent with her outstanding traditional Chinese music performance with her Guzheng.
Ms. Nguyen, the 2nd Princess was crowned by Diana Morejon [Miss Teen Latina International]; 1st Princess Ms. Wu and was crowned by Esther Dollar [Miss Latina International US]. Ms. You won the Miss Florida Asia title and was crowned by Vivian Perez [Miss Latina International 2006].
Along with the title, the winners received scholarship prizes of $1,500, $1,000 and $500, respectively partially sponsored by State Farm. In addition, they received tickets to the 12 Girls Band World Tour from Broward Center for the Performing Arts. Ms. Angela Posillico, President of Miss Latina International Pageant System, offered an invitation to Miss Florida Asia to participate at its upcoming Miss Latina International Pageant in November.
“In addition to Ms. You winning the Miss Florida Asia title, all contestants are winners by participating at the pageant to develop unforgettable relationships with other Asian American women in the community and a memorable experience,” says Winnie Tang, producer of Miss Florida Asia. “The success of the first Miss Florida Asia goes to Director Johnson Ng, Stage Manager Tommy Lam, Pageant Manager Ann Yu, Artistic Director Wendy Fong, Image Director Sunny Tsai, Hairstyle Consultant Ann Luu, Contestant Coordinator Harriet Young, Logistics Manager Igor Ellis, Audio/Visual Manager Kam Wong, Photographers Bertho Boman and Gene Li, Judge Panel Coordinator April Chang, Mistresses of Ceremony Mee Pang and Indra Bosko, Auditors Susan Xu and Tony Mok, all local and out-of-town judges and all volunteers.”
“We would also like to express our gratitude to our sponsors for their generous support: State Farm, Doctors Plus Medical Center, Gaylaine Lanctot Clinques, Chinese Cultural Foundation, Fashion Village, Broward County for the Performing Arts, Dr. Stephen Vernon, LEASA Industries Co., Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in Miami, World Printing,” continues Tang, “and NANAY for its tremendous support to provide us with a training facility at the NANAY Community Center.”
For more information about Miss Florida Asia 2008, please call 305-753-8791, email MissFloridaAsia@aol.com, or visit at http://kaibo2.com/missFLasia/.
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[Miami, Florida - June 19, 2007] OCA – South Florida Chapter and the United Chinese Association of Florida welcome you to witness the crown of the beautiful Asian American Queen from all over of Florida at the First Annual Miss Florida Asia pageant 2007.
When: Saturday, July 21, 2007 (annual)
Where: North Miami Beach Performing Arts Theater
17011 NE 19 Avenue, North Miami Beach, FL 33162
Tickets: US$15, US$25 and US$50
Opening Hours: 6:30 pm
The evening of Miss Florida Asia pageant showcases Asian American women from all over of Florida joining together in a typical beauty competition format. They will demonstrate their beauty in the national costume of their country of origin with an opening self-introductory spot, followed by life-style and fitness in swimsuit, live talent performance, elegant evening gown, on-stage question and lastly the “final glimpse”.
The Pageant allows Asian American women, between the ages 18-25 (on the Pageant date) of Asian ancestry, to honor and celebrate themselves, their culture, and their intelligence, so that they can see and be seen in positive and inspiring roles.
The Contestants will be judged by a panel of nine judges from the community.
Miss Florida Asia embraces the Asian culture with beauty by capturing the beauty and pride of Asian American women. The main goal is to help Asian American women increase their cultural awareness and nurture them to be future leaders.
Please order your tickets via MissFloridaAsia@aol.com, 305-753-8791 or mail the check to OCA-South Florida Chapter at P O Box 562124, Miami, FL 33256.For more information about the pageant or find out about our sponsorship opportunity, please call 305-753-8791, email us MissFloridaAsia@aol.com or visit webpage: http://kaibo2.com/missFLasia.
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[Miami, Florida - May 29, 2007] OCA-South Florida Chapter and United Chinese Association of Florida joined forces and held an informative Crime Prevention Community Forum with support of North Miami Beach Police Department after the shooting death of Ray Ng in his family’s Chinese Restaurant in Tamarac on Mother’s Day.
On Monday, 5/21/2007, more than 40 people attended the Forum to learn safety tips on how to protect oneself before, during and after a robbery. The most important messages are to stay calm, not to have any direct contact with the intruder, never resist but follow the intruder’s instructions and how to be a good witness. The two-hour session, given by Thomas Carney, Director of Police Service – Crime Prevention Unit of North Miami Beach Police Department, was translated into Cantonese.
Roger Ni, OCA-South Florida Chapter member, gave a presentation on a close circuit television security system for better protection of business property and individual safety. “Besides learning techniques how to protect ourselves, it would be better to have a good security system to protect our property as well as ourselves so that the intruder may think twice before robbing the business with security system,” stated Roger Ni.
“Due to the sad circumstance, I am pleased to see the Chinese community comes together to take a proactive action to learn about crime prevention with our police department,” said Chief Linda Loizzo of North Miami Beach Police Department. “This is the first time that we are hosting this program with the Asian American community.”
“After this meeting, you must remember two important tips – to stay calm and never resist,” instructed by Officer Thomas Carney, Director Police Service – North Miami Beach Police Department. “This may save your life because the intruder is as scare as you are. Any sudden movement or action may trigger the intruder to fire his gun.”
“It is important for us to know our policemen and learn the basic safety tips so we can protect ourselves,” stated Winnie Tang, President of OCA-South Florida Chapter. “We need to build a strong partnership between the business community and law enforcement for a safer environment to live and work. We are glad that the North Miami Beach Police Department is open to provide services to the community. A Thai restaurant owner felt so positive and useful that she will schedule a training for her employees to learn how to protect themselves and the business.”
SAFETY TIPS (Source: North Miami Beach Police Department)What to do before, during and after a robbery.Before• Make sure your business is well lit on the inside and outside.
• Make sure your windows are clear so you can see in from the outside.
• At night leave your cash register open so people can see there is nothing in it.
• Keep ruler tape or some form of measurement gauge on the door to estimate the height of the intruder.
During• Never resist, don’t scream or do anything that will call attention.
• Only talk to answer the robber’s questions.
• Pay close attention to details of the intruder.
• Stay calm.
After• Call police immediately.
• Do not disturb the crime scene.
• Write down everything you remember about the intruder immediately.
• Try to separate the witnesses so that each has his own story of what happened.
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[Miami, Florida - May 17, 2007] OCA-South Florida Chapter, Coral Springs Chinese Cultural Association and other Asian organizations are distressed to hear the news of a Chinese restaurant owner, Wai ‘Ray’ Ng, being killed by a robber Sunday evening, 5/13, at his family’s Tamarac restaurant.
As a result of this tragedy, OCA-South Florida Chapter and Coral Springs Chinese Cultural Association join forces with the North Miami Beach Police Department and Coral Springs Police Department to hold two Crime Prevention Community Forums to address the issues of protecting oneself when a crime occurs and how to minimize potential risks of a crime.
The two forums are as follows:
Date: Monday, 5/21/2007
Time: 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Presenter: North Miami Beach Police Department
Location: Ronald A. Silver Youth Enrichment Services (YES) Center
Room 6 and 7
17051 NE 19 Avenue
North Miami Beach, FL 33162
Date: Tuesday, 5/22/2007
Time: 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Presenter: Coral Springs Police Department
Location: Coral Springs Chinese Cultural Association
Chinese Community Center (Ramblewood Plaza)
8343 W Atlantic Blvd
Coral Springs, FL 33071
“This kind of robbery happens to the Thai community as well,” says Khanya Moolsiri, President of Thai-American Association of South Florida. “It is good to give workshops on crime prevention so our community will know how to handle this kind of situation and minimize any loss of life.”
“The killing was totally senseless and a young promising life snuffed out like a candle,” says Afonso Wong, President of Coral Springs Chinese Cultural Association. “We are glad that the Coral Springs Police Department will join us to give tips on how to minimize potential risks of being robbed.”
“It is a tragedy to see a friend killed in such cold blood and a hard-working family broken up. Over the years, we have heard many of these rubbery incidents targeting restaurant owners, not only Chinese but also Thai restaurants and others,” states Winnie Tang, Chapter President of OCA-South Florida Chapter. “It is very important to address the safety issue faced by Chinese restaurants and retail merchants. We are gratified that Chief Linda Loizzo, North Miami Beach Police Department, will change her schedule to work with us right away to give a presentation on crime prevention to minimize any potential risks to our community.”
The Chinese community will also collect donations to be used as part of a “wanted” reward to catch Wai ‘Ray’ Ng’s killer. Anyone interested in a donation, please issue a check payable to “CSCCA” and memo “For Ray” and mail to CACCA – 8343 W Atlantic Blvd., Coral Springs, FL 33071.
Supporting organizations: United Chinese Association of Florida, On Leong Chinese Merchant Association, Florida Chinese Federation, Thai-American Association of Florida, Korean American Business Association, NANAY, Inc., among others.
For more information, please call CSCCA at 954-753-4388 or Winnie Tang, OCA-South Florida Chapter, at 305-753-8791 or visit OCA-South Florida webpage: http://khuang.com/OCA-SFL.
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[Miami, FL - May 11, 2007] OCA-South Florida Chapter is joining local immigrant groups to urge Senator Mel Martinez for his support on comprehensive immigration reform bill with a “Mother’s Day Card” campaign to plea “family separate no more”.
On May 7, about 20 local civil, faith based and immigrant organizations met at Miami Interethnic Dialogue event hosted by Church World Service - Miami. This is one of a national series of interethnic dialogues scheduled nationwide through mid-July. The dialogue is intended to give a broad cross section of participants from immigrant and U.S.-born communities and the business, labor, social services, government and faith communities a forum in which to speak out, listen to each other, and generate unified community action on this critical topic.
Attended organizations are Catholic Charities, Church World Service, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Esperanza USA, Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Human Services Coalition of Dade County, Interfaith Worker Justice-South Florida, International Organization for Migration, Killian Pines United Methodist Church, Miami Baptist Association, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Farm Worker Ministry, Organization of Chinese Americans-South Florida Chapter, People Acting for Community Together, United Methodist Church-Southeast District, We Count!, and Youth Co-Op.
Through the May 7 Dialogue, the community groups seek common ground to unite all immigrants for a better immigration policy.
During the dialogue, each local community has its own significant issues and concerns.
The Haitian community seeks for a better TPS (Temporary Protection Status) policy so their fellowmen would not risk their lives.
The Islamic community is experiencing unreasonable long waiting period to be sworn-in. They are filing a class-action lawsuit against this unfair treatment.
The immigrant youth group is concerned about funding cuts to KidCare with a negative impact on American-born children of undocumented parents or low-income families.
The agricultural and farm workers is worry about insurance and long waiting time for worker permits.
The Asian community supports policy that helps eliminate backlog of immediate family-based immigrants and will increase the number of visas available to immediate family members of residents.
In summarized of the May 7 Dialogue, all come together support the Congress and Senate should pass a comprehensive immigration reform policy without any delay for this session such as The Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy or “STRIVE Act” of 2007, is a bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform bill (HR 1645) that was introduced by U.S. House Representatives Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ).
Despite each community’s issues, we heard many stories that undocumented parent got picked up and family got broke up across the country.
From this weekend, Mother’s Day, through Father’s Day, we urge you to participate at this “Mother’s Day Card – an Immigrant’s plea to keep family together” campaign to support a comprehensive immigration reform policy.
“OCA is a national organization dedicated in advancing the social, economic and political well-being of Asian Pacific Americans. We have working very closed with locally and national groups on this comprehensive immigration reform policy so we will help form policies and not be dictated by passed policies,” said Winnie Tang, OCA-South Florida Chapter President.
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US Senator Mel Martinez’s (Florida) offices
Washington:
United States Senate
356 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Main: (202) 224-3041
Fax: (202) 228-5171
Orlando:
315 East Robinson Street
Landmark Center 1, Suite 475
Orlando, FL 32801
Main: (407) 254-2573
Fax: (407) 423-0941
Tollfree: (866) 630-7106
TTY: (407) 254-5548
Jacksonville:
1650 Prudential Drive, Suite 220
Jacksonville, FL 32207
Main: (904) 398-8586
Fax: (904) 398-8591
Miami:
800 Douglas Road
Suite 148
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Main: (305) 444-8332
Fax: (305) 444-8449
Naples:
3301 East Tamiami Trail
Building F, Suite 223
Naples, FL 34112
Main: (239) 774-3367
Fax: (239) 774-2906
Pensacola:
1 N. Palafox St.
Suite 159
Pensacola, FL 32502
Main: (850) 433-2603
Fax: (850) 433-2554
Tampa:
5100 W. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 190
Tampa, FL 33609
Main: (813) 207-0509
Fax: (813) 287-9453
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