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Cleveland Asiatown Community Meeting June 13 at 5 p.m.

Join us for this important meeting and hear from the owners of Dave’s Supermarket about the possible relocation of their Payne store and potential use of their buildling after they move for the community. Your input is important! Join in the discussion on Facebook HERE

Community Leader: David Namkoong

The OCA Asian Pacific American Advocates Greater Cleveland Chapter regrets to announce the passing of one of its community leaders, David Namkoong. David was a longtime civil rights advocate, supporter and leader of OCA, and Aerospace Engineer at NASA Glenn Research Center. He was also active in many other organizations including the Asian Cultural Society, […]

MetroHealth Walking Out on Asiatown – Meeting 11-20-2014

OCA Greater Cleveland organized an Asiatown Townhall Meeting held on 11/20/2014 to discuss MetroHealth’s unilateral and sudden decision to close the Asia Town Heath Center located at Asia Plaza. 177 Attendees, mostly Senior Citizens from the Asiatown Community that depend on the clinic attended and raised passionate questions and concerns to the 12 MetroHealth representatives. […]

Pre-Meeting – MetroHealth Asia Town Health Center Closure

OCA Greater Cleveland helped host an AsiaTown Community Pre-Meeting on November 13 that gathered 78 attendees, mostly elderly from the neighborhood, to discuss concerns about MetroHealth closing the “Asia Town Health Center” that has been in Asia Plaza for 22 years. MetroHealth plans to relocate services away from the community at the end of November. […]

Tribute to Donna Hom

We are saddened to announce the passing of entrepreneur and community advocate, Donna Hom.  Donna has made notable contributions to growing the Cleveland Chinese American community and AsiaTown neighborhood.   In 1996, she was an honored recipient of the OCA Greater Cleveland Distinguished Service Award and in 2014, she was inducted into the Cleveland International […]

OCAGC 2018 Year in Review

OCA Greater Cleveland 2018 Year in Review 2018 was a great year for the Asian and Pacific American (APA) community and for the OCA Greater Cleveland (OCAGC) chapter. In this year, we saw advancement in the social well-being of APA across many fronts. Though there were setbacks at the national level, we at the local […]

AsiaTown celebrates Newly Refurbished Court at Sterling Recreation Center

The Cleveland Cavaliers unveiled a newly refurbished basketball court at Sterling Recreation Center Monday, July 16 at 1 p.m. with City of Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson.  The floor dedication was emceed by Cavs in-arena host Ahmaad Crump with Cavs CEO Len Komoroski and Cavs President Nic Barlage along with Director of Public Works Michael Cox […]

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  There are many opportunities to become involved with OCA.  The OCA Greater Cleveland Chapter is a volunteer-driven organization of community advocates that serves the continually growing Asian Pacific American community of Northeast Ohio and works to promote cultural heritage, active participation in civic and community affairs, securing justice, and equal treatment and equal opportunity […]

Lunar New Year 2024

2024 Lunar New Year Calendar of Events The Lunar New Year or Spring Festival is commonly referred to as Chinese New Year, Tết in Vietnamese, Seollal (설날)  in Korean, Losar ལོ་གསར in Tibet, and Tsagaan Sar in Mongolian.  It is one of the most celebrated holidays in Asia and many Asian-American communities throughout the United […]

2023 Lunar New Year Calendar

2023 Lunar New Year Calendar of Events The Lunar New Year or Spring Festival is commonly referred to as Chinese New Year, Tết in Vietnamese, Seollal (설날)  in Korean, Losar ལོ་གསར in Tibet, and Tsagaan Sar in Mongolian.  It is one of the most celebrated holidays in Asia and many Asian-American communities throughout the United […]

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2022 Lunar New Year Calendar

The Lunar New Year or Spring Festival is commonly referred to as Chinese New Year, Tết in Vietnamese, Seollal (설날)  in Korean, Losar ལོ་གསར in Tibet, and Tsagaan Sar in Mongolian.  It is one of the most celebrated holidays in Asia and many Asian-American communities throughout the United States.   2022 is the Year of […]

2020 Lunar New Year Calendar

The Lunar New Year or Spring Festival but commonly known in the U.S. as Chinese New Year takes place on Saturday, January 25, 2020 (last for 15 days) and is the Year of the Rat!  The Rat is the first animal of the Chinese zodiac.  In Chinese culture, rats were seen as a sign of […]

Year of the Boar 2019 Lunar New Year Calendar of Events

The Lunar New Year or Spring Festival but commonly known in the U.S. as Chinese New Year takes place on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, and it is the Year of the Earth Boar or Pig.  The Boar/Pig is the twelfth sign in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese Zodiac.  Those born in the years 1923, 1935, […]

2018 Lunar New Year – Year of the Dog

The 2018 Lunar New Year or Spring Festival but commonly known in the U.S. as Chinese New Year takes place on Friday, February 16, 2018.   According to the Chinese Zodiac, it is the Year of the Earth Dog and those born in the years 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018 are characteristically persistent, […]

2017 Lunar New Year – Year of the Rooster

The 2017 Lunar New Year or Spring Festival but commonly known in the U.S. as Chinese New Year takes place on Saturday, January 28, 2017.  According to the Chinese Zodiac, it is the Year of the Fire Rooster and those born in the years 1921, 1933, 1944, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017 are characteristically trustworthy, […]

2014 Year End Recap

OCA Greater Cleveland (OCAGC) had a very successful 2014 and we would like to give a big Thank you to our members and supporters!  We are honored to serve the Asian Pacific American communities in Northeast Ohio and look forward to your involvement, partnership and/or membership in 2015. OCA Greater Cleveland’s 2014 Year in Review […]

2014 is an exciting year for OCA Cleveland Chapter!

Dearest OCA supporters, friends, and families: On November 16, 2013, OCA Cleveland Chapter held our board meeting in finalizing the tally and nominations of new board members and officers for 2014. We great excitement, we ask you to welcome our elected board members: Wayne Wong, Lisa Wong, Ray Chan, Shan Chan, Ray Hing, Huili Shi […]

OCA Seeks Accountability with ABC and the FCC for Co-Option of Children in Hate Speech

OCA Seeks Accountability with ABC and the FCC for Co-Option of Children in Hate Speech FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   23 November 2013   CONTACT Tom Hayashi | Executive Director 202 223 5500 | thayashi@ocanational.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – OCA – Asian Pacific American Advocates, a national membership driven organization dedicated to advancing the political, social, and […]