A quick update: Jeremy Lin may not be playing in Cleveland due to a surgery? Here is the article. As many of you know, Jeremy Lin, the first American NBA player of Chinese/Taiwanese descent, is a great point guard with NY Knicks and will be in town on April 20th to play against the Cleveland […]

2012 is an election year, and many politicians are placing campaign ads all over the country. They’re trying to discredit their opponents and making themselves look like the resolution of all misfortune. Some are using the concept of “Trolling the Media” (intentionally making a sensationalistic or offensive remark to attract a lot of media/news coverage). […]

On February 18, 2012, OCA Cleveland Chapter hosted two events: 1. OCA Coffee Hour: Estate Planning and How to Get Rich Slowly, an informal discussion with Harold Hom Co., LPA. The small get-together was held at Koko Bakery from 10am to 11am. It was very informative. Mr. Ray Hing, a participant that morning, later stated: […]

OCA of Greater Cleveland would like to welcome our newest board member, Deborah Yue. Deborah joined the board in January of this year. She is very active in the community and is a member of MotivAsians where she is on the management team and is VP of Professional Development. She is on the executive community board […]

OCA Cleveland Chapter is one of the recipient awardees of the Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) approved 88 grants, totaling $1,029,164 for the 2012 Project Support cycle.  The grant will be used for 2012 Cleveland Asian Festival, the 3rd Annual Asian Festival has recently recognized as “2010 Best New Ethnic Festival” by Cleveland Scene Magazine, listed as […]

OCA Cleveland Chapter Coffee Hour: Estate Planning and How to Get Rich Slowly an informal discussion with  Harold L. Hom Co., LPA  Saturday, February 18, 2012 from 10 to 11 a.m. Koko Bakery 3710 Payne Avenue, Payne Commons Cleveland, OH 44114 Click on the link to RSVP https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDRXc3pxeHJ6TldPWFJRVkR5Z1V3Tmc6MQ Presented by OCA Cleveland Chapter www.ocagc.org “Like” […]

New Faces of Leadership – Congresswoman Judy Chu The OCA – Cleveland Chapter is pleased to join Margaret W. Wong & Associates in welcoming Congresswoman Judy May Chu (D-CA) to Cleveland. Join us for an hour with the Congresswoman to discuss AAPI civic engagement. Seating is limited to 100 guests, so register today: http://tinyurl.com/75kyvh3 Saturday, […]

OCA members Lisa Wong and Johnny Wu were on WCPN today at noon for Around Noon with Dee Perry show to celebrate 2012 Year of the Dragon. Click here to listen to the recording.

in celebrating the Year of the Dragon, here are some clips of our AsiaTown community in Cleveland. More episodes are available at the OCA Image TV link

For a list of events celebrating 2012 Year of the Dragon, visit this page. Here are some traditions and customs that you might be interested to know (or do it with your entire family with fun): BEFORE NEW YEAR’s EVE: The celebration actually starts on New Year’s Eve with the reunion dinner. By New Year’s […]

Year of the Dragon falls on January 23, 2012, it is our Lunar New Year Celebration, below are a  list of events happening around town: – Saturday, February 4, 2012 at CSU Student Center, 2121 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Chinese Professional and Entrepreneur Assoc. (CPEA) Chinese New Year Celebration with Chinese Cultural performances starting at 5pm, then Lion […]

      Lunar New Year Celebrataions around Northeast Ohio Come celebrate Lunar New Year starting on Jan 21, 2012! Click on this for a list of different Year of the Dragon celebrations around Northeast Ohio!   2012 is THE Year of the Dragon with Cleveland Asian Festival! According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2012 is […]

OCAGC’s OCA Image TV was awarded the 2012 Pixie Gold Award, an award to honor and recognized outstanding work in the fastest-growing area of the moving pixels industry on Motion Graphics, Effects, and Animations for TV, Web, Media or Films. The Pixie Awards is sponsored by the American Pixel Academy. David E. Carter is the Executive Director of […]

The Cleveland Asian Festival is now gearing up for 2012 Cleveland Asian Festivaland we need your help! We need you to help us design a great save-the-date postcard! Submit your design and have a chance to be selected as our official 2012 Cleveland Asian Festival’s Postcard! Over 30,000 postcards will be distributed throughout Ohio! Click here […]

This past May 21-22, 2011, OCA along with several other Asian organizations in Northeast Ohio, put together our 2nd Cleveland Asian Festival, with over 31,060 people attended the two days festivities. Mark your calendar for 2012 Cleveland Asian Festival, May 19-20, 2012. Check out the video below for 2011 Cleveland Asian Festival’s Highlights. For more […]

Here are several videos that features OCA members and our work. From being one of the organizations that spearheaded the Cleveland Asian Festival to our call for support for victims in China to our OCA National Board Meeting. For more videos of OCA in the media, click here or browse the the link below. (iPad […]

OCAGC is the proud Community Partner for Cleveland International Film Festival’s Chinese Film: The Piano in a Factory Northeast China, the early 1990s. Facing the end of their planned economy, laid-off workers are looking for ways to repurpose their crumbling former work places — and their lives. THE PIANO IN A FACTORY is the enormously […]

Celebrate Lunar New Year 2011 (Year of the Rabbit) FYI, more events will be available shortly and we will have it distributed, here are some events happening in town to Celebrate Year of the Rabbit (2011): Jan 29 – Asian Town Center, Saturday starts at 11am, 3820 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44114 with Lion Dance, […]