OCA Cleveland Members and Friends: You are invited to the OCA Cleveland Spring/Summer event, a Membership Drive Potluck Dinner and Discussion.  The discussion will be the first in a series “Seeds for Success” and the topic will be “Career Role Models” led by speakers in a variety of fields including the Honorable Ron Falconi, Mayor […]

OCA Greater Cleveland’s Dragon Dance Team, presented in partnership with Confucius Institute at CSU, made its debut performance at the 5th Cleveland Asian Festival on May 18, 2014.  Here is a video compilation from OCA Cleveland’s V.P. of Administration, Wayne Wong using video and photos from multiple contributors.   Video – Dragon Dance Performance. Having trained […]

          Dragons are of course legendary animals, but they are important to Chinese people who think of dragons as helpful, friendly creatures. They are linked to good luck, long life and wisdom. They are nothing like the fierce, fire-breathing Western dragons that carry off princesses and eat people. Chinese Dragons are […]

OCA Greater Cleveland is a proud community partner for the film “A TIME IN QUCHI” at the 38th Cleveland International Film Festival Monday, March 24th at 6:20 p.m. (FREE day, courtesy of The Cleveland Foundation – currently on Standby) Tuesday, March 25th at 1:50 p.m. Year: 2013 Country: TAIWAN Run Time: 110 minutes  Sidebar:  Pacific […]

For one week only, from March 7 to March 13 showing daily at 4:30pm at Capitol Theatre, come see Stephen Chow’s latest film (2013) Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons. Capitol Theatre is located at 1390 West 65th Street, Cleveland, OH 44102. For information: 216-651-7295 or visit their website. Tickets on sale now! The movie takes place before Tang […]

On behalf of Asian Services in Action, Inc., you are formally invited to the 1st Annual RAISE (Reaching Asian Americans through Innovative and Supportive Engagement) Summit. Limited seating, sign up now by click here! For direction, please click here Our theme, “Healthy Choices. Healthy Lives – A Roadmap to Policy, Systems, and Environmental (PSE) Change […]

OCA Cleveland celebrated the Inauguration of new President Lisa Wong and the New Board on February 8, 2014 with a reception at the Offices of Margaret W. Wong & Associates.  The inauguration was conducted by the Honorable Ron Falconi, Mayor of Brunswick.  In attendance were the Honorable Frank G. Jackson, Mayor of Cleveland; Councilman Brian […]

There are some of the Chinese New Year Celebrations events happening around AsiaTown. Scroll to the bottom for the complete Kwan Lion Dance schedule for 2014! – Asian Town Center, 3820 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44114 Saturday, Jan 25 and Sunday Jan 26, from 11am to 5pm (weekend) Performances Include: Kwan Lion Dance Yin Tang […]

New leaders will start serving our community starting 2014, we hope you will come and join our Inauguration Reception Event! Please CLICK HERE TO REGISTER! (limited seating) Celebrate 2014 with the OCA Cleveland for the inauguration of new officers and board members with light appetizers, performances and presentation such as the OCA Interactive Kiosk. Meet […]

OCA Cleveland Chapter Year in Review – An observation from OCA Cleveland President – Johnny Wu 2013 was an exciting year for our OCA Cleveland Chapter, not only we did a lot for our community, we celebrated OCA’s 40th year of service as an organization with our headquarter in Washington DC and 30 years of […]

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 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 […]

We invite you to the 4th annual holiday celebration of Cleveland’s Global Diversity, co-hosted by Worldwide Intercultural Network and Global Cleveland, and supported by the City of Cleveland, to be held on December 4, 2013 at the Ariel International Center. There will be international dance and music performances, as well as an international bazaar with […]

Hi everyone, if you are a sport fan or want to be inspired by Jeremy’s hard work to get where he is at now, you should consider checking this movie out. It is a documentary, and it is showing at Cinemark Valley View on Monday, November 11 as a grass root effort, so the earlier […]

Dear Community Member, OCA Cleveland (OCAGC) is a partner of the Project RAISE (Reaching Asian-Americans through Innovative and Supportive Engagement). The Project provides funding to promote nutrition, healthy living and fitness in the Asian Pacific Islander (API) community in Northeast Ohio.  For the first phase, we will need to assess the API community’s needs via […]

IMAGE TV OHIO is a self-sustain High energy Television Magazine Show with a focus on Asian-American culture, traditions, customs and their influences. The show includes 30 minutes of programming provides a better understanding of the various Asian cultures in Northeast Ohio. Each episode will includes segments on a variety of topics related to education, culture, traditions, […]

Cleveland, OH – The girl who Cee Lo Green dubbed, “the next power singer of our generation,” will be appearing at the 2013 Cleveland Asian Festival on May 18 and 19, 2013. Cheesa rose to stardom when she turned heads during the second season of The Voice with her powerful range and colorful personality.  Her […]

The City Council recently approved a redisribution of wards and starting 2014, AsiaTown Neighborhood will  become part of Councilman TJ Dow ward (7). We have worked very hard with our current Councilman Jeffrery Johnson and we wish things has not been changed, however, new councilman maans new challanges, we are looking forward working with Councilman Dow […]

Mention Johnny Wu and get the tickets at $8/each instead of $15. Stocker Arts Center will host a group from Bali, the village of Pengosekan to be more specific, on April 6 at 7:30 p.m. Çudamani will perform a vibrant, technical, and free-spirited program of music and dance that will transport you to Indonesia! Çudamani […]