Do you know your voting rights?  Before you go to the polls November 8, please read these important rights that protect you and allow your voice to be heard. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPECIAL ASSISTANCE in the voting booth if English is not your first language, if you cannot read or right, or if…

Summit County Public Health will be offering a flu shot clinic at ASIA’s Akron office on Monday, November 14 from 1-3pm. 730 Carroll Street in Akron The cost for the vaccine is $25 for adults and $14 for children.  Insurance is accepted including: Medicare/Medicaid, CareSource, United Community Health, Buckeye. Please bring insurance card with you.…

The Cleveland chapter of Asha for Education would like to extend to you a warm invitation to their Annual Charity Concert, ‘Notes of Hope’, featuring flute maestro and Padma Vibhushan awardee  Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia on Saturday, October 29th, 2011 at Cuyahoga Community College’s Metro campus (Tri-C) auditorium (Cleveland, OH), at 7:30 pm. One of the…

ASIA is pleased to share their fall newsletter, now available online.  This edition features a conversation with May Chen, former Executive Director and one of ASIA’s founders.  Ms. Chen shares her memories as ASIA celebrates 15 years empowering Asian American families and communities.  The program spotlight highlights ASIA’s computer training class and its success reaching…

What makes public policy effective?  Learn more about drafting effective public policy in this presentation created by the Public Health Law Center at William Mitchell College of Law, the American Heart Association, and the Tobacco Control Legal Consortium. Download the presentation here or select Resources, Advocacy Toolkit, and scroll to the bottom.  

ASIA’s annual clothing and food drive was a huge success reaching those in our community with the greatest needs.  The items distributed on October 14 helped 92 families in Northeast Ohio.  In addition to winter clothing, 1400 lbs of produce was distributed (including organic produce from ASIA’s HAPI farm), along with 1500 lbs of rice,…

How do you greet a friend in Samoan, Turkish, or Swahili?  A translated list of greetings in over 100 languages is now available.  Courtesy of  Lowell J. Moss, the list includes the phonetic pronunciation and general greetings for countries throughout the world. Explore the list.  

India International’s October issue includes How Big is the Indian Population in Northeast Ohio?, community news, humor, immigration, and upcoming events. Download the issue.

Please join the Federation of Indian Community Associations in a celebration of Diwali, the start of the Hindu New Year.  Information and registration is below:

Registration is now open for this free event sponsored by the Ohio Asian American Health Coalition. Come and meet Daphne Kwok, Chair of the President’s Advisory Committee on AAPIs. To register, click here, or contact Manju Sankarappa at 614-366-8214  

The Knight Foundation welcomes entrepreneurs and the community to join us for a presentation and dialogue with Michael Dungan, interim executive director of Entrepreneurs For Sustainability, recipient of a $60,000 grant to create networks of sustainable start-ups and businesses in Akron. Community Breakfast October 13th Entrepreneurs For Sustainability Thursday, October 13, 2011  8:30 – 9:30…

ASIA is pleased to announce a grant award of $59,530 from the Summit Count Department of Jobs and Family Services.  This funding supports ASIA’s ESOL programming, job skills training, and case management support to newly arriving refugee families who are resettled in Summit County.  These support programs are crucial to meet the needs of this…

Were you trained as a doctor, nurse, pharmacist, therapist, social worker or in another healthcare profession before you came to the U.S.? Do you want to go back to your healthcare career but need assistance improving your English and learning about the U.S. healthcare system? Starting Saturday, Oct. 22, Global Cleveland is offering a free…

Asian Services In Action is pleased to announce a two-year grant award of $199,852 from USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services).  This generous funding will enable ASIA to offer citizenship classes to 448 lawful permanent residents, and assist 390 lawful permanent residents with legal immigration services. Please contact Eunice Park, J.D., Immigration Legal Services…

The 2011 general elections will be held on Tuesday, November 8th. Are you and your community registered to vote?  Remember, the deadline for voter registration is Tuesday, October 11th! Register to Vote You can register to vote at your local public library, public high school, or BMV office.  Or, come to ASIA, Inc.’s Akron office…

Upwardly Global is offering an exciting FREE online workshop, Introduction to Professional Job Interviews for Skilled Immigrants Register today! The hour long workshop will be led by Upwardly Global’s training staff, and followed by a 15 minute question and answer session with Antony Chang, VP of Organizational Development at the Opportunity Fund. Upwardly Global is…

National CAPACD and Freddie Mac have prepared new translated materials for Credit Smart Asian Americans.  Check out our Resources section to learn more about the importance of good credit and the steps to home ownership. Click here to see the resources.

For many years, the legal community, law enforcement, doctors and the media continue to ask, “why don’t victims just leave their abusers?” The answer is not as simple as you may think. Each victim endures a variety of circumstances which weighs on their decision to leave.  One common trend in our community surrounds victims inability to leave home…

The Health Policy Institute of Ohio has released a new policy brief on the Federal rules for establishing health insurance exchanges. Read the policy brief here. Want to learn more about Ohio’s health insurance exchange?  Visit our Resources page, click on Health Care/Health Policy, and select Health Insurance Exchange

Translated materials are now available, explaining the rights of older adults who receive home health care or assistance from a home health aide.  Please see the flyers below for more information: 家庭护理消费者 所应享有的优质医护服务！ 가정 간호 서비스의 소비자들은 양질의 서비스를 받을 권리가 있습니다. Sự chăm sóc tại gia xứng đáng nhận được sự chăm sóc chất…

The Islamic Society of Akron and Kent invite you to this special event:

The Rainey Institute’s El Sistema program is now enrolling children grades 1-4 for after school orchestral music lessons. Children will eat a snack and be helped with homework first, and then receive 90 minutes of group instruction on the violin from area music professionals.  Children will perform on stage at Severance Hall 3 times this…

The Beacon, official blog of USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services), has a new post warning against private websites offering immigration services for a fee.  These websites often look very similar to official government (.gov) sites. Read the full blog post for more on how to identify and avoid these immigrant services scams.  Click here…

Mark your calendars for ASIA’s 15th Anniversary Gala & Auction Benefit, Friday November 4th. More information to follow: Thank you to our sponsors: Presenting Level SUMMA Health System Partner Level Margaret Wong & Associates, SHAH Capital, Associate Level Akron General Health System, Huntington Bank and the Visiting Nurses Association.

The Community Advocacy and Training on Cancer and Health (CATCH) leadership training is now accepting registration.  Click here to register: http://bit.ly/CATCH-OH-Registration    

ASIA is pleased to announce that translated materials are available for traffic safety and child passenger safety.  Important tools and tips have been translated in Burmese, Chinese, Mon, and Nepali sponsored by the Ohio Department of Public Safety. Click here to see the resources. Or select Resources above, select Translated Materials, Traffic Safety. Watch a…

Did you borrow a significant amount of money? Are you having troubles trying to pay the money back, including your mortgage payments? You may be a target of Loan Modification Scammers. Click here for translated information. Or select Resources at the top of the page, select Translated Materials, and click on Loan Modification Scam Alert.…

USCIS has resources available for individuals deciding to become US citizens.  Their new blog, The Beacon, will help you prepare for the Naturalization Test. Check out the blog here. For more help in becoming a citizen, contact Eunice Park, JD (park@asiaohio.org) for ASIA’s Immigration Legal Services, or click here.  

ASIA staff and farmers from our HAPI organic farm program showed their gratitude to the Deaconess Community Foundation with a gift of fresh vegetables and herbs from the farm.  The Deaconess Community Foundation supports the HAPI program.

Dear Health Care Job Seekers, Do you have questions related to how best to represent your foreign health care experience in a U.S. resume? Are you interested in learning how to design and customize a health care resume that gets noticed by recruiters and hiring managers? Upwardly Global, with the help of the Welcome Back…

The Mandel Center for Nonprofit Management and MYCOM present “Culture of YOUth Work” a conference to understand the impact of culture on youth programming. Registration is $20.00 and scholarships are available. Click here to register and learn more.  

Check out our new page devoted to information on Ohio’s upcoming Health Insurance Exchange program.  Click on Resources at the top of the page, Health Care/Health Policy, and select Health Insurance Exchange. What is the Health Insurance Exchange for Ohio? Learn more from the Ohio Consumers for Health Coverage.

Clean Air Promise, a national campaign to protect the health of children and families against dangerous air pollution, is reaching Summit County to further their efforts in advocating for cleaner, healthier air. A coalition of organizations based in public health, advocacy, and environmental concerns, the Clean Air Promise campaign seeks to reinforce the Clean Air…

ASIA will be hosting a car seat safety check on Saturday September 17 from 10am-2pm.  The event will be held in the parking lot of ASIA’s Akron office (730 Carroll Street). Participation is free.  A certified car seat technician will check your car seat and provide instruction on how to install child car seats correctly.…

ASIA is pleased to announce a grant award from the Verizon Foundation to support the Northeast Ohio Asian Women’s Leadership Initiative (NALI).  NALI provides culturally and linguistically relevant services to API victims of domestic violence including outreach and education, crisis intervention, information and referral, case management, interpretation and translation, leadership development, community-building, and systems advocacy.…

ASIA has just added a new resource to its website! Under the “Interpreting and Translation” tab, there will now be a section dedicated to Limited English Profiency (LEP) resources. On ASIA’s LEP page, you can learn more about the responsibilties of federally assisted or federally conducted programs in improving the accessibilty of their programs to individuals with limited english…

After a successful six weeks, ASIA’s International Community Empowerment Project (ICEP) finished their summer program with a wonderful End-of-the-Program Party. On Thursday, August 4th, ICEP students, staff, volunteers, parents, and other visitors spent the last day of the ICEP Summer Program at the Findley Community Learning Center to enjoy the event. The party not only…

New Immigration Policy Clarifications and Updates Allow for Economic Growth Margaret W. Wong, Esq. Margaret W. Wong & Associates, Co., LPA August 3, 2011 In light of the recent debt woes facing our country, it is refreshing to see that United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is taking action to help make it simpler…

The Federation of India Community Associations has published their August 2011 newsletter, The Lotus.  Download the newsletter here.  

Samuel Adams in partnership with ACCION USA is introducing the Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream project to small business owners in Ohio.  The project will bring critical capital and educational resources to food, beverage & hospitality businesses in Cleveland. Learn more about the project and resources available. Fill out a loan application.