Asian Services In Action’s executive director was recently appointed as one of ten members to Governor Ted Strickland’s Asian American Advisory Council.  The Council which is set for its first meeting this month will offer Ohio’s Asian American community a direct link to the Governor’s office to inform and to provide recommendations on matters such…

Asian Services In Action, Inc. is pleased to announce that Cleveland State University will hold the Asian Awareness Month Celebration event from April 1 -12, 2010 on the CSU campus.  All events are free and open to the public. Any members of our communities can enjoy Asian music, dance, art performances for free.  To find…

Below is the press release from Building Hope in the City– SAVE THE DATES—June 18-20, 2010 Cleveland — In recent years, Greater Cleveland has welcomed more than 1,000 international refugees who have resettled in urban neighborhoods.  American life and culture is all new to them!  With the help of volunteer mentors and teachers, they are…

Are you (or do you know) an API GLBT youth going to college/graduate school?  The Tang Scholarship helps API GLBT youth to proudly achieve educational pursuits and dreams with a scholarship award of up to $15,000/year.  This scholarship is renewable for a maximum of three years (a total of four years) if the student annually meets…

Asian Services In Action, Inc. is pleased to announce that 2010 Census Questionnaire Support became available to our communities.  Any members  from our communities who speak Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Spanish or Russian can be assisted in filling out the Census questionnaire in their own languages at our two locations.  The logistics are as follows: Akron…

ASIA is pleased to announce Gothai Jayaraj as its Program Assistant in Community Health Promotions and Allison Arsouzy as the Program Assistant for Northeast Ohio Asian Women’s Leadership Initiative (NALI), a domestic violence resource and prevention project.  The agency also welcomes Bishnu Samal, Nar Pradhan, Ea Hal, and Monarath Adhikari as Program Assistants in the…

The Woodruff Foundation awarded Asian Services In Action, $15,000 to support the Asian Mental Health Initiative (AMHI), a project that reduces the linguistic and cultural barriers to mental health services for Asian Americans and provides education and awareness to the broader Asian American community to de-stigmatize mental health issues and to promote help seeking norms,…

The Northern Ohio Golf Charities Foundation (NOGCF) awarded $22,000 to ASIA for the purchase of a passenger van to reduce the transportation barrier for clients who wish to access valuable programs and services to improve their lives. “According to formal and informal assessments conducted over the years, transportation consistently ranks one of the top reasons…

Asian Services In Action has received a $12,500 grant from Akron Community Foundation to support its READY (Readiness through Expanded Acculturation Development of Immigrant/Refugee Youth) Program. Foundation President and CEO John T. Petures Jr. announced the grant after it was approved by the foundation’s board on Friday, Feb. 19. READY Program Specialist Ed Kollin said…

ASIA’s immigration legal services program has established an immigration practice unlike other private law firms in the area. Led by an experienced immigration attorney, Inna Simakovsky and an experienced immigration program coordinator, Eunice Park, ASIA’s immigration legal services program strives to meet the communities’ needs for affordable immigration services, and has provided quality, culturally appropriate,…

The Eva Lowe Fellowship for Social Justice Chinese Progressive Association APPLICATIONS DUE: MONDAY, March 8 , 2010. Eva Lowe is a longtime progressive community activist who has committed her life to serving the community, she turns 101 this year. Born in Fort Bragg, California in 1909, Eva was the fourth child of five girls. Her…

Asian Services In Action, Inc. is pleased to announce that Alston Bannerman Fellowship Program is available for long-time activists of color to take sabbaticals of three months or more. Part of the Center for Social Inclusion, the Alston Bannerman Fellowship Program supports long-time activists of color by giving them the resources to take time out for reflection and…

Asian Services In Action, Inc. (ASIA) cordially invites you to the 90 minute Zumba event.    You can have fun and learn how to dance from a Brazilian Zumba AFAA instructor, Marie (tel: 740-707-3865) while having a good workout and burning calories. Date: Every Sunday starting March 14, 2010 at 1:30pm Cost: $5.00 at door…

Join us for the Multi-Community Kick-off for Immigration Reform in Cleveland! Date:  Thursday, January 14, 2010 Time:  2:00 – 3:00 PM Location:  Nueva Luz, 2226 W. 89 St., Cleveland, OH 44102

The National Asian American Pacific Islander week of action from Jan. 12-20 is a collaborative effort among national, state and local Asian American and Pacific Islander organizations and allies to demonstrate the collective power and voice of AAPIs in the comprehensive immigration reform debate. Coordinated outreach and events across the nation will engage community members…

Toolkit for Reaching Asian Community Toolkit for Reaching Immigrants Toolkit for Reaching Migrant Community

Asian Services In Action is pleased to announce its partnership with the Washington D.C. based Asian American Justice Center to outreach and educate Asian Americans in Ohio on the importance of participating in the 2010 U.S. Census. As part of the initiative, ASIA will coordinate statewide efforts working in partnership with pan-Asian organizations in Cincinnati,…

Asian Services In Action, Inc. is pleased to announce that new 2010 Census fact sheets are available in various foreign languages at http://2010.census.gov/partners/materials/inlangfacts.php. You can click the following links to learn more in detail: Arabic/عربي Bengali/বাংলা Chinese/中文 Hindi/हिन्दी Hmong/Hmoob Khmer/Cambodian Korean/한국어 Laotian/ພາສາລາວ Polish/Polski Puerto Rico Russian/Русский Spanish/Español Tagalog/Tagalog Thai/ไทย Urdu/اردو Vietnamese/Tiếng Việt

2010 ASIA Raffle Fundraiser (click here)

Cleveland, Ohio – Asian Services In Action was awarded a grant $37,004 from The Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation to support the Asian Health Access Initiative (AHAI). The funding will enable ASIA to form a unique partnership with the Cuyahoga County Board of Health (CCBH) and the Cleveland Department of Public Health (CDPH) to address…

Cleveland, Ohio – Asian Services In Action was awarded a grant from The National Asian Women’s Health Organization (NAWHO) to increase vaccination among Asian seniors for pneumococcal disease and influenza in northeastern Ohio. NAWHO’s National Asian Immunization Project (NAIP) is a groundbreaking cooperative agreement with CDC, which allows for the first comprehensive national outreach effort…

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio – Asian Services In Action was awarded a two-year grant from the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice to enhance culturally and linguistically specific services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking program in northeastern Ohio. The funding will support the Northeastern Ohio Asian Women’s Leadership…

Akron/Cleveland, Ohio – Asian Services In Action (ASIA) is pleased to announce that it has received a two-year grant from the Ohio Commission on Minority Health to address Type 2 diabetes prevention, education, outreach and support program. The first year award of $74,772 (renewable for the second year) is for ASIA’s Health and Activities Promotion…

Cleveland, Ohio – Asian Services In Action was awarded a grant from The Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance (OCAPICA) to increase breast and cervical cancer screenings for Cambodian, Laotian and Vietnamese women in northeastern Ohio. The Asian-American Women Empowered (AWE) project will: • Build capacity in each targeted community by training key…

Position Available: Program Assistant (Community Health Promotions) Location: Cleveland, Ohio Pay Rate: ($10-$12/hr, .50 to 1.0 FTE; rate based on qualifications) with prorated (depends on actual hours of work) medical and retirement benefits, generous time off package, opportunities for skills/job training and promotions. SUMMARY This is an entry-level job opportunity for a highly motivated person…

Position Available: Program Assistant – Northeast Ohio Asian Women’s Leadership Initiative (NALI) Location: Cleveland, Ohio Pay Rate: Based on experience ($10-$12/hour, part-time position, 0.5 FTE+) Asian Services In Action (ASIA) is a growing non-profit multi-service agency with two sites (Akron and Cleveland) serving predominantly low-income, underserved, limited English-speaking Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) immigrant…

Asian Services in Action, Inc. is pleased to announce a survey opportunity from Malone University, School of Nursing.  A graduate student at the university is conducting an internet survey investigating “How Cancer Fatalism Affects Minorities in the United States.”  Anyone who was born in America and is of Asian descent, or Asians that have immigrated…

Asian Services In Action, Inc. and The Confucious Institute at The University of Akron are proud to sponsor “An Affordable China Experience.” This event will be held on all four Sundays in October, 2009 from 2 ~ 5 p.m at Asian Services In Action, Inc., 730 Carroll Street, Akron, Ohio. To learn more about this event,…

Asian Services in Action, Inc. is pleased to announce its endorsement to “Say NO to Tobacco!” an anti-tobacco puzzle workbook created exclusively by the teen members of the Asian American Youth Council of Dayton (AAC-AAYCD). This workbook includes word searches, crossword puzzles, mazes, and games that entertain as it educates. Your support of this workbook…

Asian Services in Action, Inc. is pleased to announce a survey opportunity from the University of Texas at Austin, School of Nursing. Dr. Eun-Ok Im, a nursing researcher at the university is conducting an internet survey investigating “the physical activity attitudes among middle-aged women (40-60 years of age) of multiple ethnic groups.” Each eligible participant…

Position Available: Program Specialist (Community Health Promotions) Location: Cleveland, Ohio Pay Rate: (.75 to 1.0 FTE; rate based on qualifications) with prorated (depends on actual hours of work) medical and retirement benefits, generous time off package, opportunities for skills/job training and promotions. SUMMARY This is a unique opportunity for a highly motivated person with competent…

ASIA is pleased to announce that it has received funding from the Ohio Association of Second Harvest Food Banks  to place two AmeriCorps volunteers at ASIA: one in Akron and the other in Cleveland.  The volunteers will be responsible to assist individuals and families to enroll into Ohio’s Benefits Bank and to recruit volunteers to…

Allison Arsouzy is a current MSW student at Cleveland State University focusing on refugee resettlement. Her undergraduate degree is in International Relations and Spanish and she is currently studying Arabic.  Allison has traveled, studied, and lived throughout Central America, Europe, and the Middle East. She found out about ASIA while researching immigration and refugee agencies…

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio – The board of Asian Services In Action is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Byun as its new executive director. The appointment is effective July 1, 2009. Mr. Byun has over 12 years of experience working in the nonprofit sector, addressing health and human services, social justice, and immigrant and refugee…

(Bo, on the right with Congressman Stokes and past ASIA Executive Director, May Chen) Bo received her Master’s of Sciences in Social Administration (MSSA) and a Certificate in Non-profit Management (CNM) from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland. She is a Licensed Social Worker in Ohio. Her concentration is Children Youth and Families.  Bo is very…

ASIA, Inc. is pleased to announce the 2009 recipients of the Dr. James K.C. Juan Scholarship: Karen K. Choi, David Wu, Patrick Ho, Jessica Parker, Shelby Torre, Li Wei Hung, and David Tan. The Dr. James K.C. Juan Scholarship Program is funded by an endowment established by family and friends of Dr. Juan, a life-long…

The University Park Alliance recently awarded ASIA, Inc. $45,000 for a three-year community street light monitoring initiative.  The project aims to engage residents of the University Park neighborhood, including local businesses and the University of Akron community, to monitor street light conditions, to make recommendations for repairs and placement of new lights, and to bring…

The United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland recently awarded ASIA, Inc. $7,000 to pilot a summer  mentoring program for Somali refugee youth.  The project will serve 25 youth primarily from the Cleveland westside and Lakewood. “We recognize our successful summer mentoring program can benefit many refugee communities.  We look forward to working with the United…

ASIA is pleased to announce the 2009 recipients of the Dr. James K.C. Juan Scholarship: Karen K. Choi, ($1000 Award) Broadview Heights, Ohio: Junior, Pre-Dental Sciences Major, Lehigh University,”…the social aspect of dentistry is what definitely appeals to me the most because I can incorporate my love for sciences with my passion for social work.…

Robin Konscak is a recent graduate from the College of Wooster in Wayne Co., Ohio where she majored in anthropology. She is a native Clevelander, having grown up in Westlake. Robin found out about ASIA through the Cleveland Foundation’s Summer Intern Program and was immediately drawn to the exciting cultural resources and challenges associated with…

ASIA thanks Key Bank’s Asian Networking Committee, who spent an afternoon on May 5th, to sort donated clothing and mopped, vacuumed and cleaned classrooms and hallways at St. Lukes Church in Lakewood used by our Newcomer Family Support Center.  We thank them for their generosity

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1st prize – Jim Crutchfield 2nd prize – Margaret Wong 3rd prize – James Kitko (Cleveland Experience) & Mrs. Ling Lee (Akron Experience) 4th prize – Lucas Tielsch A big thank you goes to Pete Kenworthy of WEWS Channel 5 for drawing the winning ticket.