ASIA, Inc. Celebrates Nationwide Preliminary Injunctions Against The Public Charge Rule
For Immediate Release October 18, 2019 Akron – We celebrate the news that the federal courts in New York and Washington granted nationwide preliminary injunctions against the Public Charge rule that was supposed to go into effect October 15. Our advocacy made a difference! ASIA, Inc. was one of the many champions in the fight…
Read MoreASIA, Inc.’s Microloan Program Assists Immigrants and Refugees Reach Their Dreams of Becoming Small Business Entrepreneurs
Ali Bai inside Lucky Seven Family Grocery Store. Akron, OH – Ali Bai, his wife Rokimar Bi, and five kids came to the United States from Burma as refugees in January 2010. Having a passion to start his own business, he started to run a home business in 2014 selling traditional Burmese clothing and cosmetic…
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Rot Sorn's Story – Communities Thriving Through Entrepreneurship
Above: Rot Sorn (right) and her husband in front of their restaurant in Akron, Ohio. Akron, OH – Even when Rot Sorn, owner of Lyeh Thai in Akron, lived in Thailand she was in the food industry. She owned her own restaurant, worked as the head chef, and sold prepared food in the local market…
Read MoreASIA, Inc. Announces 2019 Wang-Ji Family Scholarship Recipients
The 2019 Wang-Ji Family Scholarship recipients Miss Bishnu Chhetri (left) and Miss Vy Hoang (right) photographed with ASIA, Inc. CEO Elaine Tso. Asian Services In Action, Inc. (ASIA, Inc.), is pleased to announce Miss Bishnu Chhetri and Miss Vy Hoang as this year’s recipients of the 2019 Wang-Ji Family Scholarship. Bishnu Chhetri first came…
Read MoreASIA, Inc. Attends The 2019 Age+Action Conference
Sustainability Services Department Manager Heidi Lum and Sustainability Services Department Program Assistant Joyce Deng and Ama Kamar attended the National Council on Aging (NCOA) 2019 Age+Action Conference in Washington D.C. on June 17. Age+Action is a 4-day premier national conference focused on ensuring every person’s right to age with their best possible health and economic…
Read MoreFCC Warns of Robocall Scammers Targeting Chinese Consumers
Robocall scammers are targeting Chinese-speaking consumers, individuals with Chinese last names, and individuals who live in Chinese communities according to an update posted on the Federal Communications Commission’s website. Individuals are receiving phone calls from robocall scammers pretending to be consulate employees demanding money and personal information. In most calls, the ‘official’ claims they have…
Read MoreASIA, Inc. Featured in National Report Highlighting Small Businesses in Low-Income AAPI Communities
In partnership with Renaissance Economic Development Corporation (REDC), ASIA, Inc. is launching its small business micro-loan program for low-income refugees. According to the Refugee Services Collaborative of Greater Cleveland, the refugee population has grown by 69% between 2012 and 2016. Now is the perfect time to support and generate pathways to financial stability for these…
Read MoreASIA Seeks Financial Capability Program Specialist
Asian Services In Action, Inc. (ASIA, Inc.) seeks a highly motivated and bright individual who possesses a diversified set of skills for the Financial Capability Program Specialist position. This person will lead the program’s project planning and implementation, including assessing needs, setting goals and objectives, and ensuring successful follow-through on planned activities. To view the…
Read MoreASIA Seeking E.I.T.C Site Coordinator In Cleveland
Asian Services In Action, Inc. (ASIA, Inc.) is seeking a skilled and committed professional to coordinate free tax preparation services. The tax site coordinator will ensure that we provide high-quality free tax help to low-income workers and elderly taxpayers who cannot afford paid professional assistance. This opportunity is a part-time position with the social services operations.…
Read MoreASIA, Inc. Submits Comments Opposing Public Charge Proposal
Asian Services In Action, Inc. (ASIA, Inc.) is speaking out against a proposed regulation that would expand the public charge test for people applying for legal residency or entry to the United States with the submission of its official organizational comments. This proposal is yet another attempt to use health care and food programs to…
Read MoreDeadline to Comment on Public Charge is Today!
The public charge comment period ends TODAY. The proposed changes to public charge regulation would force families to choose between basic rights and staying together. Submit your comments NOW to oppose this harmful rule. Submit your comments at http://bit.ly/StopPublicCharge. In these finals hours, we need to turn up the volume and encourage our community to…
Read MoreAkron Ethnic Communities Push For Greater Voter Turnout In Upcoming Election
Members from various ethnic communities in Akron came together this week to push for greater voter turnout in the upcoming November 6, 2018, election through community art. The North Hill Diversity and Freedom Mural Project, a project supported by a grant from Citizen University, encourages Akron’s low-propensity and first-time voters to cast their vote this…
Read MoreASIA, Inc. Receives Grant From Huntington-Akron Foundation
For Immediate Release October 24, 2018 ASIA, Inc. Receives Grant From Huntington-Akron Foundation Akron, OH – Asian Services In Action, Inc. (ASIA, Inc.) announced that Huntington-Akron Foundation awarded the organization a $30,000 grant that will fund ASIA’s AFEO microenterprise program to promote small business startups in Summit County. The program provides technical…
Read MoreASIA, Inc. Receives Grant To Create Local Food Enterprise Center In Akron
Asian Services In Action, Inc. (ASIA, Inc.) announced that U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded the organization a grant that will create a local food enterprise center focused on revitalizing Akron, Ohio’s economy by training, supporting, incubating, and connecting small food-based businesses, from farmers to canners to caterers. The project, “Akron Food Works!”,is a partnership between ASIA,…
Read MoreASIA Publishes Quarter 3 of NFSC Newsletter
Asian Services In Action, Inc. (ASIA) today published its Newcomers Family Support Center (NFSC) third-quarter newsletter. The full newsletter is now available online here. The NFSC quarterly newsletter is filled with stories that showcase the organizations various programming and impacts in the community. The Newcomers Family Support Center is a program under the Self-Sufficiency Department…
Read MoreNaturalization Clinic at Legal Aid Society of Cleveland
The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland in partnership with Asian Services In Action, Inc. will hold a Naturalization Clinic on April 28, 2018, from 9 am to 11 am. For Questions about Naturalization Only: come to this clinic if you are an individual seeking information and help with the naturalization/citizenship process! Location: Legal Aid’s Cleveland Office…
Read MoreNewcomers Family Support Center Releases Quarterly Newsletter
Asian Services In Action, Inc.’s (ASIA) Newcomers Family Support Center is proud to announce the release of its first quarterly newsletter. The newsletter was published in an effort to keep the community informed of all the great things happening within the department. Every quarter NFSC will share with you the latest highlights and upcoming events.…
Read MoreFree Tax Preparation Services Available
Starting February 1, 2018, Asian Services In Action, Inc. (ASIA, Inc.) will provide free income tax preparation services for Cuyahoga County’s low-to-moderate income families. The schedule will be as follows: Tuesdays through Friday – 10:00am to 3:00pm Saturday – 10:00am to 4:00pm ASIA, Inc.’s IRS-certified volunteers will assist eligible residents in completing their taxes if…
Read MoreASIA Awarded Grant To Provide Legal Assistance To DVSA Victims
Asian Services In Action, Inc. (ASIA) received a 3-year Legal Assistance for Victims Grant to expand ASIA’s culturally appropriate, linguistically specific services for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) and other immigrant victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, and sex trafficking, to include holistic and comprehensive legal services. The AAPI population in ASIA’s…
Read MoreWVIZ Ideastream Features ASIA, Inc.'s Urban Farmering Program
WVIZ/PBS ideastream’s ‘Be Well’ series recently featured a story on Agam Rai, an urban farmer under Asian Services In Action, Inc.’s Healthy Asian Pacific Islander Fresh Farm program (HAPI Fresh). Sitting on the boarder of Summit and Medina county, HAPI Fresh Farm program is a four-acre, USDA organic certified farm committed to producing high quality…
Read MoreASIA, Inc. Hosts Financial Literacy Workshop for Refugee Community
For nearly 40 attendees, this was their first time learning basic financial skills such as banking, budgeting and the importance of credit. As part of Asian Services In Action, Inc.’s (ASIA, Inc.) Financial Capabilities program, the program strives to teach Tweens, teens, and their partners, caregivers and educators about financial literacy topics. This free event…
Read MoreASIA, INC. OFFERS FREE LEGAL ADVICE AT UPCOMING CLINIC
Asian Services In Action, Inc. (ASIA, Inc.) in partnership with The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, will offer free citizenship and naturalization legal advice as part of Citizenship Day 2017. The legal clinic will take place on Saturday, September 23 from 9:00am – 11:00am at the Legal Aid Cleveland Office, located at 1223 West Sixth Street…
Read MoreNew Phone Scam Targets U.S. Immigrants
If you receive a phone call that appears to come from the Canadian government’s Immigration, Refugee, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Call Centre (1-888-242-2100), hang up! Scammers are altering their caller IDs to appear as if they are calling from the IRCC Call Centre. The scammers tell people that their names and identities are under federal…
Read MoreThe Summer Internship You Don't Want To Pass Up!
Asian Services In Action, Inc.’s (ASIA) Farming and Farmers Market Program, HAPI Fresh, is a very special initiative that seek to empower newly arrived immigrants and refugees (newer Americans) who face language and cultural barriers to harness their native agricultural skills to become self-sufficient. The general responsibilities of the VISTA Summer Associate include the following: foster…
Read More2017 New U Visa Application and Certification Forms
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services released updated U visa application and certification forms. The new forms include the criminal activities added by the Violence Against Women Act 2013 – stalking and fraud in foreign labor contracting. The certification form will also be more certifier friendly for a broader range of U visa certifiers…
Read More[SERVICE] FREE TAX PREP FOR LOW-TO-MODERATE INCOME
Don’t pay for help filing your taxes and don’t get caught up in a tax advance scheme. ASIA, Inc. offers free help preparing and filing for federal and state income tax return for low-to-moderate income families as part of our Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, VITA. In addition, ASIA, Inc. will provide free interpreting services…
Read MoreTax Identity Theft Awareness Week: Phone Scams
This is Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week. Be aware of phone scams where callers claim to be from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and threaten to have a person arrested or deported for owing taxes. Don’t be tricked. Even if you do owe taxes, the IRS will never: Call and demand immediate payment over the…
Read MoreNow Hiring an Immigration Attorney – Apply Today!
Join our team today! We are seeking a Immigration Attorney who will be responsible for providing free or low-cost immigration legal services to immigrant and refugee clients through Asian Services In Action, Inc. (ASIA)’s Immigration Legal Services Program. The Immigration Attorney will also collaborate with a network of organizations on naturalization assistance and community education…
Read More[Event] Bhutanese Lucky Seniors Program
The Lucky Senior Program is a congregate meal program where seniors and disabled elders in the city of Akron join together in social activities. The weekly social program is funded by Direction Home, while ASIA provides food for meals and a venue for the seniors to gather together. Education on a variety of topics are provided,…
Read MoreSusan Wong Joins DSAS Advisory Board
In January of 2016, Susan Wong joined The Cuyahoga County Division of Senior and Adult Services (DSAS). She serves as an advisory member to the Community-Based Services Committee providing expertise to ensure the needs of the AAPI community. Through her commitment as a Community-Based Services Committee member, she serves as an advisory resource to the Division of…
Read More[SS] Now Hiring an Immigration Attorney – Apply Today!
Join our team today! We are seeking a Immigration Attorney who will be responsible for providing free or low-cost immigration legal services to immigrant and refugee clients through Asian Services In Action, Inc. (ASIA)’s Immigration Legal Services Program. The Immigration Attorney will also collaborate with a network of organizations on naturalization assistance and community education…
Read MoreFederal Trade Commission (FTC) Warning On Fake Diploma Sites
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning about fake diploma sites that sell worthless high school diplomas. These “diploma mills” claim their diplomas can be used to enroll in college, apply for a job, get a promotion or enlist in the military. Don’t believe them. Here are signs of a high school diploma scam: They…
Read MoreTax Identity Theft Awareness Week – Tax Preparers
This is Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week, and we want you to be aware of tax scams! Today’s lesson: tax preparers. If a tax preparer offers to help you prepare your immigration forms, be careful. People who prepare tax returns may not be authorized to help you with immigration forms. The only people who can…
Read More[PR] ASIA, Inc. Committed to Increase Financial Education
January 18, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Please contact: Kimlee Sureemee Assistant Manager of Policy, Advocacy, and Development kimlee.sur@asiaohio.org (216) 881-0330×8811 ASIAN SERVICES IN ACTION, INC. COMMITTED TO INCREASED FINANCIAL EDUCATION Cleveland, Ohio – Asian Services In Action, Inc. (ASIA, Inc.) is pleased to announce it has received a $150,000 grant from the Cleveland Foundation to increase…
Read MoreTax Identity Theft Awareness Week – Phone Scams
This is Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week, and we want you to be aware of tax scams! Today’s lesson: phone scams. Do not fall victim to scammers who call and say they are with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)! There has been an increase in aggressive phone scams where people call and threaten you with…
Read More[News] A Full House at the 'First Time Homebuyer Education Class'!
This past Sunday, ASIA, Inc.’s Self Sufficiency Department had the opportunity to host a First Time Homebuyer Education Class for the first time as part of our Housing Counseling Program. The program succeeded expectation, with over 50 interested homebuyers in attendance. ASIA, Inc. is a US Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) certified counseling agency, who can provides assistance with any housing needs such as…
Read More[PR] ASIA, Inc. Stands with Syrian Refugees
PRESS RELEASE – For Immediate Release 11/25/2015 Contact: Kimlee Sureemee, Asst. Manager of Policy, Advocacy & Development |kimlee.sur@asiaohio.org | (216)881-0330×8811 ASIA, INC. STANDS WITH SYRIAN REFUGEES ASIA, Inc. and other Refugee Services Collaborative of Greater Cleveland (RSC) Members advocate for continued resettlement Cleveland, OH – In 2014, Refugee Services Collaborative of Greater Cleveland (RSC)…
Read MoreDHS to Create Filipino WWII Veterans Parole Program
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is creating a parole program to allow certain family members of Filipino and Filipino-American World War II veterans to receive parole to come to the United States. This parole program was announced in November 2014 by President Obama and Secretary Johnson as part of the executive actions on…
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