The Organization of Chinese Americans

OCA was founded in 1973, is a national non-profit, non-partisan civil rights advocacy organization. OCA is dedicated to securing the rights of Asian Pacific American citizens and permanent residents through legislative and policy initiatives at all levels of government. OCA aims to embrace the hopes and aspirations and to better the lives of the more than 10 million Asian Pacific Americans living in the United States.

OCA-DFW 2008 Lunar New Year Celebration

The DFW Chapter of the Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA-DFW) would like to extend our Happy New Year’s Greetings to you! The Lunar New Year will arrive on February 7^th, 2008. It will be the Year of the Rat. To celebrate this special occasion, OCA-DFW has scheduled a Lunar New Year Banquet on February 9^th, 2008 Saturday from 6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. at Maxim’s Chinese Restaurant in Richardson. You, your family and friends are cordially invited to join us for an evening filled with New Year festivities, delicious food, and exciting entertainment. In addition, we will take this opportunity to officially introduce the 2008 OCA-DFW Executive Council and all of the Board members

2008 Chinese New Year Banquet Sponsorship Flyer.

2008 OCA Scholarship Applications

Washington, DC—OCA is pleased to announce that applications for the 2008 OCA Scholarship Program are now available online. Up to sixty $2000 scholarships will be awarded to incoming Asian Pacific Islander American (APIA) college freshmen for the 2008-2009 academic school year. OCA recognizes that scholarships and financial aid play an essential role in helping students achieve a college education.

2008 Scholarship Detail

2007 OCA DFW Annual Picnic

OCA annual member picnic was held on 10/28 Sunday at Arbor Hills Nature Preserve (6701 W. Parker Rd. Plano). There were more than 80 members, family and friends joined this event.

2007 Annual picnic pictures

Feed the Homeless 2007

OCA-DFW feed the homeless program on May 6, 2007 at Union Gospel Mission (UGM) of Fort Worth Homeless Shelter located at 1331 E. Lancaster Avenue, Fort Worth 76102. We have more 40 OCA members and friends there. This event has been taken place every year with the support by the Verizon group lead by Jeffrey Cheng and OCA-DFW Chapter Board. China Town Buffet supported the program and prepared the food in the early morning. There were about 300 people enjoyed the lunch.

If you’re interested in the project in 2008, please contact Les Tung or Ansel Cheng, our Board, for more detail.

2007 Feed_The_Homeless pictures

Asian Festival

OCA-DFW joined the City of Plano Asian Heritage Forum on 5/6/07 at Plano. Youth group promoted the summer OCA programs in this event.

2007 Asian_Festival_pictures

Dragon Boat Festival and Race

OCA-DFW joined the 1st Dragon Boat, Kite and Lantern Festival at Lake Carolyn in Irving Texas.

The program features

Kites at dawn
Asian Heritage Month Proclamation, Lion Dances, cultural shows among the Mustangs at Williams Square, Las Colinas, Texas
Dragon Boat Races on Lake Caroline
Awards and Lantern Festival in Williams Square

2007 Dragon_Boat_pictures

OCA National Center

OCA National Center had the ribbon cutting and dedication on January 12, 2007 in Washington DC. This white Victorian building at 1322 18th street is owned by OCA. In the front entrance, the names of contributors to the building campaign are inscribed.

2007 National_Center_pictures

2007 CYLC Youth Leadership CAMP

CYLC Mission Statement

To provide direction, leadership and guidance while building confidence through enhancing communication and team building skills in aspiring Chinese American youth. To prepare Chinese American young leaders for the main stream community and reinforce their pride in being Chinese American.

CYLC Camp Objective

To provide the youth a safe environment to build up friendships, cooperation, and social skills among group activities. Through the activities youth should learn self discipline and communication skills to empower them to take responsibility for their behavior. Encourage youth for creative expression to find conflict solution, collaborate with peers, accountability and trust. To strengthen their confident of goal setting and decision making through the camp activities and team-building.

CYLC date: July 16^th (Monday) to July 20^th (Friday), 2007

CYLC location: Austin College – Sherman, Texas.

Activities:

Leadership Training – Self awareness, personal characteristic analyzing, team building, brainstorming, project designing, presentation skill, communication model, result evaluating, a thorough series of leadership courses and activities.

Group Activities – Leadership workshop, team games, etiquette, physical activities, dance, music, arts and crafts, swimming, and talent show

Cultural Programs – Chinese painting, calligraphy, dance, and culture classes

Application Form (English)

Application Form (Chinese)

Corporate Achievement Award 2006

Oct. 20, 2006 - Plano, TX The Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA), held its National Asian Pacific American Corporate Achievement Awards in DFW on Friday, October 20, 2006 at the Dallas/Plano Marriott. The DFW community joined the celebration in the evening along with attendees from across the nation. Honorees from across the country who received awards include:

Yuen-Kwok Steve Chin with General Motors
John Coons with McDonald's
Christie Kennett with State Farm
Judy Li with Verizon (DFW resident)
Charlotte Lin with the Boeing Co
Tom Lopez with Kraft Foods
Paul Odanaka with Brinker International
Seong Ohm with Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Gloria Rodriguez with UPS, and
and Jaci Woody with DaimlerChrysler Corp.

Another local resident Julia Wai-Yin So of the Dallas Community College District received a special Institutional Excellence Award.

Congratulations to all Award Recipients. You are the true heroes and role models for all of us.