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Annual Summer Family Picnic – September 13, 2009

OCA- Long Island    OCA-New York    OCA-New Jersey

OCA-Westchester & Hudson Valley

FCCNY

Invite you to our
ANNUAL SUMMER FAMILY PICNIC
Hosted this year by the Northern New Jersey and Westchester Regions of
Families with Children from China of Greater New York

Come join OCA and FCC families for a day of fun – a great way to stay connected and meet other families in your area.  All families welcome!

VAN SAUN COUNTY PARK – PAVILION C *

*  located near the Carousel.  Park in Area 3 and cross the road to Pavilion C

(look for red, white & blue balloons or OCA and FCC signs, which mark our area)

216 FOREST AVENUE, PARAMUS, NJ 07652

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

11:00am – 4:00 pm

(rain or shine – we have a covered pavilion)

BRING A DISH (with serving utensil) TO SHARE WITH 8 PEOPLE

OCA & FCC WILL PROVIDE HAMBURGERS & VEGGIEBURGERS, HOTDOGS, DRINKS,

WATERMELON AND PAPER GOODS

All attendees are asked to bring a non-perishable food item for our local food pantry.

Please support this service project by bringing one item per person.

CRAFTS TABLE, GAMES, BASEBALL/SOCCER FIELDS, TENNIS COURTS,

CAROUSEL, PLAYGROUND, PONY RIDES, TRAIN RIDE & WONDERFUL ZOO

For Children: Clown will make a guest appearance from 12 noon – 3 pm (free face painting, too)

Please feel free to bring folding chairs, mahjong games, soccer balls, etc.

Questions: call Virginia Ng at (201) 259-8028 or E-mail MaryLou Berhang, Virginia Ng or Daniel Lewis atOCAFCCPICNIC@YAHOO.COM

EVENT IS FREE, BUT ADVANCED REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED –  please E-mail OCAFCCPICNIC@YAHOO.COM with your name, number of adults and number of children under 3, 3-8, 9-12 and 12-16 years old by September 3rd, so we can plan for adequate food and supplies.

Please also indicate if you can help for one hour to make our picnic a success and include your phone number so we can contact you.

FROM GW BRIDGE:

Take Route 4 west, exit at FOREST AVENUE (get in right lane after McDonalds to exit; the former Forum Diner will be on your left).  Make right turn and travel FOREST AVENUE North.  Drive 2 blocks, the entrance to Van Saun Park, especially the sign, that time of year is always obstructed by brush that grew all summer long. Look for a dead end street named Justin Court; the entrance to the park is immediately after.  Enter Park, proceed to fork in road and bear LEFT.  Park in Lot “3” which will be on to your left.  You will be across the road from Pavilion “C”.  Look for red, white and blue balloons or OCA and FCC signs.

FROM TAPPAN ZEE BRIDGE:

Take 87/287 West to Garden State Parkway South, Exit 165 towards Oradell (going over Parkway, heading East).  At Second light, make a right turn onto FOREST AVENUE.  After 2 lights, make a left turn onto Spring Valley Road.  Follow Spring Valley Road to Continental Ave, and make a right turn.  Entrance for park will be on the right.  Enter park and pass Carousel to Parking Lot “3”.  You will be across the road from Pavilion “C”.  Look for red, white and blue balloons or OCA and FCC signs.

**  Warning:  Please do not make a U turn ANYWHERE in the Van Saun Park area.  Park Police have given out traffic tickets. **

Why Census Data is Important for OCA


On April 25, OCA New Jersey Chapter conducted a program which featured speakers from the Census Bureau.  In accordance with OCA National’s Goals of the 2009-2010 year, OCA-NJ encourages all of its members and partners to make every effort to be part of the census activities.   Both Arvind Swarmy and Jonathan Gromer,  spoke about the accuracy of the census directly affecting our nation’s ability to ensure equal representation and equal access to important governmental resources for all Americans.

+ Census data directly affects how more than $300 billion per year in federal and state funding is allocated to communities for neighborhood improvements, public health, education, housing, transportation and much more.

+ Census data also affects where new businesses, nonprofit organizations and other governmental and non-governmental services are likely to set up shop.

+ The Census is used to apportion seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, redistrict state legislatures, and define school district assignment areas and other important functional areas of government.


+ Participation in the census is mandatory for any population group (regional or ethnic) to maximize the voice of its interests.
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At the end of the census presentation, we  again realized how important it is for all APA ‘s to be counted.    Since 1990, OCA has had a partnership with the Census Bureau.  As a Census Information Center (CIC),  OCA works with the Census Bureau to make census information and data available to underserved communities that may not have access to census data through other means of the data dissemination network.  OCA also actively advocates community participation in the census through its local chapters.

Video Documentary of Community Activism Against 92.3 FM Public Mockery

A professional video production of  Chinese Americans Voice Out Against Racial and Sexual Slurs on public Radio Stations in New York

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OCA PROMOTES COMMUNITY HEALTH ON WORLD HEPATITIS DAY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

19 May 2009

Sarah Smith Nester | OCA Communications Manager

202.223.5500 | ssmith@ocanational. org

President Barack Obama recently proclaimed May as World Hepatitis Month and today, May 19, as World Hepatitis Day. OCA, a national organization dedicated to advancing the social, political and economic wellbeing of Asian Pacific Americans (APAs), encourages all community members to become educated about this life-threatening health issue.

Hepatitis B, which affects up to 2 million Americans, is a major cause of end-stage liver disease and primary liver cancer. Approximately one out of 10 APAs has hepatitis B, putting them at up to a 1 in 4 risk of death from liver failure or liver cancer. More than half the estimated 1.5 million carriers in the United States are APAs.

May is also Asian Pacific Heritage Month and OCA calls on all community leaders to include discussions and information on prevention and treatment of hepatitis B in their events and communications this month.

“OCA has worked hard to educate the APA community about hepatitis B with health fairs and informational booths and will continue to provide information,” said National President Ken Lee. “Since hepatitis B is such a heightened problem for APAs it is important to increase the visibility of this disease.”

Today, Congress, in partnership with the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO), held a briefing to stress the relationship between hepatitis B and cancer. The US Department of Health and Human Services also hosted an event called “The National Fight to Eliminate Hepatitis B” where national and local organizations came together to improve domestic and global actions for reducing chronic hepatitis B in APA communities.

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