OCA Saint Louis Chapter - Asian Pacific American Advocates

06/24/2026

SATURDAY JULY 18TH: Join us as we support The Red Lantern City Night Market in the CWE and our wonderful community. OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates The Very Asian Foundation Asian American Chamber of Commerce of St. Louis Asian Growth Initiative StL Asian American Civic Scholars St. Louis Vietnamese Community St Louis JACL Gateway Korea Foundation Filipino-American Community of Greater St. Louis

06/20/2026

SAVE THE DATE: An Immigration Discussion. OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates Asian American Civic Scholars Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC St Louis JACL Asian American Chamber of Commerce of St. Louis Gateway Korea Foundation Filipino-American Community of Greater St. Louis Asian Growth Initiative StL Hindiusa Saint Louis St. Louis Vietnamese Community Migrant and Immigrant Community Action Project- MICA Project St. Louis Indian Cultural Association - SLICA Greater St. Louis Nepali Chautari (GSTLNC) Immigrant Service Providers Network STL St. Louis Mosaic Project International Institute St. Louis The Very Asian Foundation Vitendo 4 Africa Asian Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote) Helen Lee

06/04/2026

Thank you The Very Asian Foundation Left Bank Books Ruth E. Kim for highlighting and representing our AANHPI Community and of course for your interweaving of immigrant stories, world issues and stranger things. OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates

06/03/2026

Thank you The African History Network for sharing this little told bit of history.
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1EfBxQCXeR/

On May 26, 1924, the U.S. government enacted the Eugenics-Inspired Immigration Act of 1924, which completely prohibited immigration from Asia. Designed to limit ALL immigration to the U.S., the act was particularly restrictive for Eastern and Southern Europeans and Asians. Upon signing the act into law, President Calvin Coolidge remarked, “America must remain American.”

In 1917, Congress had passed a highly restrictive immigration law that required immigrants over age 16 to pass literacy tests and excluded immigrants from the “Asiatic Barred Zone.” Immigrants from China had been barred since the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, and this law expanded that ban to include many other Asian countries. The Act of 1924 eliminated immigration from Japan, violating the so-called “Gentleman’s Agreement” that had previously protected Japanese immigration from legal restrictions.

SOURCE:

https://calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/may/26

06/02/2026

JUNE 12TH: The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) in collaboration with Webster University’s Cecille R. Hunt Gallery invite you to a powerful new exhibition opening on Friday, June 12th, 6 – 8 PM.

This art exhibit asks how oppression, hardship, injustice, and misfortune not only change us, but make us stronger. Resilience STL seeks to build empathy and community by affirming that the ability to rebound from difficulties is a universal experience. It draws its inspiration from the “Resilience: A Sansei Sense of Legacy” exhibit which showcases Japanese American artists whose families were incarcerated during World War II. St Louis JACL OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates

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06/02/2026

EDUCATE YOURSELVES: Register here, https://bit.ly/aanapisis
Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates

05/31/2026

Thank You Ruth E. Kim and the The Very Asian Foundation for elevating the AANHPI Community and representation of AANHPI Authors. OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates
https://left-bank.com/event/2026-06-03/tom-lin-babylon-south-dakota?fbclid=IwY2xjawSJFU1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeiwj5xG2XUcrV5NWqQ47VCcxPZIoEktxTp-yF2B0xR9dTs55WFw2VgGkyFWY_aem_axXt50gQ6vKfxK_ALYDMag

On Monday, June 1, we will be closed for the day to conduct our annual inventory. We'll be back for our normal business hours on Tuesday, June 2.

05/31/2026

05/29/2026

Be Heard. Be Proud. Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC

Fighting for civil rights and empowering Asian Americans to create a more just America for all.

05/27/2026

As AANHPI Heritage Month nears the end, a personal Blog by The Accidental Historian. We are relevant 12 months a year. OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates The Very Asian Foundation Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC St. Louis Vietnamese Community Filipino-American Community of Greater St. Louis Gateway Korea Foundation Greater St. Louis Nepali Chautari (GSTLNC) Hindiusa Saint Louis Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations

AANHPI History, AAPI History