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Center for A3 believes systems can and must be transformed for our communities to thrive.

Register for Stronger Together here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stronger-together-empowering-the-asian-american-parent-community-in-oc-registration-413124455367

04/10/2026

Do you enjoy being a policy nerd? Or are you looking to explore the world of policy advocacy?

If you said yes to either one of these, come intern with us! Check out the posting here:
https://aaactioncenter.org/get-involved/join-the-team/

08/29/2025

Are you passionate about immigrant/refugee rights and enjoy being a policy nerd? Do you love engaging with community and working in close collaboration with nonprofit partners? If so, we want to hear from you! https://aaactioncenter.org/get-involved/join-the-team/

03/20/2025

Center for Asian Americans in Action, USC Equity Research Institute, Ahri Center, and Groundswell are co-hosting a Know-Your Rights training geared towards K-12 parents concerned about possible immigrant enforcement actions in Orange County communities and at schools.

Pre-registration is required: https://bit.ly/kyr324.

Date: Monday, March 24 from 9 - 10:30am PT
Where: Via zoom (registration required: https://bit.ly/kyr324)
Who: Parents/concerned community members of immigrant and mixed status families
What: Please join us to learn more about:
- Current immigration policy updates and their impact on OC
- Understand your legal rights at home and at schools
- Tools for helping families and schools prepare
- What community resources are available

This meeting will not be recorded. Please pre-register to receive Zoom meeting information: https://bit.ly/kyr324

03/13/2025

IMMIGRANT FAMILIES IN ORANGE COUNTY, CA -- Join for a virtual Know Your Rights training. Learn what rights and tools are available to help parents prepare for possible immigration actions at K-12 schools.

Monday, March 24, 2025 from 9:00 to 10:30AM via Zoom

Registration required to receive Zoom Meeting information: https://bit.ly/kyr324

Speakers:
- Gagandeep Kaur Mann-Saechao, Director of Youth & Education Programs, Groundswell
- Jody Vallejo, USC Professor of Sociology and Associate Director, USC Equity Research Institute
- Jenny Seon, Legal Services Director, Ahri Center
- Priscilla Huang, Executive Director, Center for Asian Americans in Action

02/18/2025

Join the Center for A3, Through Peace, and Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance (OCAPICA) for "Hey Haters!" on Sunday, February 23, 2025 from 11:00AM to 2:00PM in Santa Ana. Learn assertiveness, communication skills, understand your rights as youth, and stand up against hate and bullying. You will also have the opportunity to earn community service hours and get free lunch!

Event: Hey Haters! Your Voice, Your Power
Date: Sunday, February 23, 2025
Time: 11AM to 2PM
Location: Big Brothers, Big Sisters 1801 E. Edinger, Suite 101, Santa Ana, CA 92705
RSVP Form: https://www.throughpeace.org/events/oc

Don't miss this opportunity to empower yourself and create change!

RSVP: https://www.throughpeace.org/events/oc

02/01/2025

Join the Center for A3, Through Peace, and (Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance) for "Hey Haters!" on Sunday, February 23, 2025 from 11:00AM to 2:00PM. Learn assertiveness communication skills, discover your values, and stand up against hate and bullying. Don't miss this opportunity to empower yourself and create change!

RSVP Form: https://www.throughpeace.org/events/oc

10/18/2024

Starting next year, public high schools in California will begin offering an ethnic studies course. Do you know what ethnic studies is and how students have benefited from these classes? Center for A3 is releasing a new Ed-Tarts fact sheet series to help you understand ethnic studies. Check out the first in the series to learn more -- full-resolution PDF linked in our bio: https://linktr.ee/centerfora3

"Ed-Tarts" is a fact sheet series that shares bite-sized info about issues impacting Asian American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AA & NHPI) K-12 students in Orange County, CA. OC Families in Action is a project of the Center for Asian Americans in Action. Thank you to Andrea Hwang for helping us assemble the Ethnic Studies Fact Sheet series. Stay tuned next week for tips on how to successfully implement K-12 ethnic studies programs!

10/11/2024

Center for A3 and OC Families in Action are happy to share our updated "AAPI Student Enrollment in OC" Fact Sheet for 2023-2024! Check out the link in our bio or website for the full-resolution PDF download: https://aaactioncenter.org/what-we-do/equity-in-schools/oc-families-in-action/ed-tarts/

Thank you to Andrea Hwang for helping us put together the updated Fact Sheet!

Ed-Tarts is a fact sheet series that shares bite-sized info about Asian American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AA & NHPI) K-12 students in Orange County, California. OC Families in Action is a project of the Center for Asian Americans in Action

10/03/2024

Thank you to everyone who submitted to OC Families In Action's 2024 "My Voice Matters" Youth Speech Contest!

Congratulations to our winners!! Some of our winners will be performing at the Irvine Global Village Festival this Saturday, October 5, 2024. Be sure to check out some outstanding youth voices on the Kids Village Stage from 2:50 to 3:20PM. You can check out some of our winner's videos on the OC Families in Action webpage: https://aaactioncenter.org/what-we-do/equity-in-schools/2024-youth-speech-contest/

ELEMENTARY:
Dish*ta Bindiganavale
Nimita Pramod
Rishav Khullar

MIDDLE SCHOOL:
Ariel Mualim
Maci Kim
Riya Khullar
Viviana De Rosas

HIGH SCHOOL:
A***n Mukherjee
Jordan Wei
Kendall Wei

Thank you to the Tsao Family Foundation for your continued support and our judges for helping us review and score all the submissions this year. Stay tuned for next year's Youth Speech Contest!

09/16/2024

The OC Families in Action 2024 Youth Speech Contest is accepting submissions until Wednesday, September 18th at 8PM! If you want to share why your voice matters, this is your final chance!

We will have 10 winners total:
4 primary students (K-5) - $50 Award
3 middle school students (6-8) - $100 Award
3 high schools students (9-12) - $150 Award

K-5th Grade Prompt:
How do you use your voice to help others? Have you ever helped a friend feel brave? What's an example or a skill you can teach other kids about being a leader? Do you have a story about speaking up for someone who didn't feel comfortable speaking for themselves? Tell us some ways kids can use their voice to help Orange County kids and families.

6th-12th Grade Prompt:
Youth and young people are change agents and leaders. What are some ways governments, schools and/or communities can elevate the voices of young people? What are your ideas for making sure kids and young leaders can make an impact in decision-making processes? For example, kids can't vote in federal or state elections but they can still make an impact. Tell us why it's important for our public institutions to hear from K-12 students in Orange County.

To enter, submit your speech, poem, or spoken word to the Student Submission Form: https://bit.ly/ocfia24

The deadline to submit is 8:00PM PST on September 18, 2024. Submissions will be reviewed by a panel of community leaders. Winners will be contacted the week of September 27, 2024. Must be an Orange County resident and student. Select winners may have the opportunity to perform on stage at the 23rd Annual Irvine Global Village Festival on October 5, 2024. Full contest details can be found on the Student Submission Form.

OC Families in Action is a project of the Center for Asian Americans in Action.

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