Blog Entries

OCA 35th Anniversary Video

dawnli@dasconsultants.com — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

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More OCA Videos are available at OCANationalCenter Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/OCANationalCenter.

OCA-DC on Facebook: Come join the group!

dawnli@dasconsultants.com — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Thanks to Lisa Lee, we have a OCA-DC group page on Facebook. It is created mainly to advertise our upcoming Gala, but hopefully also to be a useful tool for communication, networking, and marketing our organization.

Please visit http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=32323114839 to join the group. Invite friends, post photos, and have fun!

Member Article: Reentry Shocks and the China Complex

dawnli@dasconsultants.com — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Read an insightful article by OCA-DC President Lily Qi, published by Asian Fortune:

Reentry Shocks and the China Complex

Autobiography Published: From Ironing Board to Corporate Board

dawnli@dasconsultants.com — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Ginny, Congratulations!

Ginny Gong, President of the Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA), and author of "From Ironing Board to Corporate Board", with Lily Qi, President of OCA DC Chapter, at the Borders Bookstore booth during the OCA National Convention last month. Photo Courtesy of Asian Fortune

"From Ironing Board to Corporate Board" is the story of an i [...]

William Wong: "Barack Obama: Almost Like Us"

dawnli@dasconsultants.com — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Recommended by Stan Lou

At the OCA National convention this past summer, we were treated to an Authors Forum that was chaired by William Wong, a noted author from the California Bay Area. Bill is best known for his op-ed articles in various newspapers since the 1980s that regularly presented a Chinese American slant and view of social happenings. He became a reminder to the mainstream that Chinese Americans are real people who belong to this country. After th [...]

2008 OCA Summer Internship Video

dawnli@dasconsultants.com — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

OCA Summer Internship is an OCA program that runs every year. Enjoy watching this video of our outstanding OCA summer interns 2008!

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OCA-DC 35th Anniversary Gala

dawnli@dasconsultants.com — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Dear Friends:

You are cordially invited to OCA-DC's 35th Anniversary Awards Gala on Sunday, Dec. 7, 5:30 pm, at the New Fortune Restaurant in Gaithersburg.

OCA-DC's annual gala is a key event of the local Asian American community that highlights our community's accomplishments, progress, and challenges. It is also a fun gathering of our members, friends, and local Asian American activists and leaders. We expect another full house this year.

I [...]

Meet OCA-DC New Members (2006)

daveharker@transonicweb.com — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Daniel and Stephanie Teo
Daniel and Stephanie are originally from Singapore. They have lived in the US for over 10 years. Daniel is a seasoned Finance (M&A) and Strategic Planning professional. He has worked with energy giant BP. He is currently a Managing Partner for a boutique international consulting firm. Stephanie is a marketing and financial professional with over 15 years of working experience with MNCs such as HP, DuPont and Intelsat. She is currently with UBS Financial [...]

Meet Board Members: Stan Lou, Annette Cheng

daveharker@transonicweb.com — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Stan retired in 2003 after a successful career as a civil engineer and manager of the airports grants program with the Federal Aviation Administration. Immediately after retirement, he taught English at a university in Jiangxi Province in China for two and a half years. He came to the realization that he owed much of his success and good life to his parents who migrated from Canton to Mississippi in the 1930s. He had always considered himself to be intelligent, but it took a long time to unde [...]

Meet OCA-DC New Members: Lily Liang and Richard Wang

daveharker@transonicweb.com — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Richard and I are originally from Tianjin, China. We've been in the U.S. for 6 years now. I am working as a professor in computer science at a university in D.C. and he will be relocating to D.C. to join me this month and work as a software engineer in V.A. Our son, Joshua Wang, is a year-and-half old now. Richard and I first met on our first day of college in 1991 in Tianjin, China. We came to University of Nevada, Reno for graduate school in 2000 and both graduated in 2004. This year, we ha [...]

Welcome to OCA-DC Blog

daveharker@transonicweb.com — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:00:00 +0100

OCA-DC blog is our connection with our members and friends. The main contributors of this blog will be the board members. You are invited to join and hopefully find out how you can get involved!

OCA-DC board reserves the right to remove user comments that may be considered damaging to the larger APA community.