From the Reformed Church of Highland Park in New Jersey: INDONESIAN CRISIS UPDATE To our shock and dismay, ICE has forcefully deported three of our Indonesian brothers even though they…

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ASIA has a new mission statement and a formal plan of growth for the next two years!  The new mission statement below can also be found on our homepage, and…

ASIA’s information sheet for vulnerable LPRs pursuing U.S. citizenship is now available in नेपाली (Nepali) on our Citizenship and Immigration Resources page! कम्जोर आवेदकहरूको लागि अमे ररकी नािररकता ।

मानक हिन्दी اردو News Release OFCCP News Release: [03/15/2012] Contact Name: Scott Allen or Rhonda Burke Phone Number: (312) 353-6976 Release Number: 12-0403-KAN US Labor Department settles charges of racial…

A link to multilingual Medicare/Medicaid information from the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS) is now available on our Health Care and Policy Resource page.  Translated resources in Español…

The Ohio Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) will hold a FREE Citizenship Day clinic on April 21, 2012 from 9:30am – 12:00pm. The Legal Aid Society of…

The Asian Indian Heritage Project (AIHP) is pleased to announce its first community-wide event. Date: Sunday, April 1, 2012 Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Location: India Community Center 12412…

Please join us in a webinar as APPEAL offers this unique training opportunity to strengthen presentation and public speaking skills within the Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AA…

Finding trusted resources on important issues such as healthy living can be tough, especially when your community needs that information in another language. Now you can share free, educational publications…

Join Nonprofit VOTE for our March webinar: Nonpartisan Voter Participation Basics for Nonprofits Thursday, March 22nd at 2:00pm Eastern RSVP Today! Join us for an introduction to nonprofit voter engagement…

Conducting Advocacy With Election Officials to Ensure Compliance with Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act (Part 2 of 2) Date: Monday, March 18, 2012 Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30…

ASIA has a new resource from the Asian American Center for Advancing Justice on its Advocacy Toolkit and Voter Registration & Education pages! Help Asian Americans Protect Their Voting Rights…

Census Bureau to Release 2010 Census Statistics on Nation’s Asian Population The U.S. Census Bureau will hold an online news conference to release a 2010 Census brief on the Asian…

          Case Western Reserve University’s Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations and School of Law present… The Norman A. Sugarman Memorial Lecture in Nonprofit Law Thursday, April 19, 2012…

The Akron Urban League is offering a FREE basic computer class at the Job Center in Akron!  Students who attend all 8 sessions (listed below) will have an opportunity to…

The Great Wall Enrichment Center will hold a 2012 Great Wall Summer Camp info session this Saturday, March 17th. Location:  6545 SOM Center Road Solon, OH 44139 Time:  2:00pm – 5:30pm,…

THE WHITE HOUSE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP SUMMIT COLUMBUS, OHIO Dear Community Leader, It is our pleasure to invite you to The White House Community Partnership Summit in Columbus, OH on Friday,…

A Punjabi translation of ASIA’s facts sheet on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), also known as the health reform law, is now available for download on our…

Independent Foreclosure Review Approved messaging for National Nonprofit communications related to Independent Foreclosure Review Asian Services In Action Inc. is pleased to announce our support of the Independent Foreclosure Review.…

Asian Services In Action (ASIA) is now accepting applications for the 2012 Dr. James K.C. Juan Community Fellows Program.  This fellowship provides a three- to four- month summer stipend to…

The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ACF) has received reports from World Relief that the perpetrators of a nationwide telephone scam targeting refugees have changed their approach to obtain money and…

Cirque Shanghai coming to the I-X Indoor Amusement Park at the I-X Center in Cleveland, OH.  45 minute shows of acrobatic brilliance will be performed daily from March 23 –…

Early learning takes priority as Akron Community Foundation’s grants exceed $1.5 million Nearly half of education grants support early childhood initiatives AKRON, Ohio (Feb. 28, 2012) – On Friday, Akron…

ASIA has a new multilingual resource in English, Burmese, Chinese, Karen, Korean, and Nepali on its Citizenship and Immigration Resources page!  If you know of any elderly legal permanent residents,…

The IRS may owe you a tax refund for 2008! “Refunds totaling more than $1 billion may be waiting for one million people who did not file a federal income…

ASIA is partnering with National CAPACD to publicize the availability of the Independent Foreclosure Review (IFR) program.  Families and individuals who were in foreclosure between January 1, 2009 and December…

In early January, the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) circulated a message concerning a telephone scam targeting refugees.  At that time, a man was calling Bhutanese refugees, identifying himself as…

APIAVote’s New Faces of Leadership Speaker Series held a meet-and-greet event with California Congresswoman Judy Chu in Cleveland on Saturday, February 18th, 2012.  The 64 attendees at the one-hour event…

ASIA has posted resources from Alliance for Justice on how 501(c)(3) non-profits can lobby – yes, lobby – and advocate for their causes and communities.  Scroll to the bottom of…

The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland in partnership with Asian Services In Action, Inc. will hold a Naturalization Clinic on February 22, 2012 from 5pm to 7pm. For Questions about…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Northern Border Coalition Feb. 7, 2012 Contact: Ruth Lopez-McCarthy,  (773) 458-0459, ruth@northernbordercoalition.org Northern Border Coalition States Fed Up With Border Policies     Many Organizations Demand Changes in Border…

Advocates for Ohio’s Future and its partners are working to collect and highlight stories from consumers of health and human services in Ohio through their OhioSPEAKS project.  These stories will…

ASIA is excited to announce its new Discount Card Program!  From February 15, 2012 – February 14, 2013, receive discounts at a long list of Cleveland-area restaurants, groceries, and other…

The February 2012  issue of The Lotus is now available online!  Click here to print or save your free digital copy. The Lotus is a free monthly publication of the…

ASIA is excited to announce a partnership with Lakewood City Schools to provide after-school tutoring to Lakewood school district’s refugee students from Nepal, Somalia, Myanmar and Bhutan: In an effort…

The February 2012 issue of the MotivAsians newsletter is here!  This month’s news roundup includes a Lunar New Year Recap, Discover Cleveland! Recaps, and a new member profile.  Click here…

U.S. Immigration and Customers Enforcement (ICE) has named Andrew Lorenzen-Strait as its first-ever public advocate.  In a blog post about his new role, Lorenzen-Strait writes: “…my staff and I will…

   February Issue Highlights: Oprah Winfrey Visits India India’s Overseas Minister Visits Cleveland, Meets Community Members Plus The Regular Features:  India Quiz, Community News, Humor, Riddles, Immigration and much more… Click here for…

Cuyahoga County is working toward a more equitable government, and it wants your input.  Click here to fill out the 2012 Cuyahoga County Equity Survey if you work or live…