ICEP Family Saddened Over Recent News In Akron
The 21-year-old University of Akron student, died after being shot during an armed robbery at Premium New York Style Pizza, a pizza shop owned by his brother in Akron on…
Read MoreMake This Year A "Healthy Holiday" By Donating to ASIA, Inc.
Every year Asian Services In Action, Inc. serves over 12,000 community members through in Northeast Ohio. We offer services including interpreting and translation, voter registration, ACA enrollment, legal assistance, after school youth…
Read MoreMake This Year A "Healthy Holiday"
It’s been a little over half a year since the passage of H.R. 2, the Medicare and Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015. ASIA, Inc. applauds Ohio Senator Sherrod…
Read MoreOpen Enrollment Runs Through January 31, 2016
Since July 2013, health centers nationwide have assisted more than 12 million people with their efforts to become insured. The Health Insurance Marketplace Open Enrollment runs now through January 31,…
Read More[PR] ASIA, Inc. Stands with Syrian Refugees
PRESS RELEASE – For Immediate Release 11/25/2015 Contact: Kimlee Sureemee, Asst. Manager of Policy, Advocacy & Development |kimlee.sur@asiaohio.org | (216)881-0330×8811 ASIA, INC. STANDS WITH SYRIAN REFUGEES ASIA, Inc. and…
Read MoreThank you!
On behalf of the over 50 staff and providers at Asian Services In Action, Inc., we thank you for making the 2015 Annual ASIA Gala & Fundraiser a success. We…
Read More[News] ASIA, Inc. is hosting an exclusive Affordable Care Act (ACA) for Interpreters
[gview file=”http://www.asiaohio.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ACA_Interpreter_Training_Flyer_2015.pdf”] Asian Services in Action, Inc. is hosting an exclusive interpreting training called “Affordable Care Act (ACA) for Interpreters 101–Version 2.0.”  Please feel free to share this with any interpreters…
Read More[News] RAISE kicked off year 2 with a RAISE Coalition meeting
RAISE kicked off year 2 with a RAISE Coalition meeting. Members were made up of cultural language schools, ethnic voluntary social groups, and refugee resettlement organizations. They joined RAISE on…
Read More[News] ASIA, Inc. signed briefs in support of affirmative action!
Asian Americans Advancing Justice filed a brief in the Fisher II case in support of affirmative action. AALDEF and NAPABA also filed briefs, and together, 160 groups representing AAPI communities have…
Read MoreCarnegie Corporation Discusses The Right To Vote
Carnegie Corporation of New York recently attended a workshop of The New Americans Campaign conference in Huston, Texas in September. Three of ASIA, Inc. staff members attended the conference aimed at…
Read More[News] Become A White House Fellows!
Credits: WHIAAPI The 2016-2017 White House Fellows application is now LIVE. The deadline for application submission is January 12, 2016. Fifty-one years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson established the President’s Commission on…
Read More[News] Learn to be a Delegate!
Want to be a delegate to the National Convention? We’ve got good news! The Center on Civic Engagement training series “New American Delegates” will be holding more webinars in the upcoming…
Read More[News] Open Enrollment for 2016 is Days Away!
Open enrollment for 2016 is just days away! The third open enrollment period runs from November 1, 2015 through January 31, 2016. Â Advocates, enrollment assisters, and community groups all around…
Read More[News] ASIA, Inc. and AACS Remind Voters About Upcoming Election
ASIA, Inc., along with longtime partner Asian American Community Services (AACS) canvassed in the Columbus region reminding Asian American voter about the upcoming November 3rd General Election. Our volunteers took…
Read More[Event] October 30 – Meet an ICHC provider at Big City Boo
ASIA-ICHC will providing free pediatric (medical care of infants, children, and adolescents under 18) advice at Big City Boo, Friday, October 30 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. Celebrate with healthy treats…
Read More[Opportunity] ASIA, Inc. Seeking Finance Assistant/Interpreting Scheduling Assistant
ASIA is seeking an Finance Assistant/Interpreting Scheduling Assistant in the Interpreting and Translation department. View PDF version here. ________________________________________________________________________ Position Available: Finance Assistant/Interpreting Scheduling Assistant (Full Time) Department: Interpreting and…
Read More[News] #ActToChange – The Movement Against Bullying
The campaign website, ActToChange.org, includes video and music empowerment playlists, and encourages you to “Take a Pledge” to join the #ActToChange movement and stand up against bullying. As one out…
Read More[Press] National Korean American Coalition to End Domestic Abuse
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Read More[News] Cleveland Refugees Receive Jackets for the Upcoming Winter
ASIA, Inc., Christ Child Society, and BHITC partnered up this past weekend to pass out winter coats to refugee families in the Cleveland area. Our very own, Nar Pradhan assisted in passing…
Read More[News] ICHC Hosts Behavioral Health Focus Group
We had a successful turnout today at our initial Be Well Initiative focus group. The focus group is a collaboration between ASIA-ICHC (International Community Health Center) and Be Well Initiative. The…
Read More[News] Filipino American History Month at the White House
Taken from the WHIAAPI website. Since their first documented arrival in Morro Bay, California on October 18, 1587, Filipino Americans have made remarkable contributions to every sector of American life. …
Read More[News] President’s Advisory Commission on AAPIs’ Visit Hawaii
Taken from the WHIAAPI website. On September 22-25, the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders traveled to Hawaii for a historic visit. Our 19 member Commission, include…
Read More[News] WKSU Radio Highlights North Hill Community in Akron
This month, the North Hill community has taken the spotlight, thanks to media friends, WKSU 89.7. A growing number of people in North Hill speak English as a second language, or…
Read More[News] Open Enrollment Begins November 1st
Open enrollment for customers in receipt of Medicaid is November 1st to November 30th. If customers are interested in changing managed care plans, to learn more about enrollment options, finding…
Read MoreASIA-ICHC Offers Breast & Cervical Cancer Screening.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. While most people are aware of breast cancer, many forget to take the steps to have a plan to detect the disease in its early…
Read MoreAre You Register to Vote in Ohio?
Election season is upon us. As a reminder, today is the last day to register to vote in Ohio.  You can update your registration here or you can download the registration form here and mail it to…
Read MoreASIA, Inc. Raises Awareness Around Immigrant Victims of Abuse
ASIA, Inc. is happy to announce a training opportunity for law enforcement, legal aid societies, the courts and more, focused on immigrant victims of abuse. Last week, Morgan Barnes, Children,…
Read MoreYou're Invited to Ohio AAPI Legislative Day, October 20, 2015
Register here: https://goo.gl/K6YiGp The fifth Ohio Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Legislative Day is scheduled to take place on October 20th at the Ohio Statehouse. This event is hosted and sponsored by the…
Read MoreDHS to Create Filipino WWII Veterans Parole Program
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is creating a parole program to allow certain family members of Filipino and Filipino-American World War II veterans to receive parole to come…
Read MoreHealth insurance marketplaces opens for business
Today, marks one month left until the health insurance marketplaces open for business. In one month, you, your family, friends, and neighbors will be able to sign up for the…
Read MoreASIA Attends the Collaborative To End Human Trafficking Luncheon
“Human trafficking happens here.” Karen Walsh, director of the Collaborative Initiative to End Human Trafficking, drops this sentence unassumingly. It’s not anything special for her to say about Ohio; it’s just…
Read MoreA Panel Discussion on Human Trafficking in Cleveland
Human trafficking is a global challenge. An estimated 21 million people around the world are trafficked for sexual slavery, forced labor and other forms of economic exploitation – including 1.5…
Read MoreWebinar on CDC’s Enhanced Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Programs
Please join the White House Initiative on AAPIs and Hep B United on October 8, 2015 from 3p-4p for a webinar on CDC’s Enhanced Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Programs. The webinar will feature speakers from the…
Read MorePresident's Advisory Commission on AAPIs Visits Hawaii
Aside from being a champion in Northeast Ohio, Michael Byun, ASIA, Inc. Executive Director also serves as one of the few commissioners on the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans…
Read MoreUninsured Rate Continues to Drop
The Census Bureau recently released two reports that present new data on insurance coverage and income and poverty in the US in 2014.  In the first full year of marketplace health…
Read MoreASIA, INC.’S AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM RECEIVES GRANT FROM GAR FOUNDATION
August 24, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Please contact: Kim Helms | Project Coordinator khelms@asiaohio.org | 330-535-3263×530 ASIA, INC.’S AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM RECEIVES GRANT FROM GAR FOUNDATION Asian Services In Action,…
Read More[event] USCIS Present Informational Nationalization Live Web Stream in Cantonese
ASIA will be providing a space for interested guests at our office with USCIS representatives on-site.  3631 Perkins Avenue, Suite 2AW, Cleveland, OH 44114 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)…
Read More[announcement] Cleveland Transformation Alliance Seeking Ambassadors
How can Clevelanders learn more about their public schools? What does “school quality” mean? How can communities work to improve their schools? Consider applying as an School Quality Ambassador –…
Read More[news] Today, the Voting Rights Act Turns 50.
Fifty years ago today, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law, implementing the promise of the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution that voting rights…
Read More[event] Purchase Tickets to ASIA, Inc. 2015 Gala & Fundraiser!
Its that time of year! Tickets are now available for purchase to the ASIA, Inc. 2015 Gala & Fundraiser | Communities Creating Futures presented by MetroHealth System. Purchase Tickets HEREÂ …
Read More[announcement] Help Provide Information on AAPI Bullying
On behalf of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Bullying Prevention Task Force, we would like to request your participation in a survey about bullying of AAPI students. The…
Read More[event] ASIA Partnership with Mustard Seed Market & Cafe
ASIA is proud to announce a partnership with Mustard Seed Market & Cafe showcasing the White Gourd. There will be a mini tasting as well as White Gourds for sale grown right from ASIA’s HAPI Fresh Farm! White Gourd…
Read More[event] Cleveland New American Business Bootcamp in Cleveland
The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI) will be hosting an event. The Cleveland New American Business Bootcamp on Thursday, August 20th. Ariel International Center 1163…
Read More[event] Emergency Food Assistance and Food Pantry in Cleveland
ASIA is hosting an Emergency Food Assistance and Food Pantry event this Friday, July 24 at our Cleveland office. All low income families or individuals are qualified to come in our office…
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