ICE Announces First-Ever Public Advocate

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 serve as a point of contact for individuals, including those in immigration proceedings, NGOs, and other community and advocacy groups, who have concerns, questions, recommendations or important issues they would like to raise.”

Read the full blog post here.

Asian Services in Action receives $45,000 from Akron Community Foundation to support multilingual prevention programs 

By ASIA OHIO | March 30, 2026

(Akron, OH) Asian Services in Action (ASIA) is grateful to announce an award of $45,000 in grant funding from Akron Community Foundation to support their after-school programs in addition to…

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Madiha: Succeeding through the Refugee IDA Program

By ASIA OHIO | March 25, 2026

Madiha and her case manager with her well-earned matched savings A new life began for Madiha and her family on May 30, 2023. Her days in her home country of…

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ASIAN SERVICES IN ACTION AND JIN HUO COMMUNITY TO PUBLISH SECOND EDITION OF CO-GENERATIONAL MAGAZINE 

By ASIA OHIO | September 17, 2025

(Akron, OH) Asian Services in Action (ASIA) has partnered with Jin Huo Community (JHC) to release the second edition of the Co-Generational Magazine. Completed at the end of summer 2025,…

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