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First Ohio Asian Legislative Day

1st Ohio Asian American Pacific Islander Legislative Day 2010

June 8, 2010

The Statehouse, Atrium

Columbus, Ohio -43215

Highlights

  • · Hear from state officials
  • · Learn about how state government works
  • · Take a tour of the State House
  • · Meet with state senators and representatives

Event Schedule

10:00 – 10:30 am Buses arrive from Akron/Cleveland, Cincinnati, Dayton, and Toledo
11:00-11:15 am Opening ceremony
11:15 – 11:30 am Welcome from chair and introduction of sponsoring organizations; outline of AAPI principles with priorities
11:30 – 12:00 pm Guest speakers
12:00 – 1:00 pm          Lunch
1:00 – 1:30 pm Group skills training – legislative 101 and how you can affect change with state policy
1:30 – 2:30 pm Legislative panelists
2:30 – 3:00 pm Wrap-up and conclusions
3:00 – 3:30 pm Proceed to bus loading area
3:30 pm                        Depart

Contacts:

For more info, questions, or transportation inquiries in other parts of Ohio, please contact:

Akron —Michael Byun, mbyun@asiainc-ohio.org, 330-535-3263
Cincinnati—Kirti Rege, krege@oahcoalition.org, 513-236-2784
Cleveland—Michael Byun, mbyun@asiainc-ohio.org, 330-535-3263
Columbus—Karen Jiobu, kjiobu@gmail.com, 614-570-3518
Dayton—Jenny Couse, jcouse@oahcoalition.org, 937-284-3059
Toledo—Hewen Slak, hslak@yahoo.com, 419-471-0138

To Become a sponsoring organization, click here:  Sponsoring Organization Form_cols (Deadline May 24, 2010)
To become a participant, click here: Participant Registration Form
Contact for Community leaders Youth/College Students/University questions  in the Findlay/Northwest Ohio area:
Dr. Josephine Kershaw               419-434-5463     josephine.kershaw@gmail.com

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Proud sponsors to date:

Acclaim Home Health Services, Inc – Asian American Community Services (AACS) – Asian-American Community Services Council – Asian American Council (Dayton)- Asian American Youth Council of Dayton (AAYCD)-Asian Community Alliance (ACA)-Asian Festival Corporation-Asian Services In Action- Asian Student Association, Wright State University- Asian/Hispanic/Native American Center, Wright State University- Asian-American Community Services Council-Assoc. of Asian Indian Women in Ohio- Bazm-E-Adab-Chinese Association of Greater Toledo-Dayton Area Korean Association- Federation of Indian Community Association of Central Ohio-Federation of Indian Community Associations-Health Care Management Network – University of Findlay-Hindu Society of Greater Cincinnati-Indian Chamber of Commerce- Jhankar, Inc-MotivAsian-Ohio Asian American Health Coalition-Organization of Chinese Americans – Columbus Chapter-Organization of Chinese Americans of Greater Cleveland-Owner Land Realty-Philippine American Society of Central Ohio-Philippine Nurses Assoc. of Central Ohio-Philippine Nurses Assoc. of Ohio – Refugee Response- Salaam Cleveland-Sikh Society of Greater Dayton-Vietnamese Association of Greater Dayton-Vietnamese Buddhist Association of Greater Dayton-Yellow Lite

Sponsored by Health Thru Action – Kellogg Foundation

Healthcare Advocacy Training – April 3, 2010

The training was great success with 56 attendees representing Akron, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton and Toledo. The Asian community leaders were present at his event.

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