About Us
Our History
In 2002, individuals and groups with vested interests in Asian American health planned and organized the first statewide Ohio Asian American Health Conference in Columbus, OH. Since then a conference has been held every two years: 2005 (Cleveland), 2007 (Dayton), 2009 (Cincinnati), and 2011 (Columbus).
The organization formalized in mid-2000 and received its 501(c)3 in 2008.
Who We Are
The Ohio Asian American Coalition has 8 member Organizations:
- Asian-American Community Service Council (Columbus)
- Asian American Community Services (Columbus)
- Asian American Council (Dayton)
- Asian Community Alliance (Cincinnati)
- Asian Festival Corporation (Columbus)
- Asian Services In Action (Akron/Cleveland)
- Chinese Association of Greater Toledo
- Laotian Mutual Assistance Association
The membership also includes individuals from the research, academic, faith- and community- based organizations, and professional and students organizations.
Our coalition is lead by an Executive Committee, with a representative from each of the founding organizations as well as individuals from the community. The 2011-12 Executive Officers are:
- Ron Katsuyama, President
- Cora Munoz, Vice President
- Bounthanh Phommasathit, Secretary
- Tom Chung, Treasurer
- Yung-Chen Lu, Past President
Executive Director: Manju Sankarappa
