Year in Review
OCA-Greater Los Angeles
2011

JANUARY

• January 14-16: OCA National Board Meeting (Las Vegas, NV)
• January 26: OCA Serves Clothing & Houseware Drive
• January 27: OCA-OC Lunar New Year Dinner
• January 29: OCA-GLA Board Retreat
• January 30: volunteered at LA 18 Lunar New Year Festival

FEBRUARY

• February 5: marched in Lunar New Year Chinatown Parade
• February 23: Board meeting

MARCH

• March 1: co-sponsored LEAP’s Career and Leadership Seminar at USC
• March 2: co-sponsored APCF’s Emerging Leaders in Philanthropy Reception
• March 5 – 8: JACL/OCA Leadership Summit
• March 9: Spring Interns begin
• March 22: “Imma Be” Career Talk at Mark Keppel High School featuring Loretta So
• March 28: OCA-GLA Member Mixer & Giving to Japan Relief Fundraiser
• March 30: OCA-GLA Board meeting

APRIL

• April 16 -17: OCA National Board Meeting (Chicago, IL)
• April 23: Co-sponsored Thousand Hearts Benefit Concert for Japan
• April 28: OCA-GLA Board meeting
• April 30: China Flat Historical Hike & BBQ

MAY

• May 4: OCA-GLA presents: “Among B-Boys”
• May 13: Co-sponsored “Chinese Massacre (Annotated)” APAFT Theater Reception
• May 18: “Imma Be” Career Talk at San Gabriel High School featuring May-Fae Yeh
• May 24: The State of Ethnic Studies – A panel discussion, co-sponsored with APABA
• May 25: OCA-GLA Board meeting

JUNE

• June 6: APALS Monday Mingler with OCA-GLA
• June 22: Sam Luk is announced as a 2011 Unsung Heroes Awardee
• June 29: OCA-GLA Board meeting
• June 30: Sent letter to Palace Seafood & Dim Sum restaurant re: Ching Chong Ling Long Gourmet Take-Out

JULY

• July 5: OCA-GLA summer internships began
• July 7-10: JACL Convention
• July 11: beginning of the Civil Rights Fellowship
• July 11: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan screening
• July 13: attended City of Los Angeles Redistricting Meeting
• July 20: volunteered at Asian Pacific Community Fund Giving for All Season Gala
• July 27: OCA-GLA Board meeting

AUGUST

• August 2: Intern Lunch with Assemblymember Mike Eng
• August 4-7: OCA National Convention (New York, NY)
• August 7: National Board Meeting (New York, NY)
• August 6: co-sponsored Project by Project’s Plate by Plate 2011 Food and Wine Benefit
• August 22: added intern diversity blog section to website
• August 31: OCA-GLA Board meeting

SEPTEMBER

• September 1: co-sponsored Community Meet & Greet with Undersheriff Paul Tanaka
• September 8: co-sponsored APALC’s “Ten Years Later: 9/11 & Its Impact on the Asian American Community” event
• September 8: sent letter of remonstration in reaction to FOX Sport’s Pac-12 video at USC
• September 8: Last day for summer interns
• September 18: volunteered at LA 18 Harvest Moon Festival
• September 28: OCA-GLA Board meeting

OCTOBER

• October 7: attended OCA National’s B3: Build, Breakthrough, Believe program
• October 7: attended OCA National’s Corporate Achievement Awards
• October 7-9: OCA National Board Meeting (Washington, DC)
• October 14: 20th Annual Image Awards
• October 26: OCA-GLA presents: “Breaking Bamboo: Being a 21st Century Leader in the Asian Pacific Workforce” with LEAP

NOVEMBER

• November 5: co-sponsored Kollaboration 11
• November 16: Co-sponsored APCF’s Networking for All Seasons
• November 20: NAAAP & OCA Afternoon at the Theater: Ching Chong Chinaman
• November 30: OCA-GLA Board meeting
• November 30: co-sponsored APARDC’s Open House & Vincent Who? Screening + Q&A

DECEMBER

• December 1: co-sponsored 12th Annual APA Community Holiday Toy Drive & Reception
• December 3: CACA & OCA-GLA Holiday Mixer & Potluck
• December 5: OCA-GLA presents: “Don’t Text & Drive” Workshop
• December 5: co-sponsored APAFT Artist Reception for Jeanne Sakata and Francois Chau
• December 8: “Imma Be” Career Talk at San Gabriel High School featuring Luca Tseng