March 2008

OCAPICA/United Way

Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Scholarship Fund

The OCAPICA/United Way AAPI Scholarship Fund offers scholarships to Asian American & Pacific Islander high school and college students who demonstrate significant merit in academics, workplace, and/or community involvement. Twenty students will be selected to receive a $1,000 scholarship to offset their expenses at a two- or four-year accredited institution .

The scholarship is funded by Orange County United Way and is administered by the Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance (OCAPICA) in partnership with Asian American Senior Citizens Service Center, The Cambodian Family, Community Action Partnership of Orange County, Japanese American Citizens League-Southeast Los Angeles North Orange County (SELANOCO) Chapter, Kababayan Alumni of UC Irvine, Korean American Coalition-Orange County, National Pacific Islander Educator Network, Orange County Korean American Health Information and Education Center, Orange County Korean-U.S. Citizens League, Organization of Chinese Americans-Orange County, Pacific Islander Health Partnership, Project MotiVATe, South Asian Network, Taiwanese American Citizens League-Orange County, UCLA Higher Opportunity Program for Education, Union of Vietnamese Student Associations of Southern California, Vietnamese American Public Affairs Committee-Southern California.

Application Postmark Deadline: March 7, 2008

Click here for application and more information.

For more information, please contact Peter Thach at pthach@ocapica.org or Jennifer Kuo at jkuo@ocapica.org

March 2007

Vietnamese American Cervical Cancer Awareness Contest

"Do Vui Co Thuong"

In honor of Cervical Cancer Awareness month in January, OCAPICA is providing a contest about cervical cancer awareness for the Vietnamese American community. Participants that get the most answers correct will have an opportunity to win one of the 12 cash prizes. All forms must be either fax or postmarked by Tuesday, March 13, 2007 (deadline extended) to the OCAPICA office. Participants must be present at Nguoi Viet Conference Room (14775 Moran St. , Westminster, CA 92683) on Friday, March 16, 2007 from 6:30PM-8:30PM to receive prize. There will be entertainment, refreshments, and free music CD giveaways.

Vietnamese

1. Please click here for information sheet in Vietnamese.

2. Please click here to download contest form in Vietnamese.

English

1. Please click here for information sheet in English
2. Please click here to download contest form in English

Please either fax or postmarked by Tuesday, 3/13/07 deadline extended

OCAPICA

12900 Garden Grove Blvd., Suite 214A

Garden Grove, CA 92843

(714) 636-8828 fax

12 Cash Prizes Total

• 2 Grand Prizes of $100
• 10 Cash Prizes of $50

For more information, please contact:

Lucy Huynh lhuynh@ocapica.org

(714) 530-2323