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About OCA – Asian Pacific American Advocates OCA – Asian Pacific American Advocates is a national membership-driven organization of community advocates dedicated to advancing the social, political, and economic well-being of Asian Pacific Americans. To fulfill its mission, OCA has established the following goals: ■■ to advocate for social justice, equal opportunity and fair treatment; ■■ to promote civic participation, education, and leadership; ■■ to advance coalitions and community building; and to foster cultural heritage. Founded as Organization of Chinese Americans in 1973, OCA has since grown to a robust national advocacy organization to advance the civil rights of Asian Pacific Americans and aspiring Americans. The organization presently has over 100 chapters, affiliates, and partners, impacting more than 35,000 individuals all across the country through local and national programming. While the organization’s headquarters remains in Washington, DC, allowing OCA to directly engage in critical public policy issues on a macro level, it continues to largely remain as a grassroots constituency of lay advocates from all walks of life and diverse ethnic identities addressing uniquely local level issues impacting over 19 million Asian Americans across the country. OCA takes no collective position on the politics of any foreign country, but instead focuses on the welfare and civil rights of Asian Pacific Americans. IMAGE is published nationally by OCA, Inc. Entire contents copyright 2014. Printed in the USA. All rights reserved. Submissions to IMAGE are welcome, including: feature stories, poetry, fiction, artwork, photos, editorials, and letters. All submissions become the property of the publication. No contents may be reproduced without the express permission from the Publisher. Every precaution has been taken to ensure the accuracy of information a press time; neither the Publisher nor the editors shall be liable for damages arising out of errors or omissions. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of IMAGE or the publisher. We reserve the right to refuse or edit all submissions. 2  •  IMAGE  •  Spring/Summer 2014 Publisher  OCA – Asian Pacific American Advocates Executive Editor  Mary Lee Managing Editor  Victoria J. Rumsey Design  Deanna Pineda | Muse Advertising Design Contributors  Ginny Gong, Kendall Kosai, Corky Lee, Ken Lee, Lisa Lee, Mary Lee, Kha Ly, Maria Manalac, Mary Dynne Montante, Ron Mori, Kham Moua, Virginia L. Ng, Victoria J. Rumsey, Seoul Sausage Company, Sharon M. Wong Contact IMAGE with comments or sponsorship inquiries OCA – Asian Pacific American Advocates attn: IMAGE magazine 1322 18th St NW Washington, DC 20036 telephone [phone] fax [phone] email [email protected] web www.ocanational.org OCA Executive Council President  Sharon M. Wong Executive Vice President  Leslie Moe-Kaiser Treasurer  Deborah Chen Secretary  Duy Nguyen Vice Presidents Communications  Mary Lee Chapter Development  Clifford Yee Economic Development  Vida Lin Education and Culture  Stan Lou Finance  Ronald Wong Public Affairs  Miriam Yeung Membership Services  Linda Ng Immediate Past President  Kenneth Lee General Counsel  Ada Loo