Federal Asian Pacific American Council-Business Advisory Partnership (FAPAC-BAP) held a celebration dinner successfully for the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in April 26th. The dinner was held in Tony Cheng ‘s Seafood Restaurant, located in Chinatown, DC. Ten Asian Pacific American government contractor founding members and guests gathered together to celebrate the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month as well as …
Read More »Asian American Business Now Have a National Voice
Thanks to the ACE, Asian American businesses can learn from each other; present a united front By Jenny Chen Ethnic minorities such as Hispanics and Blacks have had national organizations advocating for them – the US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the National Black Chamber of Commerce respectively. But until this past year, there were few such organizing bodies for …
Read More »DC Asian Marrow Network Donates $15K to Be the Match Foundation
By Jennie L. Ilustre Rosslyn, Virginia–“This 15th anniversary means so much to me,” DC Asian Marrow Network Founder and President Ida Wang remarked, as 150 guests began to trickle in at the Banquet for Life celebration, held on October 6 at the China Garden restaurant here. “When I started this organization to honor the memory of my nephew Andrew, I …
Read More »OCA-DC hosts Lunar New Year Dinner for the Homeless
OCA-DC, an Asian Pacific American advocacy organization, hosted a Lunar New Year dinner for the homeless on Feb. 13. The dinner was held at Shepherd’s Table in Silver Spring, MD. A dozen members of OCA-DC, along with members of OCA-W, the Chinese Bible Church of MD, and Shepherd’s Table staff decorated the dining hall with lanterns, dragons and birds while …
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