WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 10, 2012) — The Organization of Chinese Americans, a national organization dedicated to advancing the political, social, and economic well-being of Asian Pacific Americans has received a $150,000 grant from The UPS Foundation, the charitable arm of UPS.

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NEW YORK, November 3, 2011 – More than 500 outstanding Asian Pacific American high school and college students were awarded scholarships November 1 at the APIASF annual benefit at the Hilton New York. Scholarships ranged from $2,500 to $8,000 individually.  More than half of the awardees come from families that live at or below the poverty level, and other recipients are otherwise of low-socioeconomic status.  Many of the scholars are the first in their family to attend college.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 7, 2011) — Today, the President’s Commission on White House Fellowships announced the appointment the 2011-2012 Class of White House Fellows. The Fellows come from diverse backgrounds, varied professions, and all have shown a strong commitment to public service and leadership.  The 2011-2012 Class of Fellows and their biographies are included below.

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Mai Neng Moua (AAP photo)

Fifty Hmong women from Minnesota will convene in southeastern Minnesota for the first ever Hmong women writers’ conference on September 9-11, 2011 at Villa Maria Retreat Center, 29847 Co. 2 Blvd., Frontenac, MN 55026.

The Hmong Women Write Now retreat is being hosted by Hnub Tshiab: Hmong Women Achieving Together, a nonprofit that acts as a catalyst to improve the lives of Hmong women and girls. The conference is being hosted in collaboration with St. Paul-based Hmong Arts Connection (HArC), an arts organization that nurtures and promotes the literary arts in the Hmong community.

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MINNEAPOLIS (June 30, 2011) – The Xcel Energy Foundation recently donated $30,000 to the Minneapolis Community and Technical College Foundation for Power of YOU scholarships. The Power of YOU program provides two years of free college to low-income high school graduates of Minneapolis and St. Paul public and charter schools.

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Washington, D.C. (May 26, 2011) – The Organization of Chinese Americans, a national organization dedicated to advancing the social, political and economic well-being of Asian Pacific Americans, announce last week that it has received a $25,000 grant from the Comcast Foundation. The grant will be utilized in 2011 to support OCA’s goals of education and leadership by funding OCA’s Internship Program.

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Xay Yang received a $5,000 LGBT leadership scholarship from the PFund Foundation.

MINNEAPOLIS (May 18, 2011) – PFund, a Minnesota foundation dedicated exclusively to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality, today announced it has awarded Xay Yang with a $5,000 scholarship. Xay was selected based on leadership, activism and community involvement.

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The 2011 Indicorps Fellowship class begins this August, with 27 openings all across the country from Punjab to Tamil Nadu and Gujarat to Bihar, on projects focusing on education, community development, public health, women’s empowerment and more.

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The Organization of Chinese Americans is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2011-2012 academic year. Asian Pacific American high school seniors and college students currently in their sophomore and junior year are eligible to apply. Please visit OCA’s website at www.ocanational.org for application and eligibility requirements. Deadline for OCA Scholarships are Monday, April 4, 2011.

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Minneapolis (February 11, 2011) – Greater Twin Cities United Way is accepting applications for the Juliet Evans Nelson Scholarship. The $2,500 scholarship will be awarded by Greater Twin Cities United Way and the Nelson family to an outstanding youth volunteer. Qualified applicants must be high school juniors for the 2010-2011 school year and must live and volunteer in Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott or Washington counties. The student must be planning to enter post-secondary education in the fall of 2012.

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