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40 Years of History: Founders’ Panel
March 6, 2013
In celebration of AACI’s 40th Anniversary, South Bay First Thursdays hosted a luncheon on Saturday, February 23, to honor the original twelve founders and board of directors for their extraordinary efforts in advocacy and community advancement for Asian Americans during the 1970s. Community supporters joined members of the original twelve founders, former board members, and ..Read More
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Project 40: AACI’s Community Canvas
March 6, 2013
On Saturday, January 26, AACI launched “Project 40: AACI’s Community Canvas” where community members, staff and clients were invited to create art work in celebration of AACI’s 40th anniversary. AACI supplied all of the materials – acrylic paint, 16×20 canvas paper, and paint brushes – and the community donated their talent. The artists were provided ..Read More
Community
Exhibit at Japanese American Museum of San Jose Curated by AACI Co-Founder
October 22, 2012
AACI co-founder, author and historian, Connie Young Yu, and Leslie Masunaga, curate exhibit at Japanese American Museum of San Jose on “San Jose’s Historic Heinlenville Chinatown & Nihonmachi Japantown”. Find out more here.
Community
AACI Seniors Advocate at Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors Meeting
October 8, 2012
On August 15, 2012, older adults from the AACI Senior Wellness Program provided their testimony at the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors meeting. Among other senior service providers, an AACI participant spoke out about the importance of the Senior Nutrition Program and the benefits of having access to affordable nutritious meals. She shared that ..Read More
Community
Donation Allows AACI Youth Program to Attend API Talent Showcase
October 8, 2012
During early September, AACI Youth Program participants attended one of the largest Asian Pacific Islander (API) talent showcases in the Bay Area known as Kollaboration San Francisco. Our youth produce a talent show of their own each spring, so through a generous donation from Kollaboration, they were able to watch API performance artists, who hopefully ..Read More
Community
AACI Holds 2nd Annual Basketball Tournament for Youth
October 7, 2012
On July 28th, AACI held its 2nd Annual Youth Basketball Tournament in the gymnasium of Evergreen Valley College in San Jose. Sixty students from middle and high schools in east San Jose competed in a 3 on 3 tournament and 3-point shooting contest with a chance to win fun prizes. AACI provides free programming for ..Read More
Health
Sing Tao – AACI Awarded Grant by Santa Clara County Department of Mental Health
August 1, 2012
Integrating Mind and Body in Primary Care Under the current medical model in the U.S., patients are provided with brief episodic primary care visits that often results in a bottleneck phenomenon – patients have many questions, preventive care and psychosocial needs and physicians are equipped with the knowledge and resources; however, patients and doctors are ..Read More
Shelter
Midori Kai Awarding Grants to AACI Domestic Violence Program
July 27, 2012
Thank you to Midori Kai for awarding AACI Asian Women’s Home two $1,000 grants for 2012 and 2013! Funding will support AACI’s free and confidential services for victims of domestic violence, including our 24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter, and legal support. Please join us at Midori Kai’s Annual Boutique, which annually draws hundreds of people ..Read More
Recovery
BOOF Youth Win Two Awards
July 27, 2012
We are excited to announce that the high school participants of the AACI Center for Addiction Recovery & Empowerment (CARE) received two awards at the 3rd Annual Betting On Our Future (BOOF) Spotlight Festival in Anaheim, California. From June 18-20th, AACI had the opportunity to take a group of high school students from our BOOF ..Read More
Community
AACI Staff Member Celebrates 30th Anniversary
July 27, 2012
For the last 30 years, Siath Hen has worked as a mental health counselor at AACI, serving as a community leader who has helped develop a voice for the Cambodian population in the region while providing culturally competent services. On June 22, AACI celebrated Siath and his three decades of dedication and service to the ..Read More
