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Date: Saturday, August 16, 2008

Time: 9:00am -7:30pm

Location: OSU campus

GenerAsian NeXt Youth Leadership Conference is designed to empower Asian American middle school and high school students in Ohio. The goal of the youth conference is to foster leadership skills within Asian American/minority youth by exploring their self identity and by providing tools to be positive role models in their community.  We invite all Asian youth, their parents and frients to come join the fun activities, learn about new culture and get to know others!

Please contact: Eve Quine Slosser (614)220-4023 ext 233 eve@aacsohio.org for more information.

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The Asian Health Fair 2008 will be held on Saturday, April 12th from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at Columbus Public Health, 240 Parsons Ave. The event will feature free health screenings and information including, but not exclusive to:

-Blood Pressure -Diabetes -Cholesterol -Mammography -Clinical Massage- Dental Health -Hepatitis B -Nutrition- End of Life Care- Chiropractic Services - Acupuncture -Hearing-

FREE INTERPRETING FOR MANY ASIAN LANGUAGES

Call Emily at 614-220-4023 x223 for more details!

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The Asian Health Initiative Free Clinic is offering free pap smear screenings for cervical and ovarian cancer as well as free clinical breast exams by appointment only on Monday, February 11th, 2008 from 5:30-8:00. Appointments are limited. Please call KT at 614-220-4023 x227 to schedule an appointment or for more information. Interpretation services will be provided for asian languages.

The Asian Asthma Prevention Program and the Asian Women Think Pink Program will present a free Cambodian Community Health Workshop on Saturday, February 9, 2008 from 3:00 to 5:00 at Briggs Road Baptist Church (3231 Briggs Rd, Columbus OH 43204). 

 Free presentations on Asthma 101: Prevention and Control and Breast Cancer Prevention with demonstration of breast self-exams will be given.  Raffle prizes will be given and refreshments will be served.  Call Emily Blackie  at 614-220-4023 x223 or Kai-Lun Hwang at 614-220-4023 x 225 for more information.

Date:	Wednesday, December 19th, 2007
Time:	6:30pm – 8:00pm
Location:	Clarion Hotel & Suites 900 E. Dublin Granville Rd. Columbus, OH 43229

Join us for a collaborative event with Jay Goyal in Columbus. We will be welcoming Central Ohio's Asian American youths to sit in on this fantastic opportunity, focusing on bi-cultural issues and peer influence. Jay will discuss his experience as an Asian American youth and how he became a person of influence in our community. We will keep you updated on the final date and time of this event. Looking forward to seeing you there! This event is part of Asian Choose Tobacco-Free , a program of Asian American Community Services funded by the Ohio Tobacco Prevention Foundation Contact: Gothai Jayaraj gothai@aacsohio.org 614-220-4023 ext. 226.

Community Forum Supported by ACT/Asian Choose Tobacco Free

Date: Wednesday, December 19th

Time: 12:00pm

Location: AACS

Please join us for a luncheon event where we will be sharing ideas and learning the capabilities of our community members. We will be discussing how AACS and members can benefit by sharing resources and becoming involved in developing a stronger network. ( More...)  

Youth and Family Service Department is pleased to announce the new case management program for the under-served victims of violence. Family Support Program deals with victims of domestic violence, hate crime, human trafficking, child abuse, and related issues. In order to make this program successful, we need your help.  Please contact us if you are interested in volunteering for this program.

Interpreter/Translator Needed

Interpreting and Translation Services is currently looking for bilingual interpreters and translators for:
Japanese, Korean , Laotian, Vietnamese

Please submit your cover letter and resume to :
Valerie Huang, Program Manager
vhuang@aacsohio.org