Upcoming Events

2012 OCA Lunar New Year Banquet - 1/21/2012 Come join OCA on Saturday, Jan 21, 2012 as we welcome in the Year of the Dragon. The banquet features door prizes, raffle drawings, a family style gourmet dinner, and a wide variety of colorful performances and other entertainment. And you may even get invited to join the performers in an interactive dance class! This is our primary fundraising event for the year and any donations are used to support the local Asian community and spread our cultures throughout the region. Some events last year included the Free OCA medical clinic, First Night Pittsburgh, Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, Pittsburgh Folk Festival and the International Children's Festival. Time: 5:00pm - Cash Bar 6:00 pm - Program and cultural entertainment 7:00 pm - Dinner and additional entertainment Place: Syria Shriners Center 1877 Shriners Way Cheswick, PA 15024 Directions Donation Form Reservation Form Flyer Menu Please contact Andy (president@ocapghpa.org) for any reservation, sponsorship, or donation questions. To become a member of OCA Pittsburgh, click here.

Founded in 1973 as the Organization of Chinese Americans, OCA aims to embrace the hopes and aspirations of nearly 12 million Asian Pacific Americans across the country. Headquarter in Washington D. C., OCA has over 80 chapters and affiliates across the country participating in community involvement and developing the leadership potential and skills of the next generation.

OCA is a national civil rights advocacy and educational organization dedicated to advancing the social, political and economic well-being of Americans of Asian and Pacific Islander descent, to securing the rights of Asian and Pacific Islander American citizens and permanent residents through legislative and policy initiatives at all levels of the government., and to bettering the lives of the more than 12 million Asian and Pacific Islander Americans across the country.

OCA strives to promote active participation of Asian Pacific Americans in both civic and national matters; secure social justice, equal opportunity and equal treatment of Asian Pacific Americans; eliminate prejudices, stereotypes and ignorance of Asian Pacific Americans; and promote the cultural heritage of Asian Pacific Americans.

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 in the United States.