Know friends who are raising teens in the U.S. and facing cross-cultural challenges? This workshop might be helpful for them – Cross Cultural Parenting Workshop Series IV, this coming Saturday, May 31st 10:00am-12:30pm @ Church for Today, 1449 Cornell Avenue, Berkeley, CA. Parenting guidance that addresses the physical, emotional and social development of children from 13-18 years old. Open to all Parents and Child Care Providers.

CHAA and the East Bay Refugee Forum invite you to please join us for World Refugee Day @ San Antonio Park, Foothill and 16th Street in Oakland from 12noon to 3:00pm. This is our annual celebration to honor, appreciate and raise awareness about refugees around the world and in Oakland. Come for great food, fun games, cultural performances and speakers. Free tickets to the Oakland Zoo for the first 100 families.

Asian Heritage Month! Come celebrate the culture, traditions and history of Asian Communities with free food, entertainment, children activities and educational resources. Saturday May 31, 2014, 3:00-6:00pm at the Albany Community Center, 1249 Marin Avenue, Albany CA 94706

 Please join us for our Moving Dialogues Movie Night on May 23rd. This month features select clips from a nearly-finished documentary film about Ko Aung Myo Min, a Burmese human rights activist (child rights, women’s rights, ethnic rights, LGBTQ rights, etc.) who was in exile for 25 years, and who has now returned to Burma and is a civil society member of Burma’s Human Rights Commission. We will be able to talk with the film maker, Jeanne Marie Hallacy. 

 Words of appreciation and gratitude go to Corrina Gould of the Native American Child Resource Center and Tsering Yangkey of CHAA for their work with the Native American Youth in our community. All of these youth have some Native American blood and/or Ohlone heritage and this link is an important connection to their culture and roots.  Corrina and Tsering offer grounding, gardening and cooking to these youth in an after-school program.  Grounding exercises involve bringing balance and healing energy to our feelings of being out-of-sorts, unfocused, irritable or overwhelmed.

 CHAA congratulates Banteay Srei on their 10th anniversary of ongoing support and empowerment of young Southeast Asian Women impacted by sexual exploitation in Oakland. Since 2004 the Banteay Srei grass roots movement  has been lead by five amazing women  Jackie Wong, Chanda May, Manith Thaing-Rice, Elizabeth Sy and Jennifer Lee who banded together to form a nonprofit organization with the sole vision of aiding and helping API youth at risk or involved in human trafficking.

http://gogetfunding.com/project/richmond-summer-youth-program
Please help support our Richmond Summer Youth Program

About our Agency:

 CHAA invites you to the San Francisco 10th Anniversary Celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Monday, May 5th, 2014 at City View at the Metreon, 135 Fourth Street, San Francisco. APA Heritage Awards Ceremony and Reception 5:30 pm. Attire: Ethnic Festive  Please RSVP at www.apasf.org by April 30, 2014.

 CHAA invites you to the Thingyan Burmese New Year Water Festival, Sunday May 25, 2014 at Kennedy Park, 1333 Decoto Road, Union City from 10am-3pm. 

Burmese Ethnic Food Fair, Traditional Dance & Talent Show, Cultural Exhibition & Games, Respect for Community Elders, Beauty Pageant and Water Play Activities

Nhit thit mingalar mhar pyaw shwin par say. May the new year bring you much joy!

 CHAA invites you to the Ger Youth Center Bi Mongol School Celebration & Fundraiser Sunday, May 4th, 2014 at the Kofman Auditorium, 2200 Central Avenue, Alameda from 2:30-6:00pm. Come enjoy traditional Mongolian Dance performances!