Winter Relief "Operation Bundle Up" 12/07/2024 10am - 2pm
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11/23/2024 Mural Dedication "Continuum at Northest Services Hub
NEPCA Supported Community Activities November and December 2024
跨族裔少年活动 Black & Gold 2.0 PCDC , North Philly Project
---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Anna Quan < AQuan@chinatown-pcdc.org > Date: Fri, Oct 4, 2024 at 4:51 PM Subject: [AMF Community] Black & Gold 2.0 PCDC x North Philly Project To: amfphillycommunity@googlegroups.com < amfphillycommunity@googlegroups.com > Good afternoon everyone, Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation in partnership with the North Philly Project, is proud to kick off our Black&Gold 2.0. Program for Asian and African American Philly youth ages 12-17! B&G 2.0. Is a program that aims to empower and foster youth development for particularly Asian and Black youth. We will have a series of hands-on workshops for podcasting/media production, improving your mental health, sports camps, food and cultural sharing. Stipends available for participants, and the program is free! If you are looking to make new friends, learn new skills to get ahead in your future, become a leader, or looking t...
Chinese Youth Volunteers learn about restrictive laws targeted Asian communities in the U.S. / Civic Engagement with Stephanie Sun
Reported by Melanie Huynh, NEPCA volunteer, 11/19/2024 This is the fifth time that The Northeast Philadelphia Chinese Association (NEPCA) has hosted a free SAT Prep Class for low-income students and volunteers in the Northeast Philadelphia area. In addition to SAT preparation, these students are given opportunities to actively engage in civic education and community services. On 11/16/2024, after regular SAT class, there was a special presentation by Stephanie Sun , Vice President of the League of Women Voters in Pennsylvania and former Executive Director of the Governor’s Advisory Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs (GACAPAA). She discussed the history of restrictive laws that have targeted Asian communities in the U.S., including the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and the Page Act of 1875 , which barred Chinese immigration, and exclusionary clauses in state constitutions on Asian immigrant property ownership. Stephanie also shared the painful history of the Japanese Americ...