National Convention
OCA annually holds the largest conference completely dedicated to APA issues every year and has done so since 1973. At convention, unsung heroes of the APA community are recognized, in addition to summer interns, exemplary local chapters, sponsors, and current individuals making a difference in the APA community. Past recognized individuals and speakers have included former Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, Youtube co-founder Steve Chen, and Congressman Mike Honda.
The 2010 OCA National Convention was held in Houston, Texas on June 2010 with the theme of "Diverse Communities - United Commitment."
The 2011 OCA National Convention will be held in New York City, New York on August 4–7, 2011, with the theme of "Advocacy Through Compassion - A New York State of Mind". The 2011 convention will be honoring BD Wong, Tammy Duckworth, and Dr. Bobby Fong.
Read more about this topic: Organization Of Chinese Americans
Famous quotes containing the words national and/or convention:
“The national anthem belongs to the eighteenth century. In it you find us ordering God about to do our political dirty work.”
—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)
“No convention gets to be a convention at all except by grace of a lot of clever and powerful people first inventing it, and then imposing it on others. You can be pretty sure, if you are strictly conventional, that you are following genius—a long way off. And unless you are a genius yourself, that is a good thing to do.”
—Katharine Fullerton Gerould (1879–1944)