This year, the National OCA Convention was held in Houston. Since my friend EmMa's sister is the president of the Houston Chapter, I decided to try to participate in at least one event. What is OCA? Well, it's pretty much like the NAACP but for Chinese/Asians. Here's their mission statement straight from their website:
To fulfill its mission, OCA has established the following goals:
- to advocate for social justice, equal opportunity and fair treatment;
- to promote civic participation, education, and leadership;
- to advance coalitions and community building; and
- to foster cultural heritage.
The convention takes place over a span of four days. During those days, people from all over the country have the opportunity to attend educational lectures, independent movie screenings, network and there are also fun events such as the breakfast at Banana Republic. Some of the activities/events are free but there are a few that you have to pay for, such as the breakfast. I didn't mind paying knowing that the money would go to support this organization even though the breakfast was really just a table with fruits and pastries. And there was coffee. That's all I really care about anyways. The Banana Republic at the Galleria opened up for us at 8:00am Sunday morning. Big poppa was not happy about the early call time. Coincidently, my sister and her 'sisters' were volunteering for the event. There was an informal fashion show with some members modeling BR professional attire and a raffle. I didn't win anything.
1 comment:
i like your dress here! that is so cool..never heard of this org.
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