Mission
ORGANIZATION OF CHINESE AMERICANS, INC. (OCA-ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN ADVOCATES) IS A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF COMMUNITY ADVOCATES DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THE SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF ASIAN-PACIFIC AMERICANS. TO FULFILL ITS MISSION, OCA HAS ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING GOALS: ADVOCATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND FAIR TREATMENT; PROMOTE CIVIC PARTICIPATION, EDUCATION, AND LEADERSHIP; ADVANCE COALITIONS AND COMMUNITY BUILDING; AND TO FOSTER CULTURAL HERITAGE.OCA AIMS TO EMBRACE THE HOPES AND ASPIRATIONS OF ASIAN-PACIFIC AMERICANS IN THE U.S. OCA IS ENGAGED IN ORGANIZING ITS OVER 80 CHAPTERS AND COLLEGE AFFILIATES ACROSS THE NATION TO DEVELOP BOTH LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. OCA CHAPTERS AND COLLEGE AFFILIATES ARE ESTABLISHING STRONG LOCAL PROGRAMS IN ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. OCA'S HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, DC GIVES THE NATIONAL CENTER AN EFFECTIVE VANTAGE POINT FOR MONITORING LEGISLATION AND POLICY ISSUES AFFECTING ASIAN-PACIFIC AMERICANS.