REFLECTING ON OUR GALA AND LOOKING AHEAD

It’s been a little bit of time since our Gala, and it’s still sinking in… Thank you so so much to everyone who came out to celebrate our organization and those behind the scenes who helped make it happen!!

It was a fantastic night, full of wonderful performances, conversation, food, and dance as we recognized a few of our heroes, including our partners at CEDAC and Annie Le!

Let’s end 2023 strong as we look ahead to Tết and VietAID’s 30th Anniversary!! Thank you for your support and please stay tuned while we continue this positive work alongside all of you who make it possible. 

In today's News Letter:

1. Celebrating our Playground renovations partnered by EEC & CEDAC. 11/17 10am
2. Survey with The Boston Foundation for Asian-owned businesses.
3. Survey with Asian Outreach Center for capturing people's experience with Language barriers in the courts
4. Flyers for Asian Mental Health

Âu Cơ Preschool Playground Ribbon Cutting This Friday Nov. 17 

Please join VietAID and EEC Commissioner Amy Kershaw for a ribbon cutting for the renovation of Âu Cơ Preschool's playground thanks to the Children Investment Fund's generosity, as we build a more inclusive play area for our youngest learners!

Please see our tentative schedule below.

9:45: Folks begin to show up. Coffee and donuts will be provided

10:00: Beginning of event, folks trickling in

10:10-10:30: Tour of Âu Cơ Preschool and playground

10:30: George to introduce speakers

EEC Commissioner Amy Kershaw

CEDAC/CIF - Children's Investment Fund: Bree Horwitz

Elected Officials or Representatives: 

Senator Nick Collins

Liaison to Mayor Wu, Kevin Tran

VietAID Board Chair Kim Thai

10:55-11:00: Closing, ribbon-cutting and photo-op

THE BOSTON FOUNDATION:

AAPI-OWNED BUSINESSES SURVEY

I'm reaching out to give an update on the progress of our AAPI-owned business survey. We are about half way through and have 125 responses, and our goal is to get to at least 300 (but ideally 500) before the survey concludes in early December. 

22% of respondents identify as Chinese, 13% identify as Vietnamese, 13% identify as Indian, about 12% identify as Korean, and 11% identify as Cambodian. 10 people have taken the survey in Chinese, 10 in Vietnamese, and 1 in Khmer. We're trying to make a push to get to more non-English speakers. We'd like to ask for your help in getting the survey out to additional businesses so we can capture as many Asian-owned businesses as possible.

The survey should take about 15-20 minutes to complete and will remain open until December 11, 2023. The survey is available in four languages: 

• Chinese
• English
• Khmer
• Vietnamese

ASIAN OUTREACH CENTER:

LANGUAGE BARRIERS IN THE COURTS

We also have a survey to capture people’s experiences with language barriers in the courts. The survey can be completed by lawyer or non-lawyer advocates for LEP litigants. Currently the survey is only available in English, but we are working on translating the survey. Would you be able to share the survey?

ASIAN MENTAL HEALTH:

 CAREER FAIR AND STUDY OPPORTUNITIES

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VietAID is excited to be hiring for:

Nail Salon Organizing Fellow

Our team has been serving the Fields Corner and greater Dorchester communities since 1994 and we are proud of our many accomplishments and milestones. We are seeking passionate and committed individuals to help us continue uplifting our vision and mission. For more details on qualifications and how to apply, see the above links for each position.

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