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will position ourselves as an effective innovator in the non-profit Community: Asian Cultural Links | Business Links | Government Links | Health Links | Immigration Law and Social Justice | Professional Organizations | San Francisco Government | Seniors | Bay Area Transportation | Voting Rights/Political | Non Profit Organization | Miscellaneous Asian Cultural LinksChinese Historical Society of America (CHSA) has acquired the historic Julia Morgan designed Chinese YWCA building, located at 965 Clay Street in San Francisco. This move will mark the start of a National Chinese American Museum, scheduled to open in late 2000. Good site for academic links on Chinese American history. The Chinese Historical and Cultural Project (CHCP) is based in Santa Clara County, California. It was founded in 1987 as a non-profit organization to promote and preserve Chinese American and Chinese history and culture through community outreach activities. They have a virtual museum and library. http://chinapage.com/china-rm.html A portal site for finding out about China and its culture. A good source for Asian art on the web. http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVLAsian/VLAbout.html Asian Studies virtual library. Business LinksAsian Business League of San Francisco Women's Business Center, sponsored by the Small Business Administration. The Small Business Journal, a resource for small business questions. www.score.org or www.sfscore.com Service Core of Retired Executives, they offer seminars, and email support to small business related questions. Small Business 2000 is a not-for-profit association of people and companies who support and encourage the growth of small business in the USA and throughout the world. They also sponsor a television series on PBS. www.harvardmanagementor.com/demo/hmm/finance/index.htm This is an online demonstration of how to prepare a budget for a small business. www.hbsp.harvard.edu/ideasatwork/entrep Harvard business school entrepeneurs resource center. A small business resource for the internet. U.S. Small Business Administration www.dol.gov/elaws/welcome.html Department of Labor online guide to employment laws. Government Linkswww.whitehouse.gov/WH/Services This is the Whitehouse's official site, and has many links to the services available through the government. It also has a section for kids. San Francisco Department of Public Health San Francisco Unified School District site. Health LinksAsian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum. Information on health related issues. www.ncccsf.org/i_and _r/index.html This is Helplink, a multilingual phone in service for finding resources. http://medlineplus.nlm.nih.gov/ National Library of Medicine's database of information on medical issues. Information on health related issues from the US Dept of Health and Human Services. www.healthfinder.gov/htmlgen/HFKeyword.cfm?Keyword=MEDICAID Information on Medicaid from the US Dept of Health and Human Services. www.baylor.edu/~Charles_Kemp/asian_health.html A site for information on refugee, and immigrant health. Based out of Texas, but with national links. The Office of Minority Health Resource Center, sponsored by the Department of Health and Human services. It's main focus is AIDS/HIV prevention. Asian Health Services, based out of Oakland. They give information on how to become a patient at their clinic on their web site. American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, based in San Francisco in Potrero Hill. http://qi-journal.com/TCM.html A resource for finding out about traditional chinese medicine. The Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences, a college for studying traditional chinese medicine in a graduate level program. Based in San Francisco. www.aapcho.org/display.pl?template=wn_aapcho Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations Based in Oakland, this is an organization that is trying to help the API community to get better medical attention. www.hhs.gov/progorg/ocr/newfaq.html Health and Human services, Office of Civil Rights frequently asked questions page. Immigration Law and Social Justicemany articles on political subjects, and a special section on Immigration. This group helps people send email letters to policy makers on many different issues. National Immigration Law Center. This organization has informational materials for sale. (Based out of Los Angeles) www.aclu.org/issues/immigrant/hmir.html Immigrant issues from the American Civil Liberties Union. (this is a paid service) the American Immigration Center strives to provide Immigration information and solutions through a range of self-help Immigration & Citizenship products and services. They focus on Visas, Permanent Residence, Green Card, DV Lottery and US Citizenship. Chinese for Affirmative Action. To defend and promote the civil and political rights of Chinese and Asian Americans within the context of, and in the interest of, advancing multiracial democracy in the United States. Based out of SF. Immigration and Refugee Services of America. A paid site by an immigration lawyer, specializing in helping employable people immigrate. It has some information on visa dates, and how to apply for a green card. Based in San Francisco, ERA works to achieve women's economic security through litigation, public education, legislative advocacy, public policy analysis and advice & counseling. http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/cosw/index.htm The Commission on the Status of Women (COSW) is a department of the City and County of San Francisco whose purpose is to ensure women and girls equal economic, social, political and educational opportunities throughout the city. Professional OrganizationsThe Committee of 100 is a national non-partisan organization composed of American citizens of Chinese descent. Each member has achieved positions of leadership in the United States in a broad range of professions. With these diverse backgrounds, members collectively pool their strengths and experience to address important issues concerning the Chinese-American community, as well as issues affecting U.S.-China relations. Chinese American Medical Society Open to medical professionals this organization sponsors activities for it's members, and they have an Eastbay chapter at http://www.caps-ca.org/ www.naaap.org or www.clubasean.org Bay Area chapter of National Association of Asian Professionals. The National Association of Asian American Professionals is a non-profit 501(c)(3), all-volunteer organization whose mission is to promote the personal and professional development of the Asian American community. Club Asean is a San Francisco branch of NAAAP. www.concentric.net/~Aaco/core.htm Asian Americans for Community Outreach. A professional organization based in the SF Bay Area. Asian American Journalists Association They are a national organization with an office in the SF bay area. They have a job bank for journalists, and information on scholarships, and internships. M Society West A source for young Asian professionals to meet in the community, and to give something back. They are based in San Francisco, and affiliated with NAAAP. San Francisco GovernmentOfficial SF web site, gives many links to community organizations, you can even submit a URL for a Non profit organization! SeniorsCalifornia Department of Aging www.calregistry.com/resources/eldabpag.htm A state licensed free referral agency for seniors and their families. This link goes to information on Elder Abuse. Bay Area TransportationInformation on Amtrak. Has information on everywhere that Amtrak goes in America. Resource for commuters in the Bay Area, includes a free call in consultation on how to make your commute easier. Resource for getting around in the Bay Area on all mass transit systems. It has in-depth information on Muni, and Bart. Voting Rights/Politicalwww.equalrights.org/IMMIG/INDEX.htm This link goes to issues for Women and Immigration A site
for information on voting. Another site for information on voting www.asiasociety.org/about/mission.html The Asia Society is dedicated to looking at American and Asian relations, as well as Asian Amenrican issues. AFL-CIO page dedicated to women in the workforce. A non profit organization dedicated to giving information on voting, and how to vote. Non Profit OrganizationsSocial Ecology,based out of Seattle, is a company that emerged from the nonprofit sector. Based upon their years of experience helping nonprofits keep up with changing information technologies, they exist to provide communication systems that fit the needs, as well as the budgets, of nonprofit organizations. www.communitywealth.org/default2.htm they
have a directory of organizations, and information on getting funding/social
enterprise. Focused on parents and the community. Has links to sites for volunteering in your area(impactonline.org/volunteermatch.org) Learning Institute, resource for people working in the Non Profit field. www.innonet.org/reg_login.html Based on the East coast, this orgainzation helps Non Profits set up technical services. Parent Helping Parents, based in Santa Clara. MiscellaneousMainly a tool for those who want to chat, many other options available. SF based
list of resources in a bulletin board style International Institute of San Francisco They have offices in San Francisco, and San Mateo with services for immigrants, and learning English. Asia For Kids.com, A catalog for teaching children asian languages Asian American Association, a telecom company that specializes in long distance calling to China. www.sinologic.com/ChinaLinks.html A Berkeley based software company that specializes in Chinese language, and culture. A source for online news about China in Chinese and English, with links to other sources for news. Home > Resources/Links About Us Services Calendar Newsletter Donate Volunteer Resources |
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