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Welcome to
our home!
The
Asian Center was formed to promote a service network for program
planning, resource development, mutual support and social
interaction, among Asian people and other ethnic groups. ASIAN CENTER
is a non-profit organization.
Local Chapter:
Contact
the Asian Center Tel. (616) 771-6559 for information about
developing a state or local chapter in your area.
Main Mission:
The Purposes
of ASIAN CENTER are:
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To provide
family services to Asian families by using Asian languages, customs,
and ways of solving problems, i.e. issues of cross-cultural and
adoptive families, family conflicts, teens' problems...
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To provide
Asian alternative health services, which are preventive as well as
therapeutic, natural, holistic, and complimentary to Western medicine,
i.e. qigong (chikong) therapy for cardiovascular disease and
smoking cessation, yoga, acupuncture massage.
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To provide
culturally sensitive workshops to helping professionals to facilitate
their capacities to service Asian Americans. Therefore, they would
know how to service Asians according to Asian ways and customs of
problem solving.
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To facilitate
or provide Asian cultural activities to reconfirm Asian Americans'
cultural identity and self-esteem, and to enrich the community
cultural life quality.
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To provide
public education to improve mutual understanding, acceptance, and
integration, thereby reduce prejudice and discrimination.
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To provide
research and education for Asian related international trade,
education, and human service entities to facilitate global community growth.
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To provide
other services related to Asian Americans, e.g., translation,
interpretation, etc.
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Jan.
08, 2003
