To empower Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) inNortheastern Ohio to access quality culturally, and linguisticallyappropriate information and services.

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E-Newsletter March 2016 - 1/2 Next Newsletter: March 24, 2016

ASIA Welcomes Three New Board Members!Asian Services In Action, Inc. is thrilled to welcome three new Board of Directors who began theirterms on March 1, 2015. The new members join . We are11 other esteemed members of our boardexcited to have this new diverse groups of individuals join the board and offer their unique talents,expertise and perspective to further ASIA, Inc.s’ mission to empower and advocate for the AAPIsthrough appropriate information and services.  Ms. Boyung Pahls, MPH, has nearly 20 years experience in real-world evidence analytics focusedon patient treatment pathways, physician and patient segmentation, and various outcomesmeasures analytics geared toward the pharmaceutical industry, health plans and hospital systems.She is a Director in the Payer & Provider division of IMS Health where she is responsible foraccount and engagement management of analytic studies and syndicated products to health plansand hospitals. Born in South Korea, she immigrated to the States when she was 8. She currentlyresides in Westlake and is married with two children, Siena and Nathan. Her hobbies include:fitness, exploring the restaurant scene in greater Cleveland area, reading and mentoring a collegestudent through the College Now organization. 

Mr. Ming Chang attended Wilbraham & Monson Academy for high school andgraduated from The College of Wooster. He has owned his own medical deviceconsulting business since 2009 and also owns Mosaic Property Management. Mingwas born and raised in Cleveland and similar to many first generation Asian families,grew up in the restaurant industry. He resides in Copley with his wife Marquita, histwo boys Jaxon & Parker and their dog Bernie. 

Mr. Robert Smith is the former ethnic affairs reporter for The Plain Dealer. For 12 yearshe covered the international and immigrant communities of Greater Cleveland,becoming familiar with the good work of ASIA. He left the newspaper in 2015 to jointhe communications team at Cleveland Clinic. His wife, Chul-In Park, is the first Koreanmember of the Cleveland Orchestra. See the list of our 14 board of directors: http://goo.gl/MHClEjRead more about these talented individuals: http://goo.gl/OcVZcy

ASIA Attends Housing CounsellingConvening 

was invited to attend the annual HousingASIA

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Apply Today! Now Hiring:Immigration Attorney

seeking anAsian Services In Action (ASIA)

was invited to attend the annual HousingASIACounselling Convening in San Diego fromFebruary 2 through 4, 2016. Susan Wong,assistant director of self-sufficiency and YaminLwin, housing counselor program assistant hadthe honor to attend the convening. As a HUD

, our housing counselors arecertified agencyinvited to the convening to share information,discuss policies, and build capacity each year.This year, the topic revolved around “BuildingCompetency for HUD Housing CounselingCertification”. It served as a refresher course forexisting housing counselors and help preparethem for the upcoming HUD certification exam.The exam is required for all housing counselorsin order to continue providing housingcounselling within a HUD certified agency. Theconvening was hosted by National CAPACDand and attended by Jerrold Mayer from HUDto present information on the upcoming housingcounseling certification exam. Learn more about our homeownershipprogram: http://goo.gl/DYhVDT

seeking anAsian Services In Action (ASIA)Immigration Attorney to work as part of our

The Immigration Attorney.Self-Sufficiency teamwill be responsible for providing free orlow-cost toimmigration legal servicesimmigrant and refugee clients through ASIA’s

. TheImmigration Legal Services ProgramImmigration Attorney will also collaborate witha network of organizations on naturalizationassistance and community education programs,and participate in other collaborative activities.A Juris Doctorate (J.D.) Degree required toapply. If interested, send a cover letter andresume to Mao Vue, Chief Operating Officer (

). See the jobmvue@asiaohio.orgposting: http://goo.gl/0f9k2v

Learn more about the legal servicesprogram: http://goo.gl/IYZdVmSee the job posting: http://goo.gl/0f9k2v