Full Recount and Disclosure Concerning Steele’s Remarks and ACAN’s Response Since Tuesday, Oct. 8

ByEd Wu

Full Recount and Disclosure Concerning Steele’s Remarks  and ACAN’s Response Since Tuesday, Oct. 8 Note: This recount is an official ACAN document, intended only for ACAN’s official distribution. No part of this document, including the References, may be reprocessed, translated, posted or reposted without ACAN’s explicit written approval. For any further questions or inquiries, please…

华盟理事会公告 – 12/7/2020

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Austin Chinese-American Network Statement Board of Directors Dec. 7th, 2020 时值奥斯汀市议会第 10 区 run-off election，现任市议员 Alison Alter 近期公 布了一纸竞选公告。所列亚裔社区领袖名单含华盟的创始人之一，前任会长 Peter Chao，并在他 的名字之后，明确标明 Peter 为 “Founder, Austin Chinese American Network”. 由于华盟是 501(c)3 公益组织，按 IRS 规定和有关法律，501(c))3 组织不可以以组织的名义支持任 何竞选的候选人, 华盟曾在 2020 年 1 月 1 日发布公告 (https://bit.ly/3gwvtHb) 。当部分社区成员对 Alter 议员的公告有疑问的时候，华盟理事会立刻咨询了相关法律和人员，特此正式予以澄清： 1）根据相关的 IRS 规定和有关法律，501(c)3 非盈利机构虽然不可以以组织的名义支持任何竞选 候选人，但组织的任何成员可以以私人的名义支持任何候选人, 个人在非盈利组织的头衔可以用于 但仅限于身份识别。请参看： https://www.nonprofitvote.org/documents/2011/11/nonprofit-staffand-elections.pdf/…

ACAN Receiving Grants From AllTogetherATX Fund

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[April 22, 2020] ACAN is proud to announce being selected as one of the 1st round organizations receiving grants from AllTogetherATX fund, a Covid19 relief fund jointly sponsored by United Way for Greater Austin and Austin Community Foundation, and funded by generous donations from individuals, organizations and corporations, such as National Instruments.

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ACAN partners with ATXHospitalMeals in support of health workers and local restaurants

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AUSTIN, Texas, April 16, 2020 — ATXHospitalMeals, the Austin-based grassroots organization mobilizing to feed healthcare workers through donations that go directly to support local restaurants, announced today a partnership with the Austin Chinese-American Network (ACAN), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a core mission to “serve our community and foster our heritage.” This collaboration will allow both organizations to augment and expand their respective charitable programs and enable ATXHospitalMeals to accept tax-exempt donations and company matches. Austin construction manager company Flintco is the first corporate giving partner matching dollar-for-dollar donations given through May 1 up to $15,000.

PRESS RELEASE: 2019-nCoV and ACCF2020

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By now, we are sure everyone is very much tuned in to the public health emergency that is engulfing China, and to a lesser degree, yet increasingly, the rest of the world. In the past couple of weeks, we have witnessed with a heavy heart a huge swath of Central China locked down, impacting tens of millions of people during what is traditionally the most festive and most intimate time of the year. From a distance of thousands of miles, we can still acutely feel the worries, the pains, and the desperations of our families, friends, and fellow countrymen across the ocean.

奥斯汀庆祝中国新年的新传统 ACCF2020

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奥斯汀华裔联盟欢迎您参加奥斯汀中国文化节。Austin Chinese Culture Festival (ACCF2020) Students from 11 high schools of the greater Austin area will showcase martial arts, Chinese calligraphy and water ink paintings. Local artists will perform traditional dances. There will be multiple fun games to play with prizes to win. Seventeen carefully selected Asian restaurants will have food for purchase. Participants will…

奥斯汀华裔联盟简讯

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华盟于8月25日上午十点在PCC举行了华盟财务状况通报问答会。13位理事和部分会员参加了会议。华盟财务长Wendy汇报了华盟自成立以来的收支情况。对一些会员关心的财务支出项目做出了澄清。详细的财务报表已经在华盟网站公布(需要使用会员账号登陆)。 https://www.austinchineseamericannetwork.org/acan-profit-and-loss-jan-to-august-2019/ 有与会会员对目前华盟理事会人员变动表达了疑惑。我们今后会以通告形式及时向会员通知。还有会员提问”华盟的服务方向是以会员优先还是社区优先?” 我们认为华盟宗旨是” 服务社区， 传承文化”， 在立足团结会员的前提下，为我们生活的社区提供更好的服务，把中华文化传播开去。会员是社区一部分，我们希望达到会员和社区双赢的结果。另外，有会员对理事会议特别是预算会议提出旁听的要求，我们一直鼓励会员参加的，今后一定会尽早通知大家会议消息。 会议纪要稍后会在华盟网站登出。