Annual Report - Asian Americans for Community Involvement

Annual Report
F Y 10–11
Dear Friends,
WE ARE GRATEFUL TO ALL who supported us
this past year. It has been an exciting year of
growth and success for AACI, and we could not
have accomplished so much without you.
National health care reform is one of
the most significant external influences on our
work, and we are embracing the future. We
are strengthening and integrating programs
within our organization to become a “health
home” for our community, ensuring that the
individuals and families we serve receive the
coordinated care they need.
We are proud to have increased our
capacity to serve more clients, having touched
the lives of more than 15,000 individuals this
year.
We made a major investment and
adopted an electronic health record system, in
order to increase the quality and efficiency of
care for our health center patients.
To continue to reduce stigma around
mental health, we produced a DVD in English,
Mandarin, Cantonese, and Vietnamese, highlighting clients who have been served by AACI.
We are proud that the DVD has been presented
at local, national, and international conferences and recognized as an award-winning
anti-stigma tool.
In line with AACI’s advocacy roots, our
youth program participants engaged in civic
participation as they testified at city and county
budget hearings regarding proposed funding
cuts to youth services. Their stories made a
positive impact during the budget process, and
the youth were empowered by the experience.
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Next year, 2013, will be a milestone anniversary for AACI as we celebrate 40 years of
service to the community. As we plan for this
hallmark year, we invite you to help us develop
a series of informative and celebratory events
that engage all members of the AACI community. And of course we hope you will join us in
these events, which will highlight AACI’s four
decades of improving lives and improving the
community.
I want to extend my deepest gratitude to
our supporters, volunteers, staff, and partners who share AACI’s mission of improving
the health, mental health, and well being of
individuals, families, and the Asian community.
Together, we are making a difference, and I am
excited about what tomorrow brings.
I hope that this annual report inspires
you as your support and friendship inspires us.
Sincerely,
Michele Lew
President and CEO
AACI is the
largest nonprofit
dedicated to
providing culturally
competent services
to Asians in Santa
Clara County.
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health
AACI Mental Health
Program
AACI Health Center
AACI Health Center’s multilingual staff provides
primary and preventative health care services
which include checkups, chronic disease management, screenings, immunizations, health
education and counseling. Patients are accepted
regardless of their ability to pay. Over the last year,
the center has been preparing to implement an
Electronic Health Record system (EHR) and preparing for changes that may be coming as a result
of health care reform. This year we saw 3,580
patients with 13,000 visits.
As diabetes rates increase in the county, the need
for a more comprehensive way to track and treat
patients has become crucial. The diabetes registry
that the health center launched this past year has
been a great success, allowing us to track 429 patients with the disease. Over the last year, we have
been able to achieve outstanding results such as
increasing the rate of annual lipid control screening and better glucose control management for
our patients. As a result, AACI plans to improve
and expand its chronic care model for diabetics
while maintaining current key status indicator
tracking and clinical results.
The AACI Mental Health Department encompasses three broad programs that help clients
overcome various psychological problems they
may be experiencing: Family, Children & Adolescent Services (F&C), Adult & Older Adult
Services (AOA), and Center for Survivors of Torture (CST). The F&C program promotes healthy
social, cultural, and emotional development
of children and adolescents, as
well as provides resources and
tools for parents and guardians.
The AACI Mental Health
The AOA program provides
Department was awarded
a range of services that target
the adult/older adult populaa grant to provide
tion, and CST provides services
to those who are refugees or
additional services to
asylum seekers. An additional
seniors in the community mental health service supported
by the AOA program is the Centhrough AACI’s Senior
ter for Healthy Independence
Wellness and CHI (CHI). CHI’s goal is to empower clients toward recovery
programs. through culturally and linguistically appropriate group activities designed and facilitated by
clients themselves. The three programs provide
outpatient services to improve the psychological well-being of clients through psychiatric
evaluation and management, psychotherapy,
case management, collateral services with family members, school-based and home-based
services, advocacy, and support.
been presented at local, national, and international conferences. In January 2012, the DVD
received the 2011 CreaTiVe Award in the category for non-profit public service announcements 2-30 minutes in length. Additional
language versions of the DVD are in progress
for Cambodian/Khmer and Tagalog.
At the end of 2011, the AACI Mental Health
Department was awarded a grant to provide
additional services to seniors in the community through AACI’s Senior Wellness and CHI
programs, which includes evidence-based
mental health services and wellness group
activities to seniors not already enrolled in the
AOA program as well as elder abuse prevention presentations.
This year, we completed the production of
a mental health anti-stigma DVD in English,
Mandarin, Cantonese, and Vietnamese; it
focuses on Asian populations seeking mental
health services and support. The DVD has
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AACI HIV Outreach,
AACI Center for
Prevention and Education
(HOPE) Program
Survivors of Torture
The HIV Outreach, Prevention, and Education
(HOPE) Program aims to decrease the incidence of HIV infection in Santa Clara County,
focusing on particular populations such as
Asian Pacific Islanders, Latinos, African Americans, men who have sex with men (MSM),
and youth. We hope to achieve this goal
by employing a three-prong approach: CTR
(counseling, testing, and referrals), community
outreach and advocacy, and group/individual
level interventions.
The HOPE Program has provided culturallysensitive HIV counseling, testing, and referrals
at the AACI main building and other satellite
locations in the community since 2007. In the
last fiscal year, the HOPE Program tested 612
individuals, and over 45% were Asian Pacific
Islander.
In addition to HIV counseling, testing, and
referral, the HOPE Program conducts evidence based interventions that target high-risk
populations. AACI has trained peer leaders
to engage their social networks around the
difficult topics of sex and safety. We have led
workshops on sexual health and awareness.
We have also taken groups of men on retreats
where they were able to discuss the intersections of culture, identity and sexuality.
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AACI
AACI Center for Survivors of Torture (CST)
helps refugees and asylum seekers who have
experienced political, psychological, and/or
physical torture rebuild their lives and regain
independence in a country foreign to them.
Although they have escaped the torture they
were experiencing in their countries of origin,
CST clients are often struggling to survive in a
new country while coping with the physical
and psychological effects of the pain they have
experienced. Debilitating symptoms often include fear, isolation, depression, Post-traumatic
Stress Disorder, and an inability
to trust. AACI offers psychological evaluation and treatment,
medical care, legal assistance,
housing, education, and emoffers psychological
ployment assistance in order
evaluation and
to re-establish trust and help in
the transition to a new country
treatment, medical
and culture.
care, legal assistance,
housing, education, and
employment assistance.
Lastly, the HOPE Program promotes HIV
awareness in the community by being an active participant in community collaboratives
that focus on prevention and education, such
as the Asian Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Collaborative (AHAC), and the Santa Clara HIV/AIDS
Planning Council. We have also participated
at major LGBT-related events such as San Jose
Pride and the Silicon Valley AIDS Walk, and
have been a major participant in coordinating
events on college campuses commemorating National Asian Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS
Awareness Day on May 19.
This year, AACI staff helped out
a client in his twenties who fled
his birth country because of the
political turmoil that was taking
place. He arrived in the United
States after traveling through
12 different countries to get
here. When he arrived he had a
hard time acclimating to a new country and a
new language. When the client was referred to
AACI, he began to work with an AACI psychologist to address the trauma-related symptoms
he was experiencing which included insomnia,
fear of being sent back to his birth country, and
concerns over his legal status. AACI taught
the client to use mindfulness and behavioral
techniques in conjunction with supportive
psychotherapy which led to improvement
in the client’s wellbeing. His troubles with
insomnia were greatly improved. After addressing his mental health, AACI staff became
aware that his immigration status still troubled
him. Because he had applied for asylum and
was initially denied, he was fearful that he
would eventually be sent back to his country
and killed. This burden had a huge impact on
the ultimate success of his treatment, so AACI
worked with the client’s attorney to ensure that
he would be granted asylum. AACI’s clinical
psychologist testified in court on behalf of the
client, impressing upon the court the ongoing
psychological effects of the trauma suffered by
the client and the constant uncertainty and fear
he experienced during the asylum process. The
client was granted asylum. Once his troubles
were behind him, he was able to begin settling
into life in the U.S. and shifted his focus to
seeking employment.
Of the clients served by CST, 86% recorded
an improvement in the areas of securing basic
needs such as food and shelter; feeling safe in
their environment; mental health and coping
skills; social connections and support; language skills and navigating cultural issues in
the U.S.
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advocacy
South Bay First
Thursdays
South Bay First Thursdays (SBFT) is a volunteer
run organization that holds a monthly dinner
series that brings together early to mid-career
professionals from the non-profit, corporate,
and government sectors interested in Asian
Pacific Islander (API) issues and service opportunities. SBFT’s mission is to inspire, educate, and mobilize the community about API
relevant issues by promoting a safe space for
dialogue. Our events consist of a panel of experts followed by facilitated group discussions. Beyond providing the community with knowledge, SBFT
also provides opportunities for
young professionals to build
We promote
networks and new friendships
engagement
with people across sectors.
civic
and aware.
ness about key issues
that impact the Asian
population and clients
we serve.
This year, SBFT reached out
to different API media outlets
(magazines and online forums)
to increase the presence of APIs
in the entertainment industry.
The 2010 December event,
“Movies & a Mixer” best illustrates how the program facilitates networking
opportunities for its participants. What started
as a one-time event to highlight API films entered into a national contest quickly grew into
an annual mini film fest highlighting Bay Area
API filmmakers.
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AACI Advocacy
Program
The AACI Advocacy Program informs and
empowers the Asian American community in
Santa Clara County around issues of equality
and social justice. We promote civic engagement and awareness about key issues that impact the Asian population and clients we serve,
particularly through our work with the Asian
Pacific Islander Justice Coalition of Silicon
Valley. AACI has taken a lead role in strengthening ties between the community and policy
makers as well as law enforcement. During
the 2011 California redistricting process, AACI
participated in efforts to advocate for the voice
of Asian communities. Activities included
hosting workshops and providing community
input and testimonials.
who had emigrated from Bosnia. Through the
dialogue, Carol was inspired to host block parties in her Saratoga neighborhood, a tradition
that had faded in recent years. She shared how
new families from various countries, such as
China, Taiwan, and India, had moved into her
neighborhood recently, but she had not taken
the time to get to know them. The dialogue
instilled in her a new desire to become better acquainted with her neighbors and their
cultures.
Our Silicon Valley Asian American Voices
(Voices) project shares the stories of Asian
American immigrants in order to put a human
face on the complex opportunities and challenges related to immigration in our communities, and to forge greater understanding
and increased cooperation among our diverse
region. Through film, dialogue, and other
multimedia tools, the project deepens understanding of immigrant experiences and contributions, bridges relationships between diverse
communities, and empowers people with the
resources to promote immigrant integration in
Silicon Valley.
Many participants at Voices community
dialogues have been inspired to build relationships with their immigrant neighbors as
a result of the program. While at a dialogue
in Los Gatos, Carol, a long-time resident and
retired teacher, became friends with a woman
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recovery
shelter
AACI Behavioral Health
AACI Asian Women’s
Department
AACI Behavioral Health Department oversees programs that address life challenges
including alcohol and drug addictions,
problem gambling, co-occurring disorders,
unemployment and economic welfare conditions. We also help youth struggling with
bullying, academic performance, legal challenges, delinquency and probation, cultural
identity and interpersonal conflicts. Program
offerings include the DUI Driver Program,
Adolescent Substance Abuse Minor Consent
Program, Center for Addiction, Recovery &
Empowerment (CARE), part of the Problem
Gambling Alliance, and CalWORKS Program.
In 2010-11, AACI Adolescent Substance
Abuse Minor Consent Program (Minor
Consent) staff spoke Thai, Russian, Japanese,
Hindi, Spanish, Kannada, Telugu, Marathi
and Punjabi. Graduating youth and their
parents benefited from our staff’s linguistic capabilities to better transfer the skills
learned in the program to the home environment and community. In addition, Minor
Consent expanded services to Andrew Hill
High School and continues serving middle
and high school students in need of substance abuse treatment.
The Center for Addiction Recovery &
Empowerment (CARE) provides culturally
competent support and treatment services
to youth, adults, and their families who
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AACI provides individuals
emergency shelter, legal
and social services
advocacy.
Home
are affected by problem gambling. CARE
promotes healthy lifestyles and responsible
gaming practices and increases community
awareness, education, resources, and treatment services for those affected by problem
gambling. This year CARE began participating in Betting on Our Future (BOOF),
a statewide, youth-led media awareness
campaign to develop and execute interactive
presentations to communicate the risks and
signs of problem gambling among youth.
Fifteen youth participants were involved
in this statewide campaign to produce an
interactive presentation, two Public Service
Announcements (PSAs), and an educational
short film to outreach to youth in San Jose.
CARE is proud to have received the “2011
BOOF People’s Choice Award” for the PSA
titled, “Bet on Help”. The other PSA titled,
“A Hidden Addiction” is being utilized by
the California Office of Problem Gambling
(OPG) in their media campaign in San Francisco and the Bay Area.
Asian Women’s Home, AACI’s domestic violence program and shelter, provides critical
support to individuals and families needing
to escape emotional or physical abuse. It is
the only Asian-focused program of its kind
in the area. Offering services in languages
our clients understand breaks the isolation
barrier that abusers have often come to rely
upon. AACI provides individuals emergency
shelter, legal and social services advocacy,
and a 24-hour hotline, as well as prevention services that include media outreach;
educational training workshops for professionals, paraprofessionals and community
groups; and a first-of-its-kind multilingual
(English, simplified and traditional Chinese,
and Vietnamese) website with information
and resources for victims of domestic violence. This past year, the program provided
additional trainings on self-care topics,
brought in a behavioral health consultant
and implemented staff wellness activities
to ensure that counselors are receiving adequate support. In addition, the emergency
shelter continued to make physical improvements to key areas of the facility. Renovations to the interior design of two bedrooms
and the staff office ensure that the shelter is
a warm and comfortable environment for
residents.
ese newspapers, radio, and TV stations. AACI received 30 instances of coverage
in mainstream and ethnic media reaching
an estimated one million people. Media
outreach has proven to be effective at reaching Limited English Proficient clients. Asian
Women’s Home’s 24 hour crisis line received a 40% increase in individuals calling
who heard about domestic violence services
through the media during last year’s media
campaign. Recently, one article was published profiling the Asian Women’s Home
Program Manager and the following day, a
limited English-speaking woman called for
help. She had never received help before,
did not know services like ours were available, and was grateful to be able to speak to
someone in her language.
AACI conducted an outreach campaign
to ethnic media, specifically targeting
larger Chinese newspapers and Vietnam-
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community
AACI Youth
Development Services
RYSE Afterschool Program (Resilient Youth
Striving for Excellence) and Project PLUS
Program (Peer Leadership Uniting Students),
both programs of AACI Youth Development
Services, use the 41 Developmental Assets
Model to provide at-risk students important life
skills for becoming productive members of the
community. The youth AACI serves primarily
reside in east San Jose, an area that has been
heavily impacted by substance abuse and
gang violence. Participating in AACI programs
helps provide students with the skills needed
to prevent engaging in risky behavior and maximize their opportunities for success in school
and life. In order to address the specific needs
of female participants, Project Plus launched a
young women’s empowerment group this year.
By providing an in-depth look at the unique
struggles of gang-impacted young women,
and talking about ways to overcome them, this
group has already begun to raise the participants’ self confidence. RYSE hosted its fifth
annual talent show this year. The event is organized by youth leaders who have participated
in the after school program themselves and has
become a favorite way to showcase youth talent in the community.
This year, our youth participants got a deeper
understanding of what is means to be civicminded as they prepared to speak to the San
Jose City Council about proposed budget cuts
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that would affect their program. As the date of
the city council meeting approached, the youth
program planned a field trip to attend the meeting. A large number of the youth who planned
to attend began preparing statements illustrating how the program had changed their lives. It
was moving to see the emotion they conveyed
to the council when they courageously stood
in front of the room full of people to ask that
the funding be saved. The Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits recognized the AACI youth as
Change Makers for 2011 for testifying to the
city council and giving voice to those not yet
able to vote.
Participating in AACI
programs helps provide
students with the skills
needed to prevent
engaging in risky
behavior and maximize
their opportunities for
success in school.
AACI Senior Wellness
Program
Since 1976, AACI has provided services for
local, low-income Asian seniors who are
often isolated due to linguistic, cultural, and
social barriers. AACI provides an array of
services designed to foster physical fitness,
independence, and social interaction. Services designed to foster health and independence include English as a second language
(ESL) classes, health education presentations,
and physical activities such as tai chi, line
dance, ballroom dance, and ping pong. We
also offer case management, referrals, and
counseling. This past year, the Senior Wellness Program provided 7,140 hot, nutritious
lunches to seniors. To ensure a sustainable
healthy diet, nutrition education workshops
are provided throughout the year.
fun! I also enjoy the nutritious Chinese hot
lunches and the cultural events here.” She
also keeps physically active by playing ping
pong several times a week.
As a result of participating in AACI’s Senior
Wellness Program, 98.9% of seniors reported an increased comfort level in their ability
to deal with situations in which English
was the only spoken language and 90.2%
of seniors reported an increased access to
healthy food.
One senior who has benefitted from the
healthy activities offered in the senior center
is Chan, age 72. Chan brings an uplifting
spirit to the center with her enthusiasm and
upbeat energy. She is extremely thankful for
the opportunity to stay active and social at
the Senior Wellness Program. She has always
enjoyed the line dancing classes that have
been offered, and has recently become involved in the ballroom dancing classes. She
says “I love to do exercise with music, this is
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financials
donors
Operating Revenue
Operating Expenses
Assets
Liabilities
$ 15000
$ 12000
$ 9000
$ 6000
$ 3000
0
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
200720082009 2010 2011
OPERATING REVENUE
$ 9,187
$ 10,422
$ 11,350
$ 11,339
$ 14,266
OPERATING EXPENSES
$ 8,426
$ 9,515
$ 10,837
$ 10,703
$ 12,850
ASSETS
$ 8,499
$ 9,355
$ 10,006
$ 13,135
$ 13,334
LIABILITIES
$ 6,607
$ 6,596
$ 6,301
$ 6,182
$ 6,222
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Funders
888 Auto Corporation
Acronics Systems, Inc.
AIDS Coalition Silicon Valley
AIDS United
The Altos Foundation, Inc.
Alum Rock Counseling Center
Asian and Pacific Islander Wellness Center
Asian Law Alliance
Asian Network Pacific Home Care
& Hospice
Asian Pacific Fund
Associated Students University of California
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Bestronics, Inc.
Blue Shield of California Foundation
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Business Connect China
California Bank & Trust
California Emergency Management Agency
Cancer Prevention Institute of California
Carr McClellan Ingersoll Thompson & Horn
Professional Law Co
Center for Employment Training (CET)
Chinese American Women’s Club of
Santa Clara
City of San Jose
Community Housing Developers
Comcast
Costco
Council on Aging Silicon Valley
County of Santa Clara
De Anza College
Discreet Bail Bonds
Donate For Charity Inc.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Association of
Santa Clara Valley
eBay Foundation
El Camino Hospital
Ella Gayle Hamlin Foundation
Equilar, Inc.
Far East Dragon Lion Dance Association
FIRST 5 Santa Clara County
Garden City, Inc.
Gilead Sciences Inc.
AACI thanks the following donors who invested
in our efforts for the 2010-2011 fiscal year (July 1,
2010-June 30, 2011).
Hays Companies
Heritage Bank of Commerce
Hewlett-Packard Company
Hokkaido Corporation
The Hurlbut-Johnson Fund, an advised
fund of Silicon Valley Community
Foundation
Hydef Performance
IBM
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara
Kaiser Permanente San Jose
Leslie Family Foundation
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
MAC AIDS Fund
Mary Ellen Fox and Michael E. Fox Family
Foundation
Microsoft Corporation
Nelson Fund
NextGen Healthcare
O’Connor Hospital
On Lok Lifeways
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Palo Alto University
Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center
People Acting In Community Together
Pho Ngan Productions
PhRMA
Public Financial Management Inc.
Q Huang Foundation
Robson Homes, LLC
Rutan & Tucker, LLP
SanDisk Corporation
San Jose Hardwood Floors, Carpet &
Vinyl Inc.
San Jose Mercury News Wish Book Fund,
Inc.
San Jose Police Officers Association
San Jose Water Company
Santa Clara Family Health Plan
Santa Clara Valley Water District
SEIU Local 521
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
SIREN
Sony Computer Entertainment America
South Bay Labor Council
Southwest Airlines
Stanford Hospital and Clinics
Sutter’s Place
Tapout Bail Bonds
Ted Wallace Bail Bonds
The Counter Santana Row
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
The Gordon N. and Anita T. Chan
Foundation
The Health Trust
The Morrison & Foerster Foundation
The Raymond Foundation
Today Insurance Company
Union Bank of California
United Nations Office of the U.N. High
Commissioner for Human Rights
United Way Silicon Valley
U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Department of Justice
V-Day San José State University
Verizon Wireless
Vietnamese Voluntary Foundation
VMC Foundation
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Foundation
Wonderland Chinese School
YWCA of the Mid-Peninsula Donor
Advised Fund of the Women’s
Foundation of California
Hope Society
The following individuals and organizations
have pledged to donated a minimum of
$1,000 per year for five years.
The Gordon N. and Anita T. Chan
Foundation
Juliet Chan and Stanley Chen
Jeffry S. Chang and Fu-Jane Lee
Paula Gani and Hanley Chew
Tom Cochran and Parris Correa
Carol Eckardt
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Jerrold Hiura and Lucia Cha
Michelle Hu
Jennifer Hum and Mike Wu
Chris Jew
Sarita and Ujjal Kohli
Jeffery Lee and Susan Lew Lee
Henry and Winifred Lew
Michele Lew and Jon Kessler
Hsing Hsien and Margaret Kung
Linda Min and Andrew Lee
Hien T. Nguyen
Kana Norimoto
Tamon Norimoto
VMC Foundation
Kay Winer
Gerrye Wong and Calvin Chew Wong
Jorge Wong
Connie Young Yu
Individual Donors
$10,000+
The Gordon N. and Anita T. Chan
Foundation
Michael Fong
$5,000 to $9,999
Anonymous
Chris Jew
Tamon Norimoto
Kay Winer
$1,000 to $4,999
Chi-Foon Chan and Rebecca Sen Chan
Juliet Chan and Stanley Chen
Jeffry S. Chang and Fu-Jane Lee
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Jeffery Lee and Susan Lew Lee
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Chris Wilder
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Tung Tran
Sally Wu and Otto Lee
$250 to $499
Blanca Alvarado
Ellie Barn-Wan and Eric Li
Qingqing Chen
Donald H. Cheu
Mike and Cinnamon Chu
Anita Chung
Frederick Chung
Darrell Evora
Noriko and Andrew Garcia
Carol Garvey
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Joyce Iwasaki
Lachelle Johnson
Andrew W. Kim
Garry Kwong
Michael and Deborah Lee
Lily Lim-Tsao
Evan Low
Doris and Paul Luke
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John and Louisa Yu
$100 to $249
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Tom Kinoshita
Yoriko Kishimoto
Darcie Kiyan and Alex Elsorady
Liz Kniss
Anna Ko
Alex Kobayashi
Arcadi Kolchak
George and May Koo
Mei Kuang
Larry Kuechler
Joseph D. Kwong
Johnathan Lam
Meiwen Lee
Mu Young Lee
Grace Leung
Luke Leung
Sally Lieber
Ellen J. Lin
Lisa and William Liu
Robert Lopez
Melissa Luke
Frank Luo
Jennifer Malone
Gary McCue and Louise Wong
Cal and Chin McLaughlin
Heather McLaughlin and Jon Westmoreland
Grace-Sonia Melanio
Patricia A. Mitchell
Mark Molina
Anne B. Moses
Christopher R. Moylan
Edward Ng
Phan Ngo
Jeremy Nishihara
Randy Okamura
Ernie and Antonita Orduna
Joyce Yuri Oyama
Vilma Pallette
Benjamin Picard
Greg Price
Joanne and Phil Quon
NKR Consulting
Sarah Rosendahl
Jeannie Stafford
Jessie Tan
Vy Tran
Rose Tsai
Christine and Wylie Tsan
Mari Ueda and Barry Tao
Tori and David Ueda Sakurai
Shirly and Eric White
Windmill Giving Circle (3)
Cherie Wong
Gilbert Wong
Irene Wong
Richard Wong
Takao Yamamoto
Yiaway Yeh
Shandra Yoshimi
Judy Yu
La Donna Yumori-Kaku
In-Kind Donors
Anonymous
5 color cowboy
AACI RYSE Afterschool Program
Margaret Abe-Koga and Yotto Koga
Aéropostale Valley Fair
Charu Aggarwal
Alchemy Hair Studios & Spas
Alpha Kappa Delta Phi (Stanford University)
Brian Anderson
Heather Angove
Erica Arriola
Asian American Women’s Alliance
Asian Pacific Bar Association of
Silicon Valley
Susie F. Barrera
Bay Area Diaper Bank
Martha Biegun
Mike Ceglio
Belinda Chan
Deborah Chen
Pei Chen Hsia
Iris Chen
Maria Chen
May Chen
Paula Gani and Hanley Chew
Hannah Chew
Young Choi
Roger F. Chow
Dawn H. Chu
Bruce Codding
Cool Box
Costco
Country Lane Elementary School
Cupertino Electric, Inc.
Daisy Girl Scout Troop 60782
Daisy Girl Scout Troop 61302
Don DeHart
Peggy Dong
Jay Drake
Laura Dunn
Cynthia Dy and Ignacio Salcedo
Express (Oakridge Mall)
Express (Stonestown Galleria)
Family Giving Tree
Mae Fong
Paul Fong and Grace Mock
Ethan Giang
Sarah Gibbs
Andrew Green
Herald Family Rebuilding Center
Chris Hess
Hobee’s Restaurant
Stephen Hoyle
Jane Hsu
Charlie Huang
Tomomi Inoue
Julie Johnson
Junior Girl Scout Troop 61032
Nina Jusuf
Daniel Kaleba
Sally Kawano
King Wai Trading Company
Susan Knight
Samuel and Mary Kuo
Renee Kuo
Emily Lam
Thuy Le
Jeffrey K. Lee and Doris Tilly Chang
Jeffery Lee and Susan Lew Lee
Erin Lemoine
Lindsey Leong
Laurie Leung
Yin Yan Leung
Michele Lew and Jon Kessler
Eric Liao
Cherryl Lum
Luv Paws
Jennifer Malone
Manley’s Donuts & Sandwiches
Catherine Matsuno
Diana Nguyen
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Hien T. Nguyen
Thuy Nguyen
Noah’s Bagels
Jason Nou
Nusha Nouhi
Organization Resolved to Charitable
Involvement and Developing
Sisterhood (ORCHIDS)
Michael Pappas
Ben Parisi
Christina Pham
Plan Toys, Inc.
Adrienne and Vijay Prasad
Prince of Peace
Project Linus
Quality First Services, Inc.
Dave Quong
Rick Febré Design
Linda Roark
Sacred Heart Community Service
Tisha Sagote
San Francisco 49ers
San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin,
Sangha Support Committee –
Sangha Crafters Yanin Senachai
Mary Shimizu
Anita Sit
Linda Skipper
South Bay First Thursdays
Lauren Tang
The Playstore
Terry Thompson
Toys for Tots
Hoan Tran
Stephanie Travaille
Diana Trinh
Turning Wheels for Kids
United Way Silicon Valley
Sandra Urabe
Vietnamese American Professional Women
Association of Silicon Valley
Sylvia Westenbroek
WestGate Church
Gerrye Wong and Calvin Chew Wong
Shawna Yen
Emily Yue
Matching Gifts
AACI is grateful to have received matching
gifts from the following companies:
AT&T United Way/Employee
Giving Campaign
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Bank of the West Employee Giving Program
Chevron Humankind Matching Gift
Program
Cisco Systems
Costco
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
GE Foundation - Matching Gift
Global Impact
Global Impact - Matching Gifts
Google Matching Gifts Program
Hewlett-Packard Company Foundation
IBM Employee Service Center
Just Give
Kaiser Permanente Community
Giving Campaign
Kennedy/Jenks Consultants Charitable
Contribution Matching Program
Microsoft Employee Giving
Microsoft Matching Gifts
Network for Good
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Sony Computer Entertainment America
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Truist
Union Bank
United Way California Capital Region
United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania
United Way of the Bay Area
United Way of the Greater Triangle
United Way Silicon Valley
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program
Wells Fargo Community Support
“
Before I came to AACI, I was shy and
often depressed because I didn’t feel that
I had a real family. I never knew my fa-
ther and didn’t meet my mom until I was
five. The only real family I had was my
grandma… With support and encouragement from staff that I met at AACI’s
after school program, I learned how
to better understand my grandma and
began to realize how much she loves me.
—AACI youth participant
This is one of many
stories that make me
realize how AACI
touches and changes
For more information, contact
the lives of young
people and their
families.
We have made every effort to ensure the
accuracy of donor recognition and regret
any omissions. If you have questions or
corrections, please do not hesitate to
contact us at (408) 975-2730 x131.
Kay Winer
AACI Board Chair
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AACI, Fiscal Year 2012
AACI Honorary Council
Board of Directors
Kay Winer, Chair
Senior Manager
Management Partners, Inc.
Paul Fong, Chair
Assemblymember
California State Assembly
Sally Wu, Vice Chair
Certified Public Accountant
Margaret Abe-Koga
Councilmember
City of Mountain View
Tori Ueda Sakurai, Secretary
Executive Assistant
KKR-Capstone
Candice Balmaceda, Treasurer
Vice President of Finance
Opportunity Fund
Cecilia Bateman
Patient Advocate
Hanley Chew
Attorney
United States Attorney’s Office
Truc Dam
Commodity Manager
Cisco
Carol Eckardt
Vice President, Finance
Red Aril
Patrick Kwok
Board Member
Santa Clara Valley Water District
Jaime Alvarado
Executive Director
Somos Mayfair
Jim Beall
Assemblymember
California State Assembly
Chi-Foon Chan
President & COO
Synopsys, Inc.
Michael Chang
Founder & Executive Director
Asian Pacific American Leadership
Institute of Silicon Valley
Mike Honda
Congressman
U.S. House of Representatives
Tasneem Ismailji
President
Academy on Violence and Abuse
Jeffery Lee
Dentist
Joyce Iwasaki
Past President
Arts Council Silicon Valley
Jeffrey Lee
Attorney
GCA Law Partners, LLP
Hsing Kung
Partner
Acorn Campus Ventures
Dao Nguyen
Physician
Kaiser Permanente
Imsong Lee
Founder & Former President
Samsung Semiconductor
Hien Nguyen
Vice President of Americas Sales,
Commercial Business
Netgear Inc.
Victor Ojakian
Former Palo Alto City Council member
Ernesto Orduna
Patient Advocate
Gerrye Wong
Community Volunteer
Jan Masaoka
CEO
California Association of
Nonprofits
Linda Min
Nonprofit and Philanthropic
Consultant
Edward Ng
Director, IBM Systems Group
IBM
Randy Okamura
Area Manager, External Affairs
AT&T California
Leland Yee
State Senator
California State Senate
Connie Young Yu
Author and Historian