ACA Detroit

ACA Free Health Screenings
2019-04-27 09:00 - 12:00 UTC | Chinese Community Center, 32585 Concord Drive, Madison Heights, 48071, United States
In the year 2019-2020, the Association of Chinese American once again collaborated with the volunteer team of Wayne State University School of Medicine to provide free health screen for the community.
The CCC health screening schedule is as follows, we hold full health screenings (BP, Glucose, Lipid Panal, A1C) at Madison Heights at the below dates:
Saturday, April 27th, 9am-12pm;
Saturday, May 18th, 9am-12pm;
Saturday, June 15th, 9am-12pm;
Saturday, July 13th, 9am-12pm;
Saturday, August 17th, 9am-12pm;
Saturday, September 21st, 9am-12pm;
Saturday, October 12th, 9am-12pm;
Saturday, November 9th, 9am-12pm;
Saturday, December 7th, 9am-12pm;
Saturday, January 18th (2020), 9am-12pm.
Address: Chinese Community Center
32585 Concord Dr., Madison Heights, MI 48071
The health screen is free to all residents of the community, welcome to participate!
During these screenings, ACA will cooperate with the REACH Team of Eastern Michigan University to conduct a health survey on the community. Your participation will tremendously support the overall community health assessment

ACA Comcast Cares Day
2019-04-27 07:45 - 12:30 | Sterling Heights, MI, United States
On two Saturdays, April 27 and May 4, ACA will be partnering with Comcast for the annual Comcast Cares Day.
Now in its 18th year, Comcast Cares Day is one of the largest corporate commitments to volunteerism and service in America. Comcast NBCUniversal’s long-standing company tradition has engaged more than one million volunteers to help strengthen communities around the world where our customers and employees live and work. This year for the first time, Comcast Care Day will welcome colleagues at Sky to join this tradition of giving back.
This is the 8th year of ACA’s partnership with Comcast in this event. This year ACA has chosen two locations in which you can join us to help out the local community!
The Association of Chinese Americans have partnered up with Comcast again this year to help out the local community. The project date will be on two Saturdays at two locations: April 27th at Sterling Heights and May 4th at Plymouth. We will need all that have registered to arrive at the chosen location by 7:45 am, in which the project will end at 12:30 pm.
1. Kids Coalition Against Hunger (Sterling Heights) – April 27
Volunteers will package food to be donated locally and world-wide

Address: 14500 Metro Parkway, Sterling Heights, MI 48312
2. Kids Coalition Against Hunger (Plymouth) – May 4
Volunteers will package food to be donated locally and world-wide
Address: 650 Church St., Plymouth, MI 48170
If you have the passion to help the community and help to express our cares to the community please register here: https://forms.gle/MJVBSRRvkbzyLLeZ6

在4月27日和5月4日两个星期六，美华协会将携手Comcast再次展开每年一次的Comcast 关爱日。
Comcast关怀日已进入第18个年头，是全美最大的对志愿者服务和社区服务做出企业承诺的企业之一。 Comcast NBCUniversal 长期以来的公司传统已经吸引了超过一百万名志愿者来帮助并加强我们在世界各地社区的服务。 今年，Comcast也将有新的同行企业Sky加入社区服务行列共承Comcast一如既往 对社会社区的回馈传统。
美华作为Comcast关爱日的社区合作伙伴，今年是第八年。今年的活动，美华选择了两个地点作为我们本次服务的对象。如果你感兴趣，请加入我们！让我们一起回馈社区！
美华协会与Comcast关怀日活动通知更新：下周六, 4/27/2019 在 Sterling Heights (14500 Metro Parkway, Sterling Heights, MI 48312) 和 周六, 5/4/2019 在 Plymouth (650 Church St., Plymouth, MI 48170)，所有注册参加的热心人士需要在早上7点45之前到达所登记选择的服务地点，服务将在中午12点30分结束。
1. Kids Coalition Against Hunger (Sterling Heights) – April 27
志愿者们将帮忙分装食物，这些食物最后将被捐助到当地的一些家庭以及全世界
Address: 14500 Metro Parkway, Sterling Heights, MI 48312
2. Kids Coalition Against Hunger (Plymouth) – May 4
志愿者们将帮忙分装食物，这些食物最后将被捐助到当地的一些家庭以及全世界
Address: 650 Church St., Plymouth, MI 48170
如果您有兴趣于服务社区，提高华人的社区形象，请在此处登记: https://forms.gle/MJVBSRRvkbzyLLeZ6

ESL Classes (12:30 pm to 2:30 pm) at the Chinese Community Center
2019-04-25 12:30 - 14:30, 2019-04-18 12:30 - 14:30, 2019-04-11 12:30 - 14:30, 2019-04-04 12:30 - 14:30, 2019-03-28 12:30 - 14:30, 2019-03-21 12:30 - 14:30 | Chinese Community Center, 32585 Concord Drive, Madison Heights, 48071, United States
ACA’s Chinese Community Center offers free ESL classes every Thursday from 10:00 am to 12:00 am (Class 1) and 12:30 am-2:30 pm (Class 2).
Lin Feng teaches the class to improve your English skills. The classes will support proficiency in the English language in reading, writing, listening and speaking.
No registration required, but feel free to call and let us at 248-585-9343 to let us know you’re coming.
Additionally, Chinese hot lunch is available during lunchtime. Over 60 years old: $3; Under 60 years old: $4.

美國華人協會的華人活動中心提供免費的ESL(英語作為第二外語)的課程，每周四，第一次課從上午10點到12點，第二次課從下午12點半到2點半。
Lin Feng教這門課程，為了提高您的英語能力。這門課將幫助您在閱讀、寫作、聽力和口語上熟練地使用英語。
不需要註冊，但是請致電告訴我們，你會來。
此外，午餐時間我們有可口的中餐提供，請致電訂餐。餐費：60歲以上：$3; 60歲以下：$4.

ESL Classes (10:00 am to 12:00 am) at the Chinese Community Center
2019-04-25 10:00 - 12:00, 2019-04-18 10:00 - 12:00, 2019-04-11 10:00 - 12:00, 2019-04-04 10:00 - 12:00, 2019-03-28 10:00 - 12:00 | Chinese Community Center, 32585 Concord Drive, Madison Heights, 48071, United States

ESL Classes at the Detroit Service Center
2019-04-23 10:30 - 12:00, 2019-04-16 10:30 - 12:00, 2019-04-09 10:30 - 12:00, 2019-04-02 10:30 - 12:00, 2019-03-26 10:30 - 12:00 | Detroit Service Center, 4750 Woodward Ave., Ste. 211 , Detroit, 48201, MI, United States
ACA’s Detroit Service Center offers a free ESL class every Tuesday from 10:30am-12:00pm.
Stanley Mosley, a long time ACA volunteer, known as Mo Lao-shi (莫老师) to his students, teaches the class using Chinese and English. The class emphasizes basic, conversational English and employs a variety of fun and varied topics to stimulate discussion and encourage in-class practice. Topics covered thus far in 2018 have included visiting the doctor, international travel, and dreams! Mr. Mosley gears his teaching especially to the seniors who frequent the center, but any and all age groups are welcome! The class goal is to expose students to new words and phrases that are useful for every-day life.
No registration required, but feel free to call and let us at 313.871.1790 to let us know you’re coming.
Additionally, Chinese hot lunch is available after class each week. Over 60 years old: $3 ; Under 60 years old: $4.

Computer Skills Improvement Classes (1 pm to 3 pm) at Chinese Community Center
2019-04-22 13:00 - 15:00, 2019-04-15 13:00 - 15:00, 2019-04-08 13:00 - 15:00, 2019-04-01 13:00 - 15:00, 2019-03-25 13:00 - 15:00 | Chinese Community Center, 32585 Concord Drive, Madison Heights, 48071, United States
Computer skills 计算机技能课程：2019年 1月7日-4月29日，每周一，下午1点-3点（关于ESL 课程，请点击查看）
上课地点：美华协会活动中心 32585 Concord Drive, Madison Heights MI 48071
课程目的是通过课程培训，使妇女能拥有更强的生活工作技能，提高独立生活能力，避免成为家庭暴力受害者。
记得尽早报名因课程很受欢迎, 更是要先腾出您的资源和时间来改善或更新您的生活和/或工作技能 !
有关详细信息或任何问题，请参阅海报信息。
注册请致电：248-585-9343。

Computer Skills Improvement Classes: 1/7/2019 to 4/29/2019, every Monday, from 1 pm to 3 pm.
Address: Chinese Community Center 32585 Concord Drive, Madison Heights MI 48071
The aim of the course is to improve women’s living and working skills so that they will have strong and independent living skills and avoid becoming victims of domestic violence.
This series of classes is very popular with the public, please spend your precious time to improve and update your life and working skills.
For more details or any questions, please review info from the fryer.
Registration at phone number: 248-585-9343.

ACA’s Digital Inclusion Program Update
2019-04-21 13:00 - 16:00, 2019-04-14 13:00 - 16:00, 2019-04-07 13:00 - 16:00, 2019-03-31 13:00 - 16:00, 2019-03-24 13:00 - 16:00 | Chinese Community Center, 32585 Concord Drive, Madison Heights, 48071, United States
The Association of Chinese Americans (ACA) is partnering with Comcast to offer the Digital Inclusion program to students ages 14-21 who have an interest in digital technology. This will be the seventh year ACA has worked with Comcast and the curriculum will also include courses from EverFi.
There will be one class this year that will meet every Sunday for 3 hours at the Chinese Community Center in which the tentative start date and time is Sunday, October 28th from 1-4 pm.
The program will run throughout the school year and will end in May 2019 with the tentative graduation day on Saturday, June 8th. The program is limited to 20 students and participants need to also provide a minimum of 50 hours of community service in order to graduate from the program.
The program will focus on:
– Leadership and diversity
– Personal development
– Workforce development
– Financial literacy
– Digital literacy and responsibility
– Hardware and networks
– Media production
– Teaching and facilitation
– Entrepreneurship
Participants who complete and graduate from the program will receive their own personal computer and program certificate along with EverFi certificates.
To register or for more information, please contact David Liou at dliou@acaccc.org.

The 8th Chinese Cuisine Cooking Contest-- 美华协会与韦恩孔子学院联合举办第八届烹饪比赛
2019-03-27 15:00 - 18:00 | International Institute of Metropolitan Detroit, 111 East Kirby Street Detroit, MI 48202,, United States
On Wednesday, March 27th, ACA and the Wayne State University Confucius Institute will be hosting a Chinese Cuisine Cooking Contest at the International Institute of Metropolitan Detroit.
This event will be open to everyone and will be a great opportunity to learn more about the different types of Chinese cuisines and Chinese food culture.
All pre-registered 4-member teams will arrive the International Institute of Metropolitan Detroit at 2:30 PM, and will enter the contest at 3PM. The competing teams will be given two hours to complete three dishes (rice/wheat, traditional Chinese cuisine, and Chinese dessert). At 5PM, our honored judges will evaluate with scores and pick the best dish based on taste, presentation, nutrition, and creativity.
The groups will not be able to do any preparation until the start of the contest except for the washing of vegetables, and the completed dishes should be able to feed 15 people. Each group will be reimbursed up to $60 for the purchase of their cooking ingredients.
The top three teams’ members will each receive a trophy and gift card (1st: $50, 2nd: $25, 3rd: $10). Our audiences will be served not just the dishes made for the competition, but also authentic Chinese food served after the competition.
Welcome to vote by tasting on site!
Address:
International Institute of Metropolitan Detroit
111 E. Kirby St., Detroit, MI 48202
*Free admission but limited street parking available.
For questions: 313-831-1790, 248-585-9343
For supporters/guests, please register through Eventbrite:
https://acadetroit-2019-8th-cooking-contest.eventbrite.com
For contesters/teams, (Limited spot available so register early to secure yours to enter the contest) please use the google form link to register:
https://goo.gl/forms/oIyxD04D6v5mrB492

美华协会将与韦恩大学孔子学院在三月二十七 (周三)下午举办中华美食烹饪大赛，欢迎各界共襄盛举，活动地点在底特律市的底特律大都会国际学院。这项别开生面的烹饪活动以介绍中华美食文化为目的，期望将独步天下闻名世界的中华美食料理，透过趣味轻松的比赛，让中国菜成为人人能上手的亲民料理。
比赛将以团体为单位，每组四人 。比赛时间是下午三时开始，五时整评分。本次厨艺大赛有幸请来多位评委，他们将分别从营养、味觉、视觉和创意方面评选出最优秀的中华料理。
在比赛中，除了蔬菜可以事先清洗以外， 比赛所有过程必须在现场进行，不可事先预备。比赛项目分三道，指定项目是面食或米食，任何以麺或米做出的成品均可；任何传统中华料理的特色菜肴，荤素不拘但必须有主题和贴切的菜肴名称；一道中式甜点，材料现场揭秘。完成的作品的量必须可以足够提供15人用餐。每组参赛团队可以凭原始发票报销最多达$60美金的烹饪原料费用。
每道作品将会分别由评委和观众评分，总分最高的前三组获奖。奖品包括精美中式奖杯每人一座和礼卡。第一名团队每位成员可获礼卡金额每人$50，第二名团队每位成员可获礼卡金额每人$25， 第三名团队每位成员可获礼卡金额每人$10。每三道最高分的菜肴，还会得到特别的精美奖杯。美华协会也将准备丰富的中餐请在场观众品尝。
活动欢迎现场参观试吃比赛作品并投票。
活动地址：
底特律大都会国际学院：
111 E Kirby St, Detroit, MI 48202
免入场费， 停车费自付
联系咨询电话：248-585-9343/313-831-1790
参赛网上报名： https://goo.gl/forms/oIyxD04D6v5mrB492 (报名从速，名额有限)
观众网上登记：https://acadetroit-2019-8th-cooking-contest.eventbrite.com

Childbirth Preparation Classes
2019-03-24 13:30 - 16:30 | Chinese Community Center, 32585 Concord Drive, Madison Heights, 48071, United States
Preparing you and your family to welcome your baby–ACA’s popular Childbirth Preparation Classes, is now open for registration. This is the second run following the first held last December by the same instructor Whei-Li Chiang. The dates and classes details are listed below and the time for each date will be from 1:30PM to 4:30PM.
3/10 Third Trimester Overview, Understanding Labor
3/17 Understanding Comfort techniques, Medical Procedures & newborns
3/24 Understanding Breast Feeding, Postpartum recovery and rest
Lecturer: Whe-Li Chiang
Registered nurse with18 years experience in labor and delivery; CPE (Childbirth Education Educator) Certified
16+ years of experience as a childbirth educator;
Target: Second/Third Trimester Expectant Moms & Dads (Grandparents are welcome to sit in)
Fee: $50 ( covering materials )
Location: Chinese Community Center, 32585 Concord Dr.
Madison Heights, MI 48071
Register or for more information: 248-585-9343/773-695-0605
