New Mexico Asian Family Center

Welcome to the New Mexico Asian Family Center

Vision Statement

To live in a world where inclusiveness is valued and equal opportunity and justice exist for all.

Mission Statement

The New Mexico Asian Family Center is a place for Asian immigrants and their families to share their concerns, to learn about their own and others’ cultures, to build supportive networks, and to increase self-sufficiency.

Values Statement

In fulfilling its vision and mission, the New Mexico Asian Family Center values and promotes:
▪Recognition and respect for cultural differences
▪Diverse family structures
▪Openness and acceptance of individual differences
▪Different art forms as media for increasing personal and cultural self-understanding
▪Multi-cultural and multi-lingual skills
▪The importance of personal knowledge and experience
The NM Asian family Center is a non-profit networking organization. The NM Asian Family Center (NMAFC) started in August, 2006.

JKANM Fundraising Event for Victims of Japan Earthquake

Date: Saturday,March19th,2011

Time: Noon to 3pm
Place: JAPAN KARATE ASSOCIATION OF

NEW MEXICO
    6501 Eagle Rock Ave. NE, Suite A-1
    Albuquerque, NM 87113
    Phone: 505-256-0700
    E-mail: nagatomo@stancefinder.com

click here for more information

Asian American Youth

Our youth campaign against the dangers of

tobacco use and our script writing workshops

have contributed to four of our Asian American

youth winning awards for "Talk Back to Big

Tobacco" Script and TV Board Contest.

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Educational & Scholarship Opportunities

The New Mexico Asian Family Center encourages you to visit these sites and explore opprtunities for Educational and Scholarship assistance:

	US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation
	College Scholarships for Asian Americans
	*Asian Pacific Fund*
	*Horatio Alger National Scholarship Programs*

Private Endowments
The Gates Millenium Scholars Program
Funded by a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS)

Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership (CAPAL)

Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA)
Summer Intership & Scholarship Opportunity
2003 OCA/United Parcel Service Foundation Gold Mountain Scholarship

Chinese Americans United for Self Empowerment (CAUSE)
Student Internship Program

Chinese American Political Association (CAPA)
Internships

Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)

HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 23

Please read through House Memorial 23, designed to amend the $1 billion Optum Health contract to allow training and empowerment for parents from marginalized communities including those with limited English proficiency to become better academic champions for their children.
Your calls and emails to Rep. Picraux, Rep. Stapleton,

and Rep. Parks, as well as to Senator Pinto, and Keller would be gratefully appreciated. Click here for the

text of HM 23 and sample letter of support.

Project IMHOTEP Scholarship / CDC/Morehouse College Summer Internship - May-August 2011

On behalf of the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) and CDC in an effort to increase the pipeline for workforce in Public Health; we extend this special invitation to all our Pacific Islanders, Southeast Asian, and other underrepresented Asian American communities nationwide including our US Jurisdictions. The APIAHF is offering four (4) scholarships to qualified under-graduates (juniors and seniors) and recent graduates (class of 2010) to apply for this 11-week summer internship program.

Here's a flyer reflecting some basic information and the website http://stdapp.morehouse.edu:8080/imhotep/ for students to apply online. The online application is live! I want you to please direct all the students to the site on the flyer which will prompt them directly to the application.
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Please visit our new website at
nmafc.org
This site is being migrated to the new site above. Thank you for your patience. We will continue to provide you important information during the process.

The New Mexico Asian Family Center can help you keep your resolution
Free Tobacco Cessation Programs are available in Asian Languages (Chinese, Japanese, Tagalog (Filipino), and Vietnamese).
NMAFC has begun providing individual cessation counseling programs in other Asian languages, such as Chinese, Japanese, and Tagalog (Filipino) in addition to Vietnamese. Counseling in English is also available. The service is on a first-come, first-served basis. There is no fee for participation; however, the participants will be required to attend the full program of eight sessions and two follow-up interviews after counseling is completed. Participants will be able to have free nicotine patches, or other pharmacotherapy products. They will also be instructed on how to access their lang.uage at 1-800 QUIT NOW, New Mexico’s free tobacco helpline. Please sign up today.

NM Asian Family Center 505-934-5139
email NM Asian Family Center

How to Prepare Yourself for the Pandemic Flu

APIAHF (Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum) coordinated the translation of (Japanese, Korean, Marshallese, Samoan, Thai, Tongan, Traditional Chinese, and Vietnamese) the Get Ready pandemic flu fact sheet from the American Public Health Association to help our communities prepare themselves, for the pandemic flu. Share them with those you care about or pass them out in your community!

There are very simple ways to protect yourself from the pandemic flu. Wash your hands often with soap and warm water. Wash your hands for as long as it takes to sing “Happy Birthday” all the way through twice. Stay home from work or school when you are sick. Cover your mouth and nose when you sneeze and cough. Avoid

touching your eyes, nose and mouth. Avoid close contact with people who are sick. If you end up getting sick, distance yourself from the people you live and work with to help prevent them from getting sick.

TRANSLATED MATERIALS
Japanese|Korean|Marshallese|Samoan|

Thai|Tongan|Traditional Chinese|Vietnamese

First Choice Community HeathCare Opens

First Choice is proud to announce the opening of our new South Broadway Health Center, at 1401 William SE. We are celebrating a ribbon-cutting and offering tours on Thursday, Jan. 13 beginning at 10 am. Please share the news of our new location and expanded capacity to all community members and agencies who are looking for primary care and WIC assistance. The new center is more than doubling in size; and adding five more exam rooms for a total of 17; two new medical providers and support staff; plus a behaviorist. See attached flyer.
Michelle Melendez, Patient Services Director
First Choice Community Healthcare
2001 N. Centro Familiar Blvd. SW
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87105
(505) 224-8772 (office)

VICTIMS' RIGHTS

(translations available in the following languages)

Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders and Social Security: A Primer
Social Security is a critical income source for Asian and Pacific Islander Americans. Click here for important facts and information.

New Mexico Asian and Polynesian Groups and Organizations

Click here for the Directory

The Center is partially funded by the NM Crime Victims Reparation Commission, with funds from the Office of Victims of Crime, US Dept. of Justice and the United Way.

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Free Language Translation

Would you like to be part of the New Mexico Asian Family Center?

Get involved today. Click HERE to download the NMAFC Volunteer Application.

Quick Care Clinic

Now Open

Quick Care Clinic is now open and is located on Central and Atrisco next to Pro Ranch Market. This is a walk-in clinic and no appointment is necessary, and it's open Monday through Friday from 9AM-5PM. For more information click here.

Bernalillo County Office of Emergency Management

& Nixle are collaborating to provide instant messaging to inform the community regarding matters of public interest and safety.

Click here for more info.

Are you looking for a job or a career?

Click on the Employment Opportunities tab above.

Modest Needs Foundation, is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping hard-working individuals and families who find themselves faced with unexpected emergency expenses that have the potential to be catastrophic. Modest Needs’ maximum grant is $1,000.00. Rather than disburse their grants cash to individuals, Modest Needs makes its grants by remitting payment directly to a creditor on a successful applicant’s behalf. Founded by Dr. Keith P. Taylor as a “living tribute to human kindness,” this year the Modest Needs Foundation celebrates its 5th anniversary and millionth dollar donated.