Monthly Archives: March 2013

Following Lunar New Year, ACAS had a busy month in which we had put up many wonderful programs and activities. Here is a recap: As a community-based organization, ACAS has always relied on the support of many of its volunteers who generously donate their time and skills to various programs. Volunteers range from assuming the administrative role at our front desk as the first point of contact, to providing the invaluable human connection to HIV+ service users as support program buddies, to reaching out to the East and Southeast Asian community to reduce the transmission of HIV/STIs and raising awareness about LGBTQ issues as peer educators for the Men’s, Women’s and Youth programs. To thank and honour our volunteers, ACAS held its annual Volunteer Appreciation Party on February 20 in which over 25 volunteers attended. We would like to congratulate the following outstanding volunteers from the various programs: YOUTH PROGRAM / QUEER ASIAN YOUTH: Euan Hwang, Bing Li WOMEN’S PROGRAM: Jin Choi,  Aurora Rodulfa ACAS HIV TREATMENT INFORMATION (Website): Amelia Cheng, Aruna Hewapathirane, Steven Han MEN’S PROGRAM: Rudi Budiarto SUPPORT PROGRAM: Rommel PeBenito,  Joseph Tse ADMINISTRATION:  Amelia Cheng, Philip Ha,  Shok Muinao You can watch the wonderful video from our Volunteer Appreciation Party here (Thanks our volunteer Milan for putting this wonderful video collage together):http://youtu.be/sVCHDc5RqEw   The Queer Asian Youth certainly had a lot fun this past month: First, there was the monthly movie night on February 25. Following last month’s gourmet chocolate workshop, the youths will be making delicious pizza this month at it cooking workshop on March 13. To celebrate March break, ACAS will be hosting a Games night on March 14 its QAY members. Lastly, our Youth Program coordinator, Meza, also held a sexual health workshop in Japanese for Brand New Way, an international student agency.   For the men’s program, the research team members from the Asian MSM [...]