MAPAC

Malden Asian Pacific American Coalition, Inc. (MAPAC)1995

摩頓市亞太联盟

Boston Chinese Dance Troupe, 2009

MAPAC aims to provide a cultural, family-friendly forum for civic engagement and participation and appreciation of civic leadership, accessible by all residents and members of local organizations interested in Malden affairs. The day to day operation is handled by Great Wall Center, although MAPAC is an independently incorporated entity. Membership is informal and open for interested individuals and organizations to participate. Our mission is similar to that of the Mass Chapter of National Association of Social Workers. To learn more about what social workers do, please visit.

眾志成城

Together We Can

Member

Current board members:

Richard Cheng, President

(vacant) Treasurer

Loretta Kemp (TriCAP)

McKay Russo (Bread of Life/Malden Grassroots)

Lily Chin (MADAC Parent Association)

Malden High School Asian American Club & Advisor Ms. Phuong Ho

Mission

MAPAC is a volunteer, nonpartisan community entity, whose mission is to help advance and preserve the culture of Asian Pacific American living and or working in Malden; to promote human rights, to seek equality and justice in all areas of community life; to help ensure equal access to services. People of various ethnic, cultural and linguistic background have come together around this mission, recognizing that (i) a vibrant and growing community requires the full participation of all its residents and (ii) a community is only as strong as its most vulnerable residents. MAPAC is committed to justice, equality and the inclusion of all people in the community life of Malden.

MAPAC's Annual Lunar New Year Planning Committee:

Since the first event held at the former Malden Hospital in 1996, we moved this event to the community starting 1997 as the first MAPAC public Lunar New Year celebration.

This group is formed each year in the fall to prepare for this annual event and is open for anyone interested to help and particiapte.

Financial support received included:

Malden Asian Disability Advocacy Coalition Parent Association
Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling
Massachusetts Asian and Pacific Islander for Health (MAP for Health)

Malden Mayor's Office and Malden Redevelopment Authority
Malden Cultural Council
Healthy Malden
Great Wall Center
TriCity Community Action Program
The First Parish in Malden Unitarian Universalist
Eagle Bank
Cambridge Health Alliance
MAP for Health
Hapetities B Initiatives Boston

Elected Officials who supported MAPAC included but not limited to

Mayor Richard C. Howard
State Representative (Malden) Chris Fallon
State Respresentative (Medford/Malden) Paul Donato
State Senator: Richard Tisei
Gary Christenson, City Councillor Ward 1
Deborah Fallon, Councillor at-Large

For information about participation, sponsorship and performance opportunity in MAPAC Annual Lunar New Year Celebration, please join us by contacting the following:

Malden Asian Pacific American Coalition, Inc.

c/o Great Wall Center, Inc.

110 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA 02148

781-388-6931

richard@greatwallcenter.net

MAPAC AnnuaI Lunar New Year Celebration

MAPAC hosts an annual event to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Malden. It aims to provide organizers, activists, community organizations and the public to celebration the arrival of the most important Asian holiday of the year. This event is open to the public and from time to time supported by low-income providers, such as TriCAP, Bread of Life, Great Wall Center and other business and organizations signing on the events.

Photo: 10th Annual Lunar New Year Celebratoin at the Malden High School

10TH Lunar New Year Celebration

More information you can download:

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