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Title: Deaf Asian People and Organizations


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Deaf Asian People and Organizations

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National Asian Deaf Congress
  • Formed in 1994, NADC is a non-profit
    organization whose mission is to define and
    address the cultural, political and social issues
    experienced by the Asian Deaf Community. NADC is
    strengthened by the diversity of its chapters and
    the members within them, who come from various
    geographic regions and generations and have a
    number of different languages, religions, and
    cultures. NADC also strives to provide education,
    empowerment, and leadership to its respective
    members and chapters. NADC has seven chapters
    located in different regions around the country
    to facilitate members a little closer to home.

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Greater Washington Asian Deaf Association
  • Developed in 1994, GWADA became the 1st chapter
    of the NADC and serves Asian deaf and
    hard-of-hearing individuals around the Washington
    D. C. area. Through social activities and monthly
    meetings, the GWADA attempts to create cultural
    awareness within Asian culture, Deaf culture, and
    the local community.

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Bay Area Asian Deaf Association
  • Developed in 1995, BAADA became the 2nd chapter
    of NADC, advocating for and serving the needs of
    Asian people who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing in
    the northern part of California, near San
    Francisco. They promote important issues, enhance
    recognition of achievement, and empower
    individuals to develop self- esteem. Through
    various events such as the Chinese New Year and
    Japanese Cherry Bloom Festival, the BAADA
    attempts to enrich Asian Deaf traditions and
    culture as well as promote and support the family
    and community. BAADA will host the 2007
    Conference of the National Asian Deaf Congress in
    San Francisco from June 30 - July 4, 2007.

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Other NADC Chapters
  • There are 3 other NADC Chapters which do not
    have websites.
  • The Asian Deaf Association of New England was
    established on November 5, 1998 and is located in
    Boston, Massachusetts.
  • The Deaf of the Pacific Rim was established on
    October 14, 1999 and is located in Honolulu,
    Hawaii.
  • The Chicagoland Asian Deaf Association was
    established in August of 2000 and is located in
    Chicago, Illinois.

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Southern California Asian Deaf Association
  • Originally established in September of 1999, the
    Los Angeles Asian Deaf and Hard of Hearing
    Association (LADHA) became the 4th chapter of
    NADC. The name was changed to SCADA in 2003 when
    members were coming from various locations in
    southern California. The mission of the SCADA is
    to encourage Asian Deaf and Hard of Hearing
    individuals to explore and address cultural,
    educational, political, social, and economical
    issues, such as upward mobility and equal
    employment opportunities. The organization helps
    the Asian Deaf and Hard of Hearing community to
    share and celebrate their history and traditions,
    become empowered, develop their leadership
    potential, promote collaborative relationships
    and alliances, and foster networking.

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Metropolitan Asian Deaf Association
  • MADA, was established in 2002, becoming the 7th
    and most recent chapter of the NADC, serving the
    New York and New Jersey area. It is an
    organization by, of, and for Asian Deaf and
    Hard-of-Hearing men and women, focusing on
    multiculturalism, advocacy, education and
    outreach. Through workshops, social activities,
    and community service projects, MADAs goals are
    to advocate, educate, and network within the
    Asian Deaf Community.

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Asian Deaf Womens Association
  • The ADWA is a charity organization which
    provides support for Asian D/deaf women and
    mothers with Deaf/Hard of Hearing children who
    live in London. It was established in 1992 to
    encourage Asian D/deaf women to become less
    isolated and more independent. It assists women
    to realize their full potential to lead
    fulfilling lives. Supports include basic skills
    in math and English training courses in life,
    health and personal skills workshops Deaf
    awareness cultural events social activities
    peer support and youth services.

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Asian Clubs on College Campuses
  • Asian clubs are offered for students at two of
    the main universities for Deaf and
    Hard-of-Hearing students. The Asian Deaf Club is
    located at RIT (Rochester Institute of
    Technology) and the Asian Pacific Association is
    at Gallaudet University in Washington D. C. The
    clubs offer many events on these campuses to
    raise awareness of Asian culture, such as
    cookouts, chopstick eating contests, Korean
    movies, and learning Vietnamese sign language.
    Both clubs have been active for over 10 years and
    hold meetings on campus open to all students and
    faculty.

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Asian American Deaf Church
  • They are a few churches set up around the
    country focusing on the Asian Deaf culture and
    many Asian churches that offer services to the
    Deaf and Hard of Hearing. There are a plethora of
    different religious places of worship for
    different ethnic background located all across
    the US Korean, Pilipino, Chinese, Japanese, and
    Vietnamese.
  • Asian-American Deaf Church
  • Seoul Catholic Association for the Deaf

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Dr. Steven Chough
  • Dr. Steven Chough was born in South Korea and
    graduated in 1950 from the Seoul National School
    for the Deaf and immediately began teaching at
    the Taegu Christian School for the Deaf and
    Blind.  Dr. Chough is profoundly deaf and is well
    known as the first deaf person in the United
    States to obtain a Masters of Science degree in
    social work. He worked as a social worker in New
    Mexico, Texas, New York City, Minnesota and
    Michigan, where he fought for the advancement of
    deaf people such as rehabilitation, counseling,
    and educational services. He then joined
    Gallaudet University as teacher advisor, and
    administrator, including Dean of Student Affairs.
    After retiring in 1997, he has continued to teach
    at both Gallaudet University and George
    Washington University, in Washington, D.C.

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Elaine Kam
  • Elaine Kam was born and raised in Manila,
    Philippines and became deaf when she was a baby
    due to nerve damage. When she was eleven years
    old, her entire family moved to America. Elaine
    attended Gallaudet University and became involved
    in the Asian Pacific Association which led her to
    be involved with the NADC. She graduated in 2002
    with a degree in Deaf Studies and later entered
    the National Asian Deaf Pageant, winning and
    becoming Miss NADC from 2004-2007.

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Fat Lam
  • Fat Lam grew up in Hong Kong, China and became a
    carpenter after becoming deaf at age 10. He came
    to the United States to attend Gallaudet
    University where he received his bachelors
    degree. He later received his masters and
    doctoral degree. He is currently a math
    professor at Gallaudet University. He has
    returned to China a number of times to protest
    for democracy.

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Eiichi Mitsui
  • Eiichi Mitsui is Japanese and comes from a
    family of potters. He graduated from the
    Kanazawa Arts and Crafts University with a degree
    in ceramics. Eiichi Mitsui and his wife, Nariko
    Mitsui, who are both deaf, won the 2005 Laurent
    Clerc Cultural Fund (LCCF) Edward Miner Gallaudet
    Award for recognition of national or
    international leaders for promoting the
    well-being of deaf people. Eiichi is well known
    for his Kutani-style porcelain, a kind of painted
    pottery. Kutani porcelain was made from about
    1650-1700 in Japan. His works are excellent
    representations of the characteristics of old
    Kutani. He has donated a collection of his
    works to the National Technical Institute of the
    Deaf (NTID). He has a pottery business in Japan
    that specializes in old Kutani-style. The
    majority of people he hires are deaf and his wife
    is in charge of the business aspect of the
    company.

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Amy Wong
  • Amy Wong was born deaf in Indonesia. It was
    difficult to get good schooling there, but her
    parents were able to find a tutor and her family
    started learning ASL. She moved to Canada when
    she was 11 and then to California when she was
    14. Amy Wong was the first Asian-American Miss
    Deaf America she held that title from 1998-2000.
    She is currently attending California State
    University at Northridge and majoring in Fine
    Arts and Animation and is an ambassador for the
    National Association of the Deaf. She would like
    to pursue a career in the art field, whether
    its related to movie productions or book
    illustrations.

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Cynthia Plue
  • Cynthia Plue was born in Hawaii and is of
    Chinese descent. She was Miss Deaf Ohio from
    1989-1991. She became the president of the NADC
    from 2000-2004. She is currently an assistant
    professor at Northern Illinois University. She
    is primarily concerned with the history,
    literacy, and policy issues of Deaf Education.
    In addition, she is interested in the culture,
    language, identity, and technology access issues
    among the Deaf community and related issues.

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John Yeh
  • John Yeh and his family moved from Taiwan in
    1962, when he was 15, so that he and his sister,
    who are both deaf, could receive a better
    education. He received his bachelors degree in
    mathematics from Gallaudet University and then
    his masters in computer science at another
    college. He wanted to be a mathematics teacher
    but faced many obstacles because he was deaf, and
    therefore decided to found a software company
    with his brother called Integrated Microcomputer
    Systems, Inc. (IMS). IMS did very well and
    received many awards. They sold the company in
    1994, but two years later John founded Viable
    Technologies, Inc., which offers real-time
    captioning transcription services to deaf and
    hard-of-hearing students. He is also chairman of
    Webbynation which is the parent company of
    deafbuy.com and DeafNation. He has served on
    boards such as the National Captioning Institute,
    the National Asian Deaf Congress, and the
    National Deaf Business Institute.

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Asian Sign Language
  • Each Asian country has its own sign language,
    many being very different from each other. Each
    language is obviously used in that specific
    country, but over time has been brought to
    America by immigrants. Although they did not
    influence the development of American Sign
    Language, many families continued to communicate
    through their native sign language within their
    own homes or in small groups. Many forms of
    different Asian Sign Language have specific
    features that make them easy to distinguish from
    other forms of sign language. For example,
    Chinese Sign Language uses wiggling fingers as a
    formational element in many of its words and
    Korean Sign Language uses handshape morphemes
    which function as a marker for gender. All flags
    can be found at http//www.naaap-nc.org/Welcome.d
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References
  • National Asian Deaf Congress http//www.nadc-usa.
    org/
  • Greater Washington Asian Deaf Association
    http//www.gwada-metrodc.org/
  • Metropolitan Asian Deaf Association
    http//www.mada-nynj.org/
  • Southern California Asian Deaf Association
    http//www.scada-usa.org/about.html
  • Bay Area Asian Deaf Association
    http//www.baada.org/What.htm
  • Elaine Kam http//www.nadc-usa.org/elaine.html
  • Asian Deaf Club at RIT http//www.rit.edu/adc/A
    sian Deaf Womens Association http//adwa.uk.trip
    od.com/
  • Amy Wong http//www.deaflife.com/feature/amy_wong
    .html
  • Amy Wong http//clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/WORLDAR
    OUNDYOU/nov-dec98/miss-deaf-america.html
  • John Yeh http//www.ntac.hawaii.edu/employ_succes
    s_stories/consumers/stories/story001.html
  • Steven Chough http//www.naswfoundation.org/pione
    ers/c/chough.htm
  • Steven Chough http//www.vad.org/FOY.html
  • Fat Lam http//clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/WorldAro
    undYou/jan-feb98/fat.html
  • Eiichi Mitsui http//artoncampus.rit.edu/artist/11
    3/
  • Cynthia Plue http//www.nadc-usa.org/ex_officio.h
    tml
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