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