Established in 1973, as the Organization of Chinese Americans, OCA is the only national Chinese American organization headquartered in Washington D.C. OCA has built a strong alliance with 14 national Asian Pacific Americans organizations in our nation’s capital.
The presence in Washington
D.C.
allows OCA to effectively monitor legislation and policy issues that influence our community. OCA aims to embrace the hopes and aspirations of nearly 12 million Asian Pacific Americans in the
United States.

The OCA Sacramento Chapter is an organization of community advocates, one of 88 chapters and college affiliates that strive to develop strong leadership, community involvement and civic participation.
OCA is a national organization dedicated to advancing the social, political and economic well-being of Asian Pacific Islander Americans in the United States.
- To advocate for social justice, equal opportunity and fair treatment.
- To promote civic participation, education and leadership.
- To advance coalitions and community building.
- To foster cultural heritage.

- OCA advocates the importance of voter registration and participation in the political process.
- OCA is a non-profit 501(C) (3) organization.
- OCA is a non-partisan organization that does not endorse one political party over another or give support to individual political candidates.
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OCA takes no collective position on the politics of any foreign country, but instead focuses on the welfare and civil rights of Chinese Americans and Asian Pacific Americans in the
United States
.