Welcome to Greater Washington Asian Deaf Association
Greater Washington Asian Deaf Association (GWADA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that advocates for the interests of the Asian Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Community of Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia.
Announcement: See upcoming Deaf Asian Night Out (DANO) events!
OUR MISSION
Greater Washington Asian Deaf Association (GWADA) is an organization that advocates for the interests of the Deaf Asian and Hard of Hearing Community of Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia. GWADA serves, supports and enhances the social, charitable, educational, and cultural needs and goals of its membership.
OBJECTIVES
- Be a resource for the education, social justice, civil advocacy, human rights of Asian/Pacific Deaf and Hard of Hearing persons and their families.
- Promote educational programs, workshops and seminars for Asian Deaf/Hard of Hearing infants/children, their hearing parents, new Asian immigrants and the helping professionals who work with them.
- Conduct and facilitate leadership/assertiveness training programs and self-esteem seminars for Asian Deaf/Hard of Hearing adults and their family members.
- Educate the general public about the Asian cultural heritage as well as Asian Deaf culture.
- To serve as an information clearinghouse on information about Asian Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing people.
- Enhance the recognition and achievements of Asian Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing people, promoting ethnic/cultural identity and pride.
- Award scholarships and stipends to outstanding Asian Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing students
- Promote efficient fund-raising activities to accomplish the above-mentioned mission.
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GWADA NEWS
Asian Intersectionality
We are excited to announce that we will host an Asian Intersectionality event for the first time in GWADA history! Registration includes coffee tour & tasting, Asian lunch, panel discussion featuring panelists of different Asian regions, and engaging activities....
2024 Dragon Boat Festival
The 2024 Dragon Boat Festival is approaching fast! Our team is already formed and at full capacity. However, the festival is open to everyone, free of charge. We invite you to come and cheer for our team, GWADA's Deaf Dragon team! Your support and enthusiasm are...
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GWADA BOARD FOR 2022 – 2024
Sophia Hu
President
Na Zhuo
Vice President
Tianqi Zhou
Secretary
Judy Yang
Treasurer
Kevin Sanderlin
Board Member
Yiming Wang
Board Member
Alexis Madayag-Thompson
Public Relations Chair
Paul Guo
Webmaster
Lynne Chen
Web Assistant
Vacant Board Member
TBA