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
Save the Date: Lunar New Year & GWADA’s 30th Year Anniversary!
We are very excited to announce that we will be partnering with APIA to host the 2024 Lunar New Year & GWADA’s 30th Year Anniversary on March 2, 2024. The event will be held at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC. More details will be forthcoming. Mark the date...
December Deaf Asian Night Out
Deaf Asian Night Out (DANO) will be held on December 15th, at Luna Hall DC, in Washington, DC. This will be our last DANO of 2023! Come celebrate the end of the year with GWADA and learn about various cultural dishes from the Luna Hall DC restaurant manager. Show...
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GWADA BOARD FOR 2022 – 2024

Sophia Hu
President

Na Zhuo
Interim Vice President

Tianqi Zhou
Secretary

Paul Kahn
Interim Treasurer

Kevin Sanderlin
Board Member

Yiming Wang
Board Member

Judy Yang
Cultural Events Chair

Alexis Madayag-Thompson
Public Relations Chair

Vacant Board Member
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