Posted by atasc on March 8, 2010 at 16:25 pm
During 2010 Census, let them know you are of Turkish origin. ATAA is patrnering with Census Bureau to spearhead the national campaign to count people of Turkish and Turkic heritage throughout America. You should either have recently received your census form or you will receive it shortly. I received mine today. Complete and submit the Census 2010 Form by writing “Turk” in the “Other” box on the Census 2010 form. Watch this video for further detailed explanation on how to fill out the form to be counted as TURK :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_a0C8qA-l8. More details can be found at www.ataa.org
It is very important for us to know how many Turks are living and voting in America to become a political force to reckon with. Depending on the results of Census 2010, over $400B in federal funding will be available to state and local projects, including diversity programs. In addition, depending on the enumeration of Turks, the Census Bureau may decide to include a “Turkish” box in the 2020 Census. So it is really important for each and every one of us to be counted as having Turkish heritage.
Thank you very much for your attention to this important matter.
ATASC
Degerli Turk Amerikan Toplumu Uyeleri,
Mart 2010 tarihinden itibaren evlerinize 2010 Nufus Sayimi geregi doldurmaniz gereken formlar gelecek. 10 yil once yapilan son sayim sonuclarini gordugumuzde, malesef gerek ABD capinda gerekse eyaletimizde yasayan Turk kokenli kisilerin sayisi yaklasik olarak bile belirlenememisti. Halbuki diger etnik guruplarin cogu irk sorusunun altindaki OTHER kismini isaretleyerek yanina etnik kokenlerini isaretlediklerinden sayica daha belirgin guruplar olduklarini kanitlamislardir. Turk kokenimizin tam belirlenmesi durumunda Federal Hukumet veya Eyaletler bazinda cesitli projelerin yururluge konulmasini isterken, egitim gibi onemli konularda butce tahsisati yapilirken ve hatta kongre ve senato temsilcilerimiz ile konusurken bu sayim sonuclari cok onemli bir veri tabani olusturmaktadir. Sayimda form doldurmak icin US vatandasi olmaniz gerekmemektedir, burada yasiyor olmaniz yeterlidir.
Bu nedenle tum uyelerimizden Census 2010 formlarini doldururken RACE kisminda Other’i isaretleyip yanindaki parantez icine ”Turk” yazmalarini ve tanidiklari ve Turkiye ve Turki Cumhuriyetler kokenli olduklarini bildikleri kisilere konunun onemini hatirlatmalarini onemle rica ederim. Konunun onemine binaen ATAA ve US Census Bureau bir anlasma yapmislar ve cesitli seminerler duzenlemektedirler. Detayli bilgiyi ataa website da www.ataa.org veya su Turkce video’da gorebilirsiniz.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_a0C8qA-l8
Konuya gostereceginiz destek icin simdiden herkese cok tesekkur ederiz.
ATASC
Posted by atasc on September 11, 2009 at 04:12 am
ATASC Presidents’ Message: ATASC BOard for 2010
Vega Sankur: ATASC President
Ersin Sengul - OCTAA President and representative
Hafize Turgut – TALL Co-President and representative (with Naime Berkoz)
Leyla Cohen – VATAN President and representative
Aytac Biber - ATASC-SD President and representative
Vedat Aslay – LATAA President and representative
Sevda Kupoglu Alexkson - ATASC Vice President
Ergun Tamer – Chief Financial Officer
Burcu Tansu – Corporate Secretary
Ayse Sule Ulubay – Member at large, Treasurer
Asuman Yilmaz – Member at large – Special Events
Tolga Yaprak – Member at large – Communication
We are all very excited to serve as volunteers to the Turkish American community whether in ATASC or in an ATASC chapter. We all agree on mutual support and total cooperation between chapters themselves and between the chapters and ATASC. We developed our 2010 goals in this spirit and agreed on the division of activities that are complementary to best serve you.
Four ATASC schools are ready to educate the next generation in Turkish language, history and culture. The volunteers at each chapter put their hearts and souls into these schools. I hope that you will join us in this effort by enrolling your children and/or volunteering for these schools. Furthermore, we are preparing a Children’s Festival on 18th of April in Long Beach to celebrate the Turkish Children’s Bayram.
One of the goal sof new ATASC Board is to keep you, ATASC community, better informed of ATASC issues as well as happenings in your local chapters. You are hearing from ATASC periodically in such and/or joint communications with your chapter presidents. We also just opened this group in Facebook to keep up you up to date facebook. We are awaiting your feedback about what is working, what can be done better.
Vega Sankur
ATASC President for the ATASC Board.
Posted by atasc on January 6, 2010 at 23:15 pm
As part of our student outreach plan, on January 30, ATASC and Assembly of Turkish American Associations (ATAA) brought together students from many Southern California colleges and universities for a lively exchange of ideas and laid the foundations of networking in Los Angeles at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel LAX. There were close to 55 students attending the program.
Students at the outreach
During the program, students were able to discuss issues such as visa and immigration, job search, career decisions, available resources in an informal Q&A setting. The first part of the panel focused on the legal and administrative issues. Mr. Arif Celik, Vice Consul of Turkish Republic in LA and Ms. Emine Ozyurt, Office of the Turkish Educational Attaché, and Mia F. Renaud and Yasemin Elmas, representatives from the LA based Marouf Law Group were among the guests that answered students questions. Following the session, previous ATAA President Ms. Nurten Ural and ATAA President – Elect Mr. Ergun Kirlikovali, discussed political issues and controversies facing Turkish students. The second part of the panel brought together a group of successful Turkish American business people to discuss networking, career and success in the US. Student outreach panel provided an important opportunity for the students to familiarize themselves with ATA-SC and its five chapters. Students indicated that the event was very impressive and successful and they enjoyed the delicious Turkish borek that was served during the panel discussion. Based upon their input, we would like to offer it in other localities in SOuthern California. We thank all the people who attended this day and supported our students.
Posted by atasc on January 6, 2010 at 22:22 pm
Sunday, Jan 31, 2010, 9:30 am-5:00 pm
ATASC held its annual General Assembly (GA) Meeting on Jan 31, 2010 . Roughly 40-45 ATASC members attended the event. ATASC also hosted multiple visitors from ATAA and TCA. Previous ATAA President Ms. Nurten Ural (curently with TCA as well as ATAA), ATAA President-Elect Ergun Kirlikovali, current TCA President Lincoln McCurdy and ATAA Trustee and San Fransisco Honorary Consul Bonnie Jay Kaslan attended the Assembly.
Visitors at the ATASC luncheon
Vega Sankur opened the GA with an update of the ATASC activities in 2009, followed by updates of the five chapters. In 2009, ATASC organized 23 April Children’s Day Celebration, 29 October Turkish Republic Ball and 10 November Ataturk Memorial Ceremony as well as the recent ATASC-ATAA Student Outreach Program. The chapters each organized -on the average- one community event a month. The schools in San Diego and Orange County are thriving while schools in Los Angeles and Ventura currently have low attendance. ATASC and ATASC chapters promised to continue to build their Turkish American communities, to educate public about Turkey and Turkish Americans and to have grassroots advocacy efforts.
For the ATASC Board elections, three very strong candidates had announced their candidacies to be on the ATASC Board. Two of the candidates Burcu Tansu and Sevda Aleckson were at hand during the election and were elected to the two openings by GA acclaimation. In addition, the GA recommended that the third candidate be the person to replace any board member if he/she decides to leave the board. The new ATASC Board is as follows: Naime Berkoz, Aytac Biber, Leyla Cohen, Volkan Duygun, Vega Sankur, Ersin Sengul, Ergun Tamer, Burcu Tansu, Hafize Turgut, Ayse Ulubay and Asuman Yilmaz. The Board will select positions such as Vice President, Corp Secretary, etc during their first meeting on Feb 20, 2009.
Representative McMahon Speaking
The afternoon session started with welcoming words from Honorable Hakan Tekin and then focused on Turkish American Broad Advocacy Network (TABAN) – an ATAA nationwide grassroots education campaign made possible with the sponsorship of Turkish Coalition of America. Keynote speaker Hon. Congressman McMahon, stressed the importance of speaking out and getting involved in the political process. To emphasize the importance of political involvement, Turkish Coalition of America (TCA) President Lincoln McCurdy, gave a presentation on Turkish American issues and Congressional Turkish Caucus. In the second part of the afternoon, previous ATAA President Ms. Nurten Ural, ATAA Civic Engagement Director Yenal Kucuker, and local Grassroots Coordinator Seda Bolulu held an ATAA training workshop/seminar and introduced TABAN’s vision and mission to activate Turkish-Americans in the grassroots efforts. Participants received instructional booklets on advocacy and signed up to join the local grassroots committee to ensure the continuation of these efforts in California.
Grassroots workshop/seminar also emphasized the importance of the 2010 Census, on which Americans of Turkish descent will be able to denote “Turk” as their demographic for the first time. The presentation was followed by a Q&A session, where attendees asked pertinent and engaging questions.
Young Turkish American Grassroot Advocates
We then heard from collaborative community leaders. Dr. Ali Kiran talked about House of Turkey in Balboa Park in San Diego. Sema Basol presented the new Turkish Woman’s Initiative to help Turkish girls to fulfill their potential. Dennis Aytekin asked for support of Izmir Grove project in Long Beach. Bonnie Jay Kaslan presented the very important World Affairs Council (WAC) -TCA partnership about the teacher’s education project.
Posted by atasc on December 24, 2009 at 18:12 pm
ATASC wishes a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of you. We hope for Peace, Love and Prosperity in our families, community, in our lands and throughout the globe. Let the New year bring us all that our hearts desire.
ATASC hepinizin Yeni Yilini kutlar, tatillerinizin neseli gecmesini diler. Butun ailelerimiz, toplumumuz, memleketlerimiz ve dunyamiz baris, sevgi, muhabbet ve zenginlik dolu olsun. Yeni Yil da hersey gonlunuzce olsun.
2009 ATASC Board: Aytac Biber, Leyla Cohen, Volkan Duygun, Metin Mangir, Vega Sankur, Ersin Sengul, Ergun Tamer, Burcu Tansu, Hafize Turgut, Ayse Ulubay, Asuman Yilmaz
Posted by atasc on November 25, 2009 at 14:52 pm
ATASC celebrates Kurban Bayram and Thanksgiving and wishes health, wealth and happiness to all ATASC Community.
ATASC Kurban Bayraminizi ve Sukran Gununuzu kutlar, Hepinize saglik ve mutluluklar diler.
ATASC Chapters are having quite a few events to bring all of you together at these joyous occasions.
San Diego – Nov 28
OCTAA – Dec5
VATAN – Dec 6 Check ATASC Chapter Websites – on the left side – for details
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