Cleveland, Ohio - Chinese Women Association of Cleveland

Activities for the upcoming year (2006):
for past activities, please click here

pictures taken during the Women's Day & Membership Drive Banquet on March 10, 2007

Special Notice:

Internet study on menopausal symptom experience among diverse ethnic groups
CALLING ALL ASIAN WOMEN 40 – 60 YEARS OLD

Eun-Ok Im, MPH, PhD, School of Nursing, University of Texas at Austin and her
colleagues are conducting an Internet study on menopausal symptom experience among
diverse ethnic groups of middle-aged women. In the study, Internet survey and online
forums using a Web site (home-page) will be conducted to get information on
women’s symptom experience during the menopausal transition.

You are being asked to participate in this study if you are an Asian middle aged
woman aged 40 to 60 years who can read and write English.

Data will be collected from July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2008. Methods for the data collection include an
Internet survey among 500 middle aged women in the U.S. on the Internet and online forum
discussions among four ethnically different online forum groups (30 members per group at the beginning).

Your involvement will be: (a) about 30 minutes are usually needed to complete the Internet survey
questionnaire; and (b) online forums will be conducted for 6 months (6 months for 7 discussion topics
and additional topics that the participants may add) if you agree to participate in the additional
online forum discussions. Your participation is asynchronous (participants can visit the online
forum site and read and post messages at their convenience).

Reimbursement for participation will be made by providing a Target gift certificate of 10 dollars per
Internet survey participant and a Target gift certificate of 50 dollars per online forum participant.
To get reimbursed for the online forums, at least two messages per topic should be posted.
For more information, please visit at our Web-site (http://moms.nur.utexas.edu/MOMS/) and/or contact us.

Contact Information:

Dr. Eun-Ok Im
Professor of Nursing
School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin
1700 Red River, Austin, TX, 78701
Phone: (512) 475-6352
Project Website: http://moms.nur.utexas.edu/MOMS/

Please Consider Being A Participant in This:
M O M S Study
A Multiethnic Internet Study on Menopausal Symptoms
Background Information:
Eun-Ok Im, PhD, MPH, RN, CNS, Professor at the School of Nursing, University of
Texas at Austin is the Principal Investigator conducting an Internet study on menopausal symptom
experience among diverse ethnic groups of middle-aged women.

Procedure:
You are being asked to participate in this study if you are a middle aged woman aged 40 to 60 years
who can read and write English and who are a White, Hispanic, African-American, or Asian.

Your involvement will be: (a) about 30 minutes are usually needed to complete the
Internet survey questionnaire; and (b) online forums will be conducted for 6 months
(6 months for 7 discussion topics and additional topics that the participants may add)
if you agree to participate in the additional online forum discussions.

Reimbursement for participation: $10 Target gift card
Online Forum: $50 Target gift card
For more information,
please visit at our Web-site http://moms.nur.utexas.edu/MOMS/
and/or contact us.

Contact Information:
Dr. Eun-Ok Im
Professor
School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin
1700 Red River, Austin, TX, 78701
Phone: (512) 475-6352

An NIH / NIR Funded Study (1R01NR008926-01A1)

The Chinese Women Association of Cleveland grieves the passing
of one of its founders and a former Vice President of the Association, Teresita U. (Tess) Okihara.
She is a wonderful person in life; a loving, giving person. She gives more than she receives.
She has made significant difference in the lives of many. She touches the hearts and lives of all who knew her.
She will be missed dearly. We know she is now with her Creator in Heaven,
a place much better than here on earth. Our prayers are with the loved ones she left behind.

Barbara Hing, President, 2005 – 2007
Chinese Women Association of Cleveland

We will be working on creating a Women Association
Directory and will be selling ads to local individuals
and businesses starting January. So, we need
everyone's support to be a part of the First Chinese
Women Directory.

Women Day and Membership Drive Banquet
DATE: SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 2006
TIME: 6PM
PLACE: TOM’S SEAFOOD RESTAURANT
ADDRESS: 3048 ST. CLAIR AVE, CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114
TELEPHONE: 216-771-1928
DANATION: $20 MEMBERS $25 NON MEMBERS
MENU: ASSORTED COLD CUTS, CREAM CORN WITH FISH MAW SOUP,
WALNUT SHRIMP, BEIJING PORK CHOPS, FRIED CHICKEN, STEAMED TOFU & VEGETABLE,
DOUBLE GINGER AND SCALLION LOBSTER, EGG PLANT VEGETABLE, STEAMED BIG FISH,
BEEF & VEGETABLE FLAT NOODLES.
DESSERTS: COCOUNT STICKY RICE BALLS & RED BEAN SOUP
ENTERTAINMENT: KARAOKE, RAFFLE AND DOOR PRIZES, ACROBATIC
PERFORMANCE AND OTHERS

COME AND MEET OUR NEW OFFICERS
&
HEAR OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER: IRIS CHOI, REGIONAL DIRCTOR, OHIO CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION

MEMBERSHIP CATEGORY: NEW: $15 REMEWAL: $10
HONORARY: $100 - PATRON: $250
ASSOCIATES: $500 AND UP

(HONORARY, PATRON & ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP WILL RECEIVE CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION
AND NAMES WILL BE PRINTED IN WEBSITE AND EVENT PROGRAM. MEMBERSHIP FEES ARE CONSIDERED
DONATIONS AND ARE TAX DEDUCTBLE FOR OUR MEMBERS)

FOR TICKET INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
THERESA: 440-708-6888 BARBARA: 440-248-0329 LANA: 440-255-7290/440-255-5634
OR EMAIL US AT: CLEVELAND: CLEVELANDCHINESEWOMENASSOCIATION@YAHOO.COM

Become a MEMBER!

MEMBERSHIP CATEGORY:
NEW: $15
RENEWAL: $10
HONORARY: $100*
PATRON: $250*
ASSOCIATE: $500 AND UP*

CLICK HERE
for Membership Form
(Adobe Acrobat PDF format)

Members of the Association gathered together at a wedding. Shown in this picture, from left to right,
Minna Chao; Judy Chu; Julia (Helen Ng's mom); Helen Ng; Amy Hope; and Dorina Shen

At a farewell party for one of our members, this picture shows the members in the back row, left to
right: Kitty Lee; Irene Chiang; Mrs. Lin (Grace's mom); Amy Hope; Theresa Wang; Minna Chao and Chia.
In the front row, Kimberly Chen Herman; Kimberly's baby, Isabella; Helen Ng; Grace Lin Fadel; Grace's
baby, Sabrina; and Sally.

Any special needs or suggestions send inquiry to: ClevelandChineseWomenAssociation-@-yahoo.com