Welcome to the Asian & Pacific Islander Student Center

 Updates and Announcements

Lunar New Year Festival: Year of the Tiger

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

University Park, 11:30 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.

Celebrate the new year with the Asian and Pacific Islander Student Center with food, activities and performances!

Haiti Earthquake: How to Help 

We are a GLOBAL community and every little bit counts! We encourage you to donate blood, time or money to the relief efforts.

Oxfam has an emergency team in the capital, Port-au-Prince, responding with public health, water, and sanitation services. You can donate online through its Haiti Earthquake Response Fund or by calling 1-800-77-OXFAM. 

Partners In Health is taking contributions for relief efforts in Haiti, including medical supplies. The organization has had a presence in Haiti for more than 20 years, working to address the health care needs of the country's poor. 

You can donate to The Salvation Army's efforts in Haiti by calling 800-SAL-ARMY (725-2769) or visiting their Web site and designating that your donation is for the Haiti earthquake. 

The UN World Food Programme is accepting donations. Head of the WFP Josette Sheeran said the agency is deploying its resources in Haiti, including 86 metric tons of food. You can donate here. 

National Nurses United has issued a call for nurse volunteers to provide assistance to those affected by the earthquake in Haiti. 

To donate to specific relief efforts in Haiti:
United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) 
Mercy Corps
Save the Children
International Red Cross
World Vision
Catholic Relief Services
UNICEF
International Medical Corps
Network for Good
CARE
Operation USA
Operation Blessing International
Convoy of Hope
The Global Syndicate
GlobalGiving
Beyond Borders
Community Coalition for Haiti
International Orthodox Christian Charities
Baptist World Aid
Doctors Without Borders
Habitat for Humanity
Action Against Hunger
Direct Relief International
B'nai B'rith International
Bright Hope
Hope for Haiti
American Jewish World Service
World Relief
TractorShare
American Friends Service Committee
Food for the Poor
CHF International
The Lambi Fund of Haiti
Islamic Relief USA
United Way Worldwide
International Organization for Migration
Food for the Hungry
Relief International

The State Department has set up a hotline for Americans to inquire after family in Haiti: 888-407-4747.

There are several ways to donate via mobile device: 
• Text the word "Yele" to 501501 to donate $5 on behalf of the Yele Haiti Foundation, founded by Haitian musician Wyclef Jean. 
• Text the word "Haiti" to 85944 to donate $5 on behalf of the Rescue Union Mission and MedCorp International. 
• Text the word "Haiti" to 25383 to donate $5 on behalf of the Internal Rescue Committee. 
• Text the word "Haiti" to 864833 to donate $5 to United Way Worldwide's disaster fund. 
• Text the word "Haiti" to 90999 to donate $10 on behalf of the American Red Cross. 
• Text the word "Haiti" to 45678 (in Canada only) on behalf of the Salvation Army in Canada.

You can also find updated information and general ways to help during disasters at ReliefWeb, USAID and InterAction.
 
The FBI also warns donors to be alert to the potential for scams involving the earthquake. After a tsunami devastated Southeast Asia in 2004, many people lost money by donating to relief organizations that turned out to be fraudulent. The FBI offers several tips here

(Information provided by The Washington Post)