IRCO Asian Family Center Records, 1981-2014

Series 1 consists of administrative records generated by the Asian Family Center. Documents include advisory board guidelines, meeting minutes, and retreats, as well as an AFC handbook, reports, budgets, fact sheets, and strategic planning materials. Also included is staff-related information such as personnel policies and procedures, a program directory, and staff forums and trainings.

Series 2 consists of records pertaining to the Asian Family Center's community outreach and engagement activities with Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities. The materials feature the AFC’s planning documents for community events such as the Asian Cultural Night; records depicting the work of the Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon (APANO); and Emergency Preparedness and Communications Profiles for the Portland area’s API communities. Also included are materials documenting various community projects and initiatives such as the Coalition of Communities of Color, an alliance of culturally-specific community based organizations to support color through policy analysis and advocacy, culturally-appropriate data and research, and leadership development, as well as Engage, a project to encourage civic engagement among immigrant and refugee populations. Other records include grants, project files, correspondence, event calendars, and newspaper clippings.

Series 3 focuses on the Asian Family Center’s education initiatives. Projects, partnerships, and programs represented include the Caring Community Project, information on the partnerships between the AFC and the public education system in Portland and broader Multnomah County area, and documents pertaining to SUN (Schools Uniting Neighborhoods) Schools, that help students and communities succeed through after-school programs focusing on academics, recreation, and cultural enrichment. Types of documents for education-related initiatives include meeting agendas and minutes, contact lists, reports, correspondence, budgets, as well as program descriptions, policies, and requests for proposals.

Series 4 contains materials related to the Asian Family Center’s community health programs and research. Materials include an AFC health development plan, research on API communities’ health needs, menus of culturally specific foods, a study on health standards and standards of practice for interpreters, and a community health education program. Also included are materials pertaining to specific health issues within API communities including breast and cervical cancer, HIV / AIDS, and tobacco/smoking. The series also contains documents related to AFC partners such as the Multnomah County Health Department, the National Association of County and City Health Officials, and the SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) Children’s Mental Health and Youth Services. Types of documents for health-related initiatives include project proposals, fact sheets, news clippings, informational pamphlets, reports, budgets, partnership agreements, correspondence, meeting notes, and grant applications.

Series 5 materials feature various Asian Family Center youth and family programs and services. The programs include the Asian Youth Leadership Club, a club for young adults to learn leadership development, family enhancement, and violence prevention; the Asian Youth Enrichment Program, an after-school program which provides a year-round support system to high-risk Asian middle school students in Washington County; and the Girl’s Initiative Network, a project to engage communities in creating a web of support for girls. Other programs include the Level 7 and Youth Investment, the Youth Opportunity Program, and the Youth Trust Fund Program. The materials pertaining to the Asian Family Center’s youth and family services consist of topics such as gang prevention, parent child development, and general family services. Types of documents for youth and family programs and services include project descriptions, budgets, work plans, schedules, and reports, as well as meeting notes, correspondence, informational pamphlets, policies, and evaluations.

Series 6 consists of documents pertaining to the Asian Family Center’s services for community elders. Materials include Washington County Aging and Veteran Services Strategic Planning Committee meeting notes, member lists, research articles, and reports; Asian Pacific American Senior Coalition program descriptions, meeting minutes, and reports; and documentation of the Southeast Asian Elders Outreach Program such as program proposals, descriptions, and budgets, as well as committee meeting minutes. Other materials in the series include information about a 2001 Minority Elders Conference and general information on elders who are refugees in the form of a 1989 research article.

Series 7 includes seven Asian Family Center photo albums and one scrapbook. Four of the albums are of the 1995 AFC grand opening. The other three reflect a variety of events and community members. The scrapbook includes a few photos, but is mostly made up of news clippings and AFC brochures.