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Upcoming Events and Projects

2009-09-02T11:24:00.001-05:00

You are invited to join us at the UAA Fundraiser Event on October 24th 2009 at Zembo Shrine in Harrisburg, PA. More details about the event to come soon. Save the date!

2009-09-02T10:38:00.002-05:00

Community Picnic and Presentation of the Community Center Model

2009-07-06T15:32:00.003-05:00

On July 5th, the United Achenese of America gathered the Achenese community at the Gifford Pinchot Park. The gathering included the discussion of the future of plans for UAA and development of the UAA Community Center. The architechtural model, it's three dimensional virtual tour and projected plans of the Center were presented to the community. The presentation sparked many ideas for fundraising and for broadening services provided by UAA.

UAA Board Meeting, February 10th

2008-02-19T10:57:00.003-05:00

The Board of Directors of the United Achenese of America gathered on Sunday, February 10th at Nationalities Service Center for a session of discussion of future plans of UAA. Also, two board members are going to attend the upcoming Annual ORR Grantee Workshop organized by project SOAR in Washington DC. They will later share the knowledge and skills gained at the conference with the rest of the Board members.

UAA website is under construction, and we hope to see it on and running very soon! www.unitedacheh.org

2007-11-15T21:18:00.000-05:00

Halal Bilhalal Panitia/Committees

2007-11-15T20:54:00.000-05:00

Penanggung Jawab Umum
T. Hamzah (Adek) Lakmana

Coordinator Acara: Khatab
Bendahara: C. Wahyu
Seksi Perlengkapan: Hamzah (Adek) & Zaizi Ditiro
Seksi konsumsi: Maskur, Hamid, B. Piah, & Hamzah
Seksi keamanan: Adnan & Martuni
Seksi Tamu: B. Usub & Kak Linda, C. Wahyu & B. Dafid
Coordinator Anak2: Leyla, Cut Malahayati, Intan, Dika
Penjaga Stand Konsumsi: Hasra, Teteh, Mar, Nur, Makcik, Mutia
Penanggung Jawab Nasi: Effendi, Jalil
Technical Operetor: Adnan Prang
Documentasi: Adek
Seksi Umum: Basri Usman

Thank you for a great event!

2007-05-31T15:13:00.000-05:00

The video of the event can be viewed Here or paste and copy this link: http://youtube.com/watch?v=YS6Q2lKlHdg

The Achenese Community Cultural Event Maulid was a great success and brought a lot of fun to the participating Achenese community. Big THANK YOU to the planning committee for a wonderful work done in putting the event together. The entertaining cultural performances, dazzling constumes, delicious foods, and pleasant atmosphere indeed demonstrated the beatiful Achenese culture to the guests.

The cameras with pictures taken by Achenese youth are being processed, and we will keep everyone updated on the UAA's photo project.

May 27th, Achenese Community Event in Harrisburg

2007-05-02T15:08:00.000-05:00

Your Are Invited
To
Achenese Community Youth Cultural EVENT

Sunday May 27, 2007

This event will be held at Chambers Hill Fire Hall
6400 Chambers Hill Rd
Harrisburg, PA 17111

Contact:
Teuku H. Lakmana 717.756.4593
Fnu Khatab 717.608.0030
Basri Usman 717.421.7421
Martuni Abdul tunis_vista@hotmail.com

This Event Organized by United Acehnese of America (UAA)
Community
And Nationalities Service Center

Afternoon Agenda

3:15 PM Introduction to the afternoon program by Moderator
3:30 Juliane Ramic, Leyla Dursunova (Nationalities Service Center) Project Introduction, Youth Photo Documentary project introduction
3:45 “Tari Ranub Lampuan” Dancing Performance
4:00 Koran short readings by children: Reza Hamzah, Interpretation by Salsabila Mahdi
Hafalan Al Quran (Dari surat-surat pendek) Oleh:
Sahera, Mawaddah, Yanni, Rahmi, Afni, Reza, Raja, Johny, Alfi, Dea, Raihan, Mabrur, Ihsan, Agam, Adjien, Maliqul, Pia, Fella, Amalinna, Cindy, Syarlin, Ahmad, Niki, Nasrul.
5:00 Break
5:30 Dancing Performance
5:45 Achenese prose readings
6:00 “Assalamu’ Alaykum”” dancing performance by Achenese group from New York and Connecticut: Aisha, Novyliana, Dica, Albany, Octalyana, Anisa
6:15 Dancing Performance
6:30 Achenese literature in prose readings by children
6:45 Achenese Fashion Show
7:00 Dinner
8:27 Break
8:45 Open Discussion / evaluation for UAA /Conclusion

Achenese Youth Photo Project
For May 27th Achenese Community Gathering

Organized by:
United Achenese of America And Nationalities Service Center

Photo Documentary Project: Achenese in America

Receive a free camera!

Take pictures and tell your story in pictures!

Get them printed and posted online!

Win the prize for the best picture! and of course…

Have Fun!

Cameras are to be distributed and more details are to be announced at the Achenese gathering on the 27th of May.

Panitia

2007-04-10T19:30:00.000-05:00

UAA
Panitia Moulid Nabi Muhammad SAW

Sunday May 27, 2007

(Conference Call 4/29, 5/13, 5/20)

Coordinator Umum
Cut Zahara (Kak Cut)

Seksi:
Makanan
1. Kak Hasra
2. Nur
3. Murshydah
4. Kak Mar

Dekorasi
1. Basri
2. Kak Mah
3. Linda

Seni / Budaya
1. Khairi Mulyani (Ani)
2. Cut Bob
3. Kak Salbiah
4. Wahyu

Penerima Tamu / Undangan
1. Kak Ida
2. Bang Hamdan
3. Tika
4. Khatab

Documentasi
1. Adnan Prang

Keuangan
1. Bang Yusub
2. Hafid

Keamanan
1. Husen
2. Hamid

2007-04-10T17:32:00.000-05:00

We made an extensive progress so far in UAA. I knew when I purposed youth talent in the next event it will bring interest to the community participation. I was right, the interest and energy shown tremendously by the community. This is a great start for our new beginning as a whole in a community. Every weekend we get together for the kids to practice our cultural dance for our next event. The location as we rotate change every weekend. While the children practice, some mothers teach other observe and male adults play dominos as they sharpen their skills. At the same time we also started ESL tutoring classes every Saturday from 8:30 - 11:30 AM. I can see our infrastructures building stronger and stronger

Filing Tax Returns

2007-03-12T13:06:00.000-05:00

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Hope this is helpful.

Thank you for coming!

2007-02-26T14:36:00.000-05:00

Greetings! The Board of Directors for United Achenese of America was elected by the community at the last meeting - please see pictures. Thanks to everyone for their input and for coming! Please join future activities of the UAA!

2007-01-19T14:56:00.000-05:00

You are invited to attend

A Convention of the Achenese community
in the United States
And a planning meeting for the United Achenese of America
That will take place on

Saturday, February 24th, 2007
12:30 to 6:30 PM
This event will be held at the Progress Firehouse:
3440 Maple St., Harrisburg, PA 17109

RSVP in advance will be much appreciated!

To RSVP: Martuni Abdul (267) 467-2760
M. Nurul Alkalil (717) 608-6526
Leyla Dursunova (215) 609-1542
Hamzah (Ade) Lakmana (717) 756-4593
Basri Usman (717) 421-7421

Organizers: United Achenese of America (UAA)
Nationalities Service Center, Philadelphia, PA

Turut mengundang: Achenese in Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York, Washington, DC, Virginia, and all Achenese students in the United States.
Your voice is your future, participate!

Tentative Agenda of the meeting:
All agenda items will be started on time.
12:30 - 1:30 Welcoming, registration and potluck lunch (families are expected to bring halal dishes to share)

1:30 – 2:30 Update on previous gatherings and activities. Update on NSC’s project activities. Explanation of Board’s responsibilities. Discussion of the structure of the United Achenese of America and its Board of Directors.
2:30 – 3:15 Mission, vision, and values of the United Achenese of America (Lahmudin). Introduction and expectations from the meeting: Board elections, Discussion of the Board‘s structure.
3:15 – 3:30 Break
3:30 – 4:15 Election for the UAA’s Board of Directors. Each elected representative tells about self and their plans and hopes to bring to UAA and community.
4:15 – 4:30 Break
4:30 – 5:15 Toward a strong Achenese Community in America: Community assessment.

5:15 – 5:45 Setting up for Maulid celebration, and deciding on next steps for UAA. Conclusion of the day and Doa.

Pictures from the November event at NSC

2006-12-28T10:57:00.000-05:00

Tickets to Philadelphia Museum of Art

2006-12-05T17:38:00.000-05:00

Greetings! We have 10 free tickets to the Teseros exhibit at the Phila Museum of Art (for Friday, Dec 15 from 7:00 – 7:30 p.m. – arrival time). It’s an exhibit of Latin American Arts from 1492 – 1820. First come first served basis. Please contact us or Martuni Abdul if interested.

Leyla

Thank you for a wonderful first meeting!

2006-11-28T11:51:00.000-05:00

Just a quick note to thank all of you for coming to first meeting of the United Achenese of America. It was so inspiring to see the level of participation, committment and genuine interest in this cause. NSC looks forward to working with all of you in the the coming years. We have some great photos from the event and we will post them on the blog soon.
Thanks again!
Juliane

Welcome!

2006-11-08T10:59:00.000-05:00

You are invited to attend

Eid Ul Fitr conference of Achenese in the United States
Duek Pakat Uroe Raya

Saturday, November 25th, 2006
12:30 to 6:30 PM

This event will be held at Nationalities Service Center:
1216 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107

Contact information:
Bahsa Aceh and Bahasa Indonesia:
(267) 467-2760 – Martuni Abdul
(215) 729-1386 – Tjut Zahara
(215) 893-8400 – Juliane Ramic

To RSVP: Send e-mail to Martuni Abdul (tunis_vista@hotmail.com) or call (267) 467-2760

Organizers: United Achenese of America (UAA), Nationalities Service Center, Philadelphia, PA, Aceh Institute

Turut mengundang: Achenese in Harrisburg, Baltimore, New York, Washington, DC, Virginia, and all Achenese students in the United States.

Your voice is important, participate!

2006-11-07T11:36:00.000-05:00

We are pleased to inform you that the Nationalities Services Center has received a grant from Office of Refugee Resettlement to launch the Achenese Community Self-Help Collaborative Project. NSC plans to provide services to support ethnic community building and strengthening activities for Achenese refugees and asylees living in the greater Philadelphia area and other regions.

NSC plans to support and encourage development of the existing ethnic community leadership in hopes of creating an ethnic community based organization. Activities will aim to foster civic participation and encourage civic engagement.

NSC’s collaborative project with the Achenese community seeks to implement activities to meet the following objectives:

• Provide members of the community with organizational development support including leadership training, committee support, mentoring, accountability and community conflict resolution training.
• Provide English Language Training in the home of a member of the community by mobilizing a paid teacher to meet with interested Achenese on a weekly basis.
• Support community organized and sponsored activities for youth to ensure that they are best equipped to navigate American and Achenese culture.
• Implement a series of community orientation sessions (small group meetings) to meet the information needs of the ethnic community’s elders and adults, young adults, and youth.
• Achenese community with an emphasis on bringing all parties to the table.
• Provide interpreter training to the four English speaking Achenese and ensure that members of the community are able to access linguistic and culturally sensitive interpreter services.

NSC will take the lead in this project. NSC’s dedicated project coordinator, a social worker with experience in ethnic community organizing and support as well as project management expertise, will provide appropriate coordination and technical assistance under the supervision of the Director of Social Services. The technical assistance provided will seek to meet the needs of the ethnic community, as well as to further the mission of resettlement agencies, the general community, and the State Refugee Coordinator, as needed.

We eagerly look forward to partnering with the Achenese community to work in together to implement this exciting initiative by forming planning committees and participating in events, community meetings, attending ELT, and sponsoring events. The Achenese community will also work to identify the scope and nature of an ethnic community-based organization that they have expressed an interest in creating.

We are looking forward for a rewarding collaborative. Please contact Leyla Dursunova or Martuni Abdul should you have any further questions about the project.

Sincerely,
Juliane Ramic
Director of Social Service