Passage to Seattle: From AYPE 1909 to AANHPI Rising 2025
This year, OCA’s National Convention is in Seattle, WA! Our theme, “Passage to Seattle: From AYPE 1909 to AANHPI Rising 2025,” reflects our dedication to uplifting and educating future leaders while honoring the historic civil rights movements that have taken place on college campuses. The University of Washington, which hosted the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) in 1909, has long been a site of cultural exchange and progress. Now, in 2025, we gather to continue this legacy—advancing the rights and visibility of the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community and envisioning a future built on justice, equity, and multi-racial democracy.
