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You Are Invited

To a Multicultural Happy Hour

Building a Multicultural Alliance for

Immigration Reform

&

The Immigrant-Friendly City

Thursday, February 21, 2013

4:30 to 6:30 pm

Tomos Hibachi Restaurant & Lounge (Brand New!)1293 West 9

thStreet, Cleveland 44113

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A group of leaders from the Mexican, African American, Chinese, Jewish, Puerto Rican,

Nigerian, Lebanese, Guatemalan, Israeli, French, Taiwanese, Palestinian, Bhutanese, Pakistani,

Somali, Vietnamese, Ukrainian, Indian, Serbian and many other communities invite you to our

inaugural Multicultural Happy Hour.

We intend to do this each month in 2013 to create a sense of community and commitment

around support for national immigration law reform and local efforts to make Northeast Ohio

cities more immigrant-friendly.

Historic changes are happening all around us.


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The re-election of the nations first African-American president. The rise in political power of

the Hispanic and Asian community. Possible immigration reform that could bring millions of

undocumented families out of the shadows and into our welcoming community --- not to

mention thousands more immigrant entrepreneurs and innovators that could help jumpstart the

economy of cities like Cleveland, Lorain and Painesville.

However, for Northeast Ohio to benefit from these national changes, and for our economy to

grow, we will have to come together, speak with one voice in D.C. on why immigration reform

is important to Northeast Ohios future.

We invite you to join us for happy hour, networking, and a quick briefing on how you can

support immigration law reform, as well as ways we can together encourage local policies that

welcome immigrant investment and talent, that make immigrants feel safe and part of the

community.

Together, we can build a globally-connected city and grow the pie.

Please join us and other kindred spirits on Thursday, February 21st, for complimentary wine

and appetizers, cash bar, at the newly-launched Tomo Hibachi Restaurant & Lounge, 1293 West

9th

St. Cleveland, Ohio 44113.

Tomos is the brainchild of Immigrant-American entrepreneurs Velimir Lucic, of Serbia, andBenny Yang, of China. Check out the photos of this amazing historic four story building

recently renovated by Velimir and Benny atwww.tomohibachiandsushi.com. You wont want

to miss this event!

Event Hosts

Lee Fisher, CEO for Cities

John Barnes, Ohio House of Representatives

Joe Cimperman, Councilman, City of Cleveland

Mamie Mitchell, Councilwoman, City of ClevelandBrian Cummins, Councilman, City of Cleveland

Max Rodas, Nueva Luz Urban Resource Center & Guatemalan Immigrant

Lute Harmon, Inside Business & Cleveland Magazine

Eduardo Gonzalez, Ferragon Corporation

Richard Romero, Latinos Magazine

Ivan Gomez, Vocero Latino

Mansfield Frazier, Neighborhood Solutions

Johnny Wu, Organization of Chinese Americans- Cleveland

Donna Dabbs, Urban Film Festival

Alton Tinker, Society of Urban Professionals

Alan Schonberg, Ohio Israel Chamber of CommerceRuben Castilla Herrra, LGBT LULAC

Michael Byun, Asia Service in Action

Karin Wishner, International Services Center

Nick Torres, Latino Policy Action Network

Prakash Sinha, India International

Lucian Foghoros, Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America

Hasan Bakia, Albanian Association of Cleveland

Susan Lohwater, Cuyahoga Community College

Lou Acosta, Northcoast Minority Media
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Arooj Ashraf, LaPrensa Newspaper

Velimir Lucic, Tomo Hibachi Restaurant & Lounge

Benny Yan, Tomo Hibachi Restauraunt & Lounge

Anthony Yen, Confucius Institute, CSU

Sanjiv Kapur, Jones Day

Patrick Valente (TIE: The Immigrant Entrepreneur Association)

Asim Data, Federation of India Community Associations, Cleveland

Joe Nava, Cincinnati Latino Community & Unity Prime Construction

Jason Lin, Lins Omni Plaza

Henry Luu, Lins Omni Plaza

Pradip Kamat, Indus International and TIE

Gene Sasso, Professor of Public Relations, KSU

Brian Hoffman, LLC

Richard Herman, TIE

Eduardo Romero

Harry Weller

Becca Kopp

Barbara Hawkins

Len Calabrese

Paramjit Singh

Raj Aggarwal

Joe Thomas_________________

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For more information contact Richard Herman at (216) 696-6170 or email [email protected]
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]

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