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Our Mission
Building a thriving, strong and supportive community for
seniors of Indian origin by staying engaged, connected, and informed.



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To participate in fun activities,
 pursue your hobbies, and interests, and build lasting friendships.

 

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Background Info Originally founded in 2007 as the ASIA-PDX (Association of Senior Indian Americans -Portland, OR) with all-volunteer leadership has been promoting and conducting activities for seniors of Indian origin in the Portland metro area.

In August 2020 in order to provide expanded resources, Oregon Venture Advancement Inc. a 501(c)(3) non-profit, acquired the ASIA-PDX activities and renamed it as Association of Seniors of Indian Origin (ASIO).

ASIO is operated by an all-volunteer leadership with a vision to expand connectivity and engagement among seniors in the community to the next level with the help of digital tools. Under its new charter, ASIO plans to augment its resources based on affordable membership fees.

The association’s activities have included regular meetings in Bethany / Beaverton areas, special events with invited speakers on topics of interest, summer picnics, group games, laughter exercise sessions, and domestic/international travels to tourist attractions. Activities during the pre-coronavirus pandemic, during the pandemic and those envisioned later are listed below.
 Pre-Pandemic Overseas Trips Trip to China 2014

Trip to Europe and Russia 2017

Trip to Australia 2018 During COVID-19 Pandemic Beaverton Group: Weekly Video-Meetings with regular medical updates

Bethany Group: Virtual Bingo Games/ Laughter Exercises Post COVID-19 Beaverton Group: Bi-monthly Meetings at Beaverton Community Center (2nd and 4th Sunday of each month)

Several Summer Picnics and other local tours

Bethany Group: Weekly summer meetings and local Portland Darshan trips