EPIC | Pacific Islander COVID-19 Response Team EPIC is an active member of both the National and Southern CA Pacific Islander COVID-19 Response Teams. You can find more information and resources by visiting this website. The Pacific Islander COVID-19 Response Team is a national group of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) researchers, health experts, community leaders and advocates formed to plan and implement infrastructure for informing and supporting families and communities about COVID-19. The National Lead for the team is Dr. Raynald Samoa and the Technical Assistance Lead is Dr. Nia Aitaoto. The Pacific Islander Center of Primary Care Excellence is the convening organization for the Response Team. A list and names of the National Focus committee, as well as the names and contact information for the different regional leads for California (Northern and Southern), Washington state (King and Pierce County), Utah, Arkansas, Oregon and Hawaii is included below.
APANO Responds to Tragedy in Atlanta APANO unites Asians and Pacific Islanders to build power, develop leaders, and advance equity through organizing, advocacy, community development, and cultural work. We envision a just world where Asians and Pacific Islanders and communities who share our aspirations and struggles have the power, resources, and voice to determine our own futures, and where we work in solidarity to drive political, social, economic, and cultural change. Learn more at www.apano.org. How you can help: Donate.. All donations will go directly to support the victims and their families and to support crisis intervention across the Asian American community. Here are more ways to support efforts in Georgia.
Washington County Housing Resource Guide Everyone deserves a place to live, but oftentimes, accessing vital resources presents a challenge to our Asian American and Pacific Islander communities (AAPI) in Washington County, Oregon who are working to provide for themselves and their families. Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon has created this guide to share useful information about housing resources and how to access them. Highlighted in this guide are resources and agencies related to housing, food, legal aid, financial services, and others. Language and cultural barriers may hinder some communities from accessing resources and finding a place to live, so they have included culturally specific resources and services as well. While this is not a comprehensive guide, APANO hopes that the information compiled here will lessen the burden of finding and securing housing. For questions, email [email protected] Access the Washington County Housing Resource Guide here View this post on Instagram A post shared by APANO (@apanonews) on Aug 10, 2020 at 11:57am PDT
Cultural Work Roundup August 2020 The meaning of success can vary across time, space, and bodies; however, success is the common goal and enemy for our innermost and collective selves. How can we draw success in a shape that allows us to heal and grow? Is strategizing pear-shaped? An endless wave? An octagon with two circles in it? Below is a list of BIPOC makers, radical thinkers, and doers who can guide and ground us, featuring recommendations by Cultural Work Intern Lillyanne Pham at [email protected] and APANO’s Arts & Media Project (AMP) members. Read the Cultural Work Roundup here
APANO | COVID-19 Resource Hub Since mid-March, APANO has shifted and re-aligned their work to address and advocate for community needs during these challenging times. They have tried to respond to the most pressing needs by hearing from our community, while also leaning into our core area of advocacy work to shape our collective response to COVID-19. The resources on APANO website include: Guide to COVID-19 Resources including food, mental health, general updates, and more Resources and agencies related to housing, food, legal aid, financial services, and others for WA County Resources in multiple languages for current health advisories on COVID-19 Courage During COVID is a series of stories of APIs in Oregon showing courage in this time APANO’s Small Business Support and Advising Program Oregon Worker Relief Fund Visit the APANO COVID-19 Resource Hub here