Make Change
This is an extraordinary time in the push for collective justice and shared liberation; with the upcoming elections there is an urgent need to educate, engage and mobilize AAPI communities like never before. Below you can read more about the policies impacting communities and active campaigns you can participate in.
Take Action
Take Action Against Anti-Asian Violence and Racism
Our network partners have worked In allyship and solidarity across marginalized groups and have continued to call on community members to report hate incidents, condemn anti-AAPI and racist sentiments, attend workshops and bystander intervention trainings, and call for greater accountability
Help Increase Equitable Access to COVID-19 Vaccines
Take action today by keeping your community informed and safe with the COVID-19 vaccine, public health guidelines, and relief efforts! Our network partners have been engaging in community outreach and education on accessing COVID-19 relief and vaccinations and are looking
Address Anti-Blackness through Racial Justice Discourse
As we continue to work towards social and racial justice, incidents of anti-racism and xenophobia in AAPI communities has also brought forth calls for racial solidarity to dismantle anti-Blackness in our communities and understand the role of white supremacy in
Organizing to Protect Immigrants, Refugees, and TPS Holders
Our network partners have been advocating for immigrant and refugee rights and protections as they call for pathways for citizenship, organize against ICE, defend asylum, advocate to end deportations and incarceration in our communities, and work to free our community
Mobilizing To Increase Community Representation and Visibility
Since the 2020 election, our network partners have continued to defend and protect the right to vote, increase AAPI voter turnout and representation, and organize members of our communities to make sure policies and elected officials reflect our community concerns
Asian Organizations Across the Bay Area Join Forces to Demand Action Against Violence
On February 9, 2021, the undersigned organizations released the following press announcement denouncing violence against members of Asian American communities in San Francisco, Oakland, and the greater Bay Area. We stand in solidarity with victims, survivors, and families who have
Support Community Building and Mobilization in 2021
As 2020 comes to an end, we are reflecting on the monumental advocacy and community organizing that took place to address anti-AAPI racism, increase allyship and solidarity with other communities of color, respond to the socioeconomic and health challenges during
Support Community Organizing and Power during COVID-19
Despite the challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic have raised, our network partners have adapted and continued to organize and respond to the changing needs of their community members with their community outreach and engagement services, programming, and campaigns. As our
Advocacy and Policy
Biden Signs COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act
Thursday, May 20, 2021 Statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland on the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act Attorney General Merrick B. Garland made the following statement after President Biden’s signing of the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act into law: “Today’s bill
Ruling on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
On Friday, July 16, 2021, U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen issued a court order invalidating the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Although DACA will remain in place for current recipients, the order directed the government to stop
Asian Pacific Islander Equity Budget in California
NBC Asian America: ‘Historic investment’: California allocates millions to fight anti-Asian hate “The Asian Pacific Islander Equity budget, approved Monday [July 12, 2021] by Gov. Gavin Newsom, gives $156 million to community groups to tackle the root causes of racism.”
The TEAACH Act in Illinois
Illinois has become the first state to mandate that Asian American history be part of its public school curriculum thanks to advocacy efforts from numerous individuals and organizations, largely led by Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Chicago. Teaching Equitable Asian American Community