Tag: AAPI

Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities have long struggled for visibility and inclusion. Despite nearly two centuries of bringing rich history, culture, and contributions to American society, our narratives are often erased and misrepresented in mainstream media and l...

sentiment rising during the pandemic. Charles Yu incorporates his background in TV writing with the book’s unconventional form: part screenplay and prose. Thematically, the story feels like a crash course in Asian American Studies. The story follows Willis Wu, a Taiwanese American and actor...

A new poll released on Wednesday conducted by the National AAPI Power Fund shows most potential 2024 voters in battleground states believe that politicians’ use of anti-China rhetoric was responsible for the previous spike in violence toward Asian Americans. “Voters are seeing through...

This week, Asian Americans Advancing Justice — AAJC will host its signature Youth Leadership Summit (YLS). Since 2014, Advancing Justice — AAJC has convened prominent college students for its multi-day leadership development program that focuses on advocacy, communications, and civi...

The grassroots movement for inclusion of Asian American and Pacific Islander history in our public schools has been a beacon of hope to the AAPI community. Despite progress made, we now find ourselves at great risk because of an organization called Make Us Visible National, which is jeopardizing our...

Hawai’i is a melting pot of all different cultures and filipinos definitely makes up a huge chunk of the population. Learning to cook something new from my culture will always be humbling because in a perfect world, cooking a new dish would come out just like my mom’s on the first try...

First some context: As of 2021, it was reported that AAPI officials of all genders make up less than 0.9% of elected leaders in the U.S., although this group accounts for 6.1% of the general population. As of 2022, data shows that Asian American and Pacific Islander women represent 6.7% of t...

Not only do we wish to thank all 150 people who expressed interest in this group, but we also want to mention and thank a few folks in our circles who advised and guided us. Those folks include Rachel Bernard, Emily Cooperdock, Cin-Ty Lee, Wendy Mao, Sam Ying, Rosie Alegado, Victor Guevara, Sara Ten...