U.S : ANTI-ASIAN VIOLENCE is ON THE RISE.

 

 

 

Dear friend, May is AAPI Heritage Month, an important time of the year to highlight issues that impact Asian American and Pacific Islander community members from immigration to the rise of anti-Asian violence in the United States. Stop AAPI Hate has recorded nearly 3,800 cases of anti-Asian discrimination in the past year alone.    AAPI community leaders are at the forefront of fighting for progressive immigration reform, voting rights expansion, ending militarism here and abroad, and much more. Give to keep this important organizing and advocacy work going !        Chip in at least $1 to each of these organizations to support AAPI-led organizations this AAPI Heritage Month.      Adhikaar meaning rights, is a New York-based nonprofit organizing Nepali-speaking community to promote human rights and social justice for all.  Asian American Women's Political Initiative is the country’s only political leadership organization for Asian American women. AAWPI is committed to building not only a strong community of Asian American women advocates and leaders but a commitment to building and strengthening bridges across communities of color.  Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Atlanta is the first and only nonprofit legal advocacy organization dedicated to protecting the civil rights of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) in Georgia and the Southeast.  Asian Pacific Environmental Network Action is an environmental justice organization with deep roots in California’s Asian immigrant and refugee communities.  Justice for Muslims Collective works to dismantle institutional and structural Islamophobia through raising political consciousness and shifting narratives, community empowerment, organizing and healing, and building alliances across movements with a focus on the greater Washington region.  National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum is the only organization focused on building power with AAPI women and girls to influence critical decisions that affect our lives, our families and our communities. Using a reproductive justice framework, we elevate AAPI women and girls to impact policy and drive systemic change in the United States.  Native Organizers Alliance is dedicated to building the organizing capacity of Native organizers and groups building grassroots power for change among native peoples across the continent.  National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA) is a federation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Asian American, South Asian, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Islander organizations.  Stop AAPI Hate formed in response to the alarming escalation in xenophobia and bigotry resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, a coalition of mostly AAPI-led organizations launched the Stop AAPI Hate reporting center on March 19, 2020.        Please chip in at least $1 each to support these Asian American Pacific Islander-led organizations doing crucial work to progressive immigration reform, voting rights expansion, ending militarism here and abroad, and much more.        In solidarity,            Ntebo Mokuena, Daily Kos.                                             Daily Kos, PO Box 70036, Oakland, CA, 94612.