Our AAPIP Voices blog are original pieces authored by AAPIP and key partners, including our membership community. We are eager to highlight the rich diversity of AANHPI community voices by sharing your story to our broader audience.
Interested in a guest feature in AAPIP Voices? AAPIP Members can submit a guest blog for us to review! If there’s alignment, we’ll contact you prior to publishing any guest pieces.
Note: Non-Member submissions will not be considered at this time.
There is Nothing More Difficult
Barbara Phillips
There is nothing more difficult to carry out, nor more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to handle than to initiate a new order of things.
Posted on: January 20, 2013
Not Just Another Tool in the Toolbox
Tawal Panyacosit, Executive Director of API Equality Northern California
When Alice Y. Hom, Director of the Queer Justice Fund, first mentioned that she was working on a report on funding disparities for LGBTQ AAPI communities, I was excited. I remember telling her it would become one of my bibles, my go-to resources on the LGBTQ AAPI community.
Posted on: January 11, 2013
Part 4: Civic Engagement Fund (CEF) Critical Collaboration Series
Simran Kaur, The Sikh Coalition
Consensus building is an incredibly powerful process in decision-making. When groups want strong support for a project, by all members, consensus building is not only beneficial but it is also impactful. Consensus building has a rich history and has been used by various communities, groups and political movements over time.
Posted on: January 2, 2013
I Know How It Feels to Be Judged For Being Different
Steve Li, 2012 DREAM Summer Intern
Attending the 2012 NQAPIA conference was truly a privilege, being able to share a space with many individuals who identified themselves as LGBTQ API. Never have I seen so many come together from different generations to work for social change in the LQBTQ API community.
Posted on: January 2, 2013
Part 3: Civic Engagement Fund (CEF) Critical Collaboration Series
S. Nadia Hussain
Oftentimes, in activism, it can seem as if we are in isolated bubbles, fighting uphill battles that never end. In this cohort, I think we have seen that we are all a valuable piece of a larger puzzle, pieces that can come together for broader changes. ASATA as an organization feels empowered to know that we are part of a greater movement.
Posted on: January 2, 2013