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Summer DREAMs
Hertz Alegrio, Queer Dream Summer Intern at API Equality Los Angeles
Summer may only be three months long, but a lot can happen during this spirited season… What I know for sure is that this summer has been life-changing for me and the 1.4 million young undocumented Americans who will benefit from Deferred Action.
Posted on: September 5, 2012
Civic Engagement Fund (CEF) Critical Collaboration Series
Laila Mehta, Director, Civic Engagement Fund
At AAPIP we are recognized by many as convenors. As such, convenings are the hallmark of our work, and on July 18 and 19 the CEF cohort met to continue to share lessons learned and to delve into the political realities of AMEMSA immigrant and refugee rights issues. This work has been the cornerstone of CEF’s efforts to build capacity and collaborations in AMEMSA communities, and we’re beginning to see multiple outcomes, but these kinds of results come only with time and deep investment.
Posted on: May 30, 2012
Identities Clashing
Catherine Eusebio, 2012 DREAM Summer Intern
A clashing of identities was a common theme from the participants of the conference. Many people expressed that they had to fully leave behind their ethnic or religious self because it was at odds with their queer identity. It was uplifting, however, to hear someone say, “We do this [social justice oriented] work to heal ourselves so that we no longer have to exist as fragmented people.”
Posted on: May 30, 2012
Part 2: Civic Engagement Fund Critical Collaboration Series
Kathy Reich, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Thanks to all of you for inviting me to the CEF convening. I truly appreciated the opportunity to get to know you in a relaxed, candid, and open environment.
I learned (or re-learned) a few very valuable lessons from our time together.
Posted on: May 30, 2012
We Are Everywhere: Connecting the Dots of Social Justice Movement
Alice Y. Hom, Director, Queer Justice Fund
LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) AAPI (Asian American/Pacific Islander) people have always participated in diverse social justice movements but we have not always been openly gay and/or visible as racialized and gendered people in these movements.
Posted on: May 30, 2012