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.
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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
Origin Story
In 1990, the number of Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) on U.S. foundation staff had grown slightly but still represented a …
Posted on: January 4, 1990