Showing posts with label advocacy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label advocacy. Show all posts

Thursday, July 28, 2016

Asian-American Advocates Call for Solidarity with Black Lives Matter - NBC News

my article for NBC Asian America
"As AAPI allies and co-conspirators, we won't stand complicit in this system that disproportionately discriminates, devalues, and brutalizes folks who are unapologetically Black,"
Asian-American Advocates Call for Solidarity with Black Lives Matter - NBC News

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Applauding the State of the Union Address, Still Hoping for More - NBC News.com

My article for NBC News Asian America
President Obama's 2015 State of the Union address touched on many issues at the core of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities, including childcare, education, voting rights, income disparities, immigration, discrimination, and more. Leaders from the AAPI community react to what they heard, and what they wanted to hear but didn't, in last night's address.
Applauding the State of the Union Address, Still Hoping for More - NBC News.com

Friday, August 22, 2014

Detroit Asian Youth Project Celebrates 10 years of Mentorship - NBC News.com

Congratulations DAY (Detroit Asian Youth) Project on your 10 Year Anniversary Celebration today! 
“The program was started in response to questions being raised at the 20-year anniversary of the Vincent Chin incident,” said Detroit Asian Youth (DAY) Project co-founder and coordinator Soh Suzuki, referring to the beating death of a Chinese American man in a Detroit suburb in 1982. “Where has the Asian American community in Detroit gone? What does it mean to organize Asian Americans in Detroit today?”
Detroit Asian Youth Project Celebrates 10 years of Mentorship - NBC News.com

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Digital Media Mavens Launch Consulting Firm for Asian Americans - NBC News.com

My article at NBCNews on The Brain Trust:
“We looked around at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte,” said Olivia Chow, a co-founder of The Brain Trust who once led social media for the Democratic National Convention, “And our community was thinly represented.”
Digital Media Mavens Launch Consulting Firm for Asian Americans - NBC News.com