How We Talk About Race
- After attacks on Asian American elders, here's how to talk to your kids about racism against us Many AAPI parents didn't have "the talk" with their parents or they had a very different one from what is needed now. But you don't have to start from scratch.
- The 8 R's of Talking about Race: How to Have Meaningful Conversations Creating purposeful dialogue on race helps us to be better equipped in fighting injustices.
- Eight Lessons for Talking about Race, Racism, and Racial Justice (The Opportunity Agenda) As we strive to improve conversations about race, racism, and racial justice in this country, the environment in which we’re speaking seems to be constantly shifting. The Opportunity Agenda has put together some advice on finding conversation entry points based on research, experience, and the input of partners from around the country.
- Ten Lessons for Taking Leadership on Racial Equality The lessons described here grew out of The Aspen Institute's Racial Equity Leadership Development Program, which engages leaders from across sectors to develop and implement strategies for eliminating racial divisions and disparities.
- Act to Change In October 2015, President Obama’s White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs), in partnership with the Sikh Coalition and the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment, launched Act To Change, a national public awareness campaign on bullying prevention among youth — including Asian American, Pacific Islander, Sikh, Muslim, LGBTQI, and immigrant youth.
- Asian American Feminist Collective "We engage in intersectional feminist politics grounded within our communities, including those whose backgrounds encompass East, Southeast, and South Asian, Pacific Islander, multi-ethnic and diasporic Asian identities. Through public events and resources, we seek to provide spaces for identity exploration, political education, community building, and advocacy."
- Asian Americans Advancing Justice A national affiliation of five leading organizations advocating for the civil and human rights of Asian Americans and other underserved communities to promote a fair and equitable society for all.
- Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, AFL-CIO (APALA) Founded in 1992, the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA), AFL-CIO, is the first and only national organization of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) workers, most of who are union members, and our allies advancing worker, immigrant and civil rights.
- Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN) Through building an organized movement, APEN strives to bring fundamental changes to economic and social institutions that will prioritize public good over profits and promote the right of every person to a decent, safe, affordable quality of life, and the right to participate in decisions affecting our lives. APEN holds this vision of environmental justice for all people. Work focuses on Asian immigrant and refugee communities.
- Asian Solidarity Collective The Asian Solidarity Collective (ASC) is a grassroots organization in San Diego whose mission is to activate Asian American social justice consciousness, condemn anti-Blackness, and build Asian solidarity with Black folks, queer and trans people of color, and other oppressed communities. Their work includes political education, community building, events, and collective action.
- Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment (CAUSE) Community-based organization with a mission to advance the political and civic empowerment of the Asian Pacific American (APA) community through nonpartisan voter outreach, training, and education as well as leadership development.
- Center for Asian Pacific American Women The Center strives to nurture our Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities by expanding leadership capacity, fostering awareness of AAPI issues, creating a supportive network of AAPI women leaders, and strengthening community.
- Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF) Pan-Asian children and families’ advocacy organization bringing together community-based organizations as well as youth and community allies to fight for equity for Asian Pacific Americans (APAs).
- Congressional Asian Pacific Americans Caucus (CAPAC) The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) is comprised of Members of Congress of Asian and Pacific Islander descent and members who have a strong dedication to promoting the well-being of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community.
- Korean Resource Center The Korean Resource Center (KRC) was founded in 1983 to empower low-income, immigrant, Asian American and Pacific Islander, and communities of color in Southern California. Using a holistic approach, KRC strives to empower our community by integrating services, education, culture, organizing, and coalition building, to improve the life of the individual and the community.
- National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF) NAPAWF was founded in 1996 to realize the vision of 100 AAPI women who recognized the need for an organization that would amplify AAPI women’s stories and experiences. Being seen and heard in the public narrative gives us the power to shape the policy and cultural change needed to gain agency over our lives, families, and communities.
- National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA) A coalition of national Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander organizations striving for equity and justice by organizing our diverse strengths to influence policy and shape public narratives.
- National Federation of Filipino American Assocations (NAFFAA) Since 1997, the National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) promotes the welfare and well-being of the four million Filipinos and Filipino Americans throughout the United States. As a non-partisan and non-profit organization, NaFFAA is the largest national affiliation of Filipino American institutions, umbrella organizations, and individuals. Its thirteen-member regions cover the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and the Pacific Islands.
- National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA) NQAPIA seeks to build the capacity of local LGBT AAPI organizations, invigorate grassroots organizing, develop leadership, and challenge homophobia, racism, and anti-immigrant bias.
- Solidarity in Struggle: South Asians for Black Lives Solidarity in Struggle: South Asians for Black Lives is a program of Malikah started by a group of South Asian women in California. The program is aimed at calling in our South Asian community to dismantle anti-Blackness and join the racial solidarity movement. The program is focused on education and awareness within the South Asian community through social media, monthly newsletter, webinars, and an in-person cohort-based program.
- South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) is a national movement strategy and advocacy organization committed to racial justice through structural change.
- Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) SEARAC is a national civil rights organization that empowers Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese American communities to create a socially just and equitable society.
- Anti-Asian Violence Resources from Healthcare Alliance of Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders Employee Resources Group (HAAPI ERG) Resources compiled by HAAPI ERG in response to uptick in Anti-Asian violence during Covid-19 crisis.
- Anti-racism guide (Simmons University Library) "This guide is intended to provide general information about anti-oppression, diversity, and inclusion as well as information and resources."
- Asian American Journalists Association The Asian American Journalists Association is a professional membership association founded in 1981 by a group of AAPI journalists seeking to support one another and to encourage more AAPIs to pursue journalism. T
- Asian American Justice ToolKit Grassroots toolkit from and by Asian American communities.
- Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) APALA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing leadership opportunities through informed dialogue that addresses the needs of Asian/Pacific American librarians and those who serve APA communities.
- Embrace Race: Violence Against Asian Americans: How Do We Support the Children? The murders of eight people at several spas in the Atlanta area, most of them Asian American and women, mark only the most awful, recent contribution to a year-long spike in anti-Asian American violence in the US. The STOP AAPI Hate received some 3,000 reports of assaults against Asian Americans between March and December 2020 alone, many of them targeting women and seniors. This is a conversation about the resulting toll on Asian American people and communities and about how communities are pushing back.
- Empowering Pacific Islander Communities (EPIC) Empowering Pacific Islander Communities (EPIC) advances social justice by engaging Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities through culturally relevant advocacy, research, and leadership development.
- Hollaback! Founded in 2005, Hollaback! works to end gender-based harassment in public space, also known as street harassment. In 2015, they expanded their mission to work on harassment across all spaces — including online, the workplace, transportation, protests, the polling booth, and all identities — including women, LGBTQ+ folks, Black folks, Indigenous folks, people of color, religious minorities, people with disabilities, immigrants, and all others who are treated as “less than” just for being who they are.
- National Education Association Education Justice (NEAEJ): Coded Language "Substituting terms describing racial identity with seemingly race-neutral terms that disguise explicit and/or implicit racial animus."
- Racial Equity Tools Offers tools, research, tips, curricula and ideas for people who want to increase their own understanding and to help those working toward justice at every level - in systems, organizations, communities and the culture at large
- Scaffolded Anti-Racist Resources "This is a working document for scaffolding anti-racism resources. The goal is to facilitate growth for white folks to become allies, and eventually accomplices for anti-racist work. These resources have been ordered in an attempt to make them more accessible. We will continue to add resources." Document created by: Anna Stamborski, M. Div Candidate (2022), Nikki Zimmermann, M. Div candidate (2021), and Bailie Gregory, M. Div, M.S. Ed.
- Standing Against Hatred (AAJC) "This website is made available by Asian Americans Advancing Justice to document hate and to educate about the environment of hate around the country. "
- We Need Diverse Books - Resources on Race, Equity, Anti-racism, and Inclusion Educational materials and recommended booklists on race, equity, anti-racism, and inclusion from We Need Diverse Books, a 501(c)(3) non-profit and grassroots organization advocating for needed changes in the publishing industry.
- What is a Hate Crime? (U.S. Department of Justice) Statistics and information about hate crimes in the United States.
- A/P/A Voices Recognizing the critical need for documenting the COVID-19 pandemic and the myriad of ways it has and will impact Asian/Pacific American communities in New York City and nationally, the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at New York University, in collaboration with Tomie Arai, Lena Sze, Vivian Truong, and Diane Wong, launched the A/P/A Voices: A COVID-19 Public Memory Project in Spring 2020. The project conducts recorded virtual interviews, and collects digital artifacts documenting the experiences of A/PA individuals and communities during the pandemic.
- Asian American Feminist Antibodies: Care in the Time of Coronavirus (Zine) Zine collaboration between Asian American Feminist Collective and Bluestockings NYC.
- Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF): Covid-19 Resources APIAHF is closely monitoring the novel Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) updates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
- CalFac: Combatting AAPI Hate in Age of Covid-19 An Educational Curriculum for Our Students as Hate Crimes Increase During COVID-19
- Health Affairs: Asian Americans Facing High Covid-19 Case Fatality Health reporting on Asian American fatalities due to Covid-19.
- Pew Coronavirus Research: Many Black and Asian Americans Say They Have Experienced Discrimination Amid the COVID-19 Outbreak Pew Report on anti-Black and anti-Asian racism during coronavirus pandemic in the United States.
- Union of Pan Asian Communities (UPAC): Covid-19 Appointment Assistance As part of the County of San Diego Project SAVE Program, UPAC’s Community Health Workers can help you find a vaccine appointment if you are in a qualifying tier. We can also accompany you to appointments for language translation and additional support.
- Social Stigma associated with Covid-19 Information from the World Health Organization and Unicef about combating social stigmas related to Covid-19.
- CalFac: Combating Anti-Asian Racism in the Age of Coronavirus (PDF) Curriculum guide for addressing anti-Asian racism in the age of coronavirus.
- Art Asia America (Digital Archive) artasiamerica is a professional digital archive of Asian/Asian American contemporary visual artists. It is a historical image & document archive specialized in Asian American visual culture from 1945 to the present. Currently emphasis is on artists participating in Asian American Arts Centre (AAAC) exhibition program initiated in 1983.
- Asian American Artists (Smithsonian) American artists of Asian heritage bring a combined legacy to their work, and varieties of Asian thought and spiritual practice have had a profound and lasting influence on a remarkable number of Western artists. Influence has been a two-way street between contemporary American art practice and Asian cultures, past and present.
- Asian American Arts Alliance Established in 1983, AAAA is a thoughtful convener of the Asian American cultural workforce around issues of race, identity, and artmaking and provides a critical voice for this community. They are the only service organization in the country dedicated to the professional development of Asian American artists in all disciplines.
- Asian American Arts Initiative (Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University) Based at the Cantor Arts Center, The Asian American Art Initiative (AAAI) is dedicated to the study of artists and makers of Asian descent. The AAAI encompasses a range of activities, including: collecting and exhibiting works of Asian American/diaspora artists; preserving archival materials; fostering undergraduate and graduate education; and cultivating community collaboration and dialogue through public programming.
- Asian American Writers' Workshop The Asian American Writers’ Workshop (AAWW) is devoted to creating, publishing, developing and disseminating creative writing by Asian Americans, and to providing an alternative literary arts space at the intersection of migration, race, and social justice.
- Asian Art Museum (San Francisco) Inspire new ways of thinking by connecting diverse communities to historical and contemporary Asian art and culture through our world-class collection, exhibitions and programs.
- Asian Cultural Council The Asian Cultural Council advances international dialogue, understanding, and respect through cultural exchange activities in Asia and the United States to create a more harmonious and peaceful world. This mission is accomplished through fellowships and other programs that support individual artists, scholars, and arts professionals.
- Asian Pacific American Center (Smithsonian) The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center serves as a dynamic national resource for discovering why the Asian Pacific American experience matters every day, everywhere, and all of the time.
- Asian Pasifika Arts Collective The Asian Pasifika Arts Collective (APAC) is a Baltimore-based organization that uses art of all platforms to ensure that the stories of Asian Americans and Pacific Indigenous Americans are seen, heard and valued.
- Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape the Nation Touring exhibition that explores the heritage, daily experience and numerous, diverse contributions that Indian immigrants and Indian Americans have made to shaping the United States.
- Japanese American National Museum The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) was founded to preserve and share the history of Japanese Americans. Its mission evolved to enhance appreciation for America’s ethnic and cultural diversity by documenting the stories of Americans of Japanese ancestry as an integral component of U.S. history.
- San Diego Chinese Historical Museum Educate and inspire by preserving and celebrating the richness of Chinese art, history, and culture.