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NQAPIA California Regional Summit August 7, 2014
This July, I had the honor of attending the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance’s California Leadership Summit. This summit brought together AAPI activists from Northern, Central and Southern California as well as Hawaii. It was a whirlwind of 14 ...
Jess Suarez August 6, 2014
JESS SUAREZ is a radical queer Filipina, passionate about feminist issues, sex positivity, and being a little bit snarky. At the beginning of 2014, Jess got involved with the Dragon Fruit Project as a transcriber. She has now worked to train ...
What does intergenerational work entail? August 4, 2014
Last month, I went to the Old Lesbians Organizing for Change conference and spoke on the intergenerational panel. While I was very aware of being the youngest person, I was proud to impart some of my wisdom on the topic of ...
August 15, 2014 – Intern Showcase August 4, 2014
API Equality – Northern California builds LGBTQ API power to amplify our voices and increase visibility of our communities. We inspire and train leaders, establish intergenerational connections, and document and disseminate our histories. For the past 5 years, we have ...
The Gift of History: A Reflection on Dragon Fruit Transcribing Day *Special Edition* July 22, 2014
As I was walking to API Equality – Northern California’s Dragon Fruit Transcribing Day (Special Edition), I was thinking in my head “Why am I doing this on my birthday?” I could have gone shopping, met up with some friends, ...
San Francisco Pride 2014: Marching with Intention, Honoring our Legacies July 1, 2014
Volunteers, Staff, and Interns at Trans March API Equality – Northern California showed up with purpose for the 2014 San Francisco Pride Weekend. We want to recognize and honor that the original Pride was a rally. It was a resistance, led ...
The Berkeley South Asian Radical History Walking Tour: Stories, Performance, and Resistance July 1, 2014
For almost two years, the Berkeley South Asian Radical History Walking Tour has been traversing the streets of Berkeley, uncovering and recovering over 100 years of radical South Asian American history. The trek, led by Barnali Ghosh and Anirvan Chatterjee, ...
Cam Bui June 30, 2014
CAM BUI is one of our newest volunteers! She is a queer cisgender Asian-American woman who has just recently become involved in our Dragon Fruit Project. She is also a full-time student in kinesiology at SF State University. In high school, Cam was involved ...
It all started with QWOCMAP June 2, 2014
Back in 2011, I attended my first QWOCMAP Film Festival, the annual film festival for the Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project. I never identified as “queer” or even as “a person of color” before that. Working in the ...
Suny Um June 2, 2014
SUNY UM is a gay, 2nd generation Cambodian American, and a long time volunteer for API Equality – Northern California. He has worked with us during Breakthrough Conversations, at PRIDE parades, at the API Heritage Festival, and now, currently, with ...
Join us at PRIDE 2014 May 30, 2014
API Equality – Northern California builds LGBTQ API power to amplify our voices and increase visibility of our communities. We inspire and train leaders, establish intergenerational connections, and document and disseminate our histories. Pride is the perfect time of the ...
GiveOUT Day: Solidarity over competition May 16, 2014
Today, we choose SOLIDARITY over COMPETITION with other queer and trans people of color. We choose ABUNDANCE over SCARCITY. We ALL deserve to get what we need, and API Equality – Northern California would not be able to do our ...
Dragon Fruit: Connecting Stories, Uplifting Our Souls May 5, 2014
Back in March, I took part in a Dragon Fruit Project transcribing day, where folks spent a Sunday morning transcribing interviews of queer API activists. I had the opportunity to interview a queer API person of faith. Initially I was ...
Devika Ghai May 5, 2014
DEVIKA GHAI is a South Asian queer woman, born and raised in New Delhi, India. Growing up in New Delhi, she saw stark examples of poverty and wealth disparities, which will later ground her in understanding the different forms of injustice. ...
Give OUT Day is May 15th April 30, 2014
It’s the time of year again where we’re ramping up for our summer internship program! This year we’re proud to welcome our 5th cohort, and we’re kicking off the season by participating in Give OUT Day. Give OUT is a new ...
April 2014 Newsletter April 6, 2014
APRIL 2014 NEWSLETTER We love our volunteers! At API Equality – Northern California, our work is powered by the heart and soul of community members who share our vision. Volunteers of all ages and backgrounds offer their time, energy, and skill to ...
April is Volunteer Appreciation Month March 28, 2014
At API Equality – Northern California, our work is powered by the heart and soul of community members who share our vision. Volunteers of all ages and backgrounds offer their time, energy, and skill to our programs and activities. This ...
March 2014 Newsletter March 13, 2014
MARCH 2014 NEWSLETTER In Loving Memory of Alain Dang Alain Dang was a community leader by example. He helped create API Equality – Northern California, served as a founding board of the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA), and worked ...
Good News! AB1266 Referendum Attempt Fails February 28, 2014
On February 24, 2014, the effort to repeal the School Success and Opportunity Act — California’s new law ensuring that all children have a fair opportunity to succeed in school — failed to qualify for the ballot. California’s School Success and Opportunity ...
In Loving Memory of Alain Dang [1976-2014] February 20, 2014
Our staff, interns, and volunteers at API Equality – Northern California are proud to uplift Alain Dang’s life work and legacy of activism. Alain was a community leader by example. He helped create API Equality – Northern California, served as a ...

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