- WESLEY UMC SAN JOSE CELEBRATES MILESTONE DECISION TO BE A RECONCILING CHURCH October 23, 2013
We’re proud to celebrate a milestone decision made from Wesley United Methodist Church, a Japanese-American church in San Jose, CA. On Monday, October 21, 2013, they unanimously voted to become a “reconciling congregation,” committing themselves to reconciliation in order to ...
- 10K for $10K Community bRUNch! (SUN, 11/24/13) October 15, 2013
We believe that community wellness and personal well-being go hand in hand, which is why we’re launching our 10k for $10k Campaign. API Equality – Northern California staff, leaders, and supporters will run the inaugural Berkeley Half Marathon while raising ...
- The Dragon Fruit Project October 1, 2013
“Working with the Dragon Fruit project as a transcriber has been an opportunity for me to self-reflect on my identity as a queer Asian, connect with others, and hear compelling histories of love and activism unfold. These stories are so ...
- PARTICIPANT CALL-OUT: OUR FAMILIES | OUR VOICES September 30, 2013
Calling all LGBTQ IMMIGRANTS! Inspire change by sharing your story!
Our Family Coalition and other community partners invite you to join our new LGBTQ Immigration oral history project.
- Sending off our 2013 interns September 29, 2013
Summer Intern 2010
Current Steering Committee
Thank you to everyone who celebrated our fourth wave of amazing interns! With a packed community room filled with friends and family, the interns and staff shared their appreciations and the value of LGBTQ API advocacy ...
- LGBTQ IMMIGRATION PANEL | St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church | September 12th: 6pm-8pm September 21, 2013
For over three months API Equality – Northern California has partnered with ASPIRE (Asian Students Promoting Immigrant Rights Through Education) to educate the public on fair and humane immigration reform. As an end-of-summer event, we wanted to gather our community ...
- Breakthrough Conversations August 30, 2013
Breakthrough Conversations is a statewide coalition project. A Breakthrough Conversation is a conversation that lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender people or straight allies have with non-LGBT people in their lives (e.g., a family member, friend, neighbor, colleague). We believe that ...
- Our Families Matter August 30, 2013
Updates
August 2013 – API Equality – Northern California intern Sammie invites you to an LGBTQ Immigration Panel.
July 2013 – ASPIRE Leader May Liang reflects on outreach event.
This summer, we’ve partnered with ASPIRE (Asian Students Promoting Immigrant Rights through Education) to work ...
- Our Families Matter August 30, 2013
July has been a very active and engaging month for ASPIRE and API Equality Northern California about immigration reform. Since the beginning of the collaboration between the two organizations, we have collected more than 450 postcards in support of improving ...
- The Pink Elephant Project August 30, 2013
The Network on Religion and Justice for LGBTQ Asian Pacific People (NRJ) and API Equality – Northern California are collaborating on a one-of-a-kind storytelling and education project. Find out more in the flyer below! If you’d like to get involved ...
- The Dreaded Question August 30, 2013
The Dreaded question: What is your preferred gender pronoun?
I remember the very first time I was asked what my preferred gender pronoun was. A group of us who identified as either genderqueer or trans were sitting in a circle and ...
- What’s Beyond DOMA in Immigration Reform? A Panel on LGBTQ Immigration Issues August 30, 2013
Join API Equality – Northern California and many other community partners for a panel that explores the intersections of LGBTQ and Immigrant communities. How can we build together, to defend the rights of all people?
When: September 12th | 5:30pm-6pm Snacks ...
- Pink Elephant Project Orientation August 30, 2013
Two Pink Elephant Project participants share their experience after our first gathering: the orientation.
“How would you feel if you were in a place that felt safe? How would you feel if you were in a place where you felt accepted? ...
- Join us this Friday, September 6, 7-9PM to celebrate our interns! August 29, 2013
I’m Tracy, API Equality – Northern California’s Community Organizer.
Three summers ago, I was a part of the first intern class. As a queer Vietnamese woman, this leadership development opportunity meant I got to envision for myself what it would be ...
- Mary Luong August 28, 2013
MARY LUONG is an artist and an Oakland native. They first encountered API Equality – Northern California when attending a barbecue from our community partners, the Asian Pacific Islander Queer Women & Transgender Community (APIQWTC). Mary’s involvement continued when they ...
- APIENC Interns Reflect on NQAPIA Leadership Summit 2013 August 6, 2013
At this year’s National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance’s (NQAPIA) Leadership Summit in Honolulu, HI, we learned organizing skills and gained more perspective on Pacific Islander needs and issues. API Equality – Northern California was also able to share our ...
- Esther Kang August 3, 2013
ESTHER KANG is a middle school science teacher in East Oakland. Originally from Chicago, Esther moved to the Bay Area in 2010, and found community in the LGBTQ API spaces that API Equality – Northern California provides. As a Korean ...
- August 2013 Newsletter – NQAPIA, Summer Celebration, and Volunteer Opportunities August 3, 2013
API Equality – Northern California Interns Reflect on NQAPIA Leadership Summit 2013
At this year’s National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance’s (NQAPIA) Leadership Summit in Honolulu, HI, we learned organizing skills and gained more perspective on Pacific Islander needs and issues. ...
- Mioi Hanaoka July 3, 2013
MIOI HANAOKA is an engineer for a tech company. Outside of her work, Mioi is a proud volunteer for LGBT causes and volunteers for annual events at her church. When she first attended the annual Queer Women of Color Media Arts ...
- July 2013 Newsletter July 3, 2013
PRIDE WEEKEND API Equality – Northern California staff had a busy PRIDE this past weekend! We kicked off this year’s PRIDE by celebrating Supreme Court’s ruling on marriage equality at the Castro “Day of Decision” Block Party and joined Transmarch in ...
