- Ethan Li January 7, 2019
JAN 2019 | ETHAN LI
Ethan is a queer and nonbinary Chinese+Taiwanese American who grew up in the Midwest. They are a graduate student working on bioengineering research at Stanford while also building queer community: “Transitioning into my program while I’m ...
- Sharing our Learnings: APIENC’s Transformation with the Wildfire Project January 7, 2019
Mioi Hanaoka (she/they) has been a long-time supporter and member of APIENC. She is currently part of APIENC’s Communications and Core Committees. As a member of Core, Mioi took part in APIENC’s set of retreats with the Wildfire Project over ...
- JoJo Ty November 13, 2018
NOV 2018 | JOJO TY
JoJo (they/he) is an active APIENC volunteer and community leader. Jojo has brought their expertise on community walking tours to the Dragon Fruit Project Walking Tour and our Trans Justice Committee. More recently, they have helped ...
- I’m transforming into a more powerful version of myself. Will you join me? November 12, 2018
This is Jasmin Hoo, the new Community Organizer at APIENC. In this past month since I’ve started, I’ve been asked to reimagine what community care and accountability look like, stretched to practice new organizing skills, and encouraged to confront my ...
- grow: ourselves, our communities, our movements November 1, 2018
From November 1 – 18, grow with APIENC!
This Fall, we need to raise $15,000 to continue growing our work. From our 9th cohort of Summer Organizers, to our 300+ person Trans March contingent, to the launch of our Dragon Fruit ...
- We Are Magic Manifested, and We Won’t Be Erased October 22, 2018
APIENC’s Statement on the Leaked ‘Trans Memo’
Yesterday, The New York Times reported an unreleased memo from the Trump administration, which would aim to define sex as, “a biological, immutable condition determined by genitalia at birth.” The memo, drafted by the ...
- Daring to Hope for a Just World: Reflections from the 2018 NQAPIA Conference September 10, 2018
Yiann Chou, one of our APIENC volunteers, attended the 2018 NQAPIA National Conference this past July in San Francisco, CA. They also performed with their band, kapwa the band, at the Arts Showcase Night.
I felt grateful to be at NQAPIA, ...
- Nancy Chen September 9, 2018
SEPT 2018 | NANCY CHEN
Nancy Chen (she/her) has been volunteering with APIENC since 2015. She started off transcribing for the Dragon Fruit Project and joined the Core committee in 2017, APIENC’s leadership body. Nancy identifies as queer and non-binary.
Outside of ...
- Grounding Ourselves in Each Other: Yuan and Teo’s Summer Reflections September 9, 2018
Reflections from Yuan Wang, 2018 APIENC Summer Organizer (they/them pronouns):
When I shared the first story that came to mind of feeling deeply “unwelcome”, my shoulders felt heavy and my eyes lowered to the ground. “We’re doing that one,” a new ...
- Welcome APIENC’s New Community Organizer! August 31, 2018
Dear APIENC Community,
We are excited to announce that Jasmin Hoo will be joining us in the role of Community Organizer on September 18th! Jasmin is an amazing social justice educator, activist, and artist, with over ten years experience working with ...
- From September 8 – 16, We Rise for Climate Justice August 29, 2018
On September 8th, thousands of people will be in the streets of San Francisco rising for climate justice and pushing elected leaders to be accountable to frontline communities. Will you be one of them?
The effects of climate change are already ...
- Thanks to our Ancestors: Reflections from Trans March 2018 July 10, 2018
Hello everyone! My name is Julie Le and I use they/them pronouns. I am a Vietnamese and Southeast Asian American rooted in Oakland to refugees from the Vietnam War. This summer, I am an APIENC summer organizer and I’m work ...
- Medha Asthana July 9, 2018
JUL 2018 | MEDHA
MEDHA is a volunteer and Core member of APIENC! Medha Asthana identifies as a queer Indian American, born in India and raised in the Midwest and the SF Bay Area.
Outside of APIENC, Medha is an Organizer at ...
- Skate with your fellow APIENC-ERS! July 9, 2018
Learn How to Skateboard: Beginner’s Basic 101 with Lorl and Yams
BYOB: It’s bring your own board event!
Who: Everyone and all levels but centering queer trans folx beginners!
What: Learn how to skateboard (this entails the basics!)
Where: Golden Gate Park! (at the ...
- Join APIENC’s Think Tank and Action Cohort (TTAC) on Climate Justice! June 28, 2018
Come join our APIENC Think Tank and Action Cohort (TTAC) on Climate Justice!
Who’s invited: Asian and Pacific Islanders LGBTQ people of all ages and genders
When: Thursday, July 12, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Where: APIENC, 17 Walter U Lum Plaza, SF (12-15 ...
- We’re Hiring a Community Organizer! June 27, 2018
APIENC (API Equality – Northern California) is hiring a Community Organizer!
Title: Community Organizer, APIENC (API Equality – Northern California)
Hiring By: September 2018, process below
Compensation: $45,000 – $50,000, excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, retirement, & paid vacation time
Hours: Full-time, including ...
- March with us! Trans March 2018 June 13, 2018
Join APIENC (API Equality – Northern California), along with Third World Resistance for this year’s Trans March on Friday 6/22 to chant, march, and fight for liberation with trans, gender nonconforming, and allied API people! We want to show up ...
- Creating Liberation Together: Reflections from TGNC Rights & Empowerment Day May 15, 2018
On March 24th, 2018 our Trans Justice Working Group facilitated APIENC’s first Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Rights and Empowerment Day (RED)! We made space for a whole day centering our TGNC Asian and Pacific Islander community, full of workshops that emphasized ...
- Give OUT YAY! May 15, 2018
Thanks to our 21 stellar fundraisers and to our community abound with ABUNDANCE, we exceeded all of our goals, raised over $18,000, and engaged over 320 people during this year’s Give OUT Day on April 19th! We also landed 1st ...
- Anna Lei March 12, 2018
MAR 2018 | ANNA LEI
ANNA a APIENC intern alumni of 2016, is now an active volunteer with the Dragon Fruit Project Committee and part of APIENC Core! She identifies as a Queer Asian American person of color. Through APIENC’s summer ...
