Author: Lavender Phoenix

The Dragon Fruit Project Digital Portal is now LIVE!

The Dragon Fruit Project is an intergenerational oral hxstory project that explores queer Asians and Pacific Islanders and their experiences with love and activism in the 1960s, 70s, 80s, and 90s. Since 2013, volunteers have engaged with our queer Asian and Pacific Islander hxstories by recording, transcribing, and disseminating over 60 Dragon Fruit Project interviews.

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Save the Date – Dragon Fruit Project Digital Portal Launch Party!

Come celebrate with us at our upcoming Dragon Fruit Project Digital Portal Launch Party! Dragon Fruit Project is an intergenerational oral history project that documents queer and trans Asians and Pacific Islanders and their experiences with love and activism from the 1960s to present. Since 2013, volunteers have engaged with our queer and trans Asian

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Give OUT Day: Celebrate the Summer with APIENC!

Give OUT Day: Celebrate the Summer with APIENC! In 2016, individual giving will make up more than 60% of API Equality – Northern California (APIENC)’s Program Budget. This means that our work IS community driven and powered. This year, we’re participating in Give OUT Day, a 24 hour national day of giving to support LGBTQ organizations. From

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Save the Date for Resilience Archives: A Historical LGBTQ AAPI Tour of SF Bay Area

This summer, API Equality – Northern California (APIENC) and Visibility Project Director, artist Mia Nakano are collaborating to develop a historical LGBTQ AAPI tour of San Francisco Bay Area – “Resilience Archives” that will culminate in an accessible digital online archive with photos, podcasts, and more. Funded by the San Francisco Arts Commission, this tour will be

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