9:15 AM PST : Today’s the day, y’all! Wiki Edit-a-thon starts now! #WikiAPA #DragonFruit 9:30 AM PST: Check in Question: Why are you here today?#ourhistorymatters 9:30 AM PST: Our happy dedicated wiki-hackers. 9:35 AM PST: “By the end of the day, all 17 of us will leave this building armed with the tools to accurately document our stories on a
My name is Mioi Hanaoka and I am part of the Leadership Team of API Equality – Northern California. Last November, I ran my very first half marathon with Team APIENC at the inaugural Berkeley Half. We raised over $11,000 to continue building LGBTQ API power to amplify our voices and increase our visibility. Since
REYNALDO CULANNAY identifies as a gay, 1st generation Filipino-American college student at Pitzer College in East Southern California. He loves boba, is addicted to coffee, and plays too much League of Legends. We call him Rey. Sometimes, Reyrey. He volunteered with us all summer long, and now we’re proud to call him our Fall Intern!
Wikipedia is one of the most visible and widely used resources for information. However, there is a sparsity of queer API histories on Wikipedia, limited both in detail and in the number of entries. Thus, we are thrilled to invite you to Dragon Fruit Project’s first ever Wiki Hack! For the past year and a
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 organizations and 48 activists packed into one intensive weekend. In “Margins and Mainstreams” we unpacked
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 “intergenerational work.” When we were asked, “What does intergenerational work actually entail?” I felt fully
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 been running a summer internship program. Our interns have been meeting community members, attending workshops
