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Asian American women leaders former Rep. Patsy Mink, Tina Tchen, Katherine Tai and former Oakland mayor Jean Quan painted by Melanie Humble.
It’s Asian Pacific American Heritage month in the United States which is a great opportunity to celebrate women leaders Patsy Mink, Tina Tchen, Katherine Tai, Jean Quan among many others. I am so grateful to be serving on the ReflectUS board with Madalene Mielke, CEO of APAICS, which is preparing a generation of new young Asian American leaders to run for office.
It was very hard that week, she says, adding that being in community with other AAPI justice leaders that week was crucial for her to remain resilient. She remembers being on a call with the Asian American Leaders Table and processing what an Atlanta-area sheriff s office said was the result of one man having a bad day, instead of what many advocates say was an act fueled by racism and sexism. The fact that we could be together right after what happened was really important, Kulkarni says.
Though anti-Asian racism in the U.S. has gained more attention in the last few months, coinciding with the reporting of increasingly violent attacks, advocates say it s crucial to remember that Asians have experienced discrimination from the time they arrived in the country in waves throughout the 1800s but that also, throughout American history, AAPI activists have been working to fight injustices in the name of advancing the civil rights and humanity of Asians in the U.S.
The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) and Coalition of Partners Launch See Us Unite Cultural Campaign to Drive Awareness and Understanding of the AAPI Experience
Campaign to Feature Leading Asian American Public Figures Including Daniel Dae Kim, Naomi Osaka, Lisa Ling, Jeremy Lin, Fareed Zakaria and Michelle Kwan Among Many Others
MTV Entertainment brands, as well as BET and Nickelodeon to Air and Facebook Watch to Exclusively Stream See Us Unite for Change Special Hosted by Ken Jeong with Performances by Jhene Aiko, Saweetie, Sting and More on Friday, May 21st at 8PM EDT/PDT
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It was very hard that week, she says, adding that being in community with other AAPI justice leaders that week was crucial for her to remain resilient. She remembers being on a call with the Asian American Leaders Table and processing what an Atlanta-area sheriff s office said was the result of one man having a bad day, instead of what many advocates say was an act fueled by racism and sexism. The fact that we could be together right after what happened was really important, Kulkarni says.
Though anti-Asian racism in the U.S. has gained more attention in the last few months, coinciding with the reporting of increasingly violent attacks, advocates say it s crucial to remember that Asians have experienced discrimination from the time they arrived in the country in waves throughout the 1800s but that also, throughout American history, AAPI activists have been working to fight injustices in the name of advancing the civil rights and humanity of Asians in the U.S.