No meek Asians here. Whether in grassroots organizations, nonprofit groups, or government positions, Asian American women are making our voices heard.
Image credit Aya Tiffany Sato
On Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, almost a thousand enthusiastic, (mostly) young Asian American humans filled the Adrian Wilcox High School in Santa Clara, Calif. They were there to see their favorite Asian American celebrities play the International Secret Agent (ISA)...
During the early stages of their careers, Anita Gundanna and Vanessa Leung cultivated a friendship and a love for coalition building, policy advocacy and Coalition of Asian American Children and Families (CACF)—a collective voice of almost 50 member organizations that...
Each in her own unapologetic, impossibly hip, and fierce way, the powerhouses Julie Ae Kim, Rachel Kuo, Senti Sojwal, and Tiffany Diane Tso fused their forces in the wake of the Women’s March in 2017 when they felt the exclusion and tokenization of women of color in...
In August 2018, Seema Nanda took over as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), becoming the first Asian American in recent memory appointed to the role. As CEO, Nanda manages the day-to-day operations of the DNC and supports the...
Apex for Youth’s 27th Anniversary Awards Gala, held on April 17 at Cipriani Wall Street, celebrated the absolutely vital role Apex plays in the lives of underprivileged immigrant youth. For many of Apex for Youth’s mentees, dreams are a luxury that they are unable to...