Addressing Anti-Asian Hate related to COVID-19
/The APIs Rise Fund was one of ten giving circles nationwide to be awarded a $4,000 grant from the Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) Giving Circle COVID-19 Response Fund. This Fund supports AAPI focused Giving Circle efforts to address immediate economic and health concerns including anti-Asian hate (proactive and reactive responses) while also advancing civic engagement to build community power for the longer term.
Through this grant, APIs Rise will expand our partnership with the Bulosan Center for Filipino Studies to address anti-Asian hate related to COVID-19. The Bulosan Center leads a network of progressive local organizations in the production of research and policy briefs aggregated from county, state and federal sources that include tracking and reporting racist and xenophobic incidents.
The Center leads the collective Asian American community response network to COVID-19 in the Sacramento Valley through the Asian Pacific Islander Sacramento and Central Valley Resource Network. This network includes local organizations such as Hmong Innovating Politics (civic engagement), My Sister's House (anti-domestic violence), Philippine National Day Association (youth programs), and Empowering Marginalized Asian Communities (social justice organization in Stockton, CA).
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