Organizing Asian America
Aloha mai kākou. My name is Kawenaʻulaokalā Kapahua, from the island of Oʻahu in Hawaiʻi. I’m a union organizer by trade and an organizer in the Hawaiian Independence movement. I’m one of many Hawaiians engaged in the struggle for our national independence from the United States. A national struggle born…
"In Minnesota, we work together as much as we possible can." - Kandace, ICE Out of MN ICE is terrorizing our communities, dragging elders out into the street in freezing weather, conducting door to door raids, and committing murder in broad daylight. But organizers in Minnesota are organizing mutual aid…
Hi friends, I’m Macy-Chau! I’m a Vietnamese-American organizer, writer, and restaurant kid of a 40+year Vietnamese food legacy in Minneapolis called Pho 79/Caravelle. I owe my love of food to the people who’ve raised me and taught me everything I know about good food, community, and cultural survival. Like many…
The Twin Cities have long been a safe haven for immigrants and refugees, resettling almost 300,000 new immigrants since 2010. It was one of the few cities to resettle the large waves of Southeast Asian immigrants following the end of the Vietnam War, welcoming Hmong, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Laos, and later…
The reality is stark: since Trump’s return to office, the federal administration has accelerated an era of fascist violence against immigrant, refugee, and working class communities. We are facing daily attacks on our people, from increased ICE raids to expanded travel bans to the rapid militarization and surveillance of our…
Hello! Welcome to the last Did You Eat Yet? of 2025. Thanks for organizing with us during this tumultuous year. This year, we launched our membership program, rapidly growing our membership to over 80 active members! From New York City to California, from Colorado to Florida, Asian Americans are ready…
We’re closing Filipino American History Month by honoring the legacy of our organizing! Despite living oceans away from our motherland, Filipino Americans are deeply connected to our roots both culturally and politically. Our rich legacy of organizing is one of the reasons why. From the Indigenous revolts waged against Spanish…
Hi friend! It’s September, which means it’s our 13th anniversary this year! And we’re excited to re-introduce you to our new team and Theory of Change. Since 2012, 18MR has been a digital-first organization. We’ve used the power of the Internet to organize Asian Americans online. But with the shifting…
Hi everyone, I’m Aaron! I’m an organizer living in a neighborhood called Crown Heights, in Brooklyn, New York. I’ve been organizing for about 4 years. People may know me from a past podcast called the Politically Asian! Podcast, or more recently, from some viral videos on Instagram on getting more…
Hello everyone! My name is Kyle Casey Chu AKA Panda Dulce the drag queen. I am a fourth generation Chinese American and bigender writer and filmmaker. I’m also one of the founding queens of Drag Story Hour. You might’ve heard of me because my Drag Story Hour at San Lorenzo…
