Organizing Asian America
In telling our story, we call on philanthropy to safeguard the vital work of movement groups like 18MR. Now is the time to move with courage together. CONTACT: INFO@18MILLIONRISING.ORG ATTN: 18MR Resource Team This press guide is regularly updated. Last updated: 9/15/2025. 18 Million Rising is a former grantee of…
Hello! We are Khokhoi and Rafi, co-founders of Bàbà Bisaya - a Visayan language learning school. Our vision is to connect diasporic and urbanized Filipino communities to local island roots through language. We dream of worlds where diaspora deepen relationships of care. From the motherlands to planetary histories of displacement,…
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…
WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS About 18MR 18MR builds Asian American political power that contributes to movements for racial and immigrant justice, abolition, anti-militarism, and democracy through political education, base building, and strengthening movements that address these issues head on. Our commitment is to dismantle systems of oppression, fight…
WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS About 18MR 18MR builds Asian American political power that contributes to movements for racial and immigrant justice, abolition, anti-militarism, and democracy through political education, base building, and strengthening movements that address these issues head on. Our commitment is to dismantle systems of oppression, fight…
18 Million Rising stands in unwavering solidarity with the people of Los Angeles—and the people rising up in New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, Houston, and cities across the country—who are courageously organizing to defend our neighbors from ICE raids and militarized state violence. As this administration unleashes a wave…
Today marks the first day of May - the first day of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and May Day. May Day has roots in commemorating the historic struggles of the working class and labor movement. Since 1899, working class and labor organizations have commemorated May 1st as a day…
