Organizing Asian America
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…
September marks 18 Million Rising’s anniversary! As we enter our 14th year of existence, we’re celebrating our work as a base building member-led organization. From organizing online, to on the streets, hear from our members about their journey with 18MR: Annie: Hi all! I'm Annie, and I live, work, and…
Hello! My name is Comrade Tripp. I'm a mixed-race stand-up comedian in Minneapolis and on the internet: two places that have both become more and more prominent in the last few years. In this day and age, being a comedian means taking on several adjacent titles. From comedian, to writer,…
By Annie YangSoccer is the sport of the masses. In every corner of the globe, soccer is played on dirt roads, patchy fields, highway underpasses—anywhere space allows and people gather. A simple game, its accessibility welcomes players from all classes, races, genders, ages, and nationalities. Anyone can play soccer, anyone…
By 18MR Member Ryan S Pride as we know it today started as a commemoration of the Stonewall Riots, a time when LGBTQ+ people took back their power from the police. This fighting spirit came from the founders of Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries, Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, who…
Hello everyone, my name is Nadia, or Na-di (나디) in Korean. I am a mixed race queer disabled artist and an officiated mudang apprentice on Dena’ina and Ahtna Lands, Alaska! People might recognize me for my art, which I have been professionally doing for nearly a decade. Since spring of 2025,…
Enterprise has rented more than a thousand vehicles to ICE agents in Minnesota, and more nationwide. They are directly enabling agents to kidnap our neighbors and terrorize our communities. We estimate Enterprise currently leases more than half of the vehicles supplied to ICE agents.This arrangement is part of a broader…
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…
