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Greyscale comic cover of Ke, wearing a cap. He has his arms around his dad, who is also wearing a cap, and his daughter on his right. There are drawings of dragons in the background, lightly shaded. Title text reads: Breaking the chains of generational trauma. Copy reads: Hey, my name is Ke (like Key) and this is a story about how I overcame my family’s generational trauma and how I could lose them again because I could be deported at any time. Credit: Drawn and written by Brenda Chi. @18millionrising.

Breaking the Chains of Generational Trauma

Campaigns • February 2, 2024 • By 18MR Staff

Nghiep “Ke” Lam might have just celebrated his last Lunar New Year with his family – along with three other staff members of @asianprisonersc, Peejay, Bun, and Maria – the #APSC4 members. In a collaboration between 18 Million Rising’s @brendachiart and APSC’s Ke, we highlight Ke’s story about learning how to show affection to his…

Header text reads: Double Punishment. There is a duotone group photo of mostly Southeast Asian men and Ny Nourn, Co-ED of APSC. Subtitle text reads: How California double punishes immigrant communities. Photo credit: APSC.

WHAT IS DOUBLE PUNISHMENT?

Action • January 9, 2024 • By 18MR Staff

How California Double Punishes Immigrant Communities WHAT IS DOUBLE PUNISHMENT?Double Punishment is the unjustpolicy used against immigrants who face deportation after already being punished by the criminal justice system [1]. About 70% of people in ICE detention in the U.S. were directly transferred from prison or jail to ICE right…

Dark green background with dark circles in the middle, with olive branches in the corners, and a dove holding an olive branch on the bottom right. “A discussion on the 75+ years struggle for Palestinian freedom featuring Palestinian film clips.” is at the top in white, “Asians for Palestine Teach-In” is under that in red, “Nov 29 | 3pm PT | 6pm ET is in green, under that is “bit.ly/palteachin”. On the bottom left says, “with speakers Maisa Morrar (The Palestinian Feminist Collective), Rand (@officialJakeGyllenhalal)”. Underneath that has the 18MR logo, Asians for Palestine logo, and Asian American Advocacy Fund logo.

Asians for Palestine Teach-in

Campaigns • November 15, 2023 • By 18MR Staff

Join @18millionrising and @asianaaf, along with speakers Maisa Morrar from @palestinianfeministcollective and Rand, officially known as @officialjakegyllenhalal as we dive into a selection of film clips and discussion on Palestine, land, and liberation. This teach-in will include Mona Gazala’s short film “Closeness to the Land.” Asians for Palestine Film Teach-InWed,…