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Photo montage of floral print, red envelopes with cats on them, a table full of dim sum steamers, and a cut out image of Brenda Chi with fading teal hair, red lipstick, and a yellow dress. Main text reads: Did You Eat Yet? There is a cat peeking out of the D in Did. Subtext reads: With 18MR’s Communications Designer, Brenda Chi! She/Her.

Did You Eat Yet? Feb – CNY with Brenda Chi

Communities • February 26, 2024 • By 18MR Staff

Featuring 18MR's Communication Designer, Brenda Chi!🎨 Hey y'all, I’m Brenda Chi (she/her, Queer Chinese-Vietnamese), based in sunny Los Angeles, CA! I’m the Communications Designer for 18 Million Rising – so if you’ve seen any graphics or illustrations, I made it! Outside of 18MR, I am an illustrator, I run a…

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…

Free Palestine posters, banners + social media graphics

Action • November 14, 2023 • By 18MR Staff

Download for FREE (or donation based)! Post em on your socials, print them out at home and put them up, or print them out and use it as your sign at an action! Show your solidarity and don't forget to tag us on IG @18millionrising ! Ceasefire now + Asians…

A rainbow behind three drag queens. Left is Kristi Yummykochi, smiling, who has bright blue hair in a purple, beaded bodysuit, holding a Taro boba purse. In the middle is GQMujra, smiling in a black crop top and bottoms, who has their hands in a Mudra formation, pointing to a glowing pink heart, with a gold fabric draped over them. On the right, is Xtina Agitera, smiling with red hair, holding the peace sign in her red gloves, wearing a furry black jacket. At the bottom center, in 70s font, says "Drag is Sacred".

Drag is Sacred

Communities • March 25, 2023 • By 18MR Staff

“Drag is sacred.” - GQMujra Drag performers are the pinnacle of creativity and resilience. 18MR recently hosted a Happy Hour & Drag Nite with @understoryoakland and had the honor of having GQMujra, Kristi Yummykochi, and Xtina Agitera who reminded us about the power we collectively hold when we remain unapologetically authentic to…

Fund Asian American Futures

Communities • November 15, 2021 • By 18MR Staff

DONATE In a year of grief and revolution, we are ready for a radical new future. We have always known that our people are the ones who will lead us forward. We are the descendants of people who tapped into their own resilience to create radical new futures. From our…

NATIVE VALUES IN THE TIME OF ELECTIONS WITH EDGAR VILLANUEVA

Communities • September 30, 2020 • By 18MR Staff

sumi: In your book Decolonizing Wealth, you describe a style of leadership among people of color in philanthropy which “embodied the mantra of colonizers: divide, control, and above all, exploit.” And yet, it seems like you have found a way to bring your wholeness and integrity into this field. What…

Reuniting Cambodian refugee deportees

Communities • May 26, 2020 • By 18MR Staff

We need your support to reunite four Cambodian deportees with their families and community. We’re living through a global pandemic and people should be weathering it with their loved ones. Families deserve to be together. We know that if we’re able to prevent people from getting deported, we can also…

Love Letters to Movement Leaders: Jinsong Guo

Communities • May 10, 2019 • By 18MR Staff

Dear Jinsong Guo, You’re an unsung hero in the Asian American mental health awareness movement. Your work is proof that the actions of one person can make an impact. This love letter is to you, your efforts, and the daily acts of kindness you perform for others. Thank you for…