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AAPI Organizing in the South: Collaboration, Leadership, and Solidarity
AAPI Organizing in the South: Collaboration, Leadership, and Solidarity
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Length:
51 minutes
Released:
May 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this first episode of the limited series AAPI Organizing in the South, five community leaders and organizers talk about coordination in times of crisis, trust, and grace in understanding what collaboration can look like during times of need. They also touch on some of the historical moments and crises that have shaped AAPI organizing in the South, including the March 16 Atlanta Spa Shootings, 9/11, and the 1996 Olympics bombing.
The conversation includes thoughts on how they define "leadership" and a collective "we," what allyship and solidarity can look like within AAPI communities, and how funders can be proactive in empowering AAPI organizer and organizations.
The voices featured in this episode belong to:
-Jainey Kim (Community Engagement Specialist for Asian American Advocacy Fund)
-Lily Pabian (Lily Pabian, Executive Director of We Love Buford Highway)
-Victoria Huynh (Commissioner for the President’s Advisory on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders)
-Aparna Bhattacharyya (Executive Director of Raksha)
-Sarah Park (President of the Korean American Coalition in Metro Atlanta)
The conversation includes thoughts on how they define "leadership" and a collective "we," what allyship and solidarity can look like within AAPI communities, and how funders can be proactive in empowering AAPI organizer and organizations.
The voices featured in this episode belong to:
-Jainey Kim (Community Engagement Specialist for Asian American Advocacy Fund)
-Lily Pabian (Lily Pabian, Executive Director of We Love Buford Highway)
-Victoria Huynh (Commissioner for the President’s Advisory on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders)
-Aparna Bhattacharyya (Executive Director of Raksha)
-Sarah Park (President of the Korean American Coalition in Metro Atlanta)
Released:
May 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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