November 6, 2022 | The AYR Youth Board and members including Mina, Charlee, Max, Ethan, Lin, Johann and Mihika were honored to attend the Asian Pacific Fund Gala where Mina spoke about the group’s work as a special guest. This year’s honoree is MSNBC/NBC News Anchor, Author & Director Richard Lui.
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AYR and Dignity.us
November 6, 2022 | AAPI Youth Rising joins DIGNITY.US in the wake of a rising tide of hate-fueled violence in America. Dignity.us is a citizens’ initiative to address the crisis together. You too can share your ideas, testimonials and suggestions with www.dignity.us right now. All kids deserve to have our voices heard so that we can work towards a country-wide response to make this world a better place. Check out www.dignity.us to see how you can make a difference and share your story.
Illegal: More Than A Musical
Angel Island, San Francisco Bay, 1910. A place where over hundreds of thousands of Chinese immigrants were detained in terrible living conditions, confined into tightly packed barracks where they awaited for weeks, or even months, to either be allowed into the United States or deported. A story based on these historical injustices is masterfully…
Clay Roy Spoke With TFK Kid Reporter Mina Fedor’s
October 23, 2022 | Youth civic engagement drives change. Elizabeth Clay Roy is the CEO of Generation Citizen, a nonprofit group that tries to involve students in the democratic process. Clay Roy spoke with Time for Kids Kid Reporter Mina Fedor.
Asian Pacific Fund Gala
October 22, 2022 | AYR is invited to speak at the Asian Pacific Fund Annual Gala. This year’s honoree is MSNBC/NBC News Anchor, Author & Director Richard Lui. Mina will speak about AYR’s ONE DAY OF AAPI HISTORY LESSON campaign and our recent teach-ins.
Changemaker Summit 2022
October 16, 2022 | Changemakers Summit 2022 is a national AAPI Youth Conference created in partnership with Act to Change, Hate Is A Virus and Stop AAPI Hate. Designed to support, connect & develop the next generation of AAPI youth activists, our conference this year will center around the theme of Intergenerational & Intersectional Activism. Mina spoke with activist and DEI advoacte Soukprida Phetmisy.
Aurora Theater Company: Colonialism is Terrible, But Pho is Delicious Opening Night
October 16, 2022 | Aurora Theater Company: Colonialism is Terrible, But Pho is Delicious Opening Night – AYR joins the opening night panel for ‘Colonialism is Terrible, But Pho is Delicious’ by playwright Dustin Chinn. The play received the Prestigious Edgerton FoundationNew Play Award in 2022. This is the first play to begin Aurora Theater’s 31st Season. Join us for Opening Night on Thursday, November 10th at 8pm PT at Aurora Theater in Berkeley, CA.
NBC Bay Area’s Asian Pacific America
October 16, 2022 | NBC Bay Area’s Asian Pacific America: Mina speaks with NBC’s Robert Handa about AAPI Youth Rising’s latest initiatives on Sunday, October 23 at 5:30pm on NBC Bay Area KNTV.
Call for new Chapter Leaders and Ambassadors
October 9, 2022 | Want to help our cause? Become an AYR Chapter Leader or Youth Ambassador today! Chapter Leaders pledge to bring our ONE DAY OF AAPI HISTORY lesson to classrooms and/or organizations. Become a Chapter Leader in your city today and create a new chapter of driven individuals who strive for a moreContinue reading “Call for new Chapter Leaders and Ambassadors”
Vicha Ratanapakdee Street Naming
October 2, 2022 | Today, we commemorated the loss of a beloved community member, Vicha Ratanapakdee. He is being forever preserved by the renaming of Sonora Way to Vicha Ratanapakdee Way. Many speakers shared their opinions and takes on the horrific killing. Some examples are Amanda Nguyen and Daniel Dae Kim. We gathered not only to commemorate the killing of Vicha Ratanapakdee, but to honor his legacy and make sure his name is never forgotten. Vicha Ratanapakdee Way is the only street named after a Thai American in the US. Monthanus Ratanapakdee mourns the loss of her father, but also celebrates his part in the growing movement against anti AAPI hate. We will never forget the atrocities committed on January 28, 2020.