In the month of November, the Bay Area is hosting 2 major forums focusing on Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) youth’s mental health: The Asian American Foundation (TAAF)’s “Youth Mental Health Summit” and Creating Spaces’ “Tending to the Child Within”. In the lead up to these important conferences, it’s crucial to understand why these conversations matter because behind every panel discussion and speech are real people struggling in silence.
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Public Support is the Engine of Legislative Change
Change in government doesn’t only come from good intentions alone. It comes from a collective will demanding accountability and showing authority to what the public wants. In many cases, legislative bills need support from the general public to launch its potential.
Zinn Education Project: Teach Truth on Constitution Day
September 17 | Today, powerful figures wield the Constitution — and undermine it — in ways that intensify profound harms. It is essential that students know their rights: not just to pass a test, but to protect themselves. They should learn that throughout U.S. history, people have fought to expand the rights the Constitution promises and to demand the rights it omits.
Senate Bill S2547
Jul 1, 2025 | Happy summer! Make Us Visible NY wanted to share an update about the inclusive history bill that they have been advocating for in NY – Bill S2547. As a reminder, this bill would require the teaching of Asian American, African American, Native American, and Latinx American history in all K-12 schools in NY state.
Youth Mental Health Leadership Training for AAPI Youth Rising Members
Jun 27, 2025 | NAAPIMHA would like to invite Youth Rising members to an upcoming virtual youth mental health leadership training for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander high schoolers age 14-18 years old.
Our March Convening: Strengthening Community Collaborations
March 22, 2025 | Please join us Wednesday, March 26, at 3 PM PT for our next convening! This session will focus on building and sustaining strong partnerships between schools, cities, and community organizations to expand United Against Hate Week efforts. We’ll also share the models and provide tools to help you start planning impactful events in your communities.
Asian first, American second
Last week, I stepped foot into the Walter U. Lum Square in San Francisco, for the second time in a long while. I no longer viewed the square as a seven-year-old child overjoyed by the beat of the Lunar New Year Lion Dance drum, but as a 15-year-old Asian American teen feeling the downstream waves of COVID-19 and its effects on my community.
America’s Field Trip
Feburary 18, 2025 | America250 intruduces an exciting opportunity for students across the country—America’s Field Trip. This nationwide scholastic competition invites students in grades 3 through 12 to submit art, poems, or essays answering: What does America mean to you?
The Future of Allyship: Act to Change
Feburary 18, 2025 | Join Act to Change’s 7th Annual Day Against Bullying and Hate as they unveil the impact of our revamped Youth Ambassador Program (YAP) and honor the global changemakers leading the fight against bullying on May 17 in Lavan Midtown, NYC.
Join APALI Alumni/Fellows Holiday Mixer
November 16, 2024 | APALI Alumni and Fellows, celebrate the aloha spirit and holidays with your APALI family at our annual holiday mixer and greet the new 2024 BLA graduates.
Hawaiian cuisine & non-alcoholic beverages provided.