Category Archives: events

March 4, 2026 | On February 21, community members gathered at the Main Library’s Koret Auditorium for a powerful afternoon of film, dialogue, and collective reflection.

November 12, 2025 | On November 4, at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, AYR attended “Tending to the Child Within,” an interactive community event dedicated to exploring the childhood experiences that continue to shape who we are today. The afternoon opened with a panel discussion led by Creating Space’s Chief Wellness Officer, renowned psychologist and author Dr. Jenny T. Wang, Ph.D. (@asiansformentalhealth).

November 10, 2025 | This incredible summit hosted by The Asian American Foundation brought together community leaders, educators, funders, and mental health experts to confront the urgent challenges facing AAPI youth. Informed by TAAF’s 2024 Beyond the Surface report, the summit spotlighted community-led solutions to the AAPI youth mental health crisis.

September 27, 2025 | New data from CA vs Hate shows that people all across California are reporting hate and getting support! In our state, you’re not alone.

September 9 | On September 6, Mina was honored to speak alongside former Acting Secretary Julie Su, Steven Kan (Other Bets, Alphabet), Andrew Chau (Boba Guys), and Abigail Hing Wen (Author, Filmmaker) on the Opening Panel moderated by Caroline Pan for “Roots and Wings,” a symposium bringing together the AANHPI community with youth. We spoke about our paths

September 8 | Thank you OCA-APA Advocates for honoring us as the 2025 Asian American Achievement Awards.

We first met the OCA-APA team for a trip to Angel Island. Since then, we’ve seen their community leaders and youth leaders at many events.

On September 6, 2025, the AYR leadership team was honored by Congressman Kevin Mullin (D-CA15), Senator Josh Becker (CA-13), San Mateo County API Foundation, the Alameda County Assessor’s Office, and Councilmember Juslyn Manalo (Daly City, CA)  for building a national youth platform.

AYR leaders Mina Fedor, Charlee Trenkel, Jaslene Lai, Anna Hill, Cooper Hong, Maxwell Wong, Matthew Sugiyama , Ethan Su and Mia Fung were honored for contributing to the community in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.

Dr. Russel Jeung, founder of Stop-AAPI Hate and longtime mentor introduced our group. Thanks again OCA- APA Advocates San Mateo!

This week, I (David Siu) had the honor of hosting an Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) workshop at UC Berkeley for a group of international high school and local college students. After working with UC Berkeley, I also invited Matthew Sugiyama to speak alongside me. This presentation was an opportunity for me to educate others on AAPI history, as well as to learn from their experiences.

July 1, 2025 | I was recently profiled in the SF Examiner alongside long-time mentor and SF State ethnic studies professor Dr. Russell Jeung in a story about how Asian American history education is rare, even in SF.

I spoke with Craig Lee about the importance of learning about heroes like Wong Kim Ark, a case that has garnered national attention because it stands as the key legal precedent preventing Trump from negating the constitutional provision that guarantees birthright citizenship.

I’m proud of AAPI Youth Rising’s continued mission to share our One Day of AAPI History lesson that highlights the stories of Wong Kim Ark and many modern heroes whose stories must be told in classrooms. Check out the full story here.