Category Archives: events

Vicha Ratanpakdee Street Naming Ceremony in San Francisco

October 1, 2022 | AYR is invited to speak alongside SF politicians and civil rights leaders at the Vicha Rattanapakte Street naming. Grandpa Vicha was brutally pushed down to the ground at the start of the pandemic. His family has continued to raise awareness about the violence targeting AAPI in America.

Act To Change 4th Annual National AAPI Day Against Hate and Bullying

May 12, 2022 | Act To Change is rallying the nation — including cities and states, community organizations, and influencers, community leaders and elected officials — to commemorate the fourth Annual National Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Day Against Bullying + Hate on May 18, 2022. To honor Vincent Chin’s legacy and to commemorate Mental Health Awareness Month and Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM) in May, Act To Change invites you to join us in standing up to bullying, hate and racism. We are proud to join as a Partner Organization in 2022 just as we did in 2021. Also, we will join the Community Event in Los Angeles. Register here and see you there!

AAPI Youth Rising + Healthier Generations Instagram LIVE

May 7, 2022 | Catch our Instagram LIVE conversation on May 17 at 12:45 p.m. PST/3:45 p.m. EST. Healthier Generations is speaking with AYR about how your family can get involved in supporting AAPI young people and inclusive communities. Also, check out Healthier Generation’s AAPI Heritage month resources!

Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco and the Wells Fargo Foundation Mural Project

April 29, 2022 | What an honor to be a part of the @cccsanfrancisco and the Wells Fargo foundation mural project! The mural is a reminder that AAPI community heroes and stories matter. AYR served on a panel last year and helped select the heroes from over 5000 submissions from youth. Mural Location: 706 Jackson Street, SF CA 94133 Heroes depicted: Tiffany Long, Wong Kim Ark, Layton Doung, Cynthia Choi, Yuri Kochiyama, Judy Yung, Ruth Asawa, Caroline Cabading, Jeanette Lazam, Rev Norman Fong, Akon Vaid-Menon and Betty Ann Ong. VISIT cccsf.us/asian-american-community-heroes-mural to learn more about each hero!

Celebrating Grace Lee Boggs on NowThis News’s Shoulder Series

March 25, 2022 | We are so honored to celebrate our hero Grace Lee Boggs through the Now This On Their Shoulders Series. The late Grace Lee Boggs was a fierce advocate for communities of color, and she continues to inspire a new generation of young activists including all of us at AAPI Youth Rising to be a force for change. #GraceLeeBoggs #Advocacy #Activist #Politics #News #NowThis #AAPIYouthRising