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AYR Receives Generous Donation from Claire and the American River Soroptimist

April 3, 2025 | AAPI Youth Rising is honored to receive a donation from our chapter leader Claire. Claire recently won a scholarship and chose to contribute a portion of it to AYR. Claire shared in her message, “I immediately thought of AYR just purely because you guys do so much amazing things for the Asian community and me being able to work with you is such a privilege.” Her generous support, facilitated through the American River Soroptimist, is greatly appreciated and will help AYR continue our mission. Thank you, Claire, for your commitment to making a difference!

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.

AYR Featured in Josh Chuck’s Making Waves Documentary!!!

March 20, 2025 | AYR had the privilege of being part of an upcoming documentary, “Making Waves: The Rise of Asian America.” Directed and produced by Josh Chuck and Jon Osaka, this documentary dives into Asian American activism throughout history and the fight to incorporate our histories into curriculums nationwide.

March 2025 Leadership Meeting

March 9, 2025 | Earlier today, the AYR Board, Board-in-Training members, and committee leads met to at our March 2025 Leadership Meeting. The leadership team discussed the upcoming Teach AAPI event in New York and upcoming Advocacy Day in April. They also planned some upcoming initiatives regarding the latest events, such as an op-ed campaign where AYR members share their opinions on the latest legislative changes. There will also be a new lesson campaign focused on civics and other similar topics, like critical race theory. After the last election, the board and leadership team have revised and realigned AYR’s current goals to match the current political climate to three main focuses: education (limiting misinformation, social media outreach, shifting lessons to short-form content, and talking about AAPI figures through the lens of current events), legislative action (immigration, language barriers, and housing issues), and promoting diverse youth voices through various mediums like our Op-ed and Art Corners.

Senator Myrie has filed bill S2547

February 23, 2025 | We are excited to share that Senator Zellnor Myrie has filed bill S2547 to REQUIRE the teaching of Asian American history in K-12 schools. Not only that, this bill also requires the teaching of African American, Native American, and Latino American history in K-12 schools; requires new teachers to complete a course in effective teaching for students of diverse backgrounds for certification; requires teachers to receive ongoing professional development to help them teach the histories of our diverse communities; and creates a culturally responsive school climate assessment/rubric that schools districts can use to determine whether schools are teaching diverse histories effectively.

Making Waves will premiere at SXSW EDU

February 17, 2025 | Only a few weeks away from the premiere of Making Waves: the Rising of Asian America at SXSW EDU! The March 5th screening will be followed by a panel including Making Waves interviewees Mohit Mehta (University of Texas) and Annie Nguyen (Round Rock High School) as well as Round Rock High School students Nari Choi and Indira Moparthi. Follow on Facebook and Instagram for the latest Making Waves updates!