Asian American and Pacific Islander Community Resources and Organizations
A.I.R. Gallery wishes to support the AAPI community which has seen a dramatic increase in violence not just as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic but also the racist rhetoric, imperialism, and misogyny that fuels this violence, past and present. We stand in solidarity with the U.S. citizens, immigrants, and foreign nationals who have been affected by this unjust backlash. We hope that the following resources may provide support to these communities.
Combating Anti-Asian Racism and COVID-19 Toolkit Final illuminates the anti-Asian racism, xenophobic scapegoating that is occurring during COVID-19 and offers a list of resources to combat it.
6 Self-Care Tips For Asian Americans Dealing With Racism Right Now by Brittany Wong: advice from therapists who work within Asian American communities to cope with the current stressful times.
Community Care During COVID-19: A Message To and From AAPIs highlights the importance of community during the current crisis and includes resources for COVID-19 in multiple languages.
Guide to Bystander Intervention by Right To Be, an organization addressing harassment through bystander intervention and conflict de-escalation training.
Stop AAPI Hate, Stop AAPI Hate safety resources includes safety tips for those experiencing or witnessing hate.
Asian Prisoner Support Committee is an Oakland-based program that provides direct support to AAPI in the state and federal prison systems.
Asian American Federation advocates for justice and opportunity for Asian immigrants in New York City. AAF safety resources include safety resources in English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.
CAAAV in NYC works to build grassroots community power across lower-income Asian immigrant communities in New York City.
Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote works to increase electoral and civic participation among AAPI.
Apex for Youth mentors underserved Asian youth in New York City.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Atlanta works to protect and advance the civil and human rights of AAPI in Georgia and the Southeast U.S.
Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholars provides scholarships, mentoring services, and leadership training to low-income AAPI students.
Asian American & Asian Research Institute (AAARI) COVID-19 resources include multiple links to safety, mental health, and educational resources for the AAPI community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Create to Stop Hate is an AAPI artists auction with all proceeds to benefit Stop AAPI Hate.
For AAPI Women
National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF) is an organization that works to ensure the values and priorities of AAPI women and girls are seen, heard, and reflected in policy and structural change at the local, state, and federal levels.
The Center for Asian Pacific American Women is a supportive network of AAPI women leaders who foster awareness of AAPI issues.
For AAPI Sex Workers
Red Canary Song is a grassroots collective of Asian & migrant sex workers.
Butterfly Asian and Migrant Sex Workers Support Network contains legal resources for sex workers.
For AAPI LGBTQIA+
API Equality Northern California (APIENC) is a Bay Area-based organization that builds queer and transgender Asian and Pacific Islander power to increase the visibility of and amplify the voices of the AAPI LGBTQIA+ community.
Legal Support
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund is a New York-based national organization that works with Asian American communities across the country to secure human rights for all.
Asian Americans Advocating Justice advocates for the civil and human rights of Asian Americans.
Health
Asian Mental Health Collective is working to normalize and de-stigmatize mental health within the Asian community by making mental health services easily available, approachable, and accessible to Asian communities worldwide.
Asian Health Services provides health, social, and advocacy services for all regardless of income, insurance status, immigration status, language, or culture.
Education
Anti-Racism Resources for the AAPI Community is a compilation of anti-racism resources created by Cornell University
Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC) provides legal advocacy to influence key civil rights issues that have significant impact on Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and immigrant communities”
Survey of Asian Americans paints sobering picture of fears about violence: an interview between the president of The Asian American Foundation, Norman Chen and Amna Nawaz about anti-Asian sentiment in the US.
TOMIE ARAI AND DIANE WONG ON COLLECTING AAPI STORIES is a compilation of interviews centering around their project focusing on the ways the pandemic has affected the Asian and Pacific Island community in America