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  • Now is the time to practice care, connection, and resilience. We got this. March 17, 2020 Now is the time to practice care, connection, and resilience. We got this.
    Dear APIENC community, When news of COVID-19 started to reach the U.S., APIENC staff and member leaders took time to figure out how we could prioritize connection, safety, and community all at once. We’ve heard concerns and fear from our people—worries ...
  • What will our work mean for the seven generations after us? February 13, 2020 What will our work mean for the seven generations after us?
    Click the image for the FULL graphic! Image description: colorful infographic titled “2019: How APIENC Has Grown”. Graphic by Cynthia Fong. The world is on fire. It’s no understatement to say that our people are facing political repression, overwhelming inequality, and ...
  • 2020 Summer Organizer Program – Apply by March 1st! January 30, 2020 2020 Summer Organizer Program – Apply by March 1st!
    Do you want to work with trans, gender nonconforming, and queer API people and communities? Do you have a commitment to social justice? Are you ready to transform, learn concrete community organizing skills, and work to build movements for change? The ...
  • Kyle January 22, 2020 Kyle
    Jan 2020 | Kyle Image description: Kyle is outdoors and smiling on a balcony overlooking a lush forest and a mountain in the background. Kyle (he/him) identifies as a queer trans guy and has been involved with APIENC for a year now ...
  • Aloe December 9, 2019 Aloe
    Dec 2019 | Aloe Image description: Aloe is indoors smiling at the camera in front of a textile with foliage print. A member of APIENC’s Core Committee and Trans Justice Working Group, Aloe identifies as a queer and trans person on the ...
  • Reflections from a Summer of Growth 🌱 and Stars✨ September 25, 2019 Reflections from a Summer of Growth 🌱 and Stars✨
    APIENC’s summer has come to a close! Our Summer Organizers — Huanvy, Kai, Rai, Shreya, T, and Zaha — worked hard deepening their skills, building strong relationships, and learning how to ask for help. They’ve participated in exchanges with other ...
  • T September 25, 2019 T
    SEPT 2019 | T Image description: T is indoors, sitting on a purple sofa, right arm resting on the back of the sofa, looking down and smiling toward a chessboard. T (they/them) is a software engineer, organizer, powerlifter and gardener who is ...
  • Ralph Leaño Atanacio July 10, 2019 Ralph Leaño Atanacio
    July 2019 | Ralph Leaño Atanacio Image description: Ralph is indoors grinning at the camera and displaying a peace sign with his right hand. Ralph (he/they) is an active participant in our Core Committee, and got his start with APIENC in 2017 ...
  • Three Takeaways on Environmental Justice from PGM ONE June 7, 2019 Three Takeaways on Environmental Justice from PGM ONE
    Environmental and climate justice work is an emerging part of APIENC’s organizing and politics. APIENC’s TTAC (Think and Take Action Cohort) brings together and inspires queer and transgender Asian and Pacific Islander (QTAPI) people in the SF Bay Area to ...
  • For Us, By Us, In Order To Serve Us: The TGNC API Needs Assessment Survey has Launched! June 5, 2019 For Us, By Us, In Order To Serve Us: The TGNC API Needs Assessment Survey has Launched!
    In recent years we’ve witnessed our trans, gender nonconforming, and nonbinary community make big strides, but we’re still not safe or free. When it comes to documenting our community needs, there are FEW resources that speak to the wide variety ...
  • Honoring Our Legacies: APIENC at SF Pride May 28, 2019 Honoring Our Legacies: APIENC at SF Pride
    APIENC won Community Grand Marshal of SF Pride 2019 by public vote. This is an honor and a responsibility. With increased police presence, heavy corporate involvement, and impact on the local underhoused communities, SF Pride is far from its radical ...
  • Junior Claros May 15, 2019 Junior Claros
    MAY 2019 | JUNIOR CLAROS Junior (he/him) is a Capricorn Ox who identifies as an immigrant, trans, and Filipinx. He was raised in a close-knit immigrant family that gave him a strong sense of family and community. Growing up in the ...
  • A New Organizer Has Joined APIENC! 💛#PowerUPGiveOUT April 8, 2019 A New Organizer Has Joined APIENC! 💛#PowerUPGiveOUT
    My name is Yuan Wang; I’m writing to you as the new Community Organizer at APIENC! As a trans/genderqueer second-generation Chinese-American person, I first joined APIENC in the summer of 2018 as a summer organizer. Now, I’m so excited to ...
  • Sustain Our Work: For The Sake Of… March 11, 2019 Sustain Our Work: For The Sake Of...
    What is an APIENC monthly sustainer? An APIENC monthly sustainer is someone who gives every month to APIENC through a recurring donation – a sustainer joins our work by committing a monthly donation of $10 or more! With our current ...
  • Mika Hernandez March 10, 2019 Mika Hernandez
    MAR 2019 | MIKA HERNANDEZ Mika (she/they) is a mixed queer non binary artist, community organizer, cook, and healer. Mika was born, raised and currently lives on occupied Chochenyo Ohlone land. Mika is yonsei, chicana, and 4th generation corean american.On this ...
  • POP! People over Pride: Training Camp for LGBTQ API Youth – APPLY TODAY February 25, 2019
    POP! Camp is BACK! This summer, APIENC and NQAPIA are hosting our second People Over Pride (POP!) Camp for LGBTQ Asian and Pacific Islander Youth. POP! Camp is an intensive 4-day LGBTQ API training camp for youth ages 14-20 to ...
  • This Has Been a Messy Year: Practicing Healthy Accountability February 6, 2019 This Has Been a Messy Year: Practicing Healthy Accountability
    Avery Nguyen (they/them) is a member of APIENC’s Core Committee, and our Trans Justice Committee. After our retreats with the Wildfire Project, Avery wrote this reflection to share with the APIENC community.  This has been a messy year. Besides the harms and ...
  • 2019 Summer Organizer Program – Apply by March 1st February 1, 2019 2019 Summer Organizer Program - Apply by March 1st
    Do you want to work with trans, gender nonconforming, and queer API people and communities? Do you have a commitment to social justice? Are you ready to transform, learn concrete community organizing skills, and work to build movements for change? The ...
  • 2019? 😲 Let’s do this. January 29, 2019
    APIENC was first founded in 2004, and refounded in 2013, with a commitment to young, trans, and gender nonconforming leadership. This shift happened through intentional changes to our structure, work, and initiatives. 6 years later, we’ve grown in our understanding ...
  • Ethan Li January 7, 2019 Ethan Li
    JAN 2019 | ETHAN LI Ethan is a queer and nonbinary Chinese+Taiwanese American who grew up in the Midwest. They are a graduate student working on bioengineering research at Stanford while also building queer community: “Transitioning into my program while I’m ...