- The Main Ingredient to Interdependence is Relationship Building August 30, 2020
When we took on the role of coordinating APIENC’s Summer Mutual Aid Project, we were both fairly new to APIENC, just joining as a volunteer and Summer Organizer. Despite our newness, we understood the importance of mutual aid in this ...
- Hello are you there? Reflections from our Dragon Fruit Phone Tree August 26, 2020
It all started with the Dragon Fruit Project (DFP) reunion, scheduled to happen on March 21, 2020. Since last December, a volunteer team had been planning for an in-person event to celebrate all those who had contributed to our intergenerational ...
- We Are Worthy of Support: Reflections from the Summer Organizer Program (part 2) August 23, 2020
I haven’t always felt comfortable asking for help. Previously, I thought asking for help meant I was not “good enough,” and I thought that struggling on my own was a reflection of true strength. I learned this mindset from my ...
- Self-Determination & Queer Power: Reflections from the Summer Organizer Program (part 1!) August 20, 2020
To me, APIENC is love — love that the world desperately needs.
As a chronically ill, Việt, queer, nonbinary person, I felt unheard, othered, and silenced for far too long, by nearly everyone in my life in some way. I don’t ...
- Vulnerability is Power: Reflections from LEX 2020 August 16, 2020
There I was, on a zoom call with over 30 people who I had just met the weekend before, having a vulnerable one-on-one conversation with Sammie for everyone to watch.
This was during the third session of APIENC’s annual Leadership Exchange, ...
- #QTAPIClimateStories August 16, 2020
APIENC’s Ecological Justice League (fka TTAC, Think and Take Action Cohort for Climate Justice) Presents:
#QTAPIClimateStories Writing and Haiku Party for Queer and Trans Asian & Pacific Islander People
A Climate Justice Storytelling Project
Register here!👉 bit.ly/QTAPIClimateStories 👈
Co-sponsored by Asian Pacific Environmental Network ...
- Gem Datuin July 27, 2020
Jul 2020 | Gem Datuin
Gem Datuin (they/them) identifies as a queer, non-binary, pilipinx feminist & abolitionist and has been a member of APIENC since 2016. For the past year, they have been part of APIENC’s Leadership Development (aka SKATE Crew) ...
- We Are Trans Asian and Pasifika Leaders in Defense of Black Lives June 11, 2020
We are non-Black people of Asian and Pasifika (A&PI) descent, and we are trans, nonbinary, and many Indigenous cultural gender identities¹. We span many movements, many generations, and many organizations.
We affirm the value of Black lives, unconditionally. We are in ...
- Black Lives Matter. May 28, 2020
We, as trans and queer Asians and Pacific Islanders, believe that everybody has a role in dismantling anti-Blackness.
- Zoe Chen May 24, 2020
May 2020 | Zoe Chen
Zoe marched with us at 2019 Trans March and is now part of APIENC’s Trans Justice Committee! Her pronouns are she/her/hers and identifies as a transgender woman.
When Zoe is not with community at APIENC, she is ...
- I attribute my survival to the healing that comes with community. April 22, 2020
I don’t remember the year; I was 24, maybe 25, when I went to visit a friend in St. Vincent’s Hospital on 7th Ave in New York City. I never found him. The hospital was overrun with AIDS patients and ...
- Now is the time to practice care, connection, and resilience. We got this. March 17, 2020
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
The world is on fire. It’s no understatement to say that our people are facing political repression, overwhelming inequality, and climate catastrophe. Corrupt politicians and poisonous systems have robbed us of our ability to live, thrive, and be in abundant ...
- 2020 Summer Organizer Program – Apply by March 1st! January 30, 2020
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
Jan 2020 | Kyle
Kyle (he/him) identifies as a queer trans guy and has been involved with APIENC for a year now and became more involved when he joined APIENC’s Trans Justice Committee. Kyle currently works at a tiny biotech startup ...
- Aloe December 9, 2019
Dec 2019 | Aloe
A member of APIENC’s Core Committee and Trans Justice Working Group, Aloe identifies as a queer and trans person on the ace spectrum.
Outside of APIENC, Aloe works as a legal assistant at a law firm in San ...
- Reflections from a Summer of Growth 🌱 and Stars✨ September 25, 2019
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
SEPT 2019 | T
T (they/them) is a software engineer, organizer, powerlifter and gardener who is also currently an active volunteer with APIENC’s Trans Justice committee. Most recently, T has been working hard to support APIENC’s TGNC API Needs Assessment. They ...
- Ralph Leaño Atanacio July 10, 2019
July 2019 | Ralph Leaño Atanacio
Ralph (he/they) is an active participant in our Core Committee, and got his start with APIENC in 2017 as a Summer Organizer. He’s an integral part of our Dragon Fruit Committee, helping to make LGBTQ ...
- Three Takeaways on Environmental Justice from PGM ONE June 7, 2019
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 ...
