“Building Solidarity Together” Gathering Recap Video

Check out the video! We are inspired by the impact of each organization catalyzing change for the AAPI community and working with other marginalized communities. Thank you for being on this journey in building a future where we are STRONGER TOGETHER. To learn more about the 9 organizations, visit: https://www.jeremylinfoundation.org/strongertogether

The Stronger Together Collaborative (@jlinfoundation x @taaforg) supports 9 community-rooted underserved AAPI youth organizations that are bridge building and coalition building with other communities of color in solidarity. These organizations give us a glimpse of what underserved AAPI youth in New York City struggle with daily, and the future that they are fighting for. The organizations requested a safe space TOGETHER to speak, listen, learn, and connect. Last month, along with facilitators @buildingmovementproject, we gathered together for a Building Solidarity Together workshop.

● Adhikaar (https://adhikaar.org) serves the Nepali-speaking community, prioritizing youth, women, and marginalized groups; providing direct support to the NYC Nepali speaking community and fights for the rights of low-wage immigrant and domestic workers.

● Apex for Youth (https://apexforyouth.org) empowers underserved Asian and immigrant youth from low-income families in NYC to help them unlock their potential and a world of possibility.

● Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence (CAAAV) (https://caaav.org) youth build grassroots power across diverse poor and working class Asian immigrant communities in NYC. Youth work intergenerationally for leadership development and with coalitions for housing and broader justice.

● Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF) (https://www.cacf.org) is the nation’s only pan-Asian children and families’ advocacy organization bringing together community-based organizations as well as youth and community allies to fight for equity for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI).

● Chinatown Youth Initiative (CYI) (https://www.cyinyc.org) empowers NYC youth to address the needs of Chinatown, Asian Americans, and other underrepresented communities by strengthening awareness of self-identity and community issues through for-youth, by-youth project initiatives.

● Desis Rising Up and Moving (DRUM) (https://www.drumnyc.org) serves youth and multigenerational, low-wage South Asian and Indo-Caribbean immigrants.

● Mekong NYC (https://mekongnyc.org) serves Southeast Asian youth and families in the Bronx and throughout NYC through movement-building, centering healing through arts and culture, and creating a strong safety net rooted in community.

● Minkwon (http://minkwon.org) empowers the Korean American youth and community and works with the wider APA and immigrant communities to achieve economic and social justice for all.

● South Asian Youth Action (SAYA) (https://www.saya.org) aims to foster a strong sense of belonging in youth and provide them with tools to thrive academically, professionally, and personally.

You can also follow their work on IG: @saya.nyc @minkwoncenter @mekongnyc_ @cyinyc @cacfasap @caaavnyc @apexforyouth @adhikaar_ny Video produced by Poto Projects www.potoprojects.com Group Photo credit: IG:@feelslikedan @jeremylin @TheAsianAmericanFoundation @jlinfoundation