The Present

Asian American activism continues to persists to this day. Built from the enduring legacies of cross-cultural, radical movements, Asian American activism continues to confront America's enduring inequity while reimagining the narrative and meaning of an "Asian American" experience. And although the socio-political project of "Asian America" has been complicated from its emergence as a constructed identity to an established demographic, Asian Americans continue to challenge persistent stereotypes of othering, defend against Anti-Asian hate, and advocate for a more equitable, disaggregated representation of the many communities and narratives within the demographic.

Bulosan Center for Filipino Studies
Recent Anti-Asian Hate and Violence Incidences in the Sacramento Region,
May 23, 20221

Read the full report at this link: https://bulosancenter.ucdavis.edu/stop-aapi-hate-reports

This sketch was used by APSEA's campaign to urge California's Asian American Community to vote for Prop 16, which strived to reinstate equal opportunity programs such as affirmative action in California.

To read the issue, please click this link: http://apsea.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Currents-Fall-October-2020-Version-2.pdf

"The nearly 25-year ban on affirmative action here has shut a generation of Black and Latino/a students out of equal opportunity to a high-quality education." - Vincent Pan (Opportunity for All Coalition)