May 25, 2021 | In the Media
Columbus Dispatch, May 25, 2021 Excerpt from the article: As members of the Asian American community face an onrush of violent hate crimes, attacks that have increased since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jona Hilario and others said sharing their experiences is... 
May 7, 2021 | In the Media
Cincinnati Public Radio, May 3, 2021 Greater Cincinnati is home to a number of thriving communities whose members have their origins in Asian and Pacific Island countries. All through May, organizations representing those communities will celebrate Asian Pacific... 
Apr 15, 2021 | In the Media
The Cleveland Observer, April 14, 2021 Excerpt from the article: OPAWL is one of the organizations providing resources for members of the AAPI who have faced these challenges. As OPAWL co-director Tessa Xuan said in her powerful speech: “As Asian, Asian-American, and... 
Apr 7, 2021 | In the Media
Cleveland.com, April 3, 2021 Excerpts from the article: Tessa Xuan, a Cleveland resident who is co-director of Ohio Progressive Asian Women’s Leadership, said Husted’s words are functionally equivalent to “China Virus,” a phrase which a vandal spray-painted on a... 
Mar 28, 2021 | In the Media
Columbus Dispatch, March 28, 2021 Excerpt from an op-ed by OPAWL Leadership Council member Bhumika Patel: “The recent shootings in Atlanta and the meaningless loss of life the community has suffered leaves me heartbroken. I find even greater sorrow in how deeply... 
Mar 28, 2021 | In the Media
ideastream, March 28, 2021 Excerpt from the article: The march came just a week after a mass shooting at three Atlanta-area spas in which eight people, six of them women of Asian descent, were killed. Their deaths were profound in a year in which racism and violence... 