Feb 20, 2021 | In the Media
Columbus Alive, Feb 19, 2021 Excerpt from the article: “I keep coming back to what we talked about previously, which is that this isn’t new, this feeling of not being safe, this feeling of being othered and this act of being scapegoated for the pandemic,” said Sharon... 
Feb 15, 2021 | In the Media
WKYC Channel 3, Feb 12, 2021 Excerpt: “I think a lot of the rhetoric and the stereotypes that have emerged over the past year are just repeating history,” Xuan said. “There’s been people spit on in public, lots of verbal harassment, discrimination, children... 
Feb 9, 2021 | In the Media
ideastream’s The Sound of Ideas, Feb 3, 2021 Excerpt: “When we think of zines, we often think of fan-made publications focused on their favorite musicians. OPAWL’s zine, “2020 Pandemic Stories,” is different. Aside from its unique name, inspired by the... Nov 18, 2020 | In the Media
CNBC, Nov 13, 2020 “The party needs to start listening to its progressive wing and start understanding that a progressive platform aligns with folks who I don’t think a centrist could ever reach,” said Isabella Guinigundo, an 18-year-old organizer with Ohio... Oct 2, 2020 | In the Media
The Observer, October 2, 2020 “With only days to go before the 2020 Census Bureau concludes their operations and an election right around the corner, organizations like the Ohio Progressive Asian Women’s Leadership (OPAWL) and Cleveland VOTES, shifted the focus... Jul 1, 2020 | In the Media
Medium, Jun 30, 2020 “Tessa Xuan and Ohio Progressive Asian Women’s Leadership were concerned with the rise in hate incidents targeting Asian Americans in Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, and all across Ohio. They led a sign-on letter with hundreds of... 