Events
August Special Election, Opposition to Higher Education Changes
The Ohio Channel, May 5, 2023 OPAWL Co-Director Jona Hilario speaks about SB 83's proposed ban on academic partnerships with institutions in Ohio and the impact this would have on AAPI communities in Ohio. Link to watch the full interview
OPAWL Statement of Support for Tokyo Foods & Condemnation of Race-Based Hate
Trigger warning: gun violence, racism On Sunday, January 22nd, a man fired at least a dozen rounds from a .40 caliber Glock handgun into the front windows of Tokyo Foods. Tokyo Foods was deliberately targeted by the shooter, telling police he was the "President of...
OPAWL Statement after Monterey Park, Moon Bay Shootings
OPAWL Statement Content warning: gun violence, hate violence, racism, patriarchal violence Our hearts are profoundly heavy after a week of violence and loss. OPAWL stands in solidarity with the Monterey Park community after a mass shooting during Saturday’s Lunar New...
OPAWL Statement on Midwest Hate Incidents
Content warning: physical assault, hate violence, racism OPAWL sends our love, support and solidarity from Ohio to the local AAPI communities grieving the recent racially motivated attack in our neighboring state of Indiana. We are sickened and devastated to see...
OPAWL statement on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
In the wake of the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, we are outraged but remain determined. Even though we anticipated this reversal, the decision shook us to our core. Abortion bans and restrictions disproportionately criminalize and disproportionately...
Job Posting: Operations Manager
OPAWL is a grassroots membership-based community that organizes for social justice and elevates the voices, visibility, and progressive leadership of Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) women and nonbinary people in Ohio. By co-creating an organized and...
OPAWL statement on the leaked decision of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
The leaked decision of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization foreshadows a future where Roe v. Wade is overturned and states can make abortion illegal, criminalizing person’s right to bodily autonomy. The health and safety of people of all genders is...
Job Posting: Voter Engagement Organizer
OPAWL is a grassroots membership-based community that organizes for social justice and elevates the voices, visibility, and progressive leadership of Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) women and nonbinary people in Ohio. By co-creating an organized and...
A New — and needed — LGBTQ+ caucus has launched for AAPI women & nonbinary Ohioans
The Buckeye Flame, Apr 26, 2022 Excerpt from the article: "Since 2016, OPAWL: Building AAPI Feminist Leadership has been providing a vital communal space for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) women and nonbinary people in Ohio. The organization’s first event...
OPAWL Statement on Dangerous Political Rhetoric
As we approach Ohio’s primary election on May 3rd, OPAWL believes our leaders and elected officials can and must uplift popular policies like jobs, protecting workers’ rights, and infrastructure without fearmongering rhetoric that puts marginalized immigrant &...