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Cleveland woman shares her immigration story in campaign
Spectrum News, Dec 26, 2021 Excerpt from the story: Jenika Gonzales said she didn’t initially understand the bigger picture behind her family’s immigration story. “I think our immigration story started, at least for me, when I was 8 years old. This was is in 1998,...
‘Love Has No Borders’ campaign spotlights Ohio immigrants’ stories and seeks to change the system
ideastream, Nov 29, 2021 Excerpt from the article: By sharing these stories, OPAWL Co-Director Tessa Xuan hopes to uplift stories of Midwest immigrants. “We do want more Americans to wake up to the reality that our immigration system doesn’t work the way they think it...
‘An insult’: Labor, civil-rights groups denounce Ohio Republicans’ revised congressional redistricting maps
Cleveland.com, Nov 16, 2021 Excerpt from the article: Similar thoughts were expressed by others representing members of the Equal Districts Coalition, which consists of more than 30 labor, advocacy, and civil-rights organizations. They asserted that a truly fair map...
In “Love Has No Borders,” Ohio Asian American women share stories of immigration
ideastream's The Sound of Ideas, Nov 4, 2021 Excerpt: For most Americans, you can look back at our lineages and find that our families and ancestors came here from somewhere else. Most of us are decendants of immigrants. OPAWL, the Ohio Progressive Asian Women's...
Asian American group launches campaign to highlight Midwestern immigration experience
The Columbus Dispatch, Oct 22, 2021 Yilun Cheng Eunice Uhm has always lived with the burden of a family secret: Her father was undocumented. Born in South Korea, Uhm, now 30, moved to the United States with her parents and two sisters when she was a teenager. They did...
Northern Ohioans overwhelmingly outraged by GOP-led maps at Ohio Redistricting Commission hearing at Tri-C Corporate College
Cleveland.com, Sept 14, 2021 Excerpt from the article: “You’ve lost our trust.” “It’s appalling.” “Don’t you feel dirty when you cheat?” Those statements were among the dozens calling out members on the Ohio Redistricting Committee during a marathon hearing Monday...
Some Local AAPI Groups Dissatisfied with “COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act”
ideastream's The Sound of Ideas, June 2, 2021 Excerpt: For some AAPI organizations and advocates, there’s an appreciation that the federal government recognizes the increase of racist acts toward AAPIs, but there’s also a feeling that this bill misses the mark on what...
Asian Americans address need for awareness, advocacy during this year’s Asian Festival
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...
Greater Cincinnati Celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
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...
Resilience Against Hate: The Rally to Stop the Violence Against Asian Americans
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...