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Lunar New Year comes at a time of fear for many Asian Americans
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 being...
New ‘QuaranZine’ Gives Voice, Sense of Community To Women Of Color
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 pandemic...
“Young voters helped propel Biden to victory. Now they’re pushing for a more progressive Democratic Party”
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...
AsiaTown holds a Mid-Autumn Festival for action
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 of the...
Young Asian Americans Are Making a Difference in their Communities During COVID-19
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 signatories to...
For Cleveland’s AsiaTown, Statewide Orders, Barriers to Resources and Coronavirus Stigmas Have Proved a Devastating Combination
Cleveland Scene, May 5, 2020 Excerpt from article: Moreso, how much individuals feel the government is effectively responding to their needs will affect their motivation to participate civically. “When you’re doing voter engagement or census outreach, it’s not really...
Asian Americans contend with increased racism in the age of coronavirus
Columbus Alive, April 14, 2020 Excerpt: Due to these concerns, Ohio Progressive Asian Women’s Leadership (OPAWL) recently issued a public letter signed by 149 Ohio organizations and more than 1,200 people, including 20 elected officials, urging lawmakers “to take a...
Ohio group launches global campaign to encourage solidarity in eating at Asian American-owned restaurants
Cleveland 19 News, April 13, 2020 Excerpt from article: "The #IWillEatWithYou campaign is meant to encourage the community to come together and help locally owned businesses that are run by people of color, specifically Asians, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders....
What Bigotry Looks Like During Social Distancing
CityLab, April 7, 2020 Excerpt from article: "But with many major cities under stay-at-home orders, much of the advocacy has been pushed online. It’s turned into social media movements that call out the bigotry like #Hateisavirus and Wash the Hate, which encourages...
Coronavirus raises familiar feelings of isolation, distrust and stigma in Cleveland
Cleveland.com, April 3, 2020 Excerpt from article: "Before schools closed in Ohio, even children were experiencing racism, said Tessa Xuan, chair of Ohio Progressive Asian Women's Leadership (OPAWL), a grassroots organization representing Asian Americans and Pacific...