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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...
Diverse groups in Ohio urge public officials to speak out on coronavirus anti-Asian racism
AsAmNews, March 30, 2020 Excerpt: "149 organizations, along with more than 1200 individuals, have signed on to a letter to Ohio Governor Mike DeWine (R) urging him and other public officials in the state to condemn racist attacks against Asian Americans and Pacific...