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Asian Americans face growing violence, anxieties a year into COVID-19
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...
Joint Statement Calling for Immediate and Deep Investments to Address the Root Causes of Racial Violence
OPAWL joins organizations across the nation to release a statement responding to the resurgence in COVID-19 related racist violence. SAN FRANCISCO, CA (February 17, 2021) — As a national network of local and national Asian American organizations and individuals that...
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...
Announcing Dear World: the Podcast!
OPAWL is excited to announce the launch of our podcast! Those who were familiar with OPAWL Cincinnati's open-mic storytelling events before the pandemic will recognize Dear World, which has been reimagined into podcast/radio show form and is co-hosted by Balpreet Kaur...
Resources from #IWillEatWithYou: Immigration Justice & Storytelling
Watch the recording of our virtual #IWillEatWithYou Immigration Justice & Storytelling dinner discussion event Share your story as part of OPAWL’s 2021 campaign for a more just and equitable immigration system: https://forms.gle/bggzxrPwLS74PM1t9 Resources for...
“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...
Hate and Voter Intimidation Have No Place in Ohio
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tessa Xuan, 513-515-6241 tessa.xuan@opawl.org Balpreet Kaur, 513-293-8214 balpreet.kaur@opawl.org OPAWL Statement: Hate and Voter Intimidation Have No Place in Ohio CINCINNATI (Oct. 31, 2020) -- Earlier this week, a GOP volunteer in...
Video: Our Bodies, Our Stories, Our Autonomy: An AAPI Reproductive Justice Panel
Facebook Video Link On October 7, 2020, OPAWL held a virtual interactive educational event about reproductive justice in the Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community and issues at stake for the November 2020 election. This event featured AAPI...
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...