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#IWillEatWithYou: Disability Justice Panel
As part of the #IWillEatWithYou solidarity campaign, OPAWL is hosting a series of dinner discussion events with the progressive Ohio AAPI community and friends. The discussion topic for our #IWillEatWithYou dinner on 8/19 was the intersections of disability justice...
Statement in response to continued efforts to exclude undocumented immigrants from the 2020 Census
The Trump Administration issued an unconstitutional memorandum on July 21st telling the Secretary of Commerce to exclude the number of undocumented immigrants from counting toward congressional apportionment, as determined by the currently ongoing Census. In...
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...
In Solidarity With Our Black Friends and Comrades
To our Black friends and comrades: This letter is overdue. It’s hard to know what to say; the grief and terror and rage and exhaustion feel never-ending. We feel it too. Asian Americans have not always fought for our Black siblings. We have to acknowledge this...
{in}VISIBLE in OHIO: Panel Discussion – COVID-19 and Asian/AAPI Experiences
Asians, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) across Ohio joined OPAWL on May 27th for the final event in our statewide virtual event series {in}VISIBLE in OHIO, an interactive panel of Asian/AAPI community members who shared their experiences of living and...
Letter to Governor DeWine: Prioritize Women & Families in COVID-19 Recovery
For a full copy of the PDF sent to Governor Dewine, please download below. Click to download the PDF of the Letter to Governor DeWine
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...