As this year and decade(!) is coming to a close, we have so much to be thankful for and so honored to have you with us, fighting for progressive values and supporting our AANHPI candidates running for public office.
In this past year, we
Endorsed 12 candidates including incumbents Representatives Andy Kim (NJ-03), TJ Cox (CA-21), Gil Cisneros (CA-39), Susie Lee (NV-03), Katie Porter (CA-45), Harley Rouda (CA-48), Haley Stevens (MI-11), congressional candidates Gina Ortiz Jones (TX-23) and Sri Kulkarni (TX-22), and 2 state and local candidates Virginia Delegate Kathy Tran and Philadelphia Councilmember Helen Gym. Read more here.
Celebrated our 20th anniversary and hosted a community gala, honoring Senator Mazie Hirono and House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer for their service to our community. Photos
Hosted a post-2018 political campaign debrief, with over 80 attendees, discussing historic wins in our communities and strategizing ways to continue to mobilize our community in 2020. Photos
Organized a career panel on Working on a Political Campaign: AAAFund Career Insights,with AAPI campaign leaders sharing their experiences on the campaign trails and the importance of building the AAPI public service pipeline. Photos
Hosted numerous young professional community events, including Democratic debate watch parties, canvassing and phonebanking events for our candidates, and supporting local AAPI restaurants with regular happy hours.
Convened the AAPI Clearinghouse to coordinate national AAPI community outreach. Our special guests have included Linh Nguyen and Phil Kim from Senator Cory Booker’s campaign, Olympic Figure Skater Michelle Kwan from Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign, and Campaign Manager Roger Lau from Senator Elizabeth Warren's Campaign. If you're interested in joining the AAPI Clearinghouse, apply here!
Hosted amazing interns working with us and building their political advocacy and organizing skills. Thank you Alex Nguyen and Ally Mark!
And so much more.
Accomplishments Over the Past Decade!
And in this past decade, we have achieved record high AANHPI representation in Congress with over 20 elected representative fighting for us and our communities. Check out what our AANHPI community has collectively built over the past decade.
As we close out this decade, let's celebrate this political movement of the people, by the people, and for the people. Collectively, we are powerful. But it's all our responsibility to continue engaging the community and lifting each other up.
Let's keep building progressive AANHPI political power at all levels of government, together. We can't wait to see what 2020 brings.
