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Greyscale comic cover of Ke, wearing a cap. He has his arms around his dad, who is also wearing a cap, and his daughter on his right. There are drawings of dragons in the background, lightly shaded. Title text reads: Breaking the chains of generational trauma. Copy reads: Hey, my name is Ke (like Key) and this is a story about how I overcame my family’s generational trauma and how I could lose them again because I could be deported at any time. Credit: Drawn and written by Brenda Chi. @18millionrising.

Breaking the Chains of Generational Trauma

Campaigns • February 2, 2024 • By 18MR Staff

Nghiep “Ke” Lam might have just celebrated his last Lunar New Year with his family – along with three other staff members of @asianprisonersc, Peejay, Bun, and Maria – the #APSC4 members. In a collaboration between 18 Million Rising’s @brendachiart and APSC’s Ke, we highlight Ke’s story about learning how to show affection to his…

Black and violet graphic with an illustration of APSC4 members, each person holding up a fist. The illustration is done by Havanah Tran. APSC's logo is on the left, a bird with spread wins. 18MR's logo is in the bottom right corner. There are white silhouettes of birds flying northeast. Top right corner text reads: Pardon #APSC4. Main text reads: Did you eat yet?

Did You Eat Yet? Jan – Happy New Year with APSC4

Action • January 22, 2024 • By 18MR Staff

Happy new year from the Asian Prisoner Support Committee and 18 Million Rising! And welcome to the first Did You Eat Yet? of the year!  Bun: My name is Chanthon Bun and I am a 1.5 generation Khmer community member. I was incarcerated for 23 years and now work as…

Header text reads: Double Punishment. There is a duotone group photo of mostly Southeast Asian men and Ny Nourn, Co-ED of APSC. Subtitle text reads: How California double punishes immigrant communities. Photo credit: APSC.

WHAT IS DOUBLE PUNISHMENT?

Action • January 9, 2024 • By 18MR Staff

How California Double Punishes Immigrant Communities WHAT IS DOUBLE PUNISHMENT?Double Punishment is the unjustpolicy used against immigrants who face deportation after already being punished by the criminal justice system [1]. About 70% of people in ICE detention in the U.S. were directly transferred from prison or jail to ICE right…