Organizing Asian America
After nine years at 18 Million Rising, Executive Director Cayden Mak is leaving our organization. Cayden, thank you for your leadership and for all your contributions in building our Asian American political power over the internet. We are grateful for the vision and drive you have brought to our work…
18 Million Rising hasn’t always been an abolitionist organization. Last week, we were reminded of that in a brilliant essay by Tamara K. Nopper, who referenced a campaign from 2014 where 18MR demanded actor Mark Wahlberg not be pardoned for attacking two Vietnamese men in 1988. Nopper explains that equating…
For Asian American Heritage Month (APAHM) this year, we’re honoring the land and its lifelong stewards. This past year taught us that the fight for abolition and climate justice are deeply connected. Demilitarization and stopping deforestation are our best medicine against deadly pandemics, among other harmful outcomes of the human-made…
