Organizing Asian America
May is Mental Health Month and the statistics from the Office of Minority Health should be a concern for the AAPI community. For example: the percent of Asian American students grades 9-12 who attempted suicide is almost 2x that of non-Hispanic whites (CDC: 2009. Including myself, four members* of APIDC…
In celebration of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Mother’s Day, 18MR has launched the #TYMom (Thank You Mom) project. The project includes the production of a “Thank You Mom” video to express love and gratitude to moms – as well as to our diverse AAPI heritages and communities.…
It is March. In Minnesota, it is still snowing. I can hear the metal scrape of a neighbor’s shovel across their driveway. A woman in a red jacket walks briskly in between two houses pushing a stroller. The birds outside are singing louder than the ticking clock on the wall.…
