Traditions across AAPI communities are vast! We are not a monolith.
From MÄori Haka to Chinese lion dancing, we have so many things to preserve and uplift! It's more important than ever for young people to get in touch with their culture and preserve these traditions and practices.
During a time where history is actively being erased, it's critical to remember our past.
Whether good or bad, our history is a part of usâand it's advocacy that gave us our freedom and rights. Committing ourselves to the struggle means learning from our ancestors and continuing that fight forward. Don't forget history.
When we learn from history, we can stop repeating the mistakes of the past. We have the power to forge a better, brighter, more equitable future.
From Japanese internment to the kidnapping of immigrant Californians, we need to stop repeating history!
In the early 1900s, South Asian immigrants made a home for themselves in California's Central Valleyâa legacy that continues to live on more than a century later.
This lesser-known history is a little look at how immigration continues to guide our communities, and how our storiesâno matter our backgroundâoften have many similarities.
"Community schools create the conditions for that trust by shifting mindsets to embrace partnership with community and position students, families, educators and community as members of the same team. In Anaheim, the Orange County Congregation Community Organization (OCCCO) has helped make that shift real."
Read more at CalĂł News.
On this day in 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act was signed into law.
As the first significant anti-immigrant law, it barred Chinese (and other Asian) immigrants from entering the United States, stating they were "stealing jobs" from Americans.
We've seen, time and time again, history repeat itself. Immigrants are welcome here. Immigrants make the country run. Immigrants are family, friends, and neighbors. No more repeated history.
