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Building bridges across the Asian and Pacific Islander diaspora.
We are a small group of queer and trans Asian and Pacific Islander folx who came together in 2015 with an objective to center Asian and Pacific Islander identities through community building and healing. Our community programs build bridges across the different Asian and Pacific Islander heritages, reflect on internal conflicts and issues that have taken root in our communities, and uplift community care as a powerful act of resistance.
Workshops
Healing Across Generations
Three-part skills-building series weaves our diasporic stories across time and examines how trauma impacts our world to envision intergenerational healing strategies.
Radial Reads
We read a few articles, discuss them with each other, and break bread together. The series studies the Asian and Pacific Islander power movement’s legacy and focuses on intra- and inter-community building and healing.
Radical Reels
Drawing on David Chang's food documentary series Ugly Delicious, this viewing series sparks conversations on the Asian and Pacific Islander diaspora’s relationship with food, immigration, and gentrification. Through our viewing series, we watch the episodes, discuss them together, and strategize for the future.