Asian Americans For Democracy

PRESS RELEASE , PUBLIC HEALTH , WOMEN'S RIGHTS Following the draconian decision by the ​United States Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Pennsylvania Commissions for Women, African American, Latino, LGBTQ+, and Asian Pacific American Affairs jointly released a statement reaffirming their commitments to fighting for safe, legal, and accessible abortion in Pennsylvania. “As a new mother, I am saddened and terrified of the ramifications today’s Supreme Court ruling will have on parents and birthing people across the nation. Abortion bans harm mothers, their babies, and their families. They do not reduce maternal mortality or improve health care outcomes. Abortion bans also negatively impact communities of color, LGBTQ individuals, young people, and low-income households at higher rates,” said Moriah Hathaway, Commission for Women executive director. “Thankfully, abortion will remain safe and legal in our state as long as Governor Wolf has the veto pen...

美国华人联合会 百年大计是关爱华裔青少年健康成长 美国华人联合会2022年度大会特别呈现 UCA Convention Breakout Sessions Special The WAVES Mental Health Track UCA (United Chinese Americans) Sun, Jun 26 at 7:08 PM Highlight of Convention Breakout Sessions (The WAVES Mental Health Track) Our mental health track will feature four unique breakout sessions exploring a variety of current mental health topics. Breaking Silences: Youth Mental Health & Parent-Child Communication - Parent education session on improving parent-child communication and supporting youth mental health. Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Mental Health & Advocacy - Exploring current mental health disparities in AAPI communities. Demystifying Medications - Educational session on purpose and importance of psychiatric medications in mental health. LGBTQ+ Workshop: What Coming Out Means - Exploring queer identities and mental health challenges, and howto be an active ally.  Featured Speakers Daphne Kwok ​WAVES Guest Speaker Daphne Kwok is the Vic...

Unite d Chinese Americans (UCA) 2022 Youth Survey United Chinese Americans (UCA) 2022 Youth Survey Dear UCA Community and Friends, We are conducting this survey to explore how our youth is doing today and assess their views across multiple topics. UCA will share the survey results during UCA’s Chinese American Convention and National Youth Convention, to be held from July 14 to July 16 in Washington, DC. UCA will then share it with the general public. Since there is no large scale multi-themed and general purpose survey targeting Chinese American youth, the significance of this survey is self-evident. We hope to get all the help from our youth, parents, educators and community leaders so that we can reach a minimum of 1,000 respondents in the coming weeks. Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. Max age limit: 30 yrs old Since this survey is intended to learn about youth, we kindly ask that participants only fill out this survey if they are between 12 - 30 yrs old. We ...

AADC  全美亚裔民主党俱乐部 中期选举动员大会   公告： AADC 中期选举动员大会将于6月23日周四东部时间晚8点至9点半举行。国会议员孟昭文，民主党全国委员会亚太裔党团主席 Bel Leung-Hong 及AAPI 州议员会出席会议。AADC 将推介已经背书的AAPI 候选人。 诚挚邀请您参加这次重要会议，听取民主党高层对时局和选情的分析和报告。并积极参与AADC 即将开展的的各项助选活动。 请注册, 获取个人专用会议链接： https://tinyurl.com/AADC220623  AADC 将为已背书的AAPI 候选人进行助选和媒体宣传， 欢迎大家捐款支持： https://secure.actblue.com/donate/aadc-org#

GACAPAA] Jun. 21st, Free, Musical Summer Solstice Night with LSO For the first time for our Commission (PA GACAPAA), we are proud to co-host a summer treat to the community, a FREE concert at the Kimmel Center , Philadelphia, presented by Pennsylvania’s pride, the Grammy nominated Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra , one of the oldest community orchestras in Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, June 21st, at 7:30 pm. Please find the two flyers attached and more info below, and feel free to share with your families, friends and network. Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra (LSO) — Founded in 1946 in Lansdowne, is one of the oldest community orchestras in Pennsylvania, with 75+ talented member musicians who come from many walks of life. In celebration of the LSO‘s 75th Anniversary, we are thrilled to feature an Asian Pacific American pride, Debra Lew Harder performing Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F. Debra Lew Harder — Pianist, former host on WRTI-FM , now the first Asian American to host The Metropolita...

  We are just 11 days out from the  UNITY MARCH , the first-ever, Asian American-led March on the Mall taking place on Saturday, June 25th on the National Mall in Washington, DC.    After the tragic shootings in Atlanta and Indianapolis last year,  Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, six other national Asian American groups, and our allies at National Action Network and Arab American Institute, began organizing this collective action .  The goal of the Unity March is to demand full rights and representation for BIPOC communities . With it, we aim to: Bring new people into the movement for racial and economic justice; Demonstrate our collective strength as Asian Americans and allies; And reiterate our commitment to building cross-racial, intersectional people power in the long term.  Register for the Unity March on  Mobilize . Our full list of partners, including over 50 organizations, can be found   here . They intentionally represent a...

  Register for Chinese American Convention Building A Civically Engaged Community Register for  UCA  Youth National Convention FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION 2022  UCA  National Youth Convention and Scholarships   Dear  UCA  members, friends, and community and youth organization leaders，   This is an exciting time for our youth!  UCA  is proud to announce that  UCA  National Youth Convention Scholarships will be granted to 50 middle, high school, and college students who would attend 2022  UCA  National Youth Convention, to be held in conjunction with 2022 Chinese American Convention, from July 14-16 in Washington DC.    Youth are our future. These students will be the center and star  of  the  UCA  National Youth Convention program. They will leave with much-needed experiences and lasting memories. We hope you can help us identify civically engaged Chinese American youth,...