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February 6, 2017

100+ AAPI Organizations Vow to Resist the Trump Administration

As Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, We Will Resist

We stand at a critical juncture in world history. The election of Donald Trump as president of the United States represents a direct threat to millions of people’s safety and to the health of the planet. As Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) committed to equality, inclusion, and justice, we pledge to resist any efforts by President-Elect Trump’s administration to target and exploit communities, to strip people of their fundamental rights and access to essential services, and to use rhetoric and policies that divide the American people and endanger the world.

Mr. Trump’s campaign used explicit racial appeals to win the support of disaffected white voters, promising to restore their economic and social standing by deporting millions of immigrants, building a wall between the U.S. and Mexico, creating a Muslim registry, banning Muslim immigration, and punishing Black dissent. He also engaged in deeply misogynistic language and behavior throughout his campaign. He insulted all people of color; people with disabilities; and women – all of whom amount to the majority of America. In the global arena, he has signaled at a new nuclear arms race, promised to expand the use of torture, and disparaged the United Nations.

Since his election, Mr. Trump has chosen known white nationalists, corporate moguls, religious zealots, climate deniers, hawkish ex-generals, anti-Islam spokespersons, and anti-government crusaders to serve in his Administration. Right-wing extremists now dominate his party, which will control all three branches of the federal government and the majority of state legislatures, and are positioned to jeopardize the future of the Supreme Court for the next generation and beyond. Together this new realignment of forces seeks to turn back the clock on civil rights and environmental protections, to maximize corporate profits by privatizing the public sector, and to create a racially and culturally exclusive America.

This is not business as usual, and we will not engage in business-as-usual tactics and strategies.

As AAPIs, our lives are rooted in the long arc of U.S. history, which was born out of racial violence and has been shaped by the struggles for freedom of oppressed peoples domestically and internationally. Some of our ancestors first arrived in what is now the United States as subjects of European empire over 400 years ago. Some of us are indigenous to this country as our ancestors’ lands were occupied and colonized by the United States as they sought to expand their global military and economic power. In the centuries since, AAPIs have faced indentured servitude, exclusionary immigration laws, bars to citizenship and land ownership, mass deportation, mass incarceration, war, sexual and gender-based violence, forced displacement, vigilante violence, surveillance, and racial and religious profiling.

Today our movements include Southeast Asian refugees organizing to end criminalization and deportation; Muslims, Arabs, Sikhs and South Asians fighting surveillance, profiling, war, and hate violence; women reclaiming their bodies against trafficking, domestic violence, exploitation, and criminalization; low-wage workers standing up against wage theft, poor working conditions, and abusive employers; Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders building a generation to fight against generational poverty caused by loss of sovereignty, militarization of lands and people, forced displacement, and criminalization; and trans, gender-non-conforming, and queer people putting their bodies on the line to demand a different, more humane world. We have always fought injustice, and we are resolute to continue doing so.

The majority of AAPI voters rejected Mr. Trump’s candidacy. Indeed, while Mr. Trump won the Electoral College – a problematic system with its own deep history rooted in slavery and racial inequities – he lost the popular vote.  And with only 58% of eligible voters casting ballots in this election, the vast majority of American voters did not vote to elect Mr. Trump. He and his Administration have no mandate to govern.

For all of these reasons, we commit to the following principles and ask all AAPIs to join us:

  • We will center and stand up for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community members who are likely to face increased levels of hate violence, targeting, and policing. We will center and uplift the experiences and calls to action of undocumented immigrants, Muslims and those perceived to be Muslim, refugees, women, and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) community members. We will also support the organizing and resistance strategies of AAPI groups and our allies closest to the ground in local communities.
  • We will defend all targets of bigotry, repression, and hate made by Mr. Trump’s Administration, or caused by the Trump Effect, with a broad principle of solidarity: “An attack on one is an attack on all.”
  • We will refuse to legitimate or normalize Mr. Trump’s Administration, which has already violated the core principles of American democracy by using explicit appeals to racial and religious bigotry, xenophobia, Islamophobia, and misogyny to gain political power. We will reject ideas, statements, and policies that strengthen the incoming Administration’s legitimacy, including divide-and-conquer tactics or strategies that position AAPIs as a racial wedge against other communities of color.
  • We will reject any attempts by the Trump Administration to use AAPIs to make a case for their legitimacy and diversity, and will not compromise our values and agency to gain a “seat at the table” in pursuit of narrow benefits. Nor will we conflate marginal visibility for genuine power and influence for our communities.
  • We agree to be transparent about our engagement with the Trump Administration, and to be held accountable for our organizational strategies and decisions.
  • We will raise awareness about how AAPI communities are affected by discriminatory and divisive rhetoric and policies, and will stand firm in opposing them.
  • We will support those who assume personal and organizational risk to defend democratic institutions and practices including human, civil, and constitutional rights, against unjust laws and actions by the government, any group, or individual.
  • We will seek unity in pursuit of shared goals, knowing that defending democracy will require various kinds of movements and tactics to weather the coming period of increased repression, and to build a more humane and sustainable world.
  • We will work tirelessly toward an inclusive and democratic vision that ensures the safety, self-determination, and wellbeing of all people, and we will model this in our resistance and solidarity efforts.

 

Signatories (as of February 6, 2017):

 

  1. 18MillionRising.org
  2. AAPI Feminism Workshop
  3. Alliance of Filipinos for Immigrant Rights and Empowerment (AFIRE)
  4. Alliance of Rhode Island Southeast Asians for Education
  5. Alliance of South Asian American Labor (ASAAL)
  6. Alliance of South Asians Taking Action
  7. Anakbayan-USA
  8. API Council – SF
  9. API Equality – LA
  10. API Equality – Northern California (APIENC)
  11. API Rainbow Parents
  12. Asian American Action Fund
  13. Asian American Alliance – Columbia University
  14. Asian American Association – The Ohio State University
  15. Asian American Law Journal
  16. Asian American Leadership Forum for Youth
  17. Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF)
  18. Asian American Millennials Unite
  19. Asian American Organizing Project
  20. Asian American Psychological Association
  21. Asian American Resource Workshop
  22. Asian American Student Union at UMCP
  23. Asian American Student Union at University of Maryland
  24. Asian American Student Union (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities)
  25. Asian American Studies Graduate Student Association, UCLA
  26. Asian American Studies Program, California State University Fullerton
  27. Asian American Studies, UC Davis
  28. Asian American Writers’ Workshop
  29. Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Asian Law Caucus
  30. Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago
  31. Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Los Angeles
  32. Asian Americans United
  33. Asian Americans / Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy
  34. Asian-American Women’s Political Initiative
  35. Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in Historic Preservation
  36. Asian Coalition for Equality (ACE)
  37. Asian Counseling and Referral Service
  38. Asian Educators Alliance
  39. Asian Pacific American Coalition at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  40. Asian Pacific American Heritage Week, University of Pennsylvania
  41. Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, AFL-CIO (APALA)
  42. Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance – Alameda Chapter
  43. Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance – Los Angeles Chapter
  44. Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance – New Jersey Chapter
  45. Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance – New York Chapter
  46. Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance – Sacramento Chapter
  47. Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance – San Diego Chapter
  48. Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance – San Francisco Chapter
  49. Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance – San Jose/San Mateo/Santa Clara Chapter
  50. Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance – Seattle Chapter
  51. Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance – Texas Chapter
  52. Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance – Washington, DC Chapter
  53. Asian Pacific American Leadership Institute
  54. Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon (APANO)
  55. Asian Pacific Americans for Action (APAA) @ Cornell
  56. Asian Pacific Americans for Progress
  57. Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN)
  58. Asian Pacific Islander Americans for Civic Empowerment
  59. Asian Pacific Islander Coalition for Action and Diversity (Sarah Lawrence College)
  60. Asian Pacific Islander Queer Sacramento Coalition
  61. Asian Pacific Policy & Planning Council (A3PCON)
  62. Asian Prisoner Support Committee
  63. Asian Services in Action (Cleveland)
  64. Asian Women United
  65. Asians for Black Lives (A4BL) — San Diego
  66. Asians4BlackLives
  67. Association for the Advancement of Filipino American Arts and Culture (FilAm Arts)
  68. Baltimore Asian Resistance in Solidarity
  69. BAYAN USA
  70. Berkeley AAPI Alumni Association
  71. Brandeis Asian American Task Force
  72. Burma/Myanmar Student Association at the University of Washington, Seattle
  73. CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities
  74. California Asian & Pacific Islander (API) Legislative Caucus
  75. Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association of Greater Lowell
  76. Chicago Desi Youth Rising
  77. Chinese for Affirmative Action
  78. Chinese Progressive Association – Boston
  79. Chinese Progressive Association – San Francisco
  80. Chinatown Community for Equitable Development
  81. CHOW Project
  82. Church and Society Committee, Buena Vista United Methodist Church
  83. Coalition for Asian American Children & Families
  84. Coalition for the Revitalization of Asian American Studies at Hunter College
  85. Critical Ethnic & A/PIA Studies Graduate Working Group at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  86. Critical Filipinx Scholars Collective
  87. DAMAYAN
  88. DC Asian American and Pacific Islander Democratic Caucus
  89. Densho
  90. Department of Asian American Studies, UC Davis
  91. DRUM – Desis Risng Up & Moving
  92. East Coast Asian American Student Union (ECAASU)
  93. Empowering Pacific Islander Communities
  94. Equality Labs
  95. FIGHT (Formerly Incarcerated Group Healing Together)
  96. Filipino Advocates for Justice
  97. Filipino American Democratic Club of New York
  98. Filipino Migrant Center
  99. Florida Asian American Student Union
  100. Freedom at Emory University
  101. Freedom Inc.
  102. Freedom Trainers
  103. GABRIELA USA
  104. Gay Asian Pacific Islander Men of New York (GAPIMNY)
  105. Greater Chinatown Community Association
  106. Guam Communications Network
  107. HEART Women & Girls
  108. Hep Free Hawaii
  109. Hepatitis Education Project
  110. Hmong Innovating Politics
  111. Hmong National Development
  112. INHERITANCE magazine
  113. Institute for Asian Pacific American Leadership & Advancement
  114. Intercollegiate Taiwanese American Student Association
  115. Iu Mien Student Union (IMSU at Berkeley)
  116. Jahajee Sisters Empowering Indo-Caribbean Women
  117. Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)
  118. Japanese American Citizens League – New York
  119. Japanese American Citizens League – Olympia
  120. Japanese American Citizens League – Seattle
  121. Japanese American Service Committee
  122. KAYA: Filipino Americans for Progress
  123. Khmer Girls in Action
  124. Khmer Health Advocates
  125. KmB / Pro-People Youth
  126. Korean American Resource and Cultural Center
  127. Korean American Student Association (KASA), University of Southern California
  128. Korean Resource Center
  129. Kuya Ate Mentorship Program
  130. Latinx Medical Student Association (LMSA) of Brown University
  131. Lionswrite Communications
  132. Many Languages One Voice
  133. MekongNYC
  134. Micronesian Islands Club
  135. Midwest Asian American Students Union
  136. Minidoka Pilgrimage
  137. National Alliance for Filipino Concerns
  138. National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF)
  139. National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum – New York City
  140. National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum – Philadelphia
  141. National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development
  142. National Education Association (NEA) Asian Pacific Islander Caucus
  143. National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC)
  144. National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA)
  145. National Organization for Women’s (NOW) Inaugural Virtual Chapter: Young Feminists and Allies
  146. New Directions Consulting
  147. Nikkei Progressives
  148. Northeast Union of Vietnamese Student Associations (Northeast UVSA)
  149. OneAmerica
  150. Paradox
  151. Pasifika PRIDE
  152. Penn Taiwanese Society, University of Pennsylvania
  153. Philadelphia South Asian Collective
  154. Philippine Student Association – UIUC
  155. Pilipino American Unity for Progress, Inc. (UniPro)
  156. Princeton Asian American Students Association
  157. Progressive Asian Network for Action (PANA)
  158. Progressive Hmong American Organizers
  159. Project ALOFA
  160. Providence Youth Student Movement (PrYSM)
  161. Rad Azns
  162. Raha Iranian Feminist Collective
  163. REACH! Asian Pacific Islander Recruitment and Retention Center
  164. Reappropriate
  165. Refugee Women’s Alliance (ReWA)
  166. Sacramento Hmong LGBTQIA
  167. Satrang
  168. Seattle Immigrant and Refugee Commission
  169. Service Employees International Union API Caucus
  170. Services, Immigrant Rights, and Education Network (SIREN)
  171. SHK Global Health
  172. Sigma Psi Zeta Sorority Inc.
  173. Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund
  174. South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT)
  175. South Asian Fund For Education, Scholarship and Training (SAFEST)
  176. South Asian Network (SAN)
  177. Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC)
  178. Southeast Asian Campus Learning Education and Retention (SEA CLEAR)
  179. Southeast Asian Coalition
  180. Southeast Asian Education Coalition
  181. Southeast Asian Freedom Network (SEAFN)
  182. Southern California Korean College Students Association
  183. Spectrum LGBTQ of Alpert Medical School
  184. Spice Collective, University of Pennsylvania
  185. Stanford Asian American Activism Committee
  186. Swarthmore Asian Organization (SAO)
  187. Taiwanese American Citizens League (TACL)
  188. Taiwanese Americans United
  189. The W.O.W Project
  190. This Filipino American Life Podcast (TFALPodcast)
  191. TIGRA – Transnational Institute for Grassroots Research & Action
  192. UCLA Asian American Studies Center
  193. Ugnayan Youth for Justice and Social Change
  194. Union of Vietnamese Student Associations of the Midwest
  195. University of Colorado Boulder CollaborASIAN
  196. UPenn Asian Pacific Student Coalition
  197. UPLIFT
  198. Utah Asian American Pacific Islander Democratic Caucus
  199. UXO Clearance Laos
  200. Vanderbilt South Asian Cultural Exchange
  201. Vanderbilt University Asian American Student Association
  202. VAYLA New Orleans
  203. Visceral Crew
  204. VietLead
  205. Vietnamese Student Association – Boulder
  206. VietUnity – Bay Area
  207. VietUnity – Los Angeles
  208. Views From the Edge (dioknoed.blogspot.com) AAPI perspectives
  209. VISIONS
  210. Visual Communications
  211. Wakefield Asian Club, Arlington, Virginia
  212. Writ Large Press
  213. Yale Asian American Studies Task Force
  214. Yellow Rage

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Many massage parlor workers across the United States are Asian immigrants, who work long hours with low pay to support their children and families. Low-income Asian community members are vulnerable to violence and abuse, but are often unable to seek assistance due to lack of available culturally competent in-language support and safety resources. Society’s devaluation of feminized care work, such as massage work and sex work, exacerbate this struggle. We urge everyone to extend their support to the Asian community, especially massage parlor workers during this time.
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APACE is hosting a text bank! Together we will text Asian and Pacific Islanders of Seattle to encourage them to use their democracy vouchers.

Sign up at bit.ly/apacetexts

Time/Date: March 11 @ 5:30pm-6:30pm PST
Location: Zoom

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Below in black text: Thursday March 11 5:30pm-6:30pm pacific standard time.
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In bold black font: What are democracy vouchers?
In black font: Democracy Vouchers are publicly funded vouchers that can be used to support candidates in the upcoming Seattle Elections.

Seattle residents no longer have to donate directly out of their pockets. They can financially support candidates with City funding!

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in black font: We want to remind the ANHPI community in Seattle to use their Democracy Vouchers as soon as possible.

Textbanking is a form of outreach that accommodates busy individuals & politically neglected communities. We make civic engagement easier by providing real-time education & direct digital communication.
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Image Description: Slide 1: Thursday, December 10. 5:30pm-6:30pm: APINH Game Night. Join us on zoom!

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